Key Amulet Pendant, 3 1/4"

A key is pure potential: useless on its own, but able to open whatever it fits. As a symbol it has always meant access, the power to unlock what is closed, to pass a threshold, to reach what was kept from you. This antique-finish key amulet, a generous three and a quarter inches with a heart-shaped bow, carries that promise of opening, of doors and paths and possibilities about to give way.

Wear it when you are working to open something that has stayed shut, and let the key stand for the way through.

Key Features of the Key Amulet Pendant

The key. The emblem of opening, access, and the unlocking of closed doors and new paths.

Antique-finish metal. About 3 1/4 inches with a heart-shaped bow, a substantial, statement-sized pendant.

For new opportunities and unblocking. Worn as a focus for opening the way, releasing stuck situations, and reaching what was closed off.

Wearable or placed. Large enough to make a statement worn, or to anchor an altar.

Product Details

• Size: approximately 3 1/4 inches
• Material: antique-finish metal
• Heart-shaped bow
• Wearable as a pendant or placed on the altar
• Sold individually

The Spiritual Significance

Keys have carried spiritual weight for as long as there have been locks. The goddess Hekate, mistress of crossroads and thresholds, was called Kleidouchos, the key-bearer, holder of the keys to the underworld and to hidden knowledge. In Christian symbolism the keys of the kingdom were given to Saint Peter, the power to open and to bind. Folk magic everywhere has used keys to open roads, unlock luck, and pass from one state of life to the next. Always the key means the same thing: access to what is shut, and the authority to open it.

Worn as an amulet, the key is a focus for opening: new opportunities, stuck doors, blocked roads, and the thresholds you are trying to cross. It suits times of transition and times of feeling shut out, when the work is to find the way through rather than to force the wall. With a heart-shaped bow, this key leans gently toward the opening of the heart as well, the unlocking of feeling and connection. It is a charm for the way forward when a door has been closed too long.

How To Use the Key Amulet Pendant

1. Cleanse it on arrival with smoke, moonlight, or sound.
2. Hold it and name the door you are working to open, the opportunity, the road, the stuck situation.
3. Wear it through a time of transition, or set it on the altar in road-opening and unblocking work.
4. Refresh it in smoke or moonlight whenever it begins to feel heavy.

Pairs Well With

• Discover Secrets Amulet, 1": a seal for unlocking hidden knowledge alongside the key's opening.
• Discover Treasures Amulet, 1": a luck-of-finding charm for what lies behind the opened door.
• Green Aventurine Worry Stone: the stone of luck and opportunity, to hold while you open the way.
• Positive Energy Reiki-Charged Pillar Candle: a flame to bring fresh, opening energy to a stuck situation.
• Black Velveteen Bag: a soft place to keep the amulet when it is not being worn.

Frequently Asked Questions

What does the key symbolize?

Access and opening: the power to unlock what is closed, cross a threshold, and reach what was kept from you. It belongs to Hekate the key-bearer, to the keys given to Saint Peter, and to folk magic for opening roads and luck.

What is it worn for?

As a focus for new opportunities and unblocking, opening stuck doors, blocked roads, and thresholds you are trying to cross. The heart-shaped bow leans it gently toward opening the heart as well.

How do I work with it?

Cleanse it, name the door you are working to open, then wear it through a transition or keep it on the altar for road-opening and unblocking work. Refresh it when it feels heavy.

How do I cleanse and care for it?

Smoke, moonlight, or sound all work well. Wipe it occasionally with a soft cloth, and take it off before showering or swimming.

Is it large?

At about three and a quarter inches it is a statement-sized pendant, substantial worn and large enough to anchor an altar when you are not wearing it.