Silver Spiral Turquoise necklace - KO050KO061.43.GR

Spiral

The Spiral is the first ancient Greek symbol. Spiral symbolize the waves of the sea and the circle of life.

The spiral is one of the oldest symbols of human spirituality, carved or painted into rocks from thousands of years ago, on every continent of the world.

Symbol of movement and progressive development, growth, expansion, cosmic energy, symbol of the sun… symbol that represents the continuous cycle of birth, life, death and regeneration.

Spirals have been found in burial sites, in vases, in jewelry, clothing, weapons and many other objects.

They can be seen in every aspect in nature, like the tides in the oceans, the winds, the plants, the shells.

The spiral phenomenon has been explained through mathematics from the time of Archimedes, the great Greek mathematician.

Various meanings depending on the culture in which the symbol is used, it has been and continues to be, century by century, an everlasting symbol of the eternal forces of nature that touches our subconscious.

Turquoise
Turquoise is an opaque, blue-green mineral, which is a hydrated phosphate of aluminum and copper, with the chemical formula CuAl6 (PO4) 4 (OH) 8 • 4H2O.

It is rare and is considered a decorative and precious stone for thousands of years due to its unique shade.

The mineral had many different names throughout history.

The current name dates from the 16th century and comes from the old French word turquoise, which means Turkish, because European merchants of the Middle Ages bought turquoise in Turkish bazaars, where it had arrived from Persia.

Pliny the Elder refers to it as callais, meaning good stone, and in ancient Greece it was known as kallaitis or kallai stone.

It is said that turquoise can absorb any negative energy directed at its owner.

It is generally believed that this stone gives the bearer courage, luck, health and protection.