It’s week two of the Inspired By Nature Challenge and this week, the spotlight is on feathers and or birds. Who wouldn’t be inspired by the rich hues of peacock feathers. I decided to run with the colors and create a micro macrame focal center piece for my necklace. The rest of this necklace just seemed to fall into place. If I was to name this particular piece of jewelry, I’d choose Shaktipat… defined by Wikipedia as :

Shaktipat or Śaktipāta (Sanskrit, from sakti (“(psychic) energy”) and pāta (“to fall”))^[1] refers in Hinduism to the conferring of spiritual “energy” upon one person by another. Shaktipat can be transmitted with a sacred word or mantra, or by a look, thought or touch – the last usually to the ajna chakra or third eye of the recipient.

Saktipat is considered an act of grace (anugraha) on the part of the guru or the divine. Its reception cannot be forced though the recipient must be open to such an influx since it also cannot be imposed by force.^[2] The very consciousness of the god or guru is held to enter into the Self of the disciple, constituting an initiation into the cult or the spiritual family (kula) of the guru.^[3] It is held that Shaktipat can be transmitted in person or at a distance, through an object such as a flower or fruit or else by telephone or letter.^[4]

And, another route of transmission is by a soft tap on the head with a peacock feather.