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Published: 2008-07-26 08:00:57 +0000 UTC; Views: 1354; Favourites: 37; Downloads: 0
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I've seen witch's ladders made two ways - either as a rope or strand with a charm on either end, or as a connected circle...the beads are separated for counting in groups of 3, 7, 9, and 21 - totaling to 40.
This one is made with 40 amethyst beads and a pentacle on one end, an owl on the other...
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I may have to steal this idea and may use more than one crystal/stone for it though. Very gorgeous and has put me in quite the crafting mood lol
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Beautiful piece, though I've never seen such a thing...off to see if I can find the ritual significance of it.
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lately in search I can only find the other kind of witch ladders that are made with knotted cord and feathers or other ritual objects. There used to be a great blog which is where I got my info on dividing the numbers into groups of 3, 7, 9, and 21. The first time I found any mention of the witch's ladder as a strand of 40 beads was in A Witch's Bible by Janet and Stewart Farrar - but they don't give much detail except that it's for counting prayers/incantations and it's 40 beads with a charm on either end. The one with the separated groups made a lot of sense to me so it's the one I adopted for my creations.
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That amethyst one's lovely. The first thing that charged through my head was... "What's this? A Witch's "rosary" beads?"
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i love it all.. its my absolute favorites out of many... and it's perfect.
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Thank you I was very happy with how this one turned out. There's not many pieces I use this much amethyst for since amethyst in round form tends to be a bit pricey.
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My favorite stone, craft, and one of my animals... *grins* Love it!!
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