I just had the opportunity to create one of my bohdi leaf necklaces for a lovely customer who envisioned 100 inches of silver goodness!….I usually make this piece 6o” long, with 5 leaves stationed asymmetrically around the chain. This one has 7, quite an auspicious number! The number 7 is considered lucky, and holds a definite mystique, as it is a prime number. There are 7 days of the week, named after various ancient Gods and planets. In the Christian tradiation, there are 7 deadly sins. There are 7 candles on a Jewish menorah. In Ancient Egypt, there were thought to be 7 paths to heaven. You get 7 years bad luck for breaking a mirror in American folk traditions..and in Iran, I have read ( MLJ is this true?) cats are believed to have 7 lives, not 9!…I could go on and on and on! I personally have always loved 7 because I was born the seventh month of the year…and am such a wonk that I always have to have 7′s in my phone number, and car license plate and anywhere else I can squeeze it into my life. ( I tend to drive folks at the DMV and places like that a little crazy I think! )
Anyways, I love the drama and presence of the extra length… it’s a real statement piece that can become a signature for the woman who wears it. That, and the fact that In the Buddhist belief system, it is said that Buddha himself found enlightenment while meditating under the Bohdi tree just makes this necklace feel really special to me!
On another note, a friend mentioned to me that since my move to wordpress, she is missing the avatars that pop up when readers leave comments…so, just a word on this if you are missing your little picture ( I know I am!….I love to see everyones little dash of personality and creativity!)….Wordpress uses something called the gravatar system. It allows you to create a universal avatar that follows you all over the web. If you upload one, it will show up on wordpress blogs, typepad blogs and any other site using the system. It is easy to do, takes about 2 seconds, and you can change them any time you like. Just go to www.gravatar.com and follow the directions…
I dont mind one way or the other, if you prefer the little blocks that wordpress slips in here, then go for it!…but for those of you who need the little personal touch, that’s how it works!…
Off to carve me pumpkins!….hoping your Halloween is SCARY!
oooh. love the bohdi leaf chain! enlightenment deluxe!!
happy pumpkin carving.
i just brought the rats in to warm them up for the night’s festivities….
p.s. always wondered why *i* was just a square grey block. now i’m my true avatar self and feeling better for it. [haha]
beautiful!
…i’m certain my universal avatar would show up 7 times on your blog…7 different ways to eat CHILI Lindt DARK chocolate & NOT get caught…& you know,
i actually ate it all in 7 bites…
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I love that chain too and now I am all smitten by the fact that the original was 60″ long and the custom request is 100″…who is this woman, we may need to follow her : )
About number 7…I had to quickly search in my head (found nothing) and search again…(why you did not hear from me earlier)…I do believe that you are right about cats with 7 lives, had not heard that for such a long time but it rings true to me. I believe that #7 in Persian Culture may not be so much Persian as a result of Islam…certainly the mystic sufis and poets indicate to this fact. I need to look up pre-Islamic Persia, Zoroastrian time, to see if 7 was used there too…interesting search! Hope you are well! Good to see you Kerin! xoxoxo
Marie, am so happy you are feelin’ yourself again! good to see you!
Riva, thank you so very, very much!
Nancy, I know, I think I ate mine in 5!
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Mona, thank you from the bottom of my heart for thinking about and verifying this!….actually she doesn’t blog or anything..I am actually hoping she is loving it, as I do not get ‘feedback’ on my ‘regular’ site…but YES the piece was quite visionary…very cool!
so happy you have all landed here this week!
namaste
It’s beautiful…I love it!
Thanks for stopping by…hope you’re doing well, and the foot has healed:-)
Stella xx
Love this necklace…You must love your work to create and inspire creations. Kerin, You are a gift.
A friend of mine used to set his clock to wake him at 7 minutes after whenever possible. Come to think of it he was a fairly lucky fellow…Perhaps…
Been thinking of you a lot. Wondering how you are and thinking of your kindness…
xo
Andrea