{"id":3448,"date":"2016-07-23T08:08:17","date_gmt":"2016-07-23T13:08:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/journeythroughtheobsidiandream.wordpress.com\/?p=3448"},"modified":"2016-07-23T08:08:17","modified_gmt":"2016-07-23T13:08:17","slug":"unveiling-the-sorcerers-workbench-talismanic-jewelry-design-prototypes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/journeythroughtheobsidiandream.com\/index.php\/2016\/07\/23\/unveiling-the-sorcerers-workbench-talismanic-jewelry-design-prototypes\/","title":{"rendered":"Unveiling The Sorcerer&#8217;s Workbench: Talismanic Jewelry Design Prototypes"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>I&#8217;ve had a lot of great opportunities come my way lately.\u00a0 One of them has left me in a position to begin making jewelry that I want to make, and take on clients of my own.\u00a0 Mostly I&#8217;m doing repairs for friends, so far, and (if all goes well) one significant piece of custom work.\u00a0 But I&#8217;m also putting out my own line of magical jewely.\u00a0 Some of the designs are my own art; some of the talismans come to me by gnosis; still others are inspired by the grimoire traditions.<\/p>\n<p>The first, and the one most likely to see some revision, is pure art: when I started Project Null, my Chaos Magic study, I wanted a pretty picture to go with it on the blog.\u00a0 So I took an ourobouros I had drawn, and Levi&#8217;s Baphomet, and a Chaosphere, and mashed them all together.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone  wp-image-3451\" src=\"https:\/\/journeythroughtheobsidiandream.files.wordpress.com\/2016\/07\/projectnull-edit.jpg\" alt=\"projectnull-Edit\" width=\"258\" height=\"259\" \/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone  wp-image-3489\" src=\"https:\/\/journeythroughtheobsidiandream.files.wordpress.com\/2016\/07\/imag0936_1.jpg\" alt=\"IMAG0936_1\" width=\"266\" height=\"266\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The second is a Solar talisman, based on the Sun Mask I made some years ago, and has already proven itself an excellent access point to solar currants.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone  wp-image-3452\" src=\"https:\/\/journeythroughtheobsidiandream.files.wordpress.com\/2016\/07\/solar-mask-image-3.jpg\" alt=\"solar mask image 3\" width=\"324\" height=\"318\" \/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone  wp-image-3491\" src=\"https:\/\/journeythroughtheobsidiandream.files.wordpress.com\/2016\/07\/img_20160713_081102.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_20160713_081102\" width=\"306\" height=\"306\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The third Is an image of Venus, formed by combining two of the images described in agrippa: a bird-headed woman with eagle&#8217;s feet, and a maiden with a comb and an applet.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone  wp-image-3453\" src=\"https:\/\/journeythroughtheobsidiandream.files.wordpress.com\/2016\/07\/talisman-of-venus.jpg\" alt=\"talisman of venus\" width=\"314\" height=\"314\" \/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone  wp-image-3490\" src=\"https:\/\/journeythroughtheobsidiandream.files.wordpress.com\/2016\/07\/img_20160712_131323.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_20160712_131323\" width=\"305\" height=\"305\" \/><\/p>\n<p>All three pieces are 1.5 inches in diameter.<\/p>\n<p>They are available as copper talisman disks (shown) for $25 +shipping.\u00a0 They can be made wearable with a silver bezel and bail for $45, or cast in sterling silver (with or without a bail) for $75.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I&#8217;ve had a lot of great opportunities come my way lately.\u00a0 One of them has left me in a position to begin making jewelry that I want to make, and take on clients of my own.\u00a0 Mostly I&#8217;m doing repairs for friends, so far, and (if all goes well) one significant piece of custom work.\u00a0 &hellip; 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