Silver & Gemstones

Inca culture viewed the hummingbird as a celestial messenger, while the condor was the primary spiritual messenger from the upper world. The hummingbird was significant for advancing human consciousness.

Treasured by the ancient Inca civilisation, their fine fleeces were reserved for Incan royalty. Together with their close relatives, the llamas, alpacas provided clothing, food, fuel and, no doubt, companionship as domesticated animals high in the altiplano of Peru, Chile and Bolivia.

Leaves mean many things in different cultures, but the most common symbolism they are used for are related to fertility, hope, abundance, growth, peace, victory, death, and rebirth.

The Andean cross, known as “chakana” in Quechua, signifies a “ladder to the highest.” It’s a four-sided ladder symbol, bridging the human world with the divine, uniting the lower and higher realms, Earth and the Sun.