Most of us who consider ourselves Pagan didn’t grow up this way. I was raised in a Roman Catholic family so there were always Rosary beads in the house. My Grandmother had 4 different sets of beads: one for daily prayer, one for church, another for holidays and special occasions and a special Rosary that came from Rome and was blessed by Pope John Paul II. I always thought Rosary beads were so beautiful and always found comfort when holding them. I still find a certain sense of peace or comfort when I hold Rosary beads today.
As we past Ostara and Easter I’m taken back to memories of my childhood and going to church with my Mom and Grandma. They always had their Rosaries with them. This inspired me to designs a new piece of “jewelry”, a set of Goddess prayer beads. I chose to keep the same general form of a Rosary but made a few changes to make it uniquely Pagan. I used a 2″ pewter focal charm in the shape of the Goddess instead of a crucifix. Three round rose quartz beads lead from the Goddess charm to the center connector. I found an amazing silver artist who makes Y connectors with Pentacles, this will replace the traditional Rosary center. Around the loop of the prayer beads I used a pattern of 5 round rose quartz beads separated by a slightly larger amethyst bead then 5 more rose quartz beads. A traditional Rosary uses 10 beads then a separator bead. The 5 beads are used to represent earth, air, water, fire, and spirit. I chose rose quartz and amethyst partially for the aesthetic beauty of the stones and their complimentary colors but also for the feminine and self love properties of the rose quartz and amethyst for spirituality, dreams and intuition. I’m definitely thinking of doing different combination of gemstones, metals and charms to create prayer beads with other focus.
I’m sorry I don’t have a picture of them yet. The weather is nice this weekend so I can get outside and try to get one or two. If you are interested in custom prayer beads please feel free to email me directly at Chris@silverravendesigns.com.
Happy spring blessings!
Chris
The Pagan Crafter 