Hmmph. And personal talismans

[cupcake_goth]

I am having something of a low day. Which, upon reflection, isn't terribly surprising, because even tho' I had a good phone call about something the other day and some fantastic socializing, those aren't enough to offset how this year has been so far.

Anyway, it's the sort of day where I feel the need to drape myself with talismans. In addition to the Necklace That Only Comes Off For Baths (silver ankh, flanked by silver skeleton keys from Rocklove^*), when I go run errands today I am going to be wearing my usual giant rings (I feel naked if I leave the house without them), the Big Jingly Key Necklace, and probably the mourning brooch that my beloved pix_kristin gave me. One of these is for fidgeting with when I feel agitated, one is for reminding me of my safety net of loved ones.

What sort of jewelry talismans do you wear, if any? I love hearing about other people's amulets or iconic jewelry.




^*Hello, I am a gothy girl of A Certain Age. I collect ankhs and skeleton keys, and have done for YEARS (even before I ever read The Sandman). I gleefully embrace my clichés, thankyouverymuch.

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[staxxy.livejournal.com]

I drape myself in garnets. But you already knew that.

I always wear a ring when I go out (anymore I have gone back to my eternity setting garnet) on one of my ring fingers, or I feel naked. When I am feeling particularly agitated I will often wear the little silver ankh ring I got from you or the silver spiderweb poison ring (I think also came from you).

When I am feeling hostile or dangerous I will wear my silver mirror shard jewelry set that Jesse Skellington made for me.

When I am feeling the need for the reminder, I wear my "I'm a special little" snowflake jewelry set, which I made for myself.

And when things are particularly sucktacular I wear a necklace that is a plain black satin cord with a pendant made by my Xavier for me of the raw garnet that John Alverez gave me (which he dug himself) while I was a teenager. The garnet is about the same size as a d12. It is probably my most powerful amulet.

[staxxy.livejournal.com]

oh, and, of course, my charm bracelet that holds charms which represent people, moments, or things that are important to me. Mostly it is people though. You are on their a few times (as are Mickey, Thea, and Alexia). There are a few dozen charms I still need to find for it before I will be satisfied, though.