In the Victorian era, people carried jet when grieving for a loved one. They believed this black stone soaked up sadness and restored emotional balance. This type of amulet is still useful, especially if blessed with a prayer, incantation, or supplication to your personal God or Goddess. The amulet should be carried until grief has lifted. Keep the stone with other mementoes for those times when sadness returns, such as the anniversary of a death.

It is intended to ease distress, and allow a person to accept the loss, rather than forget it completely.

The amulet should be blessed in the months of February, August or November, during astrological Water signs, waning Moons and bright sunlight.