Bathory

Jewelry with Garnet and palm wood fossil.

4 x 2 cm

Garnet is named after the pomegranate for its appearance. It resembles the grains of this fruit and its name itself comes from the Latin word granum - grain. Like diamond, it has a cubic structure. There are more than 16 types of this popular mineral and its deposits are located all over the world. Garnet is a very strong stone that brings a lot of energy, keeps the body in balance and provides the necessary peace. It helps to overcome outdated thought patterns and rigid ways of acting. It brings self-confidence and courage. It supports love and sexual desire (especially in red). Garnet helps to find solutions in crisis situations and gives faith in a better future and summons someone's help. It cleanses the chakras, opens the heart, helps to overcome taboos. It develops expanded consciousness, can evoke memories of past lives.

Petrified wood comes from ancient palms or palm-like plants, usually from the Cretaceous to Tertiary period (about 100-30 million years old). Palm wood has a very specific internal structure that differs from ordinary wood. It does not have annual rings, because palms are monocotyledons. It becomes petrified through a process called permineralization. The tree falls into an oxygen-free environment (mud, ash, etc.) and gradually decomposes there. Parts of the tree or plant structure are replaced by minerals such as agate, chalcedony, etc. The color of the fossil is mainly determined by the presence of iron and other elements.

Palm wood (in itself) is a symbol of vitality, abundance, resilience and the ability to adapt - the palm tree grows where other trees do not. Fossilization brings an aspect of anchoring, the wisdom of time and transformation - living energy that has turned into stone carries the power of transformation and patience.

The jewelry is handmade from surgical steel and the connecting material is an alloy of tin and silver. The jewelry is then treated similarly to silver - we polish it once in a while. The more the jewelry is worn, the better, it polishes itself on clothes, the wearer's skin, etc. The metal is stable and does not contain nickel or heavy metals. The jewelry can be worn all the time, even in water, but it is good to dry it afterwards and treat it more often. The jewelry is hung on a braided, cotton cord and secured with an enlargement knot.