EIHWAZ sterling silver rune pendant

HAND CARVED STERLING SILVER (OXIDIZED) EIHWAZ RUNE PENDANT

An ancient alphabetic scripts, each of whose letters possessed a meaningful name as well as a signifying sound, Runes were employed for legal documents, for writing poetry, for inscriptions and divination. The art of the Runes dates back to Viking times and is used to form a bridge between our logical mind and our unconscious. The Runes embody the greatest and the smallest secrets of nature and they are the keys to those secrets – for they are indeed the secrets themselves.

- MATERIAL: sterling silver

- FINISH: oxidized

- Hand carved

- Length: ca. 4,5 cm (1.77 in)

- AVAILABLE WITH OR WITHOUT SILVER CHAIN!!! A 50 cm (19.7 in) oxidized silver chain is available as option.

The hand formed symbol has been highly textured then darkened and buffed to add to its dark and rustic look.

Eihwaz is the vertical axis of the world that defines the central column of Yggdrasill, the cosmic tree. The world-tree of the ancient Norse was in most cases actually symbolized by a yew tree, not an ash as often supposed.

The Eihwaz defines this "numinous axis" that pierces through and connects the three realms of heaven, earth, and the underworld. A similar, but distinct functio is performed by the T -rune. There the emphasis is on separation; here,on communication.

This rune contains the mystery of life and death, and mystically unifies them in its essence. The yew (Tarus baccata) contains an alkaloid toxin that affects the central nervous system. Prepared properly, this is a powerful hallucinogen.Besides its association with death, the yew tree is also a symbol of eternal life and endurance. This is because of its "evergreen" nature and because it is an extremely longlived (up to two thousand years) and hardy tree with exceptionally hard wood. The yew is often found in the old church graveyards of Europe-former sites of Asatru temples.

Eihwaz is a life-giving force and the mode by which that force is sustained.

The yew is also a powerful stave of protection and banishing.

Magical workings of the Eihwaz rune:
1. Initiation into the wisdom of the World-Tree.
2. Realization of the death/life mystery and liberation from the
fear of death.
3. Development of spiritual endurance and hard will.
4. Spiritual creativity and vision.
5. Protection from detrimental forces .
6 . General increase in personal power.
7. Communication between levels of reality-the worlds of Yggdrasill.
8 . Memories of former existences in the ancestral stream.
Darkwood Jewelry is inspired by magic, nature, the mysterious aspects of history, traditional handcrafts and the esoteric.

Every Darkwood item is carefully hand-crafted and therefore unique.

Please note that due to its handmade nature, your personal piece might slightly differ from the one showed on the product page. We hope that you enjoy these individualized differences in your piece, made with passion by human hands.

Please don't forget to remove your jewelries before swimming, chemicals or salty water will damage them. It is also advised to remove them before going to sleep to avoid bending and breaking.

All the pieces are shipped from Warsaw, Poland. All packages are shipped with registered priority mail (a registered letter or a parcel), which includes tracking (some countries no longer offer tracking for registered mail).