{"product_id":"triple-moon-goddess-pendant","title":"Moon Goddess Pendant - Triple Moon, Earth Mother Collection","description":"\u003ch2\u003eA Moon Goddess Pendant in Pewter\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis \u003cstrong\u003emoon goddess pendant\u003c\/strong\u003e depicts a female figure standing within an open crescent, her arms raised toward a triple moon symbol above. The design combines three distinct elements of goddess iconography: the crescent moon as a symbol of cyclical time; the triple moon as an emblem of the threefold goddess; and the orans posture — arms raised, palms open — one of the oldest known gestures of prayer and invocation. A diamond or lozenge form marks the figure's midsection, a shape that appears in prehistoric figurative art in connection with generative and earth-centered symbolism. The frame is bordered with Celtic interlace knotwork. See also the \u003ca href=\"\/products\/hecate-greek-goddess-magic-witchcraft-unisex-pendant-charm-necklace\"\u003eHecate Triple Moon Goddess Pendant\u003c\/a\u003e depicting similar iconography.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eMaterial:\u003c\/strong\u003e Fine pewter, lead-free\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSize:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.25 in H x 7\/8 in W x 1\/16 in thick\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eCord:\u003c\/strong\u003e 33 in black cord\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIncludes:\u003c\/strong\u003e Legend Card\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eCollection:\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/interest-mother-goddess-fertility\"\u003eEarth Mother Pendant Collection\u003c\/a\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eProduct Number:\u003c\/strong\u003e ETM-109\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eThe Triple Moon Symbol\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe three circles worked into the knotwork at the top of the pendant represent the \u003cstrong\u003etriple moon: waxing crescent, full moon, and waning crescent\u003c\/strong\u003e. As a specific emblem, the triple moon is largely a 20th-century formulation, developed within the Neopagan and Wiccan movements that emerged in mid-century Britain. Its conceptual roots draw on older material: the \u003cstrong\u003ethree phases of the moon as a metaphor for three phases of life (Maiden, Mother, Crone)\u003c\/strong\u003e, and the broader tradition of triple goddess figures in ancient religion — Hecate in Greek cosmology, the Morrigan in Irish mythology, the three Norns of Norse tradition. The emblem as it appears today — three moons in sequence — traces to the modern Goddess movement rather than to a single ancient source.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eThe Goddess Figure and the Orans Posture\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe central figure raises both arms above her head in the orans posture — from the Latin for \"praying.\" The gesture appears across millennia and across cultures: in ancient Egyptian ritual imagery, in early Christian catacomb paintings, in Minoan figurines, and in prehistoric clay sculpture. It is a posture of openness and orientation, reaching toward something beyond the immediate. In this pendant, the figure reaches toward the triple moon directly above her, framing her as someone in an active relationship with the cycle it represents rather than simply beneath it.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eKnotwork Border |  Triple Moon Necklace Pendant\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe \u003cstrong\u003einterlace pattern\u003c\/strong\u003e bordering the upper crescent draws on the \u003cstrong\u003eCeltic knotwork\u003c\/strong\u003e tradition — a visual vocabulary developed in early medieval insular art from Ireland, Scotland, and Britain, roughly the 5th through 9th centuries CE. The unbroken, continuous lines of knotwork appeared in illuminated manuscripts, metalwork, and carved stone. In contemporary goddess jewelry and Neopagan iconography, knotwork functions as a visual symbol of continuity and interconnection. Its pairing with goddess imagery here reflects the tendency in modern Pagan practice to draw on Celtic visual culture as a complement to goddess symbolism, even when the two traditions have separate historical origins.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eFor More Reading\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Triple_Goddess_(Neopaganism)\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"\u003eTriple Goddess (Neopaganism) | Wikipedia\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/allergicpagan\/2014\/11\/13\/the-secret-history-of-the-triple-goddess-part-1-triads-triplicities-and-trinities\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"\u003eThe Secret History of the Triple Goddess | Patheos\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/wiccanrede.org\/2020\/07\/a-goddess-arrives-nineteenth-century-sources-of-the-new-age-triple-moon-goddess\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"\u003eA Goddess Arrives: Nineteenth-Century Sources of the Triple Moon Goddess | Wiccan Rede\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"\/collections\/wiccan-and-pagan\"\u003eBrowse the Wiccan and Pagan Collection | Pewter Goddess Necklace\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"\/collections\/interest-mother-goddess-fertility\"\u003eBrowse the Mother Goddess \u0026amp; Fertility Collection\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Nirvana","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":40053234172017,"sku":"ETM-109","price":12.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0615\/0537\/products\/ETM-109-moon-goddess-round-1000.jpg?v=1777662451","url":"https:\/\/www.museumize.com\/products\/triple-moon-goddess-pendant","provider":"Museumize.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}