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Marc Choyt's Articles Display Category|Title|Newest|Oldest Understanding And Choosing A Celtic Ring With the popularity of Celtic music and writing, and a longing for many consumers to connect with earth based traditions, Celtic rings have universal appeal. Yet what attracts one to a particular design is often mysteriously hard to articulate. This article provides a basic understanding of Celtic iconography, and lays out a strategy for purchasing Celtic rings over the internet. The True Meaning Of Heart With Valentine's Day coming up, we see the image of the heart has become a kind of hackneyed cliche. Yet heart has an entirely different meaning. Drawing on the mythology, mysticism, and depth psychology, this article explores the true meaning of the heart in many of its dimensions. The Myth and Lore of Topaz: November's Birthstone As a jeweler, I am often asked about birthstones by my customers. Yet few understand the historical connection behind between gem and month. Nor do many considered what is behind the attraction one may feel toward a particular gem. This article considers topaz, the birthstone of November, using myth and lore, to grasp this gem's metaphysical The Myth and Lore of Sapphire: September's Birthstone As a jeweler, I am often asked about birthstones by my customers. Yet few understand the historical connection behind between gem and month. Nor do many considered what is behind the attraction one may feel toward a particular gem. This article considers sapphires, the birthstone of September, using myth and lore, to grasp this gem's metaphysical "meaning". The Myth and Lore of Rubies: July's Birthstone As a jeweler, I am often asked about birthstones by my customers. Yet few understand the historical connection behind between gem and month. Nor do many considered what is behind the attraction one may feel toward a particular gem. This article considers ruby, the birthstone of July, using myth and lore, to grasp this gem's metaphysical "meaning". The Myth and Lore of Pearl: June's Birthstone As a jeweler, I am often asked about birthstones by my customers. Yet few understand the historical connection behind between gem and month. Nor do many considered what is behind the attraction one may feel toward a particular gem. This article considers pearls, the birthstone of June, using myth and lore, to grasp this gem's metaphysical "meaning". The Myth and Lore of Opal: October's Birthstone As a jeweler, I am often asked about birthstones by my customers. Yet few understand the historical connection behind between gem and month. Nor do many considered what is behind the attraction one may feel toward a particular gem. This article considers opal, the birthstone of October, using myth and lore, to grasp this gem's metaphysical "meaning". The Myth and Lore of Garnets: January's Birthstone As a jeweler, I am often asked about birthstones by my customers. Yet few understand the historical connection behind between gem and month. Nor do many considered what is behind the attraction one may feel toward a particular gem. This article considers garnets, the birthstone of January, using myth and lore, to grasp this gem's metaphysical "meaning". The Myth and Lore of Emeralds: May's Birthstone As a jeweler, I am often asked about birthstones by my customers. Yet few understand the historical connection behind between gem and month. Nor do many considered what is behind the attraction one may feel toward a particular gem. This article considers emeralds, the birthstone of May, using myth and lore, to grasp this gem's metaphysical The Myth and Lore of Amethyst: The Birthstone of February As a jeweler, I am often asked about birthstones by my customers. Yet few understand the historical connection behind between gem and month. Nor do many considered what is behind the attraction one may feel toward a particular gem. This article considers amethyst, the birthstone of February, using myth and lore, to grasp this gem's metaphysical "meaning". The Diamond Trade in 2007: How Much Blood Remains? The blood diamond issue is no longer in the news, yet these diamonds still are widely traded. This insider's view, written by a jeweler, gives a present day and historical context to the diamond trade. Ultimately the consumer concerned about ethics is empowered to make informed decisions when purchasing their own diamond. The Circle Manifesto: A New Economic Model Based On Ancient Wisdom The author, a successful business owner and a national leader in the fair trade, eco jewelry movement, has developed a radical new "circle-based" business model based on his nearly twenty years of study Native medicine people. This story traces the history of his company in context to this radical approach, using a natural system based on interconnection as a model for best business practices. The Chicken Scratch Path: Decision Making Based On Native American Wisdom "Chicken Scratch Path" is really a decision making process taught by the late Paula Underwood, an Iroquois history keeper. All decisions are binary decisions. Over time, even small decisions lead to either your "truth path" in who you "mainly mean to be" or not. The author, one of her facilitators in her "Learningway" conferences, discusses how this applies to his small business now. The Challenge And Opportunity In Supplying Fair Trade Gemstones This article considers current issues surrounding the fair trade gemstone supply chain from the perspective of a manufacture and retailer. It broadly reviews what is taking place on the ground right now from a macro perspective, and what jewelers and consumers can do to support this emerging movement emerging product category. Ten Tips To Purchasing Green, Ethically Sourced Wedding Rings Online A wedding ring can cause twenty tons of toxic mining sludge. A Consumer concerned about the environmental impact of their ring has to search online to find an environmentally responsible jeweler. This article provides critical information to educate and empower consumers seeking to purchase an environmentally responsible wedding ring online. Reflections on Rage: Making Room in My Circle for "The Man in the Swamp" The writer, the author of the only blog dedicated to fair and ethically environmentally sourced jewelry, responds to what he perceives as a green wash press release from Citizen Watch. From there, he discusses the process of working within the circle of his internal archetypal characters. His journey from rage to acceptance gives him insight into the universality of human tragic experience. Myth and Lore of Diamonds: April's Birthstone As a jeweler, I am often asked about birthstones by my customers. Yet few understand the historical connection behind between gem and month. Nor do many considered what is behind the attraction one may feel toward a particular gem. This article considers diamonds, the birthstone of April, using myth and lore, to grasp this gem's metaphysical "meaning". Leading from Behind: Leadership in a Circle-Based Business The author, president of a successful small business, discusses a radical view of leadership gleaned from nearly twenty years of study with Native American Medicine people. While most CEOs lead from on top, he advocates "leading from behind," and validates his approach validated by his own hardscrabble business experience, showing how honoring the human spirit is a best business practice. Lead In Children's and Adult's Jewelry: The Untold Story The Center for Environmental Health (CEH), a small NGO, first discovered high lead content in jewelry. They filed law suit and helped to pushed through legislation. Michael Green, the Executive Director and Caroline Cox, Research Director, discuss how prevalent lead in adult and children's jewelry is, and how they exposed companies such as Disney, Mattel, Nordstrom and Federated. Is There Such A Thing As Fair Trade Jewelry? Third party certified "fair trade" jewelry does not exist; yet if you google "fair trade jewelry" millions of sites come up. Written for the consumer and the trade, this short article, extensively researched and referenced, sorts though the concept of "fair trade" in the jewelry sector. The examples from many sources shed light on what fair trade jewelry might mean, if there is such a thing. Interview with Steve D'Esposito on Fair Trade Jewelry Steve D'Esposito, executive director of Earthworks, discusses his organization of a multi-sector "Ethical Jewelry Summit" on socially and environmentally sourced jewelry production. This article discusses some of the issues involved in the very early stages of this important movement in the mainstream jewelry world. The summit is to take place in Washington DC, Oct. 25th and 26th. How To Develop Your Mystic Understanding of Celtic Knotwork A brief discussion of western and indigenous culture provides a context a discussion of the hidden "mystical" meaning of Celtic knots. The reader is given the knowledge that will enable him or her to personally interpret complex Celtic knot designs. Get Peace of Mind with These 10 Questions for Your Jeweler Many consumers want to purchase ethically sourced jewelry yet they do not know enough about this emerging product category to even begin to talk to their jewelry. This article provides knowledge and the right questions to empower the consumer interested in purchasing social responsible jewelry. Four Questions That Separate Spin From Truth When Purchasing Ethical Jewelry Responding to consumers seeking ethically produced jewelry, a few companies are branding their product as "green" or "fair trade" made. What constitutes authenticity in this net market has little to do with PR spin, and everything to do with transparency regarding sourcing. This article empowers consumers to ask the right questions to determine whether a jewelry product is ethically sourced. Fair Trade Lessons Learned From Bali Jewelry Factory Visits When a company markets "fair trade jewelry," might that mean in terms of actual manufacturing? There is no established standard. Yet jewelry manufacturing is complex and toxic. This article explores lessons concerning safety and cultural issues based on jewelry factory visits in Bali, Indonesia. Fair Trade Jewelry: The Challenges and Rewards of an Emerging Movement A small group of passionate players in the jewelry sector are attempting to create a new product category: fair trade jewelry. Yet does jewelry as a product even fit into the "fair trade" category, which has been associated only with agricultural products? This article, written by a jewelry manufacturer, gives a concise summary of the challenges involved in creating ethically sourced jewelry. Committing to Love and the Earth: a Guide to Green Weddings For the many people committing to marriage today are deeply concerned about the state of the environment, green weddings are an increasingly popular option. This article gives a wide range of references which can provide seed ideas for those interested in conducting a marriage that ecologically responsible. Ask Not What The Jewelry Industry Can Do For You Suppose that you are a passionate leader in the jewelry industry advocating fair eco trade. You go to the most important industry tradeshow with a big banner screaming "ECO FAIR TRADE JEWELRY NOW." Thousands pass by without noticing. This semi-biographical article, ranging from elk hunting to dentistry in Haitian slums, delves deeply into the human tragedy behind the industry's fragmentation. An Interview on a Fair Trade Jewelry Model in South Africa Laurens Mare, the CEO of the South African Jewelry Counsel, discusses Vukani-Ubuntu, a Non-Profit Organization that trains people from rural townships into the commercial jewelry trade. This social entrepreneurial effort applies fair trade principal of economic empowerment for the economically disadvantaged to the main stream jewelry world.	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