First, the pendant on the silver chain is absolutely beautiful, crafted from an almost white silver. It is a work of art. I usually wear necklaces & no one has questioned me about a strange pendant - they all think it's another one of my high-end necklaces. For passive protection this is an Empath Filter and it also keeps your aura free from 'attachments,' so it's great to wear when you're out & about. As an Empath Filter, you just won't care as much when in an upsetting situation & you'll naturally know your boundaries. The Golden Fire energetic is good for harmony, too, so I wear it to ladies lunches where I think some harmony is needed. For healing & clearings, watch the attunement videos & the Wisdom Wand Seminar on their Youtube channel & learn how to work with the different energies embedded in the wand. I was able to do a complete energy clearing of a client & home after watching the attunement video. The silver pendant, in my case, is not good for running energy. As others have mentioned, it has a different vibration from the copper wand, I was easily able to shock my husband by running energy through the full-size copper Wisdom Wand. I haven't tried anything besides that with energy running, but that was enough to convince my husband to get a copper pendant. Because you are working with your higher self for the non passive energies in the wand, I think the way the energies work will be different for each person. And there are so many energies embedded in the wand that it might take you awhile to work discover all you can do. I'm looking forward to working more with nature energies. I'm relatively new to the woo-woo world, newly awakened & still learning. This tool is a gift. By doing the meditation & connecting to my higher self, I am opening up more psychically too, becoming more clairvoyant. If you are really working with the wand instead of using the amazing passive energy in it, I recommend getting a pendant for when you are out and a full size copper wand for your energy work. But for most people, the sliver pendant for the Empath Filter, Entity Protection and Peace & Harmony are more than enough, so buy the beautiful silver pendant & chain & enjoy it!.