Obsidian

Obsidian Oath is named for the quiet oaths that hold through anything. In the old wuxia tales, a vow sworn in earnest bound two fates together more surely than any contract. Obsidian Oath is made for seasons that ask for wisdom, restraint, and moral...

Iron Fortune is named for an old principle of wealth: discipline guards what luck delivers. In Chinese tradition, iron stands for the unbending will that keeps a fortune from slipping away. Iron Fortune is made for seasons that ask for strength, discipline, and calm...

In Chinese tradition, red string is the cord of qi in motion, tied at the wrist through life's thresholds. Through 本命年 (one's zodiac year), through 太岁 (Tai Sui clash years), through any passage worth steadying. The Hulu, 葫芦, is the ancient Chinese calabash gourd,...

A sphere of black obsidian, smooth and still in the hand. Obsidian is volcanic glass, formed the moment molten rock meets cold air. It has been kept for grounding and protection for as long as people have carried stone, valued for the way it...

The bagua is the eight-sided map at the heart of feng shui. Each of its sides holds one of the areas a life is built from: wealth, fame, love, creativity, helpful people, career, knowledge, and health. To wear it is to carry that whole...

A sphere of obsidian, etched with the Heart Sutra. Obsidian is volcanic glass, long kept for grounding and for the way it draws the attention inward and holds it steady. Carved here with the Heart Sutra, one of the most recited texts in Buddhist...

A sphere of obsidian, etched with the Heart Sutra.Obsidian is volcanic glass, formed the moment molten rock meets cold air, and long kept for grounding and for facing things squarely. Carved here into a sphere and inscribed with the Heart Sutra, the short text...