[#5574] 9" Larimar Infused Quartz Crystal Singing Bowl | 3B-28 | 242 Hz

Sometimes we understand exactly why something happened, yet still feel disappointed by the outcome. This Larimar singing bowl invites you to honor those feelings without judgment, recognizing that acceptance isn't something you have to rush simply because your mind already understands.

🎵 Size: 9" | Note: B | Cents: -28 | Frequency: 242 Hz | Tuning: A=432 Natural Tuning | Octave: 3 | Bowl #: 5574

✨ Element: Larimar | Body Resonance: Head, crown, and upper body | Chakra Connections Western Diatonic: Crown

Watch & Listen #5574

This 9-inch Larimar infused quartz crystal singing bowl plays B3 at approximately 242 Hz, corresponding to the Crown Chakra in Divine Bowls' Western Diatonic Chakra System. At -28 cents, it falls within our A=432 Natural Tuning classification.

Larimar's traditional associations with quiet, steady calm, emotional understanding, and compassionate connection complement the Crown Chakra's symbolism of wisdom and perspective. Together, they inspire an intention centered on allowing ourselves to experience difficult feelings even when we understand the circumstances that created them.

BEST FOR

• Rest & Rejuvenation

• Heart Opening

• Clearing

• Working through disappointment at your own pace

• Acknowledging emotions without judging them

• Accepting necessary changes while honoring feelings of loss

• Releasing the pressure to immediately find a positive perspective

• Making room for gratitude and sadness to coexist

• Practicing patience and self-compassion during transitions

• Crown Chakra meditation and sound work

• Emotional reflection, journaling, and sound baths

ESSENCE

Understanding why something happened doesn't mean you have to stop feeling disappointed about it.

Imagine making a decision you know is the right one, even though it's not the one you wanted to make.

Perhaps you've decided to leave a familiar job because the circumstances are no longer right for you. Maybe a cherished family tradition has to change, or you've accepted that a relationship cannot continue in the way you once hoped.

You understand the reasons. You've considered the alternatives. You may even feel confident that things will eventually work out for the best.

Yet there's still a part of you that feels sad.

Bowl #5574 invites you to recognize that these experiences aren't contradictory.

You can understand why something needs to change and still wish it could have been different.

You can appreciate the opportunities ahead while feeling disappointed about what you're leaving behind.

And you can know that a difficult decision was necessary without feeling immediately relieved or happy about it.

Sometimes we expect our emotions to follow our reasoning.

Once we've decided that something makes sense, we assume we should be able to put our disappointment aside and move forward.

We tell ourselves there's no reason to be upset because we understand what happened.

But feelings don't always respond to explanations.

Consider the experience of canceling a long-awaited trip because someone in your family needs your attention.

You may have made the decision without hesitation. You know where your priorities belong, and you wouldn't choose differently.

Still, you might feel disappointed about the experience you were looking forward to.

That disappointment doesn't mean you made the wrong choice. It simply means something mattered to you.

Larimar's traditional symbolism of emotional calm and patient self-understanding encourages a gentler response to these moments.

Rather than insisting that we should already feel better, we can acknowledge that an experience may take time to settle emotionally.

The Crown Chakra, corresponding to Bowl #5574's B note, is traditionally associated with wisdom, perspective, and our understanding of life's larger experiences.

Its connection with this bowl creates an interesting opportunity to distinguish between understanding a situation and making peace with how it feels.

Wisdom doesn't require us to become unaffected by disappointment. Sometimes it means recognizing that two seemingly opposite feelings can both be valid.

You might be grateful for a new beginning while mourning the end of an important chapter.

You might be proud of someone you love for pursuing an opportunity far away while missing their everyday presence.

Or you might feel relieved that a difficult situation has ended while still needing time to process everything that happened.

Larimar is also traditionally connected with the Heart and Throat Chakras, adding compassion and honest emotional expression to this intention.

These associations encourage us to acknowledge our feelings rather than minimizing them because we believe we should already understand.

Sometimes sharing a simple thought with someone we trust—I know this was necessary, but I'm still disappointed—can be a meaningful expression of honesty.

At -28 cents, Bowl #5574 falls within Divine Bowls' A=432 Natural Tuning classification, complementing its symbolic intention of reflection and emotional patience.

This bowl offers a reminder that acceptance doesn't have to arrive all at once.

Perhaps today you understand the situation. Tomorrow you may feel a little more comfortable with it. And sometime later, you might recognize that you've made peace with something that once felt difficult.

There's no need to force that process.

Your feelings deserve understanding, too.

THE ELEMENT

Larimar is a rare blue variety of the mineral pectolite, found primarily in the Dominican Republic. Its beautiful shades of sky blue, turquoise, and white often resemble sunlight moving through clear Caribbean waters.

Its distinctive blue coloration is associated with copper within the mineral, while natural variations in its composition contribute to the individual patterns found in each specimen.

The gemstone's name combines Larissa, the daughter of Miguel Méndez, who helped bring Larimar to wider attention in the 1970s, with mar, the Spanish word for sea.

Within contemporary gemstone traditions, Larimar symbolizes tranquility, compassionate communication, emotional openness, and allowing difficult feelings to unfold at their own pace. These are traditional symbolic associations rather than scientifically established effects.

Larimar is commonly connected with the Heart and Throat Chakras, representing compassion, connection, and authentic expression.

Bowl #5574's actual B note, however, corresponds to the Crown Chakra in Divine Bowls' Western Diatonic Chakra System.

The Crown represents wisdom, awareness, and broader perspective. Combined with Larimar's associations with emotional patience, these qualities complement the intention of understanding life's circumstances while respecting the feelings those experiences create.

At -28 cents, Bowl #5574 falls within our A=432 Natural Tuning classification. This describes its measured pitch relative to the standard A=440 reference. The bowl itself plays approximately 242 Hz.

Its third-octave B offers a lower-register Crown Chakra voice that can complement higher-octave bowls in musical arrangements and sound baths.

Every Divine Bowls singing bowl is manufactured by Pyromatics in Mentor, Ohio, using high-purity quartz sourced exclusively within the United States. Larimar infusion material is incorporated directly into the quartz during formation rather than applied as a surface coating.

Each bowl develops its own individual appearance and musical character. After manufacturing, we play and measure every bowl to discover its note, frequency, and tuning.

A DISTINCTIVE VOICE

Bowl #5574 has a strong, concentrated third-octave B voice, with its primary resonance measuring approximately 242 Hz. Throughout the opening portion of the demonstration, the fundamental stands prominently on its own, producing a particularly clear musical foundation.

During sustained rim playing, a higher ringing resonance near 642 Hz becomes audible, but it remains considerably quieter than the primary note. Unlike bowls whose upper resonances develop into a more prominent part of their sound, #5574 maintains a strongly centered B voice.

This focused character is one of the bowl's distinguishing qualities. Its upper resonance adds a subtle layer of brightness without substantially changing the impression of the lower note. For practitioners seeking a clear, consistent third-octave Crown Chakra voice, #5574 offers a more restrained tonal character than several of the other Larimar bowls in this collection.

INVITATION

Think about an experience you've accepted intellectually but may still be processing emotionally. Have you been telling yourself that you shouldn't feel disappointed because you understand why things happened? What might change if you allowed yourself to acknowledge both the understanding and the disappointment?

Let this Larimar singing bowl accompany a moment of quiet compassion for yourself. You don't have to find an immediate silver lining, convince yourself that everything is fine, or hurry toward a feeling of acceptance.

Sometimes the kindest thing you can do is recognize that your mind and heart may need different amounts of time. Give yourself room for both, trusting that understanding and emotional acceptance can find their way together in their own time.