Sometimes it's the smallest symbolic gestures that can transform your life. This necklace is one of those. Handcrafted in sterling silver is this stunning one of a kind, Turquoise and Cast baby Ayahuasca leaf pendant. Together these two tell a story of intuition, grounded clear communication and speaking your highest wisdom and truth. It's a powerful and beautiful combination. The Tibetan Turquoise is polished on the front and raw on the back, with Ayahuasca detail on the back and the bail. Comes with a 45cm Sterling silver chain. Ayahuasca Banisteriopsis caapi (commonly known as Ayahuasca) is considered in Amazonian mythology the Mother of all plant medicines, and the Grandmother. It is the plant you communicate with to learn the wisdom of all plants. This is why it holds such a special place in the shamanic realms, and why I wanted to work with it for the spirit element. The indigenous tribes of Peruvian Amazon believed that Ayahuasca was a plant from which humanity emerged. Peruvian shamans call the plant spirit within the vine ‘Abuela Ayahuasca,’ or Grandmother Ayahuasca. There is a profound history and lore that surrounds Ayahuasca. She is used as a wise teacher and healer, with many communing with her in higher altered states, returning changed with a deeper appreciation and connection to the greater world. I wanted to share this plant because it is a powerful nootropic plant that works in the realm of spirit. I believe that all plants can be sat with in quiet contemplation, meditation and ceremony without the need to consume or burn them, though that’s okay too if you’re called. I think we have this belief that only certain plants can open you up, or give insights to the higher realms, but your mint growing on the window sill holds just as much insight and wisdom as the know sacred plants. Different plants growing under different elemental, planetary conditioning will share their wisdom in very different ways. Some more subtle than others. *I am very lucky to know of an Ayahuasca plant that grows locally, so am able to sit in meditation with her when ever I feel guided. I asked her permission before removing her leaf and asked if I was able to make castings before doing so. Turquoise Stone of the Spirit of the Earth. Allowing you to gently reconnect down, grounding your energy. She is a master healer; able to offer the true cause of dis-ease and the pathway to cure it with clear expression on & between all levels of self - both spiritual and physical. The more blue present in the stone, the more it opens to spirit, whilst the presence of green opens one up to the Goddess, nature, and Earth. "I am a river, blue with the ray of communication... Laying quiet and in the blessing of Ra, looking into the endless sky. Feel me open you to the purity, clarity and art of truthful voice; listen well as the Grandmother speaks her song and let it dance in your every cell.'' - The Liquid Crystal Oracle