Newsletter May 2009

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New Designs and Chaldean Astrology
May 2009 Newsletter2009

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Greetings,
From the time that I started to release the first models, People asked me regularly, why do I mix different symbols from different cultures and different languages? An example of which is the Lotus ring that includes an engraving of a lotus symbol from ancient Egypt, a text that is taken from Asian Buddhist philosophy and the ring is engraved in Hebrew.

Also people ask me regularly about the use of Hebrew on a pendant that I created of a Buddhist symbol.

The answer is simple - One of the goals of the website and of my designs, is to present one simple truth, the truth of our unity as human beings. The difference between the nations is just a difference of cultures, languages, and customs that were created in different periods due to tribal and geographic partitions. Throughout history, so many have lost their lives and so many others have suffered and suffer repression in the name of racial superiority of one "race" upon the other or one religion upon the other. I am fully hopeful that there will come a day in which world peace will reign, and that the goal of the religions and the cultures will be only one: to lead us to a life full of bliss, happiness, and love.

New Designs

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The Journey ring
The Four winds ring is created especially for truth seekers and travelers..
The Hebrew engraving around the stone means - "Father of the four winds fill my sails across the sea of years", a sentence taken from the Led Zeppelin song - Kashmir. The font used in the engraved Hebrew letters is taken from the style used in The Dead Sea Scrolls.

On one side of the ring appears the phrase "The further one travels the less one knows" (written in Hebrew). This phrase was taken from the book of the "Tao te ching" written by the famous ancient Chinese truth seeker Lau Tsu.

The ring is meant to remind the truth seeker of the illusions and the deceptions of the outside world: "At the end of your journey you will discover that you have never moved at all...

The Anna Becoach pendant in a circle
This is a new version of the Anna Becoach pendant which contains a stone in the center of it. On the external circle engraved the first letters of the 42 words of the prayer.
Kabbalists use the Ana becoach prayer for protection, healing and balancing.

The Pendant of Happiness (Girl)
The pendant displays an image of a girl that was drawn by a girl. This is a stage before the time that we as human beings start to filter reality, and start to process it through systems of logic and emotion, that block our childhood dreams due to fear and repression.
The pendant symbolizes the time that we felt free to dream and to aspire to reach our potential without fear or doubt.

The pendant allows us to remember the moments of childhood that were forgotten and to enliven the eternal child that exists in all of us and has been forgotten over the years.

Chaldean Astrology

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The Chaldean order, is essentially a hierarchy of powers that are represented by heavenly bodies (the stars), this order of powers is expressed on the axis of time as orbits of the seven discovered planets, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, The Sun, Venus, Mercury and the Moon. Each of these controls a stage in the linear process of time. From the furthest and slowest- Saturn, till the nearest and fastest, the moon.

According to the tradition of alchemy, the seven stars parallel and are reflected purely in seven metals. These metals are raw material and stages in the creation of gold/ the philosopher’s stone. The metals are actually material expressions that reflect essential principles of creation and of the spirit. The metals evolve alchemistically towards, gold- in the same way, the human being evolves towards spirit.
According to the Chaldean order, the metals and stars are as follow:
Saturn - lead
Jupiter - tin
Mars - Iron
The Sun - Gold
Venus - Copper
Mercury - Mercury
The moon - silver

The seven metals talisman from Chaldean astrology
The Chaldean order pendant contains the symbols of the 7 stars arranged in the Chaldean order in the inner circle and the signs of the wheel of the zodiac in the outer circle. The middle part of the pendant contains seven metals, iron, lead, pure gold, silver, copper, and brass (replaces the metal mercury). The power of the pendant is in the combination of the seven metals, in which each are connected and strengthen different qualities of the person in accordance with the star to which that particular metal is connected.
The Chaldean order connects these qualities according to a flow chart, in such a way that each one will be its right place in relation to the other, and in this way it will express its power to its maximum while maintaining harmony.

The choice of the time to make the amulet is important, and it is made according to the alignment of the stars. We make the pendant when the alignment of the stars is ideal, affording optimal conditions for infusing the pendant with the power of action. Therefore, the uniqueness of the amulet lies in the fact that one can make it only at specific times in accordance to the condition of the sky.

The pendant is a very strong protection talisman that has in its power the ability to bring success and healing to its bearer, along with supporting his personal development. The beauty of the amulet is that it suits every person and situation, because it contains all the latent qualities and each person uses exactly the ones he needs at a specific time.

The choice of the right time to make the amulet is made by astrologer, Michael Ofek, and he is the one who advises when to create the amulet.