Collection: Hamsa Jewelry

Hamsa necklaces & pendants

The most-worn format here, and the widest choice. Sterling silver pendants, including a blue zircon-set hand and a choose-your-design version. Gold-plated medallions in five styles, from a quiet crystal-centred hand to a rectangular tablet. A genuine amazonite hamsa for calm with your protection. A fair trade brass cut-out from Bali, openwork so the light comes through. And a Glass & Light hamsa with a crescent moon, made by Andrea in Calgary.

Most hamsa pendants sit best at 16 to 18 inches, where the hand is easy to see. Go longer if you layer it under a shorter chain.

Hamsa rings

A ring puts the hand facing outward, which is the whole idea. Two here: an adjustable 925 sterling silver Hand of Fatima ring, and a waterproof gold ring built for the person who never takes anything off.

Hamsa earrings, charms & sets

Hamsa earrings come gold or silver plated on leverbacks that stay put, and match the charms on the medallion necklace. A sterling silver necklace and earring set does the matching for you. The Protection Set pairs a hamsa necklace with black tourmaline. And a hamsa charm can be added to any bracelet.

Which way up

Fingers up wards harm off, and it's the orientation most protective pieces use. Fingers down invites good in. Both are traditional, and some people flip theirs depending on the week. Nobody is checking.

Many hamsas carry a nazar in the palm — the hand blocks, the eye watches. The full story, from Carthage to the Hand of Fatima and the Hand of Miriam, is in the hamsa hand meaning guide.

What you're buying

Every listing names its metal: 925 sterling silver, gold plate, fair trade brass, or glass. Stone-set hamsas use genuine gemstone unless the listing says otherwise — where a stone is zircon, lab-created, dyed or treated, the product page says so rather than letting you find out in sunlight.

Mystic Soul Jewelry — Canadian small business, Calgary, Alberta, since 2008.