FIRST DEATH: The Mala Built For Endings

Some malas guide your practice.

This one ends it.

First Death is a ritual object built from stone, heat, gravity, and silence.
A mala designed for the moment the ego stops speaking, the moment the breath cracks open, the moment you step into the work without a story attached.

It is not decoration.
It is not jewelry.
It is a tool for those willing to sit with themselves without escaping.

THE STRUCTURE OF FIRST DEATH

Every detail is intentional, measured, and symbolic.

108 Black Lava Stones, 10 mm

Raw volcanic rock, formed in fire and frozen in silence.
Porous, grounding, strong, and textured with just enough grip for practice.
Each bead drilled with a 1 mm hole for clean stringing and long term durability.

Marker Stones Every 18 Beads (חי)

Six 6 mm lava markers, placed every 18 stones, honoring the symbol for life.
First Death holds the truth:
To fully live, something must first be released.

These markers are not decorative.
They are thresholds.

Guru Sequence: 16 mm → 6 mm → 4 mm → Knot

At the bottom sits a 16 mm guru bead, nearly double the size of the others.
It anchors the cycle.

Beneath it:
• 6 mm lava
• 4 mm lava
• A final knot

No tassel.
No fringe.
No distraction.
Only a clean descent into stillness.

This is the essence of First Death: stripping practice down to what remains.

WHY THIS MALA EXISTS

There are thousands of malas.
This one does not ask to be noticed.

First Death is:
• Minimal
• Heavy with intention
• Grounded in craft
• Silent, strong, unpolished in its honesty

People expect lava stone to be hot.
Instead, they feel stillness.

That is the paradox of First Death.
It looks like fire.
It teaches quiet.

THE PURPOSE OF FIRST DEATH

At the 108th bead, the guru meets you with a truth:

To rise in practice, something must die first.
A pattern.
An excuse.
A version of yourself that no longer holds.

First Death is that moment.

And then —
you begin again.