Autumn2909 Posted May 25, 2015 Share Posted May 25, 2015 I'm curious- I used to love wearing my crosses and other Christian symbol necklaces. Now I am trying to find alternatives to wear as private symbols of my humanist philosophy. I have a tree that I like to wear as I'm a great lover of nature. Do other people have alternative "religious" jewellery that they wear since deconverting? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Super Moderator florduh Posted May 25, 2015 Super Moderator Share Posted May 25, 2015 Religious jewelry, bumper stickers for the body! http://www.evolvefish.com/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
♦ Fuego ♦ Posted May 25, 2015 Share Posted May 25, 2015 Love the rocket-ship replacement for the fish! Hadn't seen that one before. I sometimes wear a crystal called Moldavite, glass created when a meteor impacted the planet. Other times I'll wear a pentacle, and watch believers recoil in terror (which is odd when they are usually friendly with me). I go on like I didn't notice and behave like I normally do. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GraphicsGuy Posted May 25, 2015 Share Posted May 25, 2015 Go with an ankh if you loved wearing crosses. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ankh Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gemma4 Posted June 3, 2015 Share Posted June 3, 2015 I love the idea of a symbolic tree. I've always been drawn to trees. I have some cross necklaces that are pretty and were decently expensive. I don't want to quit wearing because they were gifts from my deceased mother, but I also don't want them to categorize me with religion! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeff Posted June 3, 2015 Share Posted June 3, 2015 I have a Mercury Dime that an artist cut out to only leave the ornamental head and letters spelling Liberty. It's beautiful and meaningful to me Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Super Moderator buffettphan Posted June 3, 2015 Super Moderator Share Posted June 3, 2015 I have a Mercury Dime that an artist cut out to only leave the ornamental head and letters spelling Liberty. It's beautiful and meaningful to me I have earrings like that. Love 'em! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
violetbutterfly Posted June 3, 2015 Share Posted June 3, 2015 I wear a lotus flower necklace. I know it's symbolic in some Eastern religions but I just like it because it's a flower that grows out of swamp mud. Reminds me of everything I've fought my way through to get where I am. I also like butterflies for their symbolism of transformation. Both are personal to me as symbols of personal growth and my leaving religion behind. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndrewTomlinson Posted June 3, 2015 Share Posted June 3, 2015 I tend to wear a happy humanist pendant from evolvefish.com. A tree or other nature related things sound good though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
violetbutterfly Posted June 3, 2015 Share Posted June 3, 2015 Religious jewelry, bumper stickers for the body! http://www.evolvefish.com/ This site has some awesome stuff. Thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ellinas Posted June 7, 2015 Share Posted June 7, 2015 I have a bindrune pendant. Not sure of its' accepted significance - I think it is regarded as some sort of protective amulet - but it reminds me of a caduceus (albeit a very stylized and rather minimalist version). Occasionally I swap it for a pendant with a Greek key design; I also have a Greek key based bracelet. The point however is that symbols have only the meanings we give them. Ask yourself what symbol would hold meaning for you. Then decide if you can live with whatever meaning others may attach to it and, by extension, the assumptions they will make of you. As an example, the ankh mentioned above. I would go a little further than saying that it represents eternal life as per the Wikipedia entry - "key of the otherworld" and "womb of the earth" are the associations that spring to mind and these may well be shared by others. You would need to ask yourself whether you would you be comfortable with being identified with that range of meaning. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Becks Posted June 7, 2015 Share Posted June 7, 2015 Religious jewelry, bumper stickers for the body! http://www.evolvefish.com/ . Love the DNA double helix! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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