Celtic Jewelry

Garnet, January’s birthstone, has been worn for centuries as a protective and powerful talisman. It grounds spirit forces within the body, and helps in the ability to work lovingly here on the earth plane. Yet, Garnet is a sensual stone. It represents primordial fire, the creation of the world out of chaos, purification and love. It is a stone of strong, intense feelings.

Birch is the Celtic Zodiac Tree for Dec.24 - Jan. 20. The birch tree signifies starting over, a new growth cycle that begins with that first impulse in winter dream time. Though we are in a new year, this is not a time to rush forward and outward. Go easy now and listen closely. Let the land and the season infuse your mind, wondering, “what is this very soft, gradual light, rising so imperceptibly, illuminating for me now?”

Sometimes known as the Veiled One or the Queen of Winter, the Cailleach determined the winter’s length and harshness. Innumerable stories describe her as the spirit of the land itself, as the force of the elements of wind and water, which is especially apparent in winter storms. Some of the wildest places in nature are named for her. Her face is seen in the stormiest of headlands, such as on the farthest cliffs of Moher, called Hag’s Head, Ceann na Cailleach.