When shopping for jewelry, one can see two extremes in any motif
lineup: the delicate, feminine extreme, and the strong, masculine
extreme. Among the "strong" extremes, wolf jewelry stands out as a
common favorite -- it is, after all, the symbol of virility and
independence, rebellion and complete self-possession. When one wears
the most common types of masculine wolf jewelry, one is virtually
saying, "I'm tough; don't mess with me."
But nowadays, a greater diversity of designs exists for jewelry
themes, even wolf jewelry. For example: the popular fantasy comic
Elfquest's artist Wendy Pini has popularized the use of delicate wolf
motifs, which are smoothly curving, streamlined and sensual without
compromising the impregnable visage of the real-life wolf. Pini's wolf
designs symbolize neither male nor female, but nature as a whole.
Kevin Costner made a smash hit with his appearance in the romantic
period dramatic film "Dances With Wolves." In that movie he celebrated
the qualities that are as essential to humans as they are to wolves:
loyalty, honor, trust and freedom. Wolves remain a symbol of all these
virtues. The moon is also associated very closely with the image of
the wolf, as images of wolves howling at the full moon continue to be
popular in today's culture.
Wolves are known to be solitary creatures, but as a matter of fact
only a few are known to be certified "lone wolves" -- that is, wolves
that have decided to leave the pack and hunt on their own. Lone wolves
are rather rare, but their lives burn brightly; their achievements may
not be acknowledged by members of their own species, but they are
certainly remembered by the world around them.
Many people who identify with wolves fancy that they are most attuned
to the lone wolf: the seductive outcast who is making his or her own
way into the world, regardless of what anyone else thinks. In a way
this is so: the lone wolf is often what is depicted in wolf jewelry,
with its grim demeanor, quick wit, grace accentuated by speed and
stealth, and
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