Obsidian

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...

A small bottle of obsidian, made to hold the scent you wear. Obsidian is volcanic glass, worn for grounding and protection for as long as people have carried stone. Here it is hollowed into a vial on a 65cm gold chain, with a secure...

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...

The Hu Lu, carved in obsidian and etched with the Heart Sutra. The Hu Lu takes its shape from the calabash gourd, long used in Chinese practice to draw off unsettled energy and hold it away from a room. Cut here from black obsidian,...