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A small card to carry, blessed at temple before it reaches you. Talisman cards belong to a long Chinese and Buddhist tradition of carrying a written blessing close, in a sleeve, a wallet, a phone case, so that protection travels with you through the...

The God of Wealth, carried as a card you keep close. Talisman cards belong to a long tradition of carrying a written blessing with you, in a wallet, a phone case, a desk drawer, so the intention stays near through the day. This one...

Five coins, from the five emperors of the Qing dynasty's most prosperous years. Old Chinese coins are round with a square hole, the round standing for heaven and the square for earth, so to carry them is to carry a small balance of both....

Ten emperor coins, spanning the full arc of the Qing dynasty. Where a five or six coin string draws on a few reigns, this one runs the length of the dynasty, from Shunzhi to Xuantong, ten emperors in a single line. Old Chinese coins...

A wooden box burner, made to hold the smoke as well as the stick. Cut from rosewood, this burner has a lidded lattice design: light the incense, rest it in the holder inside, and close the lid so the smoke drifts out slowly through...

The beckoning cat, powered by nothing but daylight. The Maneki Neko comes from a Japanese tale of a cat that waved a passing lord clear of a lightning strike, and it has been kept ever since as a sign of welcome and good luck....

The peach wood sword is a protective charm, not a blade. In Taoist tradition, peach wood is held to carry its own protective quality, which is why this sword has long been hung in homes to settle a space and keep unsettled energy at...

The Hu Lu has been a protective charm in Chinese homes for centuries. Shaped like the calabash gourd, once dried and used to carry medicine and water, the Hu Lu came to stand for health and a long life. Taoist practice has long used...

Naturally derived incense sticks made from fragrant wood and wood powder, without synthetic fragrances or colourings. For a calm, grounding ritual that settles a room and the mind.

A wealth bowl gathers the symbols of fortune in one place and keeps them where you live or work. Across Asia, prosperous homes and businesses have long kept a bowl filled with five-element crystals and gold ingots, a way of giving wealth somewhere to...

Six emperor coins, strung together for protection and wealth. Old Chinese coins are round with a square hole, the round standing for heaven and the square for earth, so to carry them is to carry a small balance of both. This string draws on...

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 plain rock on the outside, a cave of quartz crystals within. A thunder egg is a geode, formed slowly inside volcanic rock and revealed only when it is cut and opened. Clear quartz is the stone most associated with clarity and with holding...

Amethyst, cut to a point, the calm stone in clear form. Amethyst has long been kept to steady the thoughts and soften the edges of a hard day. Shaped into a prism point, it makes a quiet object to hold during meditation or to...

A shallow bowl carved from a single piece of selenite. Selenite is a soft, translucent stone, pale and almost luminous, long kept as a clearing stone, the one used to settle a space and to rest other crystals on overnight. Carved into a bowl,...

In feng shui, moving water stands for the flow of wealth and the steadying of a space. A tabletop fountain keeps that movement going quietly through the day, the sound of water softening a room and drawing the eye to rest. Finished in a...

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 Pixiu, carved in green jade. The wealth guardian of Chinese feng shui, the Pixiu has the head of a dragon and the body of a winged lion, said to draw in gold and silver and hold onto every bit it takes. Green jade...

For centuries, sage has been burned to cleanse spaces, objects, and the feel of a room. The practice, often called smudging, is kept to clear heavy or stagnant air and invite a sense of clarity back in. Lit and allowed to smoulder, the fragrant...

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...