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Jewellery for prosperity

On one of our Group websites you will find a blog post detailing how the lucky Indalo charm of southern Spain could perhaps help someone who is a bit short of money and struggling financially. Read more here about how and why this Indalo Próspero jewellery can be gifted to wish prosperity, wealth and success, and hopefully help people cope with their financial difficulties.

The Indalo Man figurine or symbol has for many years acted as a protection talisman - both physically, mentally and financially.

It’s history can be traced back to drawings in some of the caves of Neolithic man in Spain (around 4,000 years ago) although its progress into the limelight of modern culture is far more recent.

The walls of these cave had been painted with representations of goats, deer and birds, as well as basic sketches of men/women in various poses, alongside other shapes: Some of of these ‘shapes’ were in the form of the Indalo (a man with outstretched arms believed to be holding a rainbow above his head).

Subsequently, this Indalo symbol was daubed on the walls of many local properties in this Levante region of Spain as some sort of lucky symbol; and indeed, as time passed, it was thought to have been instrumental in protecting the local population from various misfortunes that befell other nearby areas, such as harm from the succeeding floods and earthquakes. When the local populace looked at how they had fared against their neighbours, it appeared as if they had somehow been “protected” by this symbol from the cave (‘cueva’ in Spanish) - or so they thought.

The “Cueva de los Letreros” in Almería is now a UNESCO World Heritage site and the Indalo has become famous throughout the province of Almería (and beyond) where to this day, it is strongly believed that the “Indalo Man” can offer protection and bring good fortune wherever it is situated. Travelling around, you will see it everywhere. It is an integral part of the way of life of this region of Spain: Even today, in the small village pueblos that lie hidden behind the giant sierras that roll down to the Mediterranean Sea, the Indalo is known for its good luck properties and as a symbol of prosperity and good fortune.

This Indalo Man is now ingrained in the local society and culture as a symbol of prosperity, good fortune and success and the Indalo Prospero jewellery in our shop, representing wealth, abundance and success, is a reflection of this belief and is intended to encourage people who would like to increase their good fortune.

Many people now wear this Indalo jewellery (or attach the Indalo Man symbol to their house) to help protect them from adversity - whether that be from actual physical harm caused by an accident, earthquake, flood, etc, or through illness, injury or bad health . . but also to protect them against financial hardship and other difficulties or business woes.

As a gift, a piece of Indalo Próspero jewellery makes a present with real meaning to those suffering financial hardship or when times are hard. Consequently, people are able to wish someone prosperity, wealth and success by sending them a good luck gift based on this Indalo Próspero talisman.

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Indalo Man

The Fam went on holiday without me earlier this year. Yes they all trotted off to sunny Spain and left me at home to fend for myself *le sob*

They were nice enough to bring me back a little statue of Indalo Man however and I fell in love with it because it ticks so many boxes for me.

So who is Indalo Man?

Indalo Man is the unofficial symbol of the Almeria region of southern Spain. The figure of a…

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The Indalo Man in Hisses and Wings (#SFWApro)

Last week, Alex and I were posting teasers about our new novelette, Hisses and Wings, on Facebook. We were looking for pictures that tied into the actual story itself, and one of the pictures that we used was that of the Indalo Man. He intrigued enough people that I promised I would blog about him and tell you a little more about what he represents and why he is in the story.

Generally, whenever I’m working on any story that is set in a location I’ve never visited, I like to do a little research for any small touches that might resonate with a particular area. Authenticity is often best conveyed in the details, and in the case of Hisses and Wings, the Indalo Man was one of those details.

The first representation of the Indalo Man was found in Spain in the province of Almeria when Antonio Gongónia y Martinez discovered a series of Neolithic paintings in La Cueva de los Letreros in 1868. The paintings are thought to date back to the Neolithic period, and the Indalo Man is present among scenes of horned men and animals.

The Indalo Man is thought to represent a god holding a rainbow over his head, although no one really knows the true meaning behind the figure. The name “Indalo” is a derivative of the Latin phrase “Indo Eccius”, which means “Messenger of the Gods.” What is known about the figure is that the Indalo Man has always been used as a good luck symbol, much in the same manner as the Kokopelli of the southwestern United States.

He was found in the southeastern corner of Spain in a town called Mojacar, which is a semi-desert, very much like southwestern portions of the United States. As a matter of fact, portions of Almeria were used by Sergio Leone for his spaghetti westerns of the sixties and seventies. During the mid-nineteenth century, the area suffered a severe drought, and small towns like Mojacar were slowly depopulated as people moved north to take advantage of industrialized jobs within the cities.

By the mid-twentieth century, the population of Mojacar had dropped to around three hundred residents. It was about this time that Jesús de Perceval, a disciple of the Barcelonan philosopher, Eugenio d’Or, helped resurrect the area. De Perceval was a Spanish painter who founded the Movimiento Indaliano in the 1950s and brought a large number of artists to Mojacar. De Perceval made the Indalo Man the symbol of his new movement, and from there, the Indalo Man became, not just a local and provincial good luck symbol, but also a symbol that was associated with art and artists.

And that is where the Indalo Man ties into Hisses and Wings. A couple of years ago, I wrote a story with a group of characters that I wanted to turn into a series. For some reason, I set the story on the Iberian Peninsula in 1348. I thought it would be easy to find sources on that time period, and it was, but few were in English. However, I was diligent and uncovered more and more history about the Iberian Peninsula that caused me to fall in love with Spain and its rich, diverse history. As I wrote the novel, this particular group of characters won my heart, and while that version of their lives wasn’t published, the characters stayed with me.

So I have resurrected them in a very soft mimicry of how de Perceval resurrected Mojacar, and placed them in Spain where they belong. They are Nephilim, or, as it is spelled in Spanish, Los Nefilim. They are the sons and daughters of angels and daimons who have coupled with mortals, and their souls are so strong, they move from one incarnation to another and remember their past lives. They also work their magic through music, but not in the same way as Alex’s Tufa, and the Indalo Man is as much a part of their culture as the songs of the Tufa are to them.

When Alex and I were bumping around possible ideas for a story, we decided to see what would happen if a member of the Tufa met up with a member of Los Nefililm. I’m really kind of excited that you get to finally meet Diago, one of my favorite characters. The Indalo Man makes an appearance, although for now, I won’t say how. If you want to find out, you can check out Hisses and Wings, which is coming this Thursday, December 4, 2014. You can read a little more about the novelette right here.

Sources you might want to visit:

Andalucia.com

Indalo Art