Evil Eye Talisman Key Ring | Turtle with Gems

Description
A turtle set with evil eye beads and small stones. The pairing is less arbitrary than it looks, because the two symbols argue for the same thing from different directions.

The turtle is the animal that carries its own shelter and never has to leave it. In Chinese practice it is the emblem of longevity and it is one of the four celestial animals; in Lenape and Iroquois accounts the world is built on its back; in Hindu cosmology Kurma holds up the mountain. Across all of them the turtle is what stays put and outlasts.

The eye deflects; the turtle endures. Practitioners carry this combination for situations that will not resolve quickly, where the useful protection is patience rather than deflection.

What You're Getting

• Design: Turtle charm with glass evil eye beads and stone accents
• Symbols: Nazar for warding, turtle for longevity and steadiness
• Carry: Keys, bag or backpack

How to Use It

• Carry it through the slow problem rather than the fast one.
• Good for anyone whose work rewards outlasting rather than winning.
• Hang it visible. The eye half of the piece needs to be seen.

Wear It With
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Clips to a keyring, a bag strap or a zip pull. Handmade glass and metal, so small variations in the beadwork and the eye are part of the piece rather than faults in it.