Feng Shui Charms

The Hu Lu has been a charm for health and protection in Chinese homes for centuries. Shaped like the calabash gourd, once dried and used to store medicine, the Hu Lu came to stand for wellbeing and a long life. Its narrow waist and...

A brass wind chime, kept in feng shui for the sound as much as the metal. Hung where a draught can reach it, the chime turns moving air into a soft, clear tone, traditionally used to lift the feel of a still or heavy...

The vajra, or dorje, is the thunderbolt of Tibetan Buddhist practice. Its name means both thunderbolt and diamond, two ideas at once: unstoppable force, and something that cannot be broken. In ritual it stands for skilful method and steady resolve, and is often paired...

A keyring built from four small guardians of Tibetan and feng shui tradition. Each charm carries its own meaning. The six-character mantra, Om Mani Padme Hum, is the mantra of compassion. The bell is rung to clear and settle a space. The vajra stands...

A prayer wheel holds a written mantra inside its turning drum. In Tibetan Buddhist practice, each turn of the wheel is counted as a recitation of the mantra coiled within it, a way of carrying intention into the day without words. Spinning it is...

Three bells hung under a pagoda roof, with the bagua above.In feng shui the metal element is what moves still air. A chime is hung at a threshold so that each time the door opens or the wind turns, the sound goes through the...

Three monks carved in cinnabar, one covering his eyes, one his ears, one his mouth, beneath a small ruyi cloud. Cinnabar is the fire-red stone of the Chinese tradition, long worn to guard vitality and keep good fortune close. Its colour alone was considered...

A laughing buddha carved in cinnabar, an ingot in his hands, hung beneath a six-character mantra bead. Cinnabar is the fire-red stone of the Chinese tradition, long worn to guard vitality and keep good fortune close. Its colour alone was considered protective, the red...