the simorgh pendant

Simorgh is a mystical, ambiguous bird, featured in many counts of Persian literature symbolising a connection between the sky and the earth. This pendant is a reminder that we are at one with the universe. This truth was revealed in the story of Simorgh by an ancient mystic poet named by Farid U din attar,. There was once a group of birds who decided that they wanted to find Simorgh to appoint him as their King. They embarked on a perilous journey through the 7 valley’s, each representing a higher stage of fulfilment towards reaching a spiritual wholeness. Many birds gave up along the way, and only 30 reached the mountain that Simorgh lives on. When they reached the mountain, they came across a lake, which showed their own reflection. At that very moment, the truth was revealed. They realised that they are all Simorgh - and all that they seeked from the universe - was already within them. (Si-morgh translates to thirty birds in Persian) 

They gazed, and dared at last to comprehend

They were the Simorgh and the journey’s end.

They see the Simorgh – at themselves they stare,

And see a second Simorgh standing there;

They look at both and see the two are one,

That this is that, that this, the goal is won.

They ask (but inwardly; they make no sound)

The meaning of these mysteries that confound

Their puzzled ignorance – how is it true

That ‘we’ is not distinguished here from ‘you’?

Creation process

Every piece designed by Telah has been handmade in the Birmingham Jewellery Quarter by an award winning craftsperson by the lost wax process. The rugged texture of every piece, representing a heritage passed through generations, retaining value despite a long and soulful journey.