spellbound - Ojos de Dios by Jay Mohler

Wilderness Beauty



It's been a while since a Spellbound post, and I've been saving this one for a couple months. Jay Mohlers woven work is something truly enchanting. The layers, colors, and shapes are something easily meditated upon and enjoyed by people of any culture or spirituality.

Jay starting making Ojos de Dios in his hippy days, back in the late 60's, after seeing Ojos sent as part of an exhibit sent by the Dalai Lama of Tibet. These ojo from Tibet were almost exactly the same as ojos he'd seen earlier made by Hucholes in Mexico. Since then Jay has evolved his own work to 12-sided designs that he believes encompasses patterns of many beliefs around the world.

Distant Drum

Finding the Light

 

I can picture one of these beautiful works of art in almost every room of my house against white walls - but I may become a bit spacey from staring at them all day long. Visit Jay Mohler's etsy shop to see all his works, each as spellbinding as the last - HERE.

Spellbound - Black Alaskan Diamond

This has been a grey damp weekend. Long, kind of cold - and honestly, just a little bit of a downer after the beautiful spring start we've had around here. That dullness combined with our efforts to purge ourselves of a million little things ( like a vast collection of 80's video game stuff for example, I'm sitting beside a mountain of Atari games right now). We're smack in the middle of cleaning and renovating our spare bedroom from a storage closet into a nursery for our baby girl (due May 9th).

I cheered up today when my mother in law gave me a ring she thought I'd like that belonged to her mother Eva.  This is my husbands grandma, who he loved so much and was very close with - so I'm spellbound with it in more ways than one - and that's why this vintage gold black Alaskan diamond (hematite) ring is today's Spellbound.

It's shape and beautiful setting remind me of a raven's claw. Just the right amount of delicate, with a dash of darkness - an enchanting combination.

Black Alaskan Diamond - Specular Hematite (Specularite)

This beautiful variety of hematite has a rich metallic luster on a sparkling silvery polished surface.
Specularite brings grounding and high energy simultaneously. It promotes the aspiration to your personal goals regardless of what is perceived as acceptable, releasing all judgment. This stone assists in grounding high level spiritual energy to the reality of every day life.


Specular Hematite is an excellent stone to keep on your desk to counter the ill effects of your computer on your energy body (good to know for us holistic bloggers right?)

Birthstone: March, December


Zodiac: Aries, Aquarius


Planet: Mars, Mercury


Energies: Love, Protection, Healing

Love Jill
PS. Because we had such a grey weekend, the love lune slip photo shoot for our website was delayed, but forecast calls for sun tomorrow - so I'm hoping to get them listed very early this week - sorry for the delay (totally mother natures fault - what can I say?)