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Please note: Because these stones are very limited, we are not able to accommodate any requests for specific stone color preferences. 

Three brilliant cut hexagonal lavender quartz gemstones are cradled by a setting composed of life cast bat bones, made in companion to the themes of the Pythia series. Inspired by the prophecies the Pythia gave in ‘gibberish’, which were thought to be translated by priests into hexameter verse, each stone therefore represents an ‘oracle’ or divination in ‘hex’ poetry. Meant to be worn as a talisman for divination, wear this ring when channeling inspiration from Apollo, the God of prophecy, oracles, music and poetry,- or- from the divinations and oracles you may be divining, for either yourself or others.

Another thread of inspiration for this ring is the shape of the hexagon and its association with bees: 

The Hexagon is the shape used by bees to create honeycomb, an interlocking and efficient geometry. The strongest shape found in nature, the hexagon balances weight and the distribution of stress evenly. This strength and interconnectedness can be applied to devotion, as a physical representation of a strong foundation and scaffolding between romantic partners and friends. It can also been a talisman for the industriousness and intelligence of bees when considering a devotional commitment or  practice.

Historically, bees and their hive were an important part of the family. To “Tell the Bees” is considered an ancient practice, traced as far back as Hellenistic Greece, perhaps even earlier. Hives and bees were an important part of life as honey and beeswax were valuable goods - beeswax provided a clean burning material for candles to bring light into small dark places - an apt metaphor for lighting the way in dark times and dark "spaces".

The oracle site at Delphi was said to have been created by bees; even the Pythia were referenced as 'bee oracles'. While much has been written about how the Pythia's trance-like states were induced, one possible theory links their prophecy to the consumption of 'mad honey.' Known in Turkey as deli bal where it was ( and is ) harvested, and meli chloron or 'green honey' in Ancient Greek times, it behaves as a psychoactive, due to bees feeding on native rhododendron plants. In small doses in can bring on feelings of euphoria, intoxication and hallucinations, in larger doses it causes a variety of unpleasant symptoms and in rare cases, death. The poison is in the dosage. 

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.

Bats:

Bats and their cast wing and leg bones have long been a component I’ve used in my visual library as a way of creating a personal visual language. As nocturnal creatures, I feel a kinship with their natural predilection for the night time hours, but I’m also interested in how they use sonar to ‘see’, how as a metaphor bats as liminal creatures also remind us to look closer with our other senses, a way of ‘seeing the unseen.’ It’s my hope and intention that pairing them with other chthonic imagery and myth further adds to the visual meaning I’m aiming for, creating a collage of personal ideas while also tethering these physical jeweled objects to the spirit of the bat ( and other natural objects in the case of other jewels in my collection ) and to the spirit of the myths I’m invoking.

*DETAILS*:

- Approximately 24mm at its widest

- 19mm from top to bottom 

- Sits 9mm off of the finger

- Solid sterling silver, oxidized to our favorite shade of gloomy grey, and hand finished to reveal the highlights beneath

- Set with 3 fine cut hexagon Lavender Quartz gemstones

Lavender Quartz:

These Lavender Quartz gemstones are hand/shaped cut and therefore may have slight differences in size as well as small signs of the carver's hands along the edges. As these are hand cut and not fabricated by a machine, they can never be uniformly perfect. The photographs accurately portray the quality of the stones and the cuts.

***Please note that while Lavender Quartz can traditionally range in color from pink to deeper shades of lavender, our offerings for this jewel are all a pale, ghostly lavender. 

Lavender quartz is a rare form of quartz found in one location in Brazil. Much like Rose Quartz, it can be used as an emotional ally, helpful in heartache or times of crisis as a comfort to the emotional body. It is also known to have a calming effect to those who  struggle with anxiety. 

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