The Principle of Mentalism

Brief Summary 

• Face: Sterling silver Gothic Florin
• Sun: solid 24ct gold nugget inlaid using traditional tools and techniques
• Moon: Silver carved from silver coin itself.
• Setting: Secret ‘eye’ setting near bale loop with Ruby. Other stones available as options
• Cosmic details: hand engraved and carved using traditional tools and techniques
• Script: “All is Mind” & “As above So below” “Cause and Effect” – these are hand engraved to your preference.
• Personal initials: Engraved on back of coin – these are hand engraved to your preference.
• Size: approx 28mm

A Little More Detail…

In the UK, silver-coloured coins minted pre-1919 were made from 925 silver – more commonly known as sterling silver. This quality of silver, no longer in general currency, is ideal for jewellery purposes, and the coin’s nature gives each piece an inherent added layer of history and charm. These coins, whilst once being a foundational part of society and culture, now have almost no value, being too scarred and worn for collecting purposes. So, instead of letting these beautiful coins (most over 100 years old!) be melted down, I reshape them into a timeless piece of unique and handmade jewellery that can be treasured for a lifetime.

This particular piece is the result of many years researching and thinking about astrology, astronomy, cosmology, cosmotheology, geometry, symbology, philosophy, etymology, grammar, logic, dialectic, reasoning, epistemology, ancient cosmology and hermeticism to name a few! These concepts and ways to think about the reality in which we have found ourselves are never more than a single thought away from my consciousness. The luminaries and heavenly bodies are of great interest and as intangible extraordinary visibles they are of course inspiration to the curious minded. It is the stories and claims made by man about these fixed and wandering ‘stars’ which are the primary focus of the piece. The legends, mythology, ‘scientific claims’ are either inspiration or prisons for the mind depending on your own personal understanding and standard of epistemology.

To the wearer I hope this piece will not only represent their knowing but also act as the perfect antidote to the current atheistic material rationalistic engineered society we survive within!  What more could you ask for really? – To be engraved with a small personal inscription of initials the reverse? well okay, I’ll take pleasure in doing that for you too.

Handmade and recycled in Cambridge.