Bracelets - those tiny colorful ornaments that we wear on our
wrists and occasionally on the upper arm or even the whole
forearm - have been with us since the Palaeolithic man!
Surely something that has followed man since the Palaeolithic
times and has continued to stay as popular as ever is something
that we ought to sit up and take notice. After all, unless it
has value or adds to the well being of man, it would have been
long abandoned and left to oblivion.
Now, the earliest forms of bracelets were perforated shell and
diverse animal teeth worn by the Palaeolithic man. Needless to
say, those big gigantic teeth of an animal that he has hunted
and slaughtered would have cut a great scene. Perhaps. the
larger the teeth, the higher value Palaeolithic man would have
pegged to his bracelet.
The Egyptians were master craftsmen in forging early metal
bracelets, which were often plain, sometimes incomplete circles
and sometimes hinged. These bracelets were the ornaments of
royalty. In China, jade bracelets were popular,
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bracelets were often made of inlaid wood. Again, jade was the
precious stone in demand until there was an emperor called the
Jade Emperor.
Gold and twisted metal wire made an appearance in Greece from
the Minoan period, with precious stones. The form of bracelets
take on new appearance then as spiral shapes became popular and
has the ends decorated with the heads of animals, especially the
snake. The Romans took bracelets a step further by wearing them
to battle, as a sign of bravery, while the common romans wore
heavy bracelets, decorated with coins and jewellery and
sometimes wearing them at the ankles.
The Mogul Emperors of India were famous for their bracelets as
part of their royal regalia. The evolution of design continued
until the bracelets became more fanciful,
Modern bracelets maintain the shapes, are light and flexible to
adjust to the demanding times. Today's modern women are even
wearing wrist watches as a form of bracelets. On the other side
of modernism, tribal groups still wear fetish materials of goats
hair, bird feathers,
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twined and plaited vegetable fibre.
So why has the bracelets continued to surge in popularity
throughout the ages?
Firstly, as a personal ornament, bracelets add color and variety
to the person wearing it. It is as much a personal statement of
fashion as it is a projection of the personality of the wearer.
Many use the bracelets to project his or her beliefs, and moods.
Bracelets also are representations of authority and ownership.
We therefore see certain groups of people of similar interest
wearing a special type or range of bracelets to indicate
camaderie and membership. We also stamp our ownership by
attaching bracelets on to newly born babies. Entry to certain
establishments require the stamping of a ink bracelet or ink
mark - all these are in part to establish control and membership.
Those with sickness and ill-health will find bracelets to be
useful. Bracelets can contain useful health history and blood
types and specific medication required by the patient.
The theory and principles of the aged old chinese "feng shui" -
the study of the harmonics of wind, water, wood, metal and fire
suggests a blending of personal beliefs to the practise of
wearing special crystals, gemstones and jade. These become
amulets to ward off evil and sickness and bring good health and
prosperity.
Use the green color jade as a stamp of authority. After all, the
seal of authority of the Emperor of China was made from jade,
and the Empress and his concubines were all lovers of jade
bracelets and ankle bracelets. Jade being green brings a calming
influence to your life,
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not go wrong with a green jade bracelet. Green suggests forest
and where the world is so full of stress, the harmonics of feng
shui suggests a need to add the wood (forest) element to many
lives; so wearing a jade bracelet or a bracelet with inlaid jade
or green gemstones will assists in this mystical balance of feng
shi.
Are you looking for love? Take a "love" bracelet and let it work
its magic! Pink crysals formed into a nice bracelet can be worn
to "attract" love. Are you in a happy mood? Go, grab a colorful
wrist band bracelet to tell the whole world that you are on
cloud nine!
About the author:
Peter Lim, a Certified Financial Planner, has strong interests
in the use of ornamental and precious stones in the area of
chinese feng shui and the blending of the harmonics of nature to
personal health and wealth. You can visit his website
http://www.1best-deals.info/bracelets to learn more.
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