{"product_id":"aku-the-spider-born-on-wednesday-waist-beads","title":"AKU THE SPIDER: BORN ON WEDNESDAY WAIST BEADS","description":"\u003ch3\u003e\u003cspan\u003eYour Mind Is Rarely Quiet\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eOne moment you are answering an email. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe next moment you have invented a new business, redesigned your living room and mentally solved somebody else’s relationship. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWelcome, Wednesday woman.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eYour mind is always collecting ideas, noticing patterns and connecting dots that nobody else can see yet. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePeople may think you are simply daydreaming. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eYou are not. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eYou are building an entire world inside your head. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe challenge is not whether you have enough ideas. The challenge is choosing which beautiful idea deserves to become real first.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003e\u003cspan\u003eYour Ewe Wednesday Name\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWithin Ewe-speaking communities, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAku\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e is one of the traditional names given to a girl born on Wednesday. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe commonly used male Wednesday name is \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eKɔku\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIn Ghana, a day name can connect someone to their birth, family and cultural identity. Your day name begins telling part of your story before you are old enough to tell it yourself.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFor this collection, I paired the Ewe name Aku with the traditional Akan symbolism connected to Wednesday: \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003ethe spider\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe personality reading on this page is my creative interpretation of that Wednesday symbolism.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePlease Do Not Panic About the Spider\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAku is not about finding an enormous spider in your bedroom and suddenly remembering that you have somewhere else to live.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIn West African storytelling, the spider is often associated with intelligence, creativity and cleverness. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eShe is a master weaver. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eShe can take one delicate thread and patiently turn it into something strong, detailed and extraordinary. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThat is Wednesday Woman energy. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eYou do not wait for the perfect life to appear.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eYou weave one.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eEvery idea becomes a thread. Every choice becomes a connection. Every small step becomes part of something bigger. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eYou may not always see the full picture while you are creating it. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThat does not mean it is not coming together.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWhy Dark Blue?\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eDark blue represents wisdom, intuition, imagination and depth. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIt is the colour of the night sky, the quiet hours and those ideas that suddenly arrive when you were actually supposed to be sleeping. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAku reminds you to trust your mind without allowing every new idea to distract you from the one you are already building. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eYou do not need another notebook filled with plans, queen. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eYou may need to choose one thread and follow it.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAku Is for You If You Were Born on a Wednesday\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAku was created exclusively for women born on a Wednesday. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eShe belongs to the woman who:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003eNotices patterns other people miss.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAlways has another idea waiting.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003eCan make something beautiful from very little.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThinks deeply before she moves.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003eHas started several projects and is emotionally attached to all of them.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003eKnows she is creating something important, even when nobody else understands it yet.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIf this sounds like you, your place in the \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWednesday Women’s Club\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e has been confirmed. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eYou do not have to be Ghanaian to wear Aku. You only need to respect the Ghanaian traditions behind her and possess the correct Wednesday credentials.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003e\u003cspan\u003eA Reminder Around Your Waist\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAku is a traditional tie-on waist bead handmade with glass beads on cotton string. She has no clasp and no elastic.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eOnce tied, she remains around your waist while you sleep, shower, work and turn yet another “tiny idea” into a full project.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAs your body changes, Aku may sit higher, lower, tighter or looser. She helps you notice your body without immediately judging or trying to fix it.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSmall differences in colour and bead placement make every strand unique.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eEwe name:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Aku\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eDay of birth:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Wednesday\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAkan collection symbolism:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e The Spider\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eColour:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Dark blue\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eStyle:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Traditional tie-on waist bead\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eMaterials:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Glass beads on cotton string\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eClosure:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e No clasp and no elastic\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003e\u003cspan\u003eKeep Weaving\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eYour life does not have to make perfect sense to anybody else.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe path may look messy while you are creating it. That is what weaving looks like before the pattern becomes visible.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAku is imported from Ghana in small batches. Once she is gone, she will not return until the next shipment arrives.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eChoose your thread. Trust your ideas. 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