Vintage mother of pearl disc wrapped with vintage lightening on vintage chain with ornate vintage oriental tassel.
The Chinese symbol for lightening, shen, refers to the positive, expansive forces of the universe, which, coming with the rain support life. For Buddhists, the lightening bolt is embodied in the Vajra, a weapon of spiritual transformation that “ mercilessly destroys” the ego’s inflated illusions.
In the Gnostic Hymn of the Pearl, the pearl is the gnosis or “self-acquaintance “ that reunites the soul forgetful of itself with its divine origin.