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Please note : This necklace will be created with an 18" bar link chain. If you desire a different chain length you must reach out to us immediately after placing your order. 

A labradorite marquis "eye" is within a frame of life cast bat bones, designed in exquisite detail to echo a Baroque mirror frame. A single pear cut labradorite 'tear' flows from beneath it. 

As a talisman of divination and protection, a single eye looking out in all directions is a symbol seen across time and cultures. In this jewel, it represents the Eye of the Pythia, the Oracle of Delphi, who was a channel between realms, and who assisted in making important decisions via prophesying the future. It's hard to know/imagine what our future looks like in these ever increasingly horrific times. Grief feels like a well that fresh grief/water keeps being poured into, until it becomes indistinguishable, a river that flows through our heart's blood. This jewel is a reminder to keep our eyes ( & heart ) open, to observe rather than look away, to 'see' in all directions. Singular eyes worn on the body or hung within liminal space in homes ( such as doorways or kitchens ) have also been used as apotropaic talismans, deflecting negativity. This practice has been observed across several cultures over time, and I've tethered this jewel to that tradition. 

Pythia was the name given to the high priestess at the Oracle of Delphi; always a woman, who would be possessed by the God Apollo to directly receive his enigmatic prophecies, as she inhabited a dream-like trance. When she was consulted, she was thought to have sat upon the three legged tripod of Apollo deep within the subterranean levels of the site of Delphi, which was considered to be the center or ‘navel’ of the world and the site where Apollo slayed Python, son of Gaia, a serpentine/dragon-like monster. It is from the rotting corpse of Python beneath the temple, that Pythia gets her name. Much like modern divinatory requests, it seems the Pythia was consulted for ubiquitous queries such as ‘whom should I marry?” to more potentially history changing questions from rulers about to go to war. In every instance, the Pythia’s divinations were considered to be coming directly from Apollo and therefore unimpeachable.

*Details* :

- 50 mm from top of "eye" to bottom of the tear

- 53 mm at its widest

- Solid Sterling Silver  

- Both pendant and chain are hand oxidized to achieve our favorite shade of stormy gray and then highlighted to reveal the bright silver beneath

- Set with one 47 x 19 mm Marquis labradorite stone and one 8 x 17 mm Pear Cut labradorite tear

Labradorite:

Labradorite is known for its healing properties, in particular for its ability to relieve anxiety & melancholy. It is also said to be used to dispel negativity & fear, acting as a kind of psychic armor to protect against more troubling & turbulent emotions. As a 'sister' to moonstone, Labradorite is often associated with the more "darker" aspects of the Goddess, in her Crone form, full of the experience & wisdom of life and death, associated with the darker moon: waning through new moon phases.

It is also a stone of transformation, and is said to help those with intuitive gifts to awaken and realize their full potential as well as helping enhance creative talents. It also ranks as one of the most protective stones, shielding its wearer from negativity. Much like its 'sister' Moonstone, Labradorite has been used and worn in many cultures and tribes for both its incredible natural beauty, and for its potent magical properties.

These jewels are 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. 

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