I wear a sapphire stud earring in my left ear. There is a matching garnet stud earring in my right.\u00a0 There are a few reasons for this.<\/p>\n
I was performing magic in the Hell and Back Cabaret. I had already been wanting to pierce my right ear.\u00a0 My left had been pierced for just over twenty years, and a test with an old zirconium stud let me know it had not grown over.\u00a0 So, I pierced the right ear and wore matching silver starter studs to perform for the cabaret.<\/p>\n
Incidentally, I have performed with a cabaret show.<\/p>\n
So, why one red and one blue?
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My right ear is totally deaf. It’s easier to say, “Don’t talk in the red one.”<\/p>\n
Red and blue are reminiscent of anaglyph 3D glasses. (Those are typically red and cyan. It’s still fun to do.)<\/p>\n
Red and blue are also the most typical colors the backs of playing cards. As a sometimes performing magician, this kind of fits.<\/p>\n
Garnet and sapphire are supposed to have healing qualities. I don’t necessarily believe in those things. I do appreciate the symbols. Garnet is also my birth stone.<\/p>\n
Yes. There are five reasons to wear the earrings. Theatrical, practical, whimsical, magical, esoterical. I would not have done it for any one reason alone.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
I wear a sapphire stud earring in my left ear. There is a matching garnet stud earring in my right.\u00a0 There are a few reasons for this. I was performing magic in the Hell and Back Cabaret. I had already been wanting to pierce my right ear.\u00a0 My left had been pierced for just over … <\/p>\n