Five Yellow Star

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...

Rose quartz, cut to a point, the gentlest stone in clear form. Rose quartz has been kept for centuries as the stone of the open heart, the love you offer others and the harder kind you offer yourself. Shaped into a prism point, it...

A brass Hu Lu, blessed before it reaches you. The Hu Lu takes its shape from the calabash gourd, once dried and used to carry medicine and sacred objects. Its double-gourd form is read as the meeting of heaven and earth, and Taoist practice...

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 dragon turtle carries the head of a dragon on the body of a tortoise, two natures in one creature. The dragon brings drive and courage; the tortoise brings patience and a steady back to lean on. In feng shui the pairing is kept...