Attracting Good Fortune with the Eternal Secret Talisman
The Romans believed the goddess of luck, Fortuna (called Tyche by the Greeks) was tied to virtus, or virtue, and that virtuous people attracted good luck. Good things don’t always happen to...
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Circe’s Apothecary: Floral Garden
We have dated the existence of apothecaries back to 4500 BCE, at least. This is consistent with human condition: we have always needed healthcare, and the best of us have...
Mystery of the Magic SATOR Square
There is something so profoundly satisfying about the SATOR square. It makes sense on almost every level. It’s a palindrome backwards, forwards, up and down; it’s made of words, which...
Persephone and the Eleusinian Mysteries
It is said that after the abduction of Persephone, Demeter searched high and low for her daughter, stopping to rest only in the city Eleusis, west of Athens. Disguised as...
The Son and the Sisters: Spirit of the Sun and Moon
Are you a sun person? Beckoned by summertime, heat and sweat and salt? Do you melt without hesitation into new experiences, and laugh aloud while doing so? If you shine...
How We Price Our Ethical Jewelry
People are always curious about how jewelry companies price their pieces - how can that tiny little piece be worth $3000? I was one of those skeptical people until I founded...
On Wine, Circe, Sunscreen, and Smiirl: A Casual Interview with CE Founder, Torie Tilley
Sara Long: Torie hey! How’s the new office space? Torie Tilley: HEY!! You beat me to it. I’m usually so punctual too. The office space is... empty. I didn’t go...
Conscious Collecting: On Mindfulness and Jewelry
When I went away to college, I gave away most of my jewelry. I kept an amber necklace my mother gave me, a hematite bracelet from a childhood friend, things...
Medusa: The Outspoken
“You only have to look at the Medusa straight on to see her. And she's not deadly. She's beautiful and she's laughing.” -Hélène Cixous, Laugh of the Medusa
Athena: The Unrivaled
Athena is the goddess of war, but leaving it at that would be doing her a great disservice. A patron of heroes, bright-eyed Athena is known for her wisdom, her crafts,...
Aphrodite: The Dreamer
Have you ever been in love? Have you ever fallen asleep next to someone you trust with your heart? Have you had a small animal curl up in your lap, caught...
The Story Behind the Talisman Collection
I thought that launching a small jewelry company three months before a deadly global pandemic and recession was going to be the hardest thing I did this year. Or maybe...
Artemis: The Huntress
Goddess of the hunt, lady of the wild beasts. Seek her in the mountains, the forests, the marshes; find her with a band of huntresses, young nymphs and maidens who...
Gaia: The Beginning
First, there was void, whose name is Chaos. Then sprung Gaia, verdant and lush, like pea shoots through snow. Gaia is the Earth personified, her name evokes images of magnificent carved...
Persephone: The Wanderer
Persephone is not powerless. She never was. In the sparkling pomegranate seeds that tied her forever to the Underworld, we find the quiet strength of a capable woman who was...
