Sophie Simone Designs

Women's Metallic Earrings Three Peyotes Aura

Earrings handmade in Bronze 22K Gold Plated or Silver .925. The Huichol are subsistence farmers. Their main crop is maize, but they also grow beans and squash and occasionally raise livestock. Vegetation varies with altitude, but trees cover much of the landscape. The rainy season is very important for their crops and their survival. The primary event in Huichol religious practice is the peyote hunt, an annual pilgrimage that acts out a desire to return to the source of all life and heal oneself. For the hunt, Huichol travel 300 miles to their paradise, Wirikuta. Aura, means close in Huichol. It also refers to the arrival of the rain. This pair of Aura earrings fit beautiful along the ear. Made with love and in peace by Sophie Simone The hummingbird or HUITZILIN in Nahuatl, symbolizes the enjoyment of life and lightness of being. It has been considered a sacred bird since ancient Mexico. It represented the god Huitzilopochitl who wore it on his headpiece, always accompanied by a flower. This fascinating bird is capable of the most amazing feats despite its small size, such as travelling great distances, polinizing and being able to fly backwards. Those who have the hummingbird bird as totem may be encouraged to develop their adaptability and resiliency while keeping a playful and optimistic Outlook on life. Colour: metallic