ever watchful

the goddess hera is most commonly known as the greek olympian wife of zeus... depicted as shrewish, she has gotten a seriously bum rap... for hera as a goddess predates even zeus... her mythology goes back to matriarchal cultures... a strong and powerful woman who was identified as the mother goddess... 


the peacock was one of her symbols... it was representative of her watchfulness over women... there is an eye in its feathers... 


when i work with these patina colors, i think of the peacock... and of hera... these earrings were designed to act as a talisman - to remind one of their inherent strength... strength to be used for good, for protecting oneself and others, for standing up for one's beliefs... 


citrine was chosen as a manifesting stone - assisting one to see clearly and then take action... 

'someday perhaps the inner light will shine forth from us,

and then we'll need no other light.'

~ johann wolfgang von goethe

inner sanctum revisited... i like the way these pendants can be touched, warming to the heat of the body... a glimmering blue topaz captures and glows with light...