Today, I went through one of the bags that my friend, Amber, gave to me recently. She said I could use anything I wanted to take apart and revamp - so I did! We'll call it....jewelry bypass surgery. With crystals.
Examples:
It also goes to show that you can learn from the most unexpected places. The second necklace depicts a tetragrammaton. At first glance, it looks like a simple pentagram, but the details are varied and conflicting. Being the curious person that I am, I did some research on this symbol, and found this:
"19th century occultist Eliphas Levi constructed this pentagram. It is commonly interpreted as a symbol of mankind, as many pentagrams are. However, it is a symbol of many things that unite in the existence of mankind, as is evidence by the variety of additional symbols involved.
Union of Opposites - -
There are several symbols representing the union of opposites, including:
The conjoined symbols of Venus and Mercury in the center of the image
The sun and moon symbols to the right and left of the Venus/Mercury symbol
The alpha and omega symbols above and below the Venus/Mercury symbol
The caduceus, which is below the Venus/Mercury symbol and partially within the omega
The Elements - -
The four physical elements are represented here by a cup, wand, sword, and disk. These associations were common in 19th century occultism both through tarot cards (which use such symbols as suits) and ritual tools.
The eyes at the top might represent spirit. While all elements were commonly assigned a point on the pentagram, the position of spirit was of particular significance. Levi himself believed point-up pentagrams (such as this one) to be good, with spirit ruling over matter.
Alternatively, it's been suggested that the absence of a symbol in the upper left (with the first syllable of Tetragrammaton) might represent spirit.
Astrological Signs - -
The idea of macrocosm and microcosm is that mankind, the microcosm, is a miniature reflection of the universe, the macrocosm. Thus, all of the elements can be found within mankind, and so can influences of the astrological planets. Each here is represented by astrological symbol:
Sun, Moon, Mercury and Venus in the center, as already described.
Mars on the upper left point
Venus (again) on the upper right point
Saturn on both lower points
Jupiter on the upper point
Union of Opposites - -
There are several symbols representing the union of opposites, including:
The conjoined symbols of Venus and Mercury in the center of the image
The sun and moon symbols to the right and left of the Venus/Mercury symbol
The alpha and omega symbols above and below the Venus/Mercury symbol
The caduceus, which is below the Venus/Mercury symbol and partially within the omega
The Elements - -
The four physical elements are represented here by a cup, wand, sword, and disk. These associations were common in 19th century occultism both through tarot cards (which use such symbols as suits) and ritual tools.
The eyes at the top might represent spirit. While all elements were commonly assigned a point on the pentagram, the position of spirit was of particular significance. Levi himself believed point-up pentagrams (such as this one) to be good, with spirit ruling over matter.
Alternatively, it's been suggested that the absence of a symbol in the upper left (with the first syllable of Tetragrammaton) might represent spirit.
Astrological Signs - -
The idea of macrocosm and microcosm is that mankind, the microcosm, is a miniature reflection of the universe, the macrocosm. Thus, all of the elements can be found within mankind, and so can influences of the astrological planets. Each here is represented by astrological symbol:
Sun, Moon, Mercury and Venus in the center, as already described.
Mars on the upper left point
Venus (again) on the upper right point
Saturn on both lower points
Jupiter on the upper point
