Some dreams arrive long before we’re ready for them.
The Celestial Ring began with one of those dreams. It’s a signet ring engraved with a sun, a moon and eleven stars, and it was inspired by one of my favourite stories: a young man named Joseph, a dream he didn’t understand, and the long road it took to get there.
The dream
Joseph was seventeen when he had a dream he couldn’t keep to himself:
“Listen,” he said, “I had another dream, and this time the sun and moon and eleven stars were bowing down to me.”
Genesis 37:9
The sun and moon were his parents, and the eleven stars were his brothers. It was a dream about who he would one day become. But he was young, and he shared it too soon. His brothers resented him for it, and before long they sold him away.
What followed was a long and painful road. He was taken to Egypt as a servant. He was wrongly accused and thrown into prison. Through all of it, he kept using his gifts faithfully, even when no one seemed to notice and nothing seemed to change. He spent years waiting in places he never would have chosen.
Then one day, Pharaoh had a dream no one else could explain, and Joseph was called out of prison to interpret it. He warned of seven years of plenty followed by seven years of famine, and Pharaoh put him in charge of preparing the whole country.
The ring
This is the moment that became the heart of this piece:
“Then Pharaoh took his signet ring from his finger and put it on Joseph’s finger.”
Genesis 41:42
In the ancient world, a signet ring was far more than jewellery. It was engraved with its owner’s emblem and pressed into clay or wax to seal important documents, like a signature carrying their full authority. Giving someone your signet ring meant trusting them with something that mattered.
Joseph didn’t receive that ring because he’d been waiting for power. He received it because, through every hard season, he had been faithful with what he was given. The boy who had the dream had become someone ready to carry it.
Why a signet
When I designed the Celestial Ring, I wanted it to hold both parts of Joseph’s story: the dream and the trust.
The sun, moon and eleven stars are engraved on its face, just as Joseph saw them. The signet shape is a reminder of the ring he was given when the dream finally came to pass.
The meaning behind it
When the famine came, Joseph’s brothers travelled to Egypt for food and stood before him without recognising him. Joseph tested them to see whether they had changed, and when he saw that they had, he revealed who he was. The story ends in a reunion, not revenge. He told them:
“You intended to harm me, but God intended it for good.”
Genesis 50:20
I think that’s why this story has stayed with me. Most of us carry something we feel made for: a hope, a calling, a picture of who we might become. And often the road towards it is longer and harder than we would have chosen.
The Celestial Ring is for that road. It’s a reminder of what you’re made for, and that the waiting isn’t wasted. It’s also a reminder of the one who placed it in your hands, and who is faithful to bring it to pass, even when the way there doesn’t make sense yet.
The details
We didn't get the design right the first time. It took many adjustments before we found a way to convey the story in the form of a meaningful signet ring.
The Celestial Ring comes in 925 Sterling silver with a signet face engraved with a sun, a moon and eleven stars. It’s available in size US 6 and made in small quantities. Each ring arrives in a Fellowship gift box with a microfibre bag and care card.
