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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 Chi Lin is the gentlest of the celestial guardians. Often called the Chinese unicorn or dragon horse, it carries the body of a horse, the scales of a dragon, and a nature known for goodwill rather than force. In feng shui it is...

Guan Yin is the bodhisattva of compassion, the one who hears. Across Buddhist practice she stands for mercy, calm, and care, the steadying presence you turn to in a hard season. Kept in the home, her figure is less an ornament than a reminder...

The goldfish, finished with Chinese characters worked into the piece. In Chinese the word for fish sounds like the word for surplus, so fish have long stood for abundance, more than enough to go around. The goldfish is kept for wealth and a calm,...

The three-legged toad, cut here in crystal. One of the best known wealth symbols in Chinese tradition, the toad, the Jin Chan, is usually shown with a coin in its mouth and three legs beneath it. Legend places it on the moon, and folklore...

Gold ingots, cut from synthetic quartz, the old shape of saved wealth. Before paper money, the ingot, the yuanbao, was how fortune was stored in China, and it has carried that meaning into feng shui ever since. As clear quartz rather than metal, these...

The Pixiu, the wealth guardian of Chinese feng shui. A mythical creature with the head of a dragon and the body of a winged lion, the Pixiu is said to feed on gold and silver and, having no way to release what it takes...

The Pixiu, cast in brass and covered in coins. 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 keep every bit it takes....

A wealth bowl carved from natural beige jade, the stone most prized in Chinese culture for protection and steady fortune. The practice is simple: gather the symbols of wealth in one bowl and keep it where you live or work, giving fortune somewhere to...

The Five Wealth Gods, gathered in one set, each carrying a different kind of fortune. In Chinese tradition the gods of wealth come as a group, governing fortune from different directions and in different forms, earned, saved, and unexpected. Together they are kept to...

The beckoning cat, with one paw raised in welcome. The Maneki Neko comes from a Japanese tale of a cat that waved a passing lord out of the path of a lightning strike, and it has been kept ever since as a sign of...

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...

Clear quartz, cut to a point, the simplest and most versatile of crystals. Quartz is the master stone of crystal practice, valued for clarity and for holding whatever intention you bring to it. Shaped into a prism point, it catches and scatters the light,...

Fluorite, cut to a point, for clearing a clouded mind. Crystal practice knows fluorite as the stone of focus, worn or kept to quiet mental noise and bring one clear thought to the front. The bands of green and violet are natural, the way...

Guan Yin, the one who hears the cries of the world.She is the bodhisattva of compassion, and the story goes that she reached the threshold of enlightenment, heard the suffering below, and turned back rather than leave it. That choice is why she is...

In feng shui, the goldfish swims toward abundance. The Chinese word for fish sounds like the word for surplus, which is why fish have long stood for more than enough, money, ease, and good years ahead. The goldfish in particular is kept for wealth...

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...

In feng shui, moving water stands for the flow of wealth and the steadying of a space. This fountain is built around natural stone, the water slipping over rock in a slow, continuous fall. The effect is more landscape than ornament, a small piece...

In feng shui, moving water stands for the flow of wealth and the steadying of a space. This fountain works in cool blues and a flowing, ocean-like form, the water moving over its tiers with a soft, continuous sound. It is made to sit...

A ceramic burner in a deep, earthy brown, made to sit low and quiet. Its simple form suits a daily ritual: light the incense, let the smoke settle the room, and let the burner hold the ash. The matte brown glaze grounds it against...