That's Right, I Wear Necklaces

I have two Celtic Knot necklaces that never leave my body. They are there all day, all night, all evening, all morning. I shower with them on. I sleep with them on. I have no idea whether it is a phase or not, I haven't been wearing them for that long. One of them is about ten years old and just recently found after a decently long period of being lost. The other is brand new. I'm actually thinking of getting a third for a specific reason, but that might be a little bit past overkill.

The reason I wear them is because I love Celtic Knots. They ground me in a way. They are finite expressions of infinity. They are the snakes eating their own tails.

The new knot is a cross symbolizing well being and life without complications. It has no beginning and no end, kinda like Finnegan's Wake. And Celtic history and James Joyce are together the closest things that make me almost proud of being Irish. I still can't be proud of something I achieved through accident of birth though. It weaves over and through itself, symbolizing a balance of internal and external influence in life.

The old one is spiritual rebirth. It is two fish intertwined. The two salmon represent wisdom and knowledge. Salmon are the keepers of all knowledge. Which is why it was the first one I ever owned; fitting for someone whose identity is so wrapped in intelligence to be holding the keeper of all knowledge at his chest.

I've never even considered getting a tattoo in my life. I'm much too fickle and could never conceive of something I would want on my skin now and 10 years from now. Celtic Knots are the first objects that are making me seriously consider getting ink.