Modeled in hard carver’s wax, and Cast in Electrum; an 80/20 alloy of silver and gold [with calcined salts of pearl, damiana, honey, and orris root]. Casting was accompanied by suffumigation of S+S Empress Series planetary incense, and Sage sown and harvested on previous spica elections. Venus + Spica Pendant An image of a man of beautiful countenance, with long hair and venusian features - brought about by Austin's suggestestion of the Hindu deity Śukra "Light, Brightness" [identified with Venus] as inspiration for an image in this unique election. On the reverse side is an image of outstreached wings surrounding a 1.3 carat emerald, a precious gem of shared rulership with both Venus and Spica. Engraved above them are the planetary sigil of venus from Arabic manuscripts of the Ghayat Al Hakim, and the symbol of Spica from Liber Hermetis [de 15 stellis tractans et 15 herbis et 15 lapidibus et 15 figuris]. Venus + Spica Ornate Pendant An image of Venus - the face of the goddess carved in high releif, clothed heavenly raiment. She is crowned with a gold diadem of wings modeled after the greater bird-of-paradise of southwest New Guinea. In the center of the diadem is a prong-set 1.3-1.5 carat emerald; a precious gem of shared rulership with both Venus and Spica. Each talisman arrives in a keepsake jewelry box bearing a wax seal of the sigil of spica from Liber Hermetis [de 15 stellis tractans et 15 herbis et 15 lapidibus et 15 figuris], and includes a 20" silver chain.