Artisan Jewelry, Eco-Rosaries, Necklace/Bracelets, Earrings
My pandemic year in art started at lockdown in March 2020. My handcrafted eco-rosaries were inspired by an unusual encounter in April with the messages of Our Lady of Woodstock, also known as Our Lady of Climate Change, who for nine years on the 16th of each month has shared a message that is published on The Way of the Rose facebook group by Clark Strand and Perdita Finn. To read them, the messages of Fatima, Lourdes, Guadalupe, Medjugorje, and now Woodstock are consistently prophetic and deeply helpful in this time of world crises. Appearances of the Lady have been documented for hundreds of years around the world with accurate predictions and warning of wars, natural catastrophes and always with a universal call to pray the rosary to heal the earth and humankind, The Way of the Rose purpose is "Not aligned with any institution, religious, political or ideological, only in devotion to the Lady, by any of Her thousands of names, to bring our hearts into rhythm with Her heart...and the hearts of mountains and rivers, the hearts of bees and fungi, the hearts of trees, the heart of this earth that is our mother and our home.'
In 2018 I inherited a remarkable bead collection and it soon became a primary resource for my unpremeditated adventures into folk art to fashion in sculptures, nature mobiles, necklaces, bracelets and earrings. My eco-rosaries are crafted in honor of the Lady of Climate Change (aka the Lady of Woodstock).
Profits from my artisan eco-rosaries are shared to help someone in need. If you feel that you would like to pay more for your purchase, your extra payment will be added in full to the profit share to help.
Thank you for reading my story and visiting my art craft, made and dedicated to worldwide ecological healing and a return to peace and harmony.
EVOLUTION OF THE ROSARY by Clark Strand (used by permission)
35,000–12,000 B.C.E.—Figurines of the Great Mother are fashioned from stone, bone, antler, or clay. These are all small, portable, and meant to be held. None of the prayers or mantras associated with these figurines have come down to us from the Upper Paleolithic, but it is almost certain that such devotional formulas existed. In terms of function, loosely speaking, these are the first “rosaries.”
12,000 B.C.E.–400 C.E. -Throughout Europe and the Mediterranean, rose garlands are offered to various Mother Goddesses—including Inanna, Isis, and Venus—as a seasonal devotional practice. By the end of the Neolithic, most people are sedentary (live in one place). Larger statues of the Great Mother are installed in shrines or temples and it is to these that the people come with their floral crowns.
400–1,200 C.E.—As Mary gradually displaces the Mother Goddess across Europe, rose garlands are used to crown statues of the Virgin instead. The vast majority of people are illiterate and only superficially Christian in their beliefs, which are still tied to the festivals and folk traditions of the ancient world. For these people, Mary is a Goddess who can grant prayers in her own right. In her miracle stories God and Jesus rarely play a significant role.
1,200–1,400 C.E.—The rose garlands of the past gradually give way to the bead rosary, in which a flower is visualized for every Hail Mary uttered by the devotee. The rosary (or “rose garland”) is then offered to a statue or icon of the Virgin, or to her visualized presence in the devotee’s imagination. The rosary consists of 50 or 150 Hail Marys, uttered like a mantra. There are, as yet, no other prayers or mysteries.
1,400–2,000 C.E.—The rosary gradually develops its modern form. The Catholic Church sees itself as the author of the rosary (which it believes originated in the Middle Ages) and remains almost entirely ignorant of the rosary’s evolutionary past.
Present—The rosary contains Hail Marys (Maters) and Our Fathers (Paters) in a 10:1 ratio and, through its 15 Mysteries, offers a circular ecologically-based, sustainable alternative to the linear, end time scenario of the New Testament narrative, which ends in Apocalypse. The rosary ends the the Coronation of Mary as “Queen of Heaven and Earth,” restoring that ancient title from her earlier incarnations as the Great Mother.
Preserved in the modern rosary are: (1) an ancient form of devotion to the Magna Mater of the Upper Paleolithic, (2) a re-enactment of the Hieros Gamos (the “Sacred Marriage” of a God and Goddess), and (3) the ancient “Mystery Religions” of the pagan world in which human beings and the natural world are not viewed as separate and reincarnation is the rule. #WayoftheRose #ForgottenWisdom
Basic 5-decade eco-rosary necklace and pocket rosaries are $50 plus shipping. Franciscan Crown 7-decade rosary are $60 plus shipping. No two rosaries are identical, and each original piece is mindfully beaded and thoughtfully finished using quality materials and intuition, Your purchase is packed and professional shipped and comes in a silk zipper & snap pouch for safe keeping. Customized preferences in color, nature and personal symbols in nature are incorporated by contacting Kate at folks@qualityfolk.com with your request upon purchase.
In 2018 I inherited a remarkable bead collection and it soon became a primary resource for my unpremeditated adventures into folk art to fashion in sculptures, nature mobiles, necklaces, bracelets and earrings. My eco-rosaries are crafted in honor of the Lady of Climate Change (aka the Lady of Woodstock).
Profits from my artisan eco-rosaries are shared to help someone in need. If you feel that you would like to pay more for your purchase, your extra payment will be added in full to the profit share to help.
Thank you for reading my story and visiting my art craft, made and dedicated to worldwide ecological healing and a return to peace and harmony.
EVOLUTION OF THE ROSARY by Clark Strand (used by permission)
35,000–12,000 B.C.E.—Figurines of the Great Mother are fashioned from stone, bone, antler, or clay. These are all small, portable, and meant to be held. None of the prayers or mantras associated with these figurines have come down to us from the Upper Paleolithic, but it is almost certain that such devotional formulas existed. In terms of function, loosely speaking, these are the first “rosaries.”
12,000 B.C.E.–400 C.E. -Throughout Europe and the Mediterranean, rose garlands are offered to various Mother Goddesses—including Inanna, Isis, and Venus—as a seasonal devotional practice. By the end of the Neolithic, most people are sedentary (live in one place). Larger statues of the Great Mother are installed in shrines or temples and it is to these that the people come with their floral crowns.
400–1,200 C.E.—As Mary gradually displaces the Mother Goddess across Europe, rose garlands are used to crown statues of the Virgin instead. The vast majority of people are illiterate and only superficially Christian in their beliefs, which are still tied to the festivals and folk traditions of the ancient world. For these people, Mary is a Goddess who can grant prayers in her own right. In her miracle stories God and Jesus rarely play a significant role.
1,200–1,400 C.E.—The rose garlands of the past gradually give way to the bead rosary, in which a flower is visualized for every Hail Mary uttered by the devotee. The rosary (or “rose garland”) is then offered to a statue or icon of the Virgin, or to her visualized presence in the devotee’s imagination. The rosary consists of 50 or 150 Hail Marys, uttered like a mantra. There are, as yet, no other prayers or mysteries.
1,400–2,000 C.E.—The rosary gradually develops its modern form. The Catholic Church sees itself as the author of the rosary (which it believes originated in the Middle Ages) and remains almost entirely ignorant of the rosary’s evolutionary past.
Present—The rosary contains Hail Marys (Maters) and Our Fathers (Paters) in a 10:1 ratio and, through its 15 Mysteries, offers a circular ecologically-based, sustainable alternative to the linear, end time scenario of the New Testament narrative, which ends in Apocalypse. The rosary ends the the Coronation of Mary as “Queen of Heaven and Earth,” restoring that ancient title from her earlier incarnations as the Great Mother.
Preserved in the modern rosary are: (1) an ancient form of devotion to the Magna Mater of the Upper Paleolithic, (2) a re-enactment of the Hieros Gamos (the “Sacred Marriage” of a God and Goddess), and (3) the ancient “Mystery Religions” of the pagan world in which human beings and the natural world are not viewed as separate and reincarnation is the rule. #WayoftheRose #ForgottenWisdom
Basic 5-decade eco-rosary necklace and pocket rosaries are $50 plus shipping. Franciscan Crown 7-decade rosary are $60 plus shipping. No two rosaries are identical, and each original piece is mindfully beaded and thoughtfully finished using quality materials and intuition, Your purchase is packed and professional shipped and comes in a silk zipper & snap pouch for safe keeping. Customized preferences in color, nature and personal symbols in nature are incorporated by contacting Kate at folks@qualityfolk.com with your request upon purchase.
