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LTDE24 Nº 035 · Limited Edition
Fires of Valour
Cross, Ruby & Herkimer Diamond · Beaded Necklace
Heart-led courage with room for reflection and faith.
Alchemy in Adornment
Courageous Action
Move with conviction.Reflective Clarity
Let experience inform strength.Steady Devotion
Keep faith with your purpose.Size Guide
Use a tape or cord to try the necklace length around your neck. Check Materials & Care for the listed length and any extension.
Pairs Well With
Melbourne made
Hand-strung · Studio finished
Considered materials
Selected stones · Precious metals
Finite edition
Finite pieces · Distinctive character
- Natural faceted Ruby beads and raw Herkimer Diamonds.
- Central Cross.
- Gold-filled and sterling-silver components.
- Clasp fastening with a 3 cm extension chain.
- Signature Melana Tag.
- Designed and hand-beaded in Melbourne.
Store the necklace flat or hanging as suited to its form, keeping pendants and beaded sections free from pressure. Avoid water, perfume, lotions, chemicals and impact, and wipe gently after wear.
Each natural stone has its own variations in colour, inclusions and formation. Subtle differences in handwork give every finished piece its individual character.
Crafted to order over approximately 4–8 weeks*. Production time is separate from shipping time.
Free standard shipping within Australia. Express and international options are shown at checkout.
The Finishing Touch
Your jewel arrives nestled in Melana’s signature Terra Rosa pouch—a considered home for your piece between wears.
Please read our returns & repairs policy for eligibility before ordering.
Complimentary repairs for manufacturing faults are available within 60 days from the purchase date.
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Ruby & Herkimer Diamond · Cross necklace shown.
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Ruby & Herkimer Diamond · Layered styling shown.
Behind the jewel
The Journey
Fires of Valour honours the courage to act on what you believe, even when the next step asks something of you.
Ruby’s rich fire meets the raw light of Herkimer Diamond around a central Cross. Passion is given a place to return to; reflection keeps conviction connected to lived understanding. The Cross holds faith within this meeting, allowing strength to remain open to tenderness.
Its rhythm is resolute without being hurried. Lioness’s courage and Antelope’s replenishing wisdom invite purposeful movement that can pause, listen and begin again—a jewel for carrying devotion into the choices you make.
Melana’s Anima Mundi Wheel of Life™ connects animal Guides, elements and seasons with different qualities of growth. Each jewel carries these connections through its stones, symbols and intention.
Lioness brings the Fire of High Summer from the North to Fires of Valour, while Antelope offers the reflective Water of Mid Autumn from the West. Ruby holds conviction; Herkimer Diamond introduces a pause in which that conviction can become clearer.
Its Stabilising energy joins courage with the capacity to replenish. Combustion kindles purposeful action, while Cibation draws nourishment from what you have lived. Valour becomes a strength that can reflect, recover and act with care.
Journey with the Wheel
Your Guide’s full energetic sigil gathers the seven soul gates into one symbol. The coordinates below name these connections; the Soul Journ™ | Alchemy Kit offers a key to their symbolic language and guidance for creating a personal ritual around your jewel.
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Archetype · Who — Lioness of North · Fire + Antelope of West · Water
Alchemy · Process — Combustion · Ignite + Cibation · Replenish · Integrating Energy
Aspect · Life Areas — Courage · Renewal · Faith · Purposeful Action
Aura · Virtues — Courage · Clarity · Devotion
Amplifiers · Raise — Vesica Piscis · 9 · LAM Sound
Anchors · Ground — Ruby · Herkimer Diamond · St John’s Wort · Fires of Valour Necklace · Root → Crown · Beta 15–18 Hz
Alignment · When — High Summer · Afternoon · Gibbous Moon / Mid Autumn · Nightfall · Disseminating Moon
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