St. John of the Cross, Handmade Medal: Patron of Those Who Are in or Have Gone through a Dark Night

A handmade medal of St. John of the Cross. I design, carve, and cast the medals myself (see the last 3 photos for the process). The medals are made of lead-free pewter and have designs on both sides. The pendant comes with a jump ring (see photo 1), so it can easily be attached to any chain you have. This listing is for the pendant alone, but it does come with a split ring so it can also be used on a key chain (see photo of packaging). Each medal comes in a felt jewelry pouch with a history card that states:"“The Dark Night of the Soul,” a poem by St. John of the Cross, is about both the stages of contemplative prayer (moving from alienation from God to unification) and more generally about going through a period of suffering (for 9 months John was imprisoned, allowed to see light for only a few moments a day...) and ultimately emerging whole and enlightened. This medal, then, is meant as a reminder of hope to anyone who has gone through or is going through a period of alienation, depr