Sardinian Sun Pendant

For many peoples, the Sun was a manifestation of the divinity, but it can also be conceived as the son of the Supreme God and the brother of the rainbow.

The Sun is the source of Light, warmth, and life. Its rays represent the celestial, or spiritual, influences received by the Earth.

Hindu texts consider the Sun the origin of all that exists, the beginning and the end of every manifestation, the one who nourishes.

The Light emitted by the Sun represents intellectual knowledge, and the Sun is cosmic intelligence, just as the heart is in man the seat of everything we learn.

The Sun indeed shows us, after all illusions, reality, the truth of ourselves and of the world.

The Sun makes us more aware of our limits; it is the light of knowledge and the center of energy.

"It is the visible image of Divine Goodness…the Transcendent Archetype of Light."  

--- Dionysius

"There is no visible thing in the whole world more worthy than the sun of serving as a symbol of God, for it illuminates with visible life, first itself, then all celestial and earthly bodies." 

--- Dante

Material:

Corozo, or "Vegetable Ivory" or "Tagua", is made from the dried seed of the tropical plant "Phytelephas macrocarpa", usually called the elephant plant (Phytos = plant, elephas = elephant).

The plant, similar to that of the coconut, grows in the humid equatorial belt of central South America (Ecuador).

Each plant produces 8-10 inflorescences a year, each containing 250 seeds. When fresh, they contain a milky white liquid which, after 9 months of maturation, solidifies and transforms into a white material entirely similar to animal ivory.

After drying, the corozo nuts are cut into slices. The turned slice becomes a washer with regular dimensions.

The original color, from optical white to antique ivory, must be considered "natural" par excellence.

Dyeing with natural earths emphasizes the shape and highlights its unrepeatable and extraordinary grain, very similar to that of burr.