My all-time favorite novel is Mikhail Bulgakov's Master and Margarita, a wild and wonderful look at life through the Devil's escapades in Stalin's Moscow, and I was delighted to see it named as an indispensable accessory on Superfantastic Island over at Shangri Law. 

Since my photos are in storage I won't post my pictures of Bulgakov's apartment and M & M landmarks, nor will I regale you with stories about the formative influence this book had on me back when I, like the Shangri Lawvians, was a student at Yale Law (except back then it was known as The New School in Connecticut in Need of a Naming Gift). 

However, I will show you M & M inspired jewelry!

The above is an homage to Bulgakov's masterpiece and its spiritual influences, from Jewish mysticism and Goethe (hence the Hebrew version of the epigram that opens M & M) to a pre-Mill Valley fusion of the occult, Christian and Hindu symbolism.  The designer gives a brief overview of his inspiration here -- and keep reading Blingdom for lots more to come on triangles, diamonds and the three forces of life. 

EXTRA:  A new film adaptation has been all the rage in Russia, and I've just obtained a copy.  From the little I've seen it's clear the Wizard of Oz was an influence, although the W of O didn't have quite as much naked dancing.  As soon as I get through all ten episodes I'll write about it on Trexfiles.  For now, though, I'll just lift my coffee mug and joyfully drink . . . to existence!