{"title":"Agar Wood","description":"\u003cp\u003eResin-dark, scent-deep agar wood pieces: rosaries, disc malas, and carved bracelets from the wood that only reveals itself when wounded.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"sherry-12-3","title":"The Sacred Guardian Carved Agarwood Bracelet","description":"\u003cp\u003eCrafted from genuine agar wood, these loosely-based \"goat's head\" beads are a powerful statement. Agar wood, often called the \"wood of the gods\", is prized for its calming, woody fragrance and deep spiritual significance in Buddhist traditions. The goat shape carries auspicious meaning in Chinese culture, symbolizing renewal and good fortune. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTo be completely honest, I personally don't see the goat's head, but the guy who made it calls it that, so. Yep. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSize: 19mm  \u003cbr\u003ePieces: 9 carved beads, 14 round accent beads\u003cbr\u003eWeight: 54g  \u003cbr\u003eBracelet size: 19cm (est.)\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"ValhallaVillage","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51357854138678,"sku":"","price":30.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0851\/8516\/7670\/files\/The_Sacred_Guardian_Carved_Agarwood_Bracelet_7306098a-42c7-4cd0-9afa-2a7715e8b60c.jpg?v=1792465623"},{"product_id":"gibby-1-16","title":"Agar Wood \"Eye of Buddha\"","description":"\u003cp\u003eAgar wood \"Eye of Buddha\" beads are a type of agar formation where the natural resin has accumulated in a distinct, eye-like pattern within the wood.  These beads are prized for their resemblance to an eye looking outward from the dark resinous lines within the wood grain, adding a layer of symbolic protection and spiritual significance  to the already beautiful and aromatic properties of agar wood. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSize: 15mm\u003cbr\u003ePieces: 14 beads\u003cbr\u003eWeight: 36.6g\u003cbr\u003eBracelet size: 18cm (est.)\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"ValhallaVillage","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51493220483382,"sku":"","price":40.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0851\/8516\/7670\/files\/Agar_Wood_Eye_of_Buddha.jpg?v=1792465652"},{"product_id":"the-year-of-the-ox","title":"The Year of the Ox","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe zodiac's quiet worker, carved in the darkest jade on earth.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFragrant Agar Wood rounds alternate with blue jade on a strand that ends at a plaque of black Hetian jade (墨玉, \u003cem\u003emo yu\u003c\/em\u003e) carved with an ox. Born in 1949, 1961, 1973, 1985, 1997, 2009, or 2021? This one's yours. The deep green-black jade keeps the carving quiet until the light finds it.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMeaning:\u003c\/strong\u003e The ox is the zodiac's quiet worker: steady, unglamorous, prosperous through persistence. Jade adds its old Confucian virtues of wisdom and righteousness.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eScent:\u003c\/strong\u003e The Agar Wood carries the fragrance: sweet, resinous, deepening with warmth. Jade contributes nothing.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFeel:\u003c\/strong\u003e Silky warm agar rounds against the cool, dense weight of jade. The plaque is smooth as river stone.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCare:\u003c\/strong\u003e Wood and jade. No soaking. Dry or barely-damp cloth. Store in a pouch.\u003c\/p\u003e\n","brand":"ValhallaVillage","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51493388714294,"sku":"","price":1000.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0851\/8516\/7670\/files\/The_Year_of_the_Ox_Agar_Wood_Necklace.jpg?v=1792454270"},{"product_id":"the-smokey-meadow","title":"The Smokey Meadow","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eA working mala where the scent is the ornament.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA plain Agar Wood mala, and the fragrance does the talking. Matte cocoa-toned rounds carry the resin-sweet depth that made agar wood worth its weight in gold across East Asia for a thousand years: burned in temples, pressed into oils, and here, simply worn. The finish is deliberately unfussy. For someone who wants the real wood, scent included, without ornament.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMeaning:\u003c\/strong\u003e A plain agar mala where the fragrance is the ornament: cocoa-toned depth with no decoration competing against it.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eScent:\u003c\/strong\u003e Cocoa-toned resin-sweet depth. Some pieces faint, some strong. Grade sets the volume.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFeel:\u003c\/strong\u003e Matte warm rounds, honest and unadorned: a plain mala in the best sense.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCare:\u003c\/strong\u003e Agar Wood. No soaking, no bottled oils. Dry cloth. Rest days in a sealed pouch keep the scent alive.\u003c\/p\u003e\n","brand":"ValhallaVillage","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51502738211126,"sku":"","price":1000.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0851\/8516\/7670\/files\/The_Plain_Smoke_Agar_Wood_Mala.jpg?v=1792454370"},{"product_id":"the-riverstone-agar-wood-disc-mala","title":"The Riverstone Agar Wood Disc Mala","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eRiver stones that smell like a temple. We checked.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFlat, disc-cut Agar Wood (片珠, \u003cem\u003epian zhu\u003c\/em\u003e): each disc turns easily under your thumb, and the dark resin-streaked grain reads almost like river stones after rain. This one is marked \"fragrant\": raise it to your nose and the sweet, woody depth of agar is right there, no digging required. The incense of temples across East Asia, worn instead of burned.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMeaning:\u003c\/strong\u003e The same sacred wood walked along a different path: flat riverstone-smooth discs for a practice that counts by touch as much as by number.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eScent:\u003c\/strong\u003e Resin-sweet depth. The broad flat faces of the discs carry the scent well, and this one arrives fragrant. Strength varies by piece.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFeel:\u003c\/strong\u003e Flat discs that turn easily under your thumb, dark resin-streaked grain reading like riverstone. Nothing like a round-bead strand.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCare:\u003c\/strong\u003e Agar Wood. No soaking, no bottled oils. Dry cloth. Rest days in a sealed pouch keep the scent alive.\u003c\/p\u003e\n","brand":"ValhallaVillage","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51506999918902,"sku":"","price":1000.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0851\/8516\/7670\/files\/The_Riverstone_Agar_Wood_Disc_Mala.jpg?v=1792454532"},{"product_id":"reminder-of-heaven","title":"Reminder of Heaven","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eTemple incense, storm-struck wood, and a cross: a rosary for more than one path.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAgar Wood rounds with small turquoise-composite spacers lead back to a single bead of Lightning Wood (雷击木, \u003cem\u003elei ji mu\u003c\/em\u003e), wood marked by a genuine lightning strike, and finish at a cross pendant carved from black Hetian jade (墨玉, \u003cem\u003emo yu\u003c\/em\u003e). The incense wood of Buddhist temples, the storm charm of the mountains, and the crucifix, on one cord. For someone whose path runs through more than one tradition.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMeaning:\u003c\/strong\u003e Lightning-struck wood is treasured in Chinese folk tradition as wood touched by heaven itself: protection, awe, and a reminder of what stands above the everyday.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eScent:\u003c\/strong\u003e The Agar Wood leads, resin-sweet and deep. The lightning-struck wood adds a faint sharp woody note of its own.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFeel:\u003c\/strong\u003e Warm agar rounds broken by cool slick spacers, ending at the single lightning bead: denser, darker, and faintly rougher under your thumb.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCare:\u003c\/strong\u003e Wood and jade. No soaking. Dry or barely-damp cloth. Store in a pouch.\u003c\/p\u003e\n","brand":"ValhallaVillage","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51507282608438,"sku":"","price":1000.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0851\/8516\/7670\/files\/The_Storm_Cross_Agar_Wood_Rosary.jpg?v=1792455542"},{"product_id":"jins-bracelet","title":"Jin's Bracelet","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe designer's own pick, at a friendly price.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHalf fragrant agar wood (沉香, \u003cem\u003echen xiang\u003c\/em\u003e), half turquoise composite, in a design Jin sketched herself. The composite turquoise is powder-and-binder material, disclosed because disclosure is the whole game. It wears bright and even, and at this price honesty is the point. See \u003ca href=\"\/blogs\/knowledge-base\/turquoise\"\u003eTurquoise\u003c\/a\u003e for what composite means.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMeaning:\u003c\/strong\u003e The house design. Wearing it is wearing the maker's own taste, the same eye that picks every strand in the catalog.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eScent:\u003c\/strong\u003e Agar's resin warmth when the wood heats against your wrist. Strength varies by piece.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFeel:\u003c\/strong\u003e Wood warmth on one side, cool stone on the other. Light and easy, an everyday strand.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSpecifications:\u003c\/strong\u003e\nOverall size: 18cm (est.)\u003c\/p\u003e\n","brand":"ValhallaVillage","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":67767755899190,"sku":null,"price":1000.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0851\/8516\/7670\/files\/Jin_s_Bracelet.jpg?v=1792454818"},{"product_id":"yin-yang-prayer","title":"Yin-Yang Prayer","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eA small altar you can wear.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTwo woods, one prayer: half the strand warm Agar Wood, half fragrant sandalwood, meeting at a carved sandalwood diffuser pendant in the shape of a breathable gourd (葫芦, \u003cem\u003ehu lu\u003c\/em\u003e) that unscrews to hold scent. Tuck shavings of either wood inside and the piece breathes fragrance for hours. Two carved cinnabar ruyi (如意, \u003cem\u003eru yi\u003c\/em\u003e, \"as you wish\"), the scepter of granted wishes, rest among turquoise accents, while carved prayer-hands beads clasp at the top of the strand and eight polished bodhi seeds (菩提子, \u003cem\u003epu ti zi\u003c\/em\u003e) close the back. See \u003ca href=\"\/blogs\/knowledge-base\/agar-wood\"\u003eAgar Wood\u003c\/a\u003e and \u003ca href=\"\/blogs\/knowledge-base\/sandalwood\"\u003eSandalwood\u003c\/a\u003e for the two woods.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMeaning:\u003c\/strong\u003e Ruyi means as-you-wish, and the two cinnabar charms wish fortune on the wearer. The gourd's name sounds like fortune and prosperity (福禄, \u003cem\u003efu lu\u003c\/em\u003e) in Chinese: a lucky shape doing practical work. The two woods balance resin depth against soft sweetness.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eScent:\u003c\/strong\u003e Two woods at once: agar's resin depth on one half, sandalwood's soft sweetness on the other. The diffuser pendant lets you add scent deliberately. Strength varies by piece.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFeel:\u003c\/strong\u003e Half dense and resinous, half soft and fragrant, meeting at a carved pendant that unscrews in your hand: a piece designed to be handled.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCare:\u003c\/strong\u003e Two woods, cinnabar, turquoise. No heat. No soaking. Keep turquoise from oils and lotion. Dry cloth only.\u003c\/p\u003e\n","brand":"ValhallaVillage","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":67767769268534,"sku":null,"price":1000.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0851\/8516\/7670\/files\/Yin-Yang_Prayer.jpg?v=1792454760"}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0851\/8516\/7670\/collections\/The_Riverstone_Agar_Wood_Disc_Mala.jpg?v=1792353973","url":"https:\/\/valhallavillage.myshopify.com\/collections\/agar-wood.oembed","provider":"ValhallaVillage","version":"1.0","type":"link"}