This item comes with a Free Gift: Personalized Horoscope! This Red String Amulet is handmade with red cotton string, and a clasp made of solid 925 Sterling Silver. The amulet also has a Leopard Skin Jasper bead as well as a solid 925 Sterling Silver Hamsa charm. I made this Red String Amulet with red cotton which I wound seven times around Rachel's Tomb in Bethlehem whilst reciting Psalm 29 seven times, when I made a pilgrimage there. An ancient Jewish tradition from Talmudic times passed down by the Kabalists of Jerusalem, teaches us that a red string, wound seven times around Rachel's Tomb, is endowed with special protective energies. According to this tradition, by tying the string around one's wrist, one is protected from negative energies and bad luck. Silver is traditionally a metal associated with the energies of the Moon and used by many cultures for making talismans and energetic jewelry. The Leopard Skin Jasper is the Biblical Yashpe. The Yashpe was one of the 12 stones in the Breastplate of Aaron the High Priest and it is the tribal stone of Benjamin. The tribe of Benjamin, the 12th tribe of Israel, is associated with the sign of Pisces which is the 12th sign of the Zodiac. Benjamin, the second son of the matriarch Rachel, was born at the same moment Rachel died. Thus the death date of Rachel is the birthdate of Benjamin. And indeed the Yashpe symbolizes the cycle of birth, death and rebirth. The Leopard Skin Jasper is used by medicine people for astral journeys. This powerful healing stone vibrates the energies of the Leopard. The Leopard Skin has a rosette pattern which symbolizes the cycle of nature. Leopard medicine people have strong intuitive abilities. Learning to trust and respond to their inner instincts is part of their life lesson. The Leopard Skin Jasper vibrates the energies of Jupiter and the number 12. The Hamsa (in Arabic "five", i.e. five fingers) symbol is also known as the Hand of Miriam. This symbol is used in traditional Kabalistic Amulets for protection against the "Evil Eye", i.e. negative energies and bad luck.