Blood Milk Jewels
The Portal. Hematite Scrying Mirror Necklace.
$1,100.00
Blood Milk Jewels
The Portal. Hematite Scrying Mirror Necklace.
$1,100.00
Due to the special nature of these jewels, they are only available for purchase one per person.
IMPORTANT: This 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. This necklace is Ready To Ship and will leave the studio in 3 - 5 business days.
Please note : This necklace has been 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.
Snakes and snake magic/medicine have meant a lot to me for a long time, but lately I've been thinking of their connection to Asclepius, the ancient Greek god of medicine. He is usually depicted with a rod on which a snake is twinned around it; symbolizing the secret knowledge of the healing arts and resurrection (Medical practitioners still use this image as their symbol.) His healing temples were known as Asclepieia or Asklepieia- to which people seeking to be healed would pilgrimage to. Once there, these pilgrims would stay a night or two to under go 'dream incubation' in a sacred part of the temple, most likely under the effect of hallucinogens (poisonous plants perhaps?) during which they would be visited by the god Asclepius in the form of a snake, and either told what would cure them (which they could then have prescribed and administered on hand at the temple ) or healed in the dream space. Non-venomous snakes were often known to be free roaming in these temples and would 'whisper' cures and heal those who came to the temples, further aligning the healing nature of the snake, counter balancing its poisonous and deadly attributes.
*Details* :
- 50mm tall including jump ring
- 44mm wide
- Paired with our signature sterling silver bar link chain, oxidized to our gloomy grey finish
- 37mm hematite disc
Hematite:
Appearing as a gunmetal gray color and named for the Greek word for blood, hematite is a grounding and protective stone, thought to help stem excessive bleeding. It has been associated with magic, blood, and protection for centuries as well as its practical application of being a pigment. When ground down, its shiny, silvery color transforms into a reddish hue akin to the color of dried blood. It is the very same pigment used in prehistoric cave paintings. Hematite was also used as an early mirror for its reflective properties, making it an object that can be used for scrying.
These jewels are hand cut and therefore may have very slight differences in size and may have small signs of the carver's hands along the edges. These are not fabricated by a machine, they are made by hand and therefore aren't uniformly perfect. The photographs accurately portray the quality of the stones and the cuts.
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