Triple Moon Pendant

The Triple Moon represents the Goddess in her three forms of virgin, mother, and elder (crone).

It is composed of a full moon with a waxing moon to the left and a waning moon to the right.

The triple Goddess in the form of virgin/mother/elder is honored in many pagan traditions.

In some traditions, such as Dianic Wicca, the Triple Goddess is the only deity celebrated. It is very important to remember that the concept of the triple Goddess represented by virgin/mother/elder is first and foremost a neo-pagan and Wiccan concept.

Other ancient cultures did not have the figure of the triple Goddess, although they had trine deities, such as the Morrigan in Celtic culture.

Meaning of the triple moon

The waxing moon is the Virgin, representing purity and new beginnings.

It is the new and active energy of the Goddess's power, the carefree, curious Maiden hungry for experiences. She is free, independent, and is often personified by a Goddess of wild animals and hunting or by a warrior Goddess such as Artemis, the Goddess of the hunt.

In Celtic tradition, her color is white and she is associated with the magic of freedom, courage, and becoming.

The full moon is the Mother, the generator of life, available and compassionate.

This aspect of the Goddess is active power consciously channeled into creativity and creation, which can consist in giving birth to a world, a child, a work, or a work of art.

The Mother is powerful, creative, fertile, brimming with life. She represents the power of a mature woman, capable of creating life and culture. She also symbolizes the power of female sexuality.

Her color in Celtic tradition is red and she is associated with the magic of creativity, fertility, fulfillment, and sexuality.

The waning moon is the Elder, representing the culmination of life in total knowledge and experience.

It is the power of contemplative rest, of internalized creativity that, when desired, can return to express itself outwardly.

She is wise, introspective, and contains the powers of the Maiden and the Mother. Therefore, she is also independent, sensual, and creative, contrary to what is thought of elderly women.

The Crone is the agent of change and transformation that encompasses the mystery of death, the end of the cycle, and has the ability to surrender to darkness.

It is the power of a postmenopausal woman, who possesses the power and wisdom of a full life.

Her color in Celtic tradition is black and she is associated with the magic of transformation, wisdom, letting go, choices, and death.

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 per year, each containing 250 seeds. When fresh, they contain a milky white liquid that, after 9 months of maturation, solidifies and transforms into a white material entirely similar to animal ivory.

Corozo nuts, after drying, are cut into slices. The turned slice becomes a washer with regular measurements.

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

Dyeing with natural earths emphasizes the shape and highlights its unrepeatable and extraordinary veins, very similar to root wood.