Tree of Life Pendant - Small
Trees were hugely important to our Celtic Ancestors. In practical terms trees provides the very tools for living, wood for fires so food could be cooked and homes warmed, wood for building to provide shelter, wood to weave baskets for food collection, wood to build our traditional boats or currachs to allow fishermen to work, leaves were even used to create balms for first aid, and not forgetting of course fruit to provide nourishment.
Spiritually they were also revered, and Irish folklore refers to the Tree of Life, or Crann Beithe. Our Irish ancestors would traditionally plant an oak tree in the centre of their settlements because they believed that this majestic tree had spiritual properties that acted as a connection between this world and the next, and that these very trees held the very spirit of their loved ones. The trees became the focal points for their communities. They are the symbol of rebirth, every year rejuvenating in the flourish of spring, their powerful boughs reaching up to the heavens, and their stabilizing roots reaching ever further into the earth, anchoring them. The strength of the trunk connecting the roots and the boughs representing the strength of our families and communities.
This smaller version, still retains oodles of presence. The ribboned trunk reaches seamlessly down to the roots and up to the boughs, defining that strong connection between the two. The roots weave over and under incorporating that central theme that we find again and again in Celtic Jewellery, that theme of eternal connection, of eternal life and love.
The boughs of the tree reach upwards to heaven and to sunshine, and the beautifuly depicted leaves, symbolic of new life and growth just shine out here. The connection between roots and bough is reinforced here at each side, where the two intertwine and connect.
Hallmarked in the Assay Office in Dublin Castle.
- 18inch Chain
- Height 1"
- Width .9"
- All measurements include fittings
- Available in Sterling Silver
