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LTDE24 Nº 040 · Limited Edition
Dark Nights
Black Opals & Crystal Evil Eye · Beaded Rosary
A devotional thread through the wisdom of lived experience.
Alchemy in Adornment
Experiential Wisdom
Learn from what has been lived.Honest Reflection
Look clearly without rushing judgement.Steady Devotion
Return to what gives meaning.Size Guide
Use a tape or cord to try the necklace length around your neck. Check Materials & Care for the listed length and any extension.
Pairs Well With
Melbourne made
Hand-strung · Studio finished
Considered materials
Selected stones · Precious metals
Finite edition
Finite pieces · Distinctive character
- Signature Melana Tag.
Each natural stone has its own variations in colour, inclusions and formation. Subtle differences in handwork give every finished piece its individual character.
Crafted to order over approximately 4–8 weeks*. Production time is separate from shipping time.
Free standard shipping within Australia. Express and international options are shown at checkout.
The Finishing Touch
Your jewel arrives nestled in Melana’s signature Terra Rosa pouch—a considered home for your piece between wears.
Please read our returns & repairs policy for eligibility before ordering.
Complimentary repairs for manufacturing faults are available within 60 days from the purchase date.
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Gold-filled accents · Black Opal rosary shown.
Candy wears Black Opal · Gold-filled accents.
Gold-filled accents · Black Opal rosary shown.
Behind the jewel
The Journey
Dark Nights honours the understanding that follows a difficult season, when what has been lived asks to become something you can carry with care.
Black Opal gathers its hidden light through five decades of reflection. The Crystal Evil Eye keeps discernment close, while the crucifix holds faith within the questions that remain. Gold-filled Our Father beads give the strand a rhythm for returning, one pause or prayer at a time.
Its energy is steady and inward. Guided by Antelope, this rosary invites a mature relationship with experience—recognising the lessons that can nourish you, and sharing wisdom without losing compassion for how it was gathered.
Melana’s Anima Mundi Wheel of Life™ connects animal Guides, elements and seasons with different qualities of growth. Each jewel carries these connections through its stones, symbols and intention.
Antelope guides Dark Nights through the West’s Water of Mid Autumn, where dusk invites a mature encounter with the story you carry. Black Opal’s hidden light echoes the understanding that can emerge when experience is met with honesty and care.
Its Stabilising tempo moves through Cibation, gathering nourishment from what has been lived. Reflection becomes wisdom you can offer thoughtfully, keeping the lessons of a difficult season connected to compassion for yourself and for those you may guide.
Journey with the Wheel
Your Guide’s full energetic sigil gathers the seven soul gates into one symbol. The coordinates below name these connections; the Soul Journ™ | Alchemy Kit offers a key to their symbolic language and guidance for creating a personal ritual around your jewel.
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Archetype · Who — Antelope of West · Water
Alchemy · Process — Cibation · Purify · Stabilising Energy
Aspect · Life Areas — Learning from Experience · Mentoring · Maturity · Sober Assessment
Aura · Virtues — Wisdom · Emotional Depth · Shadow Insight
Amplifiers · Raise — Infinity · 11 · LAM Sound
Anchors · Ground — Black Opal · Motherwort · Dark Nights Rosary · Root → Heart · Theta 4–7 Hz
Alignment · When — Mid Autumn · Dusk · Early Disseminating Moon
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