A chain of twenty-seven sterling silver “beads” each weighing 21 grams, terminates in a mirror shaped quartz and a handmade chain tassel. In the early 20th century, it was briefly believed the soul weighed 21 grams. 27 is one quarter of a prayer mala. Altogether, the mala weighs over 1 1/4 pounds. The piece reflects the weight of the last number of years – COVID, the millions of deaths and all of the related experiences, the meanness, the divisiveness, the vitriol, the misplaced frustration, fear and blaming of unspecified ‘others’ for a person’s problems.