The Story of JewelBox™ – What’s in a Name?

By J.E.Wells.  Artist, Writer and avid Tarot enthusiast. Artist/Author of The JewelBox™ Tarot Series

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In all my endeavours I use the name JewelBox.  In fact, I trademarked it in 2010.  I believe names hold a resonance and this one resonates with me very strongly, and I’ll tell you why. 

When I was born my initials were JEM and my Dad used to call me his little gem.  Awww that’s sweet!  I married quite young, the first time, and my initials stayed JEM even with my name change. Lucky!  JEM was my actual signature for much of my life.  Later on, I read Tarot through www.physic.com.au and I again used the name GEM.

In my early 30’s I remarried, and my surname became Wells.  I felt quite sad that I was no longer going to be JEM.  I remember the moment when I first wrote my name down and discovered that I had gone from JEM to Jewells.  It was a very cool moment! 

Later on, when I was deciding on my business name, I googled JewelBox one day and found the JewelBox Star Cluster.  This image cemented it all for me and JewelBox Art came into being.

The JewelBox is an amazing star constellation, and one I find especially beautiful.  I look at this picture and it makes me realize actually how small our world is within the vastness of the Universe.  This is what the Tarot illustrates – it shows a representation of worlds within worlds.  The Tarot images are a map of universal energy flows; the microcosm/ macrocosm.

JewelBox ClusterNGC 4755, the kappa Crucis or “Jewel Box” cluster Jewel Box Cluster, NGC 4755 Type:• Milky Way : Star : Grouping : Cluster : Open
• Star Clusters Distance:6500 light years

This image was produced by European Southern Observatory (ESO) by ESO/Y Beletsky http://www.eso.org/public/images/archive/category/starclusters/  accessed 2^nd October 2011