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Raven Spirit Witch ☽◯☾

Wiccan jewellery handmade from old coins.  Each coin is recycled into a desirable, piece of pagan, wiccan jewellery ☽◯☾.  When little girls were dreaming of being a princess, Elizabeth II was dreaming of becoming the Raven Queen…. ☽◯☾

The witch and the black cat represent a powerful and long-standing poetic symbol, embodying intuition, independence, and the mysterious power of the feminine. The pairing amplifies the core symbolic traits of each figure, creating a narrative that blends wild nature, occult knowledge, and a challenge to conventional norms.

In folklore, the black cat’s connection to the witch is rooted in the concept of the familiar, a supernatural being or spirit that assists witches in their practice.
The black cat is seen not just as a pet, but as a magical accomplice who can use its own supernatural powers to aid the witch. The cat’s independent nature mirrors the witch’s self-reliance. This familiar relationship suggests an innate, mystical connection to nature’s raw, untamed forces.

The black cat serves as the witch’s eyes and ears, spying on enemies and gathering hidden knowledge moving around the place unseen and unheard. With its ability to blend into the shadows of the night, the black cat represents the unseen, the secretive, and the arcane. This lovely creature is believed to travel easily between the mundane and the magical worlds, making it a powerful symbol of liminal spaces and hidden dimensions.

Both the witch and the cat exist outside the norms of society, making their pairing a potent image of rebellion. The cat’s reputation for being fiercely independent and difficult to control parallels the witch’s defiance of patriarchal authority and social conventions. Unlike a dog’s subservient loyalty, the cat’s connection to the wild emphasizes the witch’s inherent power and her deep ties to the wild, untamed forces of the natural world.

For this special Hairy Growler piece the combination of the witch and the black cat creates a layered symbolism that explores themes of mystery, power, and the subversion of order. The black cat is an embodiment of the witch’s profound intuition, her subconscious made manifest in a physical form. Their historical persecution—from the Middle Ages when black cats were killed alongside suspected witches, to the Salem Witch Trials—solidified their image as outsiders.

The sleek elegance of the black cat complements the mystique of the witch, symbolizing a beauty that is both alluring and dangerous

The witch necklace pendant requires many miniature holes to be drilled and the piercing saw to be fed into these holes to cut away all the small sections.  The pendant is carefully and gradually crafted from the centre of the old out of circulation fifty pence coin.  Furthermore, once the shaping cuts have been made the enormously time consuming task of hand carving and engraving begins!  As a result the pendants are not only unique and original but made with a focus on nature and other worldly intent. Finally the piece is available to be hand engraved with a special detail or pair of initials.  Indeed, please dont hesitate to contact me if you would prefer a rune design carved. Her fabulous witches hat is complete with a 24ct Gold buckle inlaid by hand into the coin.  The gold is pure and recycled.  It looks and feels very lovely.  It is not plated or imitation! it is a wee nugget that I have hammered in and then carved into a buckle.

Handcrafted and recycled in Cambridge, UK.

Size : Approx 27 mm diameter