Indigenous Handcrafted Earrings - Birch Bark & Soapstone

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• Birch Bark
• Soapstone
  

Soapstone is commonly believed to have a soothing, balancing effect while creating a positive, calming energy. Soapstone is valued for it the way it helps one prepare for changes in life. It is also thought to promote truth, logic as well as rational and creative thinking. Soapstone gives strength to people going through changes in life, empowering them to seize new opportunities and adventures, and they resonate with flexible and creative freedom. It promotes artistic and rational thinking, logic, and truth. The stone is believed to help with breaking off from old and outdated habits and patterns, assisting its owner in finding a better, more constructive path.

In Native culture, the birch tree is strongly associated with guidance and protection. As the birch is a pioneer species this gives it a symbol of rebirth, new beginnings and growth. As a totem the Birch tree brings knowledge of ancient traditions and lost wisdom. It is believed that the birch tree is a protectant from lightning strikes and evil spirits.

The birch tree as a totem is associated with the Earth Renewal Moon which falls between December 22nd and January 19th. One of the most ancient and abundant of trees the birch tree was used for many things by First Nations Peoples. The bark was used for writing or painting stories on. The sap was used both as a syrup and a beverage. Teas and medicinal remedies were made from the bark and leaves of the birch. Placing the leaves of the birch tree on hot rocks in a sweat lodge creates a vapor that helps to cleanse the body and get rid of static electricity.