{"product_id":"seeing-the-unseen-conjoined-crow-claws-gray-moonstone-necklace","title":"Seeing the Unseen. Conjoined Crow Claws \u0026 Gray Moonstone Necklace.","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"UTF-8\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cb\u003eIMPORTANT:\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThis listing is for a One of a Kind jewel that cannot be replaced. We recommend Express Shipping with signature required upon delivery to make sure it arrives safely into your hands. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThis necklace is Ready To Ship and will leave the studio in 3-5 business days.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePLEASE NOTE: \u003c\/strong\u003eThis necklace will be created on an 18\" bar link chain. If you desire a different chain length you must reach out to us immediately after placing your order\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e for a custom quote on the additional length. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTwo life cast crow claws are eternally conjoined in sterling silver, their joining making a portal to peer through. Inspired by \"hag stones\" or \"seer stones\" which are stones with naturally occurring holes in them which were used in the fifteenth century to repel witchcraft (including the evil eye). These special stones were also hung over the bed to safeguard against the 'mara' or the intrusion of nightmares. Also considered an amulet of divination, peering through its 'eye' enabled viewing into the unseen, namely the realm of the fae. This jewel is enhanced with the energy of both the crow and gray moonstone. Wear as a protective amulet or use as a divinatory object to peer through the 'eye' shaped by the conjoined claws. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCrow:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThroughout the world, the Ancient crow has been both revered and feared across many different cultures, often carrying the overlapping associations with Death and Magic on its iridescent black wings. Its eerie caws haunted the trees in front of my childhood home, making it one of the first birds I felt an attachment to as a child. Watching a staggeringly large murder of them pass overhead in Minneapolis one winter made me feel connected to ancestral time. A feeling akin to looking at the Moon~ knowing my ancestors ( \u0026amp; yours ) gazed up in wonder to see the same thing, uncountable years ago, a map of time like the inner rings of a tree. In this way Crow, a liminal creature of this world and the next, connects us to our ancestors through time and beyond death. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eKnown to be a psychopomp that guides souls to the Underworld, it also behaved as a messenger, ferrying omens and portents between realms. These responsibilities linked Crow to Odin as well as Apollo, also marking Crow as a creature of divination, prophecy and the powers of the second sight. This magic also tethered Crow to the Witch, where they were also considered the Witches familiars, shape-shifters and intelligent beings capable of sharing their hidden knowledge. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eHighly adaptable, Crows are opportunistic in their eating habits, like Vultures, they'll even eat from the dead. Partly because of this, they have been linked to the Underworld as liminal, supernatural creatures, co-existing between the realm of the natural, living world, and the realm of the unseen, of the dead, ferrying messages to and from these earthly and spiritual planes. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eConsidered tricksters in some cultures, they have also been proven to have a strong sense of memory, their remembrances extending as far as individual human faces that have wronged them, or likewise, those who have fed them, as they are known to leave gifts for their caretakers. This exchange is a beautiful example of the relationship building humans are capable of with the ‘wild’; a nourishing one rather than a destructive or possessive one.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAssociated with prophecy and known to have the ability to foresee the future, their caws were known to be used in divination rituals and via ornithomancy. Lastly, within Alchemy, the image of the Crow is symbolized as the first stage of the transformative process or 'Nigredo'. This stage involved the blackening or cooking of the alchemical ingredients to begin the pathway to the final stage, or the Philosopher's Stone. Within Carl Jung's interpretation of Alchemy as an \"Inner Alchemy\", this first stage causes the individual to confront their Shadow Self, the start of a deep descent into a union of the conscious with the unconscious.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong style=\"font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003e*Details* :\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e- Approximately 3.5 inches from top to bottom \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- A little over 2 inches wide\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e- Solid Sterling Silver  \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e-\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBoth pendant and chain are\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e hand oxidized to achieve our favorite shade of stormy gray and then highlighted to reveal the bright luminous silver beneath\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e- Set with one 11 x 20 mm faceted gray moonstone pear\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eGray Moonstone:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eGray moonstone shares many of the same metaphysical properties as the rest of the moonstone family. It\u003cspan\u003e is closely tied to the moon, with some cultures believing the stone is solidified moon rays, while others think of them as embodiments of the moon's tears. Acting as a kind of Psychic armor, it is thought to protect its wearer from not only dark nights, but dark times; it helps sooth grief, loss, and other emotional turbulence. \u003c\/span\u003eMoonstone is also known for its powerful psychic abilities. Used to protect empaths \u0026amp; sensitives from absorbing other people's emotions, it is known to be used during meditation for connecting to ones inner selves. As a romantic stone, it is known to strengthen the bonds between lovers when given as gifts, especially during the full moon. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis jewel is hand cut and therefore may have small signs of the carver's hands along the edges. This has not been fabricated by a machine, it has been made by hand and therefore isn't uniformly perfect. The photographs accurately portray the quality of the stone. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e***IMPORTANT***      \u003c\/strong\u003e            \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eVisit the Policy Page to make an educated and informed purchase \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.bloodmilkjewels.com\/pages\/policy\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eHERE\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIf you have further questions, we are always here to serve you in a kind and timely manner: via info@bloodmilkjewels.com\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Blood Milk Jewels","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48998893224185,"sku":null,"price":1000.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0264\/9287\/files\/bm_product_209_0094_ef.jpg?v=1788363449","url":"https:\/\/www.bloodmilkjewels.com\/products\/seeing-the-unseen-conjoined-crow-claws-gray-moonstone-necklace","provider":"Blood Milk Jewels","version":"1.0","type":"link"}