Black matte onyx bracelet

Black Onyx – Meaning

Deep, matte and completely black, onyx has long been counted among the classic protective stones — grouped with black tourmaline and black obsidian, the dark trio whose colour is said to absorb the negativity around it. There is nothing showy about it. Its appeal is exactly that restraint: a stone that looks composed, and is worn to help its wearer feel the same.

Onyx is a stone of inner strength and self-control. It is believed to promote calmness and a kind of mental maturity — steadying you, offering a sense of security, and strengthening your willpower when a problem has to be faced head-on. Rather than letting you dwell on what is wrong, it is said to turn the mind towards solutions and to push away any thought of giving up. Worn over time, that adds up to something like discipline: the quiet confidence of someone who stays stable under pressure.

It is also an unusually versatile stone, said to suit almost every sign, with no real limits on who it is for. On the wrist its understated matte-black look reads as grounded and masculine — a piece worn less to be noticed than to hold its wearer steady, protected and sure of themselves.

Element: Fire

Zodiac sign: Virgo, Gemini, Scorpio, Pisces, Aquarius, Capricorn, Cancer, Taurus, Aries

This bracelet harmonizes the Root chakra.