Triskell - Plant-Based Ivory Bracelet

Meaning: 

The Triskell comes from the Celtic triskin, which literally means “three rays of light” (in Breton, an triskell; in French, triscèle).

With the dot and the circle, the spiral, from which the triskell originates, is one of the oldest symbols known to humanity.

Before being a symbol, however, it corresponds to a functional reality that connects cosmic forces with the human resonance chamber, which is the chest.

For ancient man, the circle has always represented perfection, the vitality of the Sun, and the very sign of Life.

Its 3 curls normally increase from left to right (just like the sun), although they are usually depicted symmetrically and equal to each other.

Its symbolism among the Celts is varied (and it survived even after Christianization through the adoption of the value of the Trinity), but it fundamentally represents the cosmic cyclicity of:

• the 3 solar phases (dawn, noon, sunset)
• the 3 stages of man (childhood, maturity, old age)
• the 3 natures of divinity (human, animal, plant)
• the 3 aspects of the goddess (virgin, mother, old woman – mother, daughter, sister)
• the 3 aspects of time (past, present, future)
• the 3 elements of man (spirit, soul, body)
• the 3 elements of the world (earth, water, air), which with their movement represent the 4th element (fire), normally summarized in the circle that frames the triskell.

The ancient Celts used this symbol as protection against bad luck and to completely ward off any form of negativity.

Pendant dimensions: 2.5 cm

Adjustable black waxed leather cord with a sliding knot, natural beads.

Material: 

Corozo, or "Vegetable Ivory" or "Tagua", consists of 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 completely 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 antique 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.