Four Leaf Clover

Four leaf clovers are an age old universally accepted symbol of good luck. According to legend, Eve carried a four leaf clover from the Garden of Eden.

According to tradition, such leaves bring good luck to their finders, especially if found accidentally. According to legend, each leaf represents something: the first is for faith, the second is for hope, the third is for love, and the fourth is for luck.

The significance invested in them pre-dates Christianity, going back to the pagan period, when they were Celtic charms. Celtic dominance once extended across Ireland and much of Western Europe. It was the Druids (Celtic priests) who elevated the plants with four leaves to the status of Celtic charms, allegedly potent against malevolent spirits. Their status as Celtic charms is the origin of the modern belief in their power to bestow good luck.

The first literary reference to draw on the tradition as Celtic charms seems to have been made in 1620. In that year Sir John Melton wrote, "If a man walking in the fields finds any four-leafed grass, he shall in a small while after find some good thing."

The mystique of the four leaf clover continues today, since finding a real four leaf clover is still a rare occurrence and omen of good luck.

One of our Four Leaf Clover Pendants

The Triquetra

The Triquetra is a triangular Celtic knot design which symbolizes all trinities and especially the realms of Air, Earth and Sea - thus all the world.

In Christian Symbolism, the Triquetra represents the Holy Trinity: the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. It's often called the Trinity Knot, Celtic Triangle Knot or Triquetra Knot. This three-pronged knot symbolizes the philosophy that everything has 3 distinct yet interlocked levels representing the three planes of existence - physical, mental and spiritual.

Notice how, although the three points are clearly separate, they are interlocked together, symbolizing the connection between the three planes.

Like the triskel, the symbol could also be linked to the trinity of the goddess representing the threefold nature of the Goddess as virgin, mother and wise woman. It symbolizes life, death, and rebirth.