Pendant · Courage
Skull with Cross and Five-Pointed Star
by Peter Stone
A skull sits beneath a small cross in a pointed open frame, with a circled star hanging below.
Do the scary thing
Courage- A skull giving finite time its weight
- Crossed lines holding a chosen conviction
- Five points bringing competing concerns into proportion
- Open curls allowing grief to be acknowledged
- MetalSharpens and structures
- FireActivates and transforms
- Solar PlexusWill & identity
- RootFoundation & safety
The reading
A skull occupies the center of a tapered frame, below a cross and above a separately suspended five-pointed star.
Mortality is placed between a sign of conviction and an ordered set of points. The arrangement suggests asking what deserves allegiance within a finite life, while the moving lower element leaves judgment open to adjustment rather than fixing every answer in place.
How to wear it
Tap the pendant to move it in or out.
Worn out · projects
Act on a clear priority while remaining willing to reconsider your judgment.
Over your clothes, visible to others.
The symbol
The cross gives the upper section an upright meeting of lines, a visible place for a chosen belief. Curled openwork surrounds the skull without concealing its face. Below it, the star's
The material
Sterling Silver forms the skull, cross, open frame and linked star. Polished relief makes the severe face visible beside finer curves, suggesting that an honest view of life's limits can retain delicacy rather than becoming needlessly harsh.
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