{"id":3141,"date":"2021-01-22T09:31:00","date_gmt":"2021-01-22T17:31:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wildera.art\/blog\/?p=3141"},"modified":"2022-02-05T10:17:53","modified_gmt":"2022-02-05T18:17:53","slug":"wooden-pendulums","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wildera.art\/blog\/wooden-pendulums\/","title":{"rendered":"Wooden Pendulums – Spirit of Creation"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Today I’d like to start a mini-series of articles on this blog, in which I’d talk more about the various different creations that I offer in the shop. Basically let you have a peek at what inspired me to create them in the first place, how I incorporate them into my own journey and practice, and what is involved in the process of creating them. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Since I’ve been creating a lot of them recently (hint on what will be in the next collection), I thought I’d give the honor to the Wooden Pendulums<\/a><\/span>. It’s not the first time that I make and offer this kind of Divination Tool. While I was running Lune de S\u00e8ve, my previous online shop, I was already offering some but they were a bit different. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Actually, I had a bit of a journey with the pendulum as a Magical Tool. So let’s start with the beginning, shall we?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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At the early stage of my Spiritual Path, I quickly became interested in owning and using a dowsing pendulum. I tried several different things with my first one, from simple yes\/no questions to communicating with the dead. It was a gemstone pendulum, with a faceted quartz crystal weight, and I bought it in a local Witchy Shop where I used to go pretty regularly. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

I liked it very much, but just as with my first Tarot Deck (a very traditional Tarot de Marseille), we didn’t go along that well. Turns out, I wasn’t getting the results that I expected, got frustrated pretty quickly (my young teen self wasn’t that patient), and I ended up not replacing it when it got lost as small trinkets and knickknacks usually do when moving.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

But I kept my fascination for this tool, and after a few years of not having one, the idea of purchasing another popped into my mind one day. I guess I must have talked about it at some point because a friend of mine took me by surprise and gifted me one for my birthday. She chose a Quartz Crystal pendant without even knowing my history with pendulums, she just knew me well enough to guess that I’d prefer something basic, clear, and simple.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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I loved it immediately, but it ended up in a drawer so quickly that I’m ashamed to even admit it. It basically stayed in the dark for years, seeing the light of day only when I was getting it out for a couple of minutes to think about what I could do with it, how I could use it and incorporate it in my practice… before putting it back and forgetting its existence again. What a way to deepen my connection to it, huh?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Coincidentally, I got my answer when I went back to studying cartomancy and purchased my first copy of Wildwood Tarot. It’s my favorite Tarot Deck, and when it came into my life, I swear it almost literally screamed for me to craft a Pendulum Companion. One that I’d keep with the cards permanently, one that I’d use in association with them, and only them. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Without resisting this call whatsoever, I started to work on it, which got me to really think about the expectations I placed on this tool. I couldn’t care less about the heavy superstitions around Pendulums. Even trying a little suspension of disbelief – which is quite hard for me – my Analytical Mind was still annoyed by the stereotypes revolving around it. But working with Tarot changed my views on how Pendulums were supposed to function, and I drifted to a more psychological understanding of its possibilities and mechanisms.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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