The Weekender is an arts & entertainment weekly for northeastern Pennsylvania--published about 50 miles from where I grew up, actually. Its latest style section features a reflection by a member of its staff regarding spiritual jewelry. Particularly noteworthy: the author's broad concept of spiritual jewelry, the recurring tension between superficiality and personal meaning, and the author's intuitive attachment to a piece of jewelry that she freely recognizes was a commodity sold for the less than transcendent purpose of winning its seller a praise in a fundraiser:
Call me spiritual. Call me religious. Heck, call me corny if you really want to, but it was a moment that was special to me. The necklace remains as one of my cherished pieces of jewelry and it feels good to wear it close to my heart. And that’s what works for me.
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