Tetragrammaton pendant (like bomber's post from 2010)

[captain ahab]

I've been off the grid for a long time, but bound this pendant in a volleyball pit yesterday. Just like one that Bomber posted in 2010! - except mine is silver. Just good to find some unfrozen ground in Colorado in January!

 

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[Digger RJ]

Very Nice!!! Congrats!!!

 

[Red-Coat]

I went back to read that original post and would add this.

I don’t know where the original design came from, but (with numerous variations) these things are a relatively modern hotch-potch of symbolism pulled from various places… masonic, quasi-religious, wiccan, astrological and alchemic among other things. They usually have the pentagram design with a combination of Greek, Latin and Hebrew characters; plus things like the caduceus of Mercury (at the centre); the holy grail chalice (top right); the seal of Solomon (lower left); the mystic symbolism of numbers 12 and 123 (at the top); a sword or scimitar as a symbol of male dominance (bottom) to name just a few.

It doesn’t have much to do with the biblical Hebrew ‘Tetragrammaton’. Lots of companies make them. Here’s a typical one from fleabay, also pictured alongside your example.



I know that folks don’t like to click on external links, but this web-page offers some explanations (?) for the imagery with what (in my humble opinion and with all due respect to the religious beliefs of others) is a bunch of pretentious mumbo-jumbo. Dang! I'm probably now cursed for all eternity.

https://thegreatwork208716197.wordpress.com/2019/02/10/te-tra-gram-ma-ton/

But hey, silver is silver.

 

[billb]

captain ahab. Very nice congratulations