Symbols
Skull
The skull is the face under every face.
- Lands in
- Root
- Heart
- Solar Plexus
- Third Eye
Meaning
Across cultures the skull stands for mortality, but rarely only that: in Mexico's Day of the Dead the calavera is festive, a joke shared with the dead; in Tibetan practice skull imagery teaches impermanence; in rock and rider culture it is defiance, the refusal to be frightened by the end. It is the memento mori made literal. Worn, it says: I know how this ends, and I am here anyway.
Worn
Skull rings are the most common symbolic ring in the world because the meaning survives any style. Wear one for courage in the face of what cannot be changed.
Pieces that carry it
12 of the 24 that carry it.
Dos Calaveras x Mike Farmer
Protection · $89 · by Clocks and Colours
Two faces, one skull, comedy and weight held together.
Dos Calaveras x Mike Farmer
Courage · $89 · by Clocks and Colours
Mike Farmer dos calaveras, courage to hold comedy and tragedy in one chest.
Geometric Pirate Skull
Courage · $321 · by Peter Stone
Angular silver fragments form a skull within an oval face, above curling shoulder ornament.
Skull with Cross and Five-Pointed Star
Courage · $87 · by Peter Stone
A skull sits beneath a small cross in a pointed open frame, with a circled star hanging below.
Skull, Cross and Star
Wisdom · $110 · by Peter Stone
A skull, a cross and a circled star share one face, three distinct emblems brought into conversation.
Headcase
Protection · $109 · by Clocks and Colours
Skull beads in steel, guard the mind under pressure.
Headlock
Protection · $169 · by Clocks and Colours
Skull beads and four-point stars stand watch around the throat.
Kiss of Death
Protection · $119 · by Clocks and Colours
A crowned heart among skulls, trust guarded by clear sight.
Sacred Oath
Love · $169 · by Clocks and Colours
Skulls and a crown in sterling silver, a promise made with mortal limits in view.
High Noon
Courage · $269 · by Clocks and Colours
A silver cross and skull, conviction held beside finite time.
Live Every Moment
Courage · $385 · by Pyrrha
Rose and skull share the seal, passion sharpened by the brevity of time.
Remember to Live
Courage · $300 · by Pyrrha
Skull and crossbones sharpen Memento Vivere, mortality becoming permission to inhabit the day fully.
Related · Memento mori · Grounding · Evil eye · Ouroboros
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