The Phoenix and a Bat is a beautiful piece of jade in the brown and green tones that has been hand carved with a Phoenix on each side and a Bat over the top.  to match the jade I used some stripped Agate Beads and added a little modern twist in the bottom of the piece (it can be removed if desired).  This beautiful piece is approximately 28" long and the pendant adds another 4 1/2".  It easily slips over your head and can be shortened.

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Ancient Symbolism of the Magical Phoenix

The symbolism of the Phoenix, like the mystical bird itself, dies and is reborn across cultures and throughout time.

Ancient legend paints a picture of a magical bird, radiant and shimmering, which lives for several hundred years before it dies by bursting into flames. It is then reborn from the ashes, to start a new, long life. So powerful is the symbolism that it is a motif and image that is still used commonly today in popular culture and folklore.

The legendary phoenix is a large, grand bird, much like an eagle or peacock. It is brilliantly colored in reds, purples, and yellows, as it is associated with the rising sun and fire. Sometimes a nimbus will surround it, illuminating it in the sky. Its eyes are blue and shine like sapphires. It builds its own funeral pyre or nest, and ignites it with a single clap of its wings. After death it rises gloriously from the ashes and flies away.

 

Bat 

The bat is a symbol of happiness and joy. The Chinese for bat  sounds identical to the word

for good fortune making bats a popular Chinese rebuses. Five bats together represent the ‘Five

Blessings: long life, wealth, health, love of virtue and a peaceful death.

 

 

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