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| Venaya wearing Heirloom Navajo rings. Photo courtesy of Yazzie Family 2016 ALL RIGHTS RESERVED |
My life has been blessed by turquoise.
Raised in the immediate company of my Navajo matriarchs I was very aware of Navajo Adornment, and was often 'gifted' silver and turquoise jewelry by my great aunts and grandmothers.
To be sure these ring I have posted an image of are above all my favorites. I was given the square ring by my maternal grandmother who was initially given the ring by her mother, my great-grandmother Louise. I wear this ring on a daily basis.
The oval ring was my maternal grandmother's which she gave to me at my undergraduate college graduation. And the smaller ring was initially owned by one great aunt.
I treasure these rings and were with with the notion of the Navajo matriarch and how their cultural ways of being left their essence with these object and therefore I feel its a true statement that turquoise holds the power to heal and to gain strength. They bless me.
Bless,
Venaya
