Sacred Jewelry

Prayer Beads

 Prayer Beads and Sacred Jewelry has been around as long as humans have been aware enough to adorn themselves with natural elements...millions of years.... It is a cross-cultural and religiously free practice. In fact, I would hazard a guess that there is no group, culture, or religion that does not have some sort of body adornment or decor which is used to symbolize deeper psychological and magical ideas or practices. 

 The image above is a picture of a custom made Elemental Rosary that I created for a friend. These are also called Witches Ladders within neo paganism. Catholics refer to them as Rosaries, with Hindus and Buddhists utilize many styles of prayer beads (just to name a few). The use is the same- a vehicle for meditation and prayer with each main bead and spacer bead used to move along the prayer or to begin a new part of the meditation. This particular set uses the traditional western version of Elemental energies as well as the duality of The God/dess energies and how those play out within our lives. The meditations also encourag the user to identify and strengthen those energies that can be useful for her.

 And don't discount beauty-- function is all well and good but if the jewelry is not pleasing to look at half of the purpose is gone!  So whether you will make your own or purchase/order from a reputable Crafter please consider form, function, symbol, and purpose for your Sacred Jewelry.

  Have you created your own sacred jewelry or prayer beads? I would love to hear about it in the comments!

 ~To order your personal piece please contact me at persephonesfolly@yahoo.com ~