Jewelry is always highly valued by humans. It can have financial value if it costs a small fortune or a sentimental value if it was gifted by a dear person or on a special occasion.
Either way, breaking any piece of jewelry can be unsettling to its owner.
If your waist beads have just broken, you are probably wondering if there is a third type of value to them, a spiritual value, and what are the consequences of breaking them.
One thing is certain if there was a meaning behind you wearing them in the first place, there is also some meaning behind losing or breaking them.
History of waist beads
The origin of the waist beads can be traced back to West Africa around the Middle Ages. We can go even further back in time and find them depicted in ancient Egyptian art.
The original use of this piece of jewelry was spiritual and even religious. By looking at the jewelry, you could recognize the status of the wearer, their age, and their origin.
If you are a devoted Christian, you might feel uneasy wearing anything pertaining to another culture. However, waist beads only serve the purpose you assign to them.
If you wish to wear simple accessories then that is what they are. Just as you wear a ring or a necklace, you can wear your waist beads.
It is not a secret that some waist beads can hold deeper spiritual meaning, especially if they have been charmed.
It is believed that charmed waist beads hold the power of seducing men. This can be considered as a form of manipulation and even witchcraft.
However, if your beads have not been enchanted intentionally, you have nothing to worry about.
They may cause a man to be attracted to you, however, it will only happen because of the man’s free will and your attractive physical attributes.
Wearing regular beads that you can buy at the shop or ones you make at home have nothing to do with witchcraft.
The intention matters. God sees your heart not your appearance
Having settled this issue, let us dive into the spiritual reasons for wearing and losing your waist beads.
Meaning of waist beads
Femininity
Waist beads are strongly related to femininity and everything it encompasses such as sexuality, fertility, and protection.
One African tradition includes wearing the waist beads in a coming-of-age ceremony. The girl having started her first period begins wearing waist beads. It then becomes clear to everyone around her that she is now a woman.
Similarly, if a woman has outgrown her waist beads, it means that she has entered a new stage in life. Green waist beads symbolize this process of transformation.
If the waist beads break and have been worn to symbolize growth and maturity, the reason is not unsettling at all.
It just means that they have completed their purpose. They have been worn out.
It is time to get yourself some new beads, fitting the new you best.
Sexuality
Waist beads can also be worn inconspicuously under the clothes. It is more tempting for the partner to slowly uncover what lies underneath.
You can choose the waist beads the same way you would choose lingerie. The yellow color of the beads symbolizes sensuality and fertility.
If you chose to wear beads to seduce a man and they broke, this could mean that you have been trying too hard.
This is never a good sign because if a man is meant to be with you the process should be effortless like breathing.
You have struggled mentally and physically to be seen by your chosen partner. Take a step back and process whether there is any feedback from the opposite side.
If not, find yourself a partner who will appreciate you for who you are and not who you can become.
Fertility
Pregnant women also wear waist beads because the beads are believed to have protective powers.