A Box With Memories Inside

 So, I went through my box of charms, trinkets and memories and found this old pendulum I repaired a few years ago.  I don’t really care for the crystal, so I’ve resolved to give it a makeover and give it to my friend.  She’s… sort of in a funk and could use some good energy.   Going through the box gave me crazy flashbacks. Each charm or stone or rune has some special meaning, some special history tied to it that decorates and dots each piece with my own energy and dreams.

 I’ve collected these since… well before I was born really, my mother gave me a lot of the beads; some were my great grandma’s, some are from other countries.  Andrew gave me the seashells- urchin spines we use in protection charms and amulets.  Last year he made a protection amulet for our bedroom made from the spines, reed flutes and alder-dyed black sinew.  The large spiral was a gift from Trisha- a symbol we both adore because of it’s tie to the labyrinth and labyrinth magic (a central part of the Dilis Glas tradition).  The stones were found, gifted or dug from the mountain side by me and my grandpa.  

 Chains, necklaces and runes-gifts from friends and family.  The runes came from my days as a professional reader, and were a gift from one of my coworkers who taught me much of what I know about Northern Tradition magic, European myth and bone energy.  She gave me that metal rune when I was going through a difficult loss (pregnancy). The black algiz stone I made with a paint crafted from gator bone and ash- for protection- I couldn’t let go of it.


The angel was found in 1996 on the playground of my elementary school- I saw it and knew it was mine, left for me.  I put it on my very first altar lol, as my image of the Divine Feminine… even though her wings broke off I could never let go of her.  The jackal is from an African jewelry set my mom gave to me, I hate jackals lol.  The ankh was a symbol I used a lot before entering the Celtic pagan path.  I bought it my freshman year of high-school at Joanne’s.  The… thing on the far right was given to me by my grandma when we went on one of our many trips to the Islands for antiquing (my obsession).  It used to be a beautiful necklace but the years were unkind to it and that’s all that’s left.  I don’t know what I’ll be adding to the pendulum chain… but it will be something special and full of memories.

And just for kicks, here’s my partner, Andrew a.k.a “The Mexicutioner”- preparing for his show tonight at the Gypsy.  His band is awesome (he’s the singer)- they consist of Austrian twins and a super cool bassist.  The name changes every week, this week they are Probable Flaws lol.  AHHH memories.