Cameos were used as talismans. These particular Cameos were created during the Renaissance era through the Victorian era. Little is known about the African models, were they Nobility? Slaves? Indentured servants?
Got this beautiful amethyst from wonderful crystal lady! (Psst..! I got more treasures, wait till you see it!) So I’m slowly working on some new thingies, learning, growing.. crystals are great teachers. Thank You all for nice words and support <3
My favourite symbol can now be found in earring form!
Sól, which represents the healing power of the Sun, is known as one of the “Medieval Runes of Healing and Magick”.
The earrings come in either:
- MINI (photos 1, 2 & 3) or - REGULAR (photos 4 & 5)
The differences don’t really show here but refer to the b⊙utique & bl⊙g for all the details, dimensions and more photos. . . . . #underthepyramids #underthepyramidstreasures #portablemagick #portablemagic #medievalrunesofhealingandmagick #talisman #heathenry #heathenmagic #paganwitchcraft #darkacademiaaesthetic #darkcottagecore #witchaesthetic #magicsymbols (at Paris, France) https://www.instagram.com/p/CcySx7ZLw6Q/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=
Always thrilled to see my pieces shine in someone else’s pictures.
Here in “Parlour Tricks” by @printhausco, @nickynarc is wearing her Algiz Vördr talisman & Shízhánee’ rings… While being haunted by @wildsumac which, I am convinced, came back to steal her jewellery! . . . . #underthepyramids #underthepyramidstreasures #portablemagick #portablemagic #Algiz #Runes #talisman #parlourtricks #parlortricks #victorianghost #ghostphotography #occult #paganwitch #witchyvibes https://www.instagram.com/p/CctPnuuIjc7/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=
Anyone remembers these cuties inspired by animal petroglyphs from the Nordic Bronze Age? Which one is your favourite? ✥ Duraþrór (Durathrór) the Elk / Stag, ✥ Skínfaxi the Sun Horse or ✥ Heiðrún (Heidrun) the Goat
20% of this week’s benef☥ts will be used - on top of my own donations - to purchase food for animals in Ukraine as well as basic medical supplies for the people. . . . . #underthepyramids #underthepyramidsmagick #portablemagick #portablemagic #skinfaxi #Heidrun #Duraþrór #Durathror #petroglyph #petroglyphs #rockcarving #nordicbronzeage #norsemythology #ancientsymbols #balken #fossum #tanum #tanumworldheritage #talisman #folklore #solarsymbol #sunhorse #runes (at Tanums Hällristningar) https://www.instagram.com/p/CakW2OjsbAg/?utm_medium=tumblr
I got this beautiful morrigan talisman as a birthday present from a lovley friend of mine. #morrigan #goddess #talisman #crow #krähe #raven #skull #ravenskull #witches #witchcraft #wicca #pagan #paganism #paganlife #100witchsdays #blah
I have forged axes for couple of weeks and finally decided to upgrade my axe pendant design also. These are now available at my Etsy shop with other my work:
Knotting a crystal net is very easy if you are able to use your fingers for this kind of crafting.
They are often called crystal “wraps” and many tutorials can be found on Youtube.
There are many, many ways to make a crystal net. The style you use determines the final appearance. More importantly for us, the style you use determines how many knots there will be, and their size.
We can draw on four common elements of magic: Crystal/mineral correspondences, color correspondences, numerology, and knot magic.
The stone (or other object) is like the battery which holds and radiates power. The object you net should correspond to your core intent.
The color of cord or thread you use can modify or hone your intent. For example, if using clear quartz, the color correspondence might be doing most of the work.
Then again, this spell will work with cotton twine and a river stone, so just do whatever suits you.
The total number of cords you use dictates how many knots total will exist in your spell. Crystal nets are made by tying two strands of cord together. If you use four cords, you will have eight working ends, and therefore you will tie four knots per row. If you have five cords, you will have ten working ends, and you will need to tie five knots per row. I align my numerology to the number of knots, not strands, because the knots themselves are holding the magic.
The knots are used to tie intent and bind power. I create most of my charms in a style that has one big starter knot at the top and one big finishing knot at the bottom. There are tons of ways to utilize knots in this project. The first knot can hold the only intent, while the rest bind powers to support it. Or the intent can be split into its composite parts and each part gets its own knot. Or every single knot can have something unique, or they can all be identical… lots of options.
Conceptually, the inner object is the focal point or battery of the spell. The knots can be understood as tools that the object uses to carry out your will, instructions to guide the object in its work, vessels that carry additional power (like tidepools on a beach), or tangles that capture and bind up unwanted forces.
To perform this sort of magic:
1.Learn how to make the nets first from an arts and crafts perspective :) you can cut the cording off to re-use the same stone later. It is really frustrating to try and do a craft in a ritual headspace if you have to learn the craft simultaneously!
2.Gather up your cording and object to be netted. Do any ritual techniques you prefer to prepare them.
3.Decide how you want your intent to be tied in. Do you want to use the same phrase for each knot? Do you want to chant your intent continuously while you do many knots? Etc.
4. Make the crystal net in your ritual headspace/magic zone. Pour your intent into each knot in whatever methods you choose.
5. I recommend making the final knot of your project into the seal which completes and finishes the amulet (“so mote it be,” “as my will it has been done,” etc).
6. If you did not raise and direct energy during the spell, ensure the amulet is charged afterwords. Like all amulets and talismans, it requires feeding and repowering as time goes on.
This beautiful hanging evil eye talisman features a lovely silver toned filigree Fatima hand and assorted glass evil eye beads. Hang this powerful talisman on a wall, door, from a fan cord or even place within your car or anywhere that happiness and protection are needed. History references the use of “evil eye” beads in the ancient Orient and Sumeria from 3000 B.C. This belief is still prevalent in many places within the world, where many believe that when someone sees your good fortune and is envious, some type of bad luck will befall you. In fact, it is thought that any type of praise, even well meaning, has some form of greed and jealousy attached, and can cause harm. Evil Eye charms are meant to dispell any association of bad luck or energy that may come your way, regardless of its form and who it came from.
Constantinople’s Ottoman inhabitants, like their Byzantine precursors, took magic very seriously. They employed strange spells for a variety of mundane, sometimes downright cruel purposes. The spells reveal a mental landscape of insecurity, fear, arrogance and superstition. Below are five examples:
To get a woman pregnant from her rightful husband: Write this spell and place it in her bed.
Note the stylised image of a woman, represented as a triangle.
To tie tongues: Write this spell on a piece of paper. Bury it under a tombstone. Say out loud: “Tie their tongue, as if they lie dead in the tomb.” Whoever you name, will be as mute as a corpse.
Write this if your servant or maid runs away: Bury this where your servants stay when calm. Their roads will be tied and they will return, unable to escape.
If you desire to separate two people: Write these on two pieces of bread, on a Sunday, on the afternoon and before midday. Feed one to the dog, and the other, to the cat.
For increased companionship: Carve this spell on a copper plate. Throw the plate into a hot fire. Remove from fire when your loved one arrives. As the spell cools, she will warm up to you. This is the spell.
Source:Dünden Bugüne İstanbul Ansiklopedisi [The Encyclopedia of Istanbul, from the Past to the Present] by the Republic of Turkey Culture Ministry and the Turkish History Foundation. (1994)
A rock crystal ball talisman mounted as a pendant in silver and decorated with stylised roses at each end. The sling mount is early seventeenth century and is decorated with punching in the form lozenges and pellets. Abrasions to the ball suggest that it might be considerably earlier then the silver work. It is contained within a fitted wooden case lined with velvet and covered in shagreen. English?, c.1620. Photographs: Author.
Gift from an angel …John Dee’s crystal, Europe, 1582.
So the story goes… In 1582 John Dee (1527–1609), mathematician, astrologer, magician, and antiquary, claimed that he had been given a magic crystal by an angel called Uriel. Eventually this slightly purple rock crystal, secured in a crude silver mount, passed to Dee’s son Arthur (1597-1651), who in turn gave it to Nicholas Culpepper (1616-1654). A physician and alchemist, Culpepper used it as a cure until 1651, when a fiendish spirit burst out of the stone and nearly frightened him to death. The same rock crystal is now in the Science Museum but, according to the curatorial staff, the demon seems to have moved on forever.
Three pairs of earrings were also made to go along with the three sisters’ necklaces posted a few days ago. A great accompaniment in all silver ✨ . . . #silversmith #silversmithing #metalsmith #metalsmithing #riojeweler #sterlingsilver #evileye #talisman #pagan #moonmagick #moonchild #oakleaf #oakleaves #starrysky #starrynight https://www.instagram.com/p/CdYrKABLhRh/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=
