“But more than that, the scarab was a symbol of transformation, resurrection, protection, and immortality. Reincarnation. Eternal life. People who wore scarab jewelry felt protected, knowing they were going to rise again.” I didn’t know quite how to respond to that. “They were also used in funerary art in ancient Egypt, so that the dead would be protected and transformed.” A shiver of cold ran through me, even though we were
