Turquoise and silver are highly valued in many different cultures. Depending on where you grew up, you might have heard of special (some would even say, "magical") properties of these two natural materials. So today, I'll tell you a story about turquoise and silver and why I use them in Bling Boheme designs.
Turquoise, with its characteristic color ranging from sky-blue to water-green, is one of the oldest gemstones known to mankind. Its history is woven into the very fabric of different cultures all over the world. Here is a quick overview of different cultures - ancient and modern - and what properties they believe(d) turquoise embodied.
- Ancient Egypt: protection, immortality, afterlife.
- Mesopotamia: status and wealth.
- The Aztecs: sacredness, healing, communication with spiritual world.
- The Anasazi and Hohokam: attracting rain, promoting land fertility.
- Persia: victory and holiness.
- The Navajo: protection from storms, communication with rain and wind spirits.
- Ottoman Turkey: courage and protection in battle.
- Greece: purity.
- England & Russia: enduring love.
- China: immortality, wisdom, good luck.
- India: creation, hope, protection.
- New Age: communication and truth, wisdom, tranquility, protection.
Bling Boheme designs incorporate turquoise to remind the wearer of Montana's big blue sky, numerous lakes, and tranquility of nature. We don't claim any healing properties for our turquoise jewelry apart from the emotional benefits of being surrounded by beautiful things that remind us of quiet moments in which we can be who we truly are.
Much like turquoise, silver also has a long history and many different properties have been ascribed to it in different cultures. Here is a brief overview.
- Asian Cultures: protection, prosperity, good health.
- Native American Cultures: connection with nature and the elements of the Earth.
- African Cultures: status, spirituality, tribal identity.
- Modern Western Cultures: fashion, self-expression, personal style.
- New Age: purity, clarity, emotional balance, intuition, insight, healing.
Sterling silver jewelry by Bling Boheme is an expression of elegance, personal style, and courage to be different, true to one's own self. Through this material retrieved from the earth that is as bright as the moon on a quiet night we try to bridge the need to stay grounded, connected to nature and freedom to soar to the heights of true self-expression.
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