Showing posts with label Cerridwen. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Cerridwen. Show all posts

Monday, 10 February 2014

New Gods and Goddesses series

 I have been working very hard to complete the designs for this  new series, Gods and Goddesses, and I have completed the first five pendants. These are large statement pieces for either wearing or hanging in your sacred space. I have included a small amount of info on each deity, just for your reference.

Brighid

In Celtic religion Brighid is the daughter of the Dagda and one of the Tuatha De Danann. She has two sisters, also named Brighid and is considered a Celtic triple Goddess. She is the patroness of poetry, smithing, medicine, arts and crafts, cattle and other live stock. She is also associated with fire in all its forms and is seen as a Goddess of hearth and home. She is celebrated at Imbolc, 2nd February, the Celtic first day of spring. Animal correspondences for Brighid include the swan, ewe, dairy cows, bees and serpents

The Brighid pendant has a carnelian cabochon set in the center. Surrounding this are the feathers of the swan which is nestled at the side of the carnelian. Flames of inspiration lick at the bottom of the stone completing the piece. This one is not quite as large as the others.
Approx 8.6cm long, 5cm at widest point.
£26 plus P&P

 Cerridwen

Cerridwen is a Celtic Goddess belonging to Wales. She is keeper of the cauldron of inspiration, knowledge and transformation.
She is concerned with education, arts, knowledge, intelligence and creativity as well as agriculture and magick. She is considered the patron of poetry, wisdom and grain. Animal correspondences for Cerridwen include the white sow, greyhound, otter, hawk and hen.

The Cerridwen pendant has a large oval ladbradorite cabochon, set so that it looks like the magic brew bubbling away in the cauldron. Finished with metallic black and copper paint this piece has been given a gloss varnish to enhance the beauty of the stone.
Approx 10cm long, 5.5cm at widest point
supplied with a brown adjustable cord
£28 plus P&P

 Hecate

Hecate is a Greek Goddess, most often shown holding two torches and a key and in later times she is often depicted in triple form with her hounds by her side. She is associated with crossroads, entranceways, fire, light, the moon, magick and withcraft among other things. She was one of the main deities worshiped in Athenian households as a protective Goddess and one who bestowed prosperity and daily blessings on the family. In modern times she seems to have gained a reputation as a slightly ‘darker’ Goddess although I am not sure that I agree with that!

The Hecate pendant is set with a teardrop black agate that has a small square area of translucent white with a darker circle on it. Hecate is cloaked and accompanied by a snake and a small Hecate's wheel symbol.
Approx 9cm long, approx 5cm at widest point, supplied with an adjustable brown cord
£28 plus P&P

 Arianrhod

Arianrhod is a Welsh Goddess of the moon, fate and fertility and her name means silver wheel. The circumpolar stars, Caer Arianrhod, never set below the horizon and are allegedly the resting place for souls before reincarnation. Her silver wheel is often depicted as a wheel of stars, the wheel of fate or the divine spinning wheel, weaving the web of destiny.

This Arianrhod pendant has a round, highly pollished Devioian coral fossil from Africa (400 million years old) to represent the moon above her head and surrounding the moon is a wheel of stars.
Approx 9cm long and 5cm wide at the widest point
Supplied with a brown adjustable cord
£28 plus P&P

Gaia

In Greek mythology Gaia was the great Mother of all, the personification of the Earth.It is written that Gaia was born from the Chaos, the great void of emptiness within the universe and with her came Eros. Gaia then created everything: the land, the sky, the other Deities and the human race. ‘All producing and all nourishing’ she had many, many children. She gave birth to the Titans, the first race on the Earth and produced monsters and deities alike as well as populating the earth with countless creatures. She is honoured in modern times as a possible saviour of the Earth during these times of pillage and looting.

This Gaia pendant has a teardrop shaped moss agate cabochon, representing the womb of Mother Earth. The water of life flows freely from her collecting in a sacred spiral pool.
Approx 9cm long, 6cm wide
Supplied with a brown adjustable cord
£28 plus P&P

Thanks for looking,
Luna x

Friday, 3 August 2012

Rocking Friday

 Hello Friday Rockers!
Well it's been a few weeks again since I posted but I have found some time this morning to Catch up!
I am linking this up with Virginia for our Rocking your world Friday posts, a weekly look at all our gratefuls.

* First up, on Saturday my Mum and Dad got handfasted (Celtic wedding) as a way of renewing their vows after 40 married years together. My sister and I performed the ceremony assisted by our other pagan friends. We held the ceremony in my sisters garden which looked wonderful after we had decorated everywhere with bunting, streamers, willow hearts and flowers and lots of lanterns. Mum and Dad had invited a few close friends and family so it was a very intimate affair. I felt very honoured to perform this with my sister, for our parents. Their vows to each other brought tears to the eyes, both to me and my sister and the guests! We had a BBQ afterwards and everyone said how wonderful and different the ceremony was.

* I am grateful that when I woke up last Wednesday morning to find my right eye was filled with blood, it was nothing serious, just the pressure from a migraine! It was pretty scary looking in the mirror and having a demon eye stare back at me! I went to the doctors and she had a trainee sitting in with her so they proceeded to discuss amongst themselves what it could be...high blood pressure, glaucoma, a brain aneurysm..OMG, I was getting seriously worried! But they cleared me of everything and said it was due to my headache. it's gradually healing up, the bloods going down and my eye is turning yellow!

*On Monday Shelby and me went to Compton bay with Paige in Jenni the big gay camper van! (Jenni is Paige's pride and joy! Her hubby has spent hours fixing her up mechanically and Paige and I made the curtains and re covered all the seats and she has made it so pretty inside.)
We drove all the way to Compton with the music blaring, parked up and Paige put the kettle on and we had lunch. We went for a walk along the beach after lunch, and I have to say, Compton is one of my fave beaches on the Island, it is visually stunning with the towering white cliffs surrounding it. Here's some photos.

 'Jenni'

 The view from the car park

 Shelby, Paige and the dogs Gracie and Suki


 Shelby wave jumping




I took loads of photos which I have not done in ages, now I don't really scrapbook I never remember to take my camera anywhere!

* Planning our trip to Glastonbury next week- what to take, what places to visit, oh I am so excited! I love Glastonbury so much, it always feels like coming home when I go there. I am going with Paige in Jenni for three days. No kids, no hubby's, no dogs...sheer spiritual bliss awaits us!!

*My Nephew is down on the Island so its been lovely to see him again.

*It was Stewart and Mine's anniversary on Wednesday. Married for 14 years, I don't know where the time has gone. I am so grateful for him and thank my lucky stars everyday that I met him.
The kids made us a beautiful card with poems in that they had written themselves, which nearly brought me to tears. We are going to celebrate our anniversary on Monday along with our daughters 12th birthday by going out to lunch somewhere nice.

* Watched Mirror Mirror with the kids last night, so funny, I really enjoyed it. I love curling up with the kids and watching something together.

* And finally, seeing Virginia's crystal collection photos rocked my world this week! So beautiful, thank you for sharing  Virginia!

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I have had some fun with painting this week, inspired by this Lady's work, Erin Faith Allen. I stumbled across her blog the other day and the first painting I saw was called 'the returning' and it really called to me like nothing has in a long time. I in no way hoped to capture the spiritual feeling I got from her paintings but I loved her free style.I am still quite reserved with my painting, unable to really let go (I am getting there in my art journal but give me a canvas and I freak that I am going to mess it up!)
I decided to just go for it and see what happened and this was the result.
(For some reason Blogger will not put them up the right way so you will have to lean your head to the right and imagine them upright!)




Finished piece-Cerridwen


Another one I did-Hekate

I loved the process of creating these but not entirely sure I love the end result!

Thanks for popping by,
Sami x