{"title":"Obsidian Necklaces","description":"\u003cp\u003eObsidian is volcanic glass, worn for centuries as a shield against negativity and a stone of clear thinking. Each pendant carries a guardian: Pixiu, Guan Kong, the fox, or the stone alone.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"obsidian-bagua-necklace","title":"Obsidian Bagua Necklace","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe bagua is the eight-sided map at the heart of feng shui.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eEach 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 map close, a small reminder to tend the parts of your life that matter most. Set here in obsidian, the volcanic glass long worn for grounding and protection, it pairs the structure of the bagua with the steadiness of the stone.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA piece for anyone drawn to feng shui who wants to keep its principles near.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Serenity Art \u0026 Homes","offers":[{"title":"Big","offer_id":42630915489944,"sku":"","price":98.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Small","offer_id":42630915522712,"sku":"","price":98.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0528\/5517\/7368\/files\/obsidian-bagua-necklace-hero-v2.png?v=1792551332"},{"product_id":"obsidian-geometry-pendant-necklace","title":"Obsidian Geometry Pendant Necklace","description":"\u003cp\u003eObsidian, cut into clean geometric facets.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eVolcanic glass formed when molten rock meets cold air, obsidian has been worn for grounding and protection for as long as people have carried stone. This version trades the carved figures for a simple faceted form, the kind of quiet, modern shape that sits easily under a collar or over a plain shirt. Worn close, it is a steadying piece for anyone who wants the stone's meaning without the ornament.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA protective stone in its most pared-back form.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Serenity Art \u0026 Homes","offers":[{"title":"Round","offer_id":42633884696728,"sku":"","price":75.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Triangle","offer_id":42633884729496,"sku":"","price":75.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0528\/5517\/7368\/files\/obsidian-geometry-pendant-necklace-hero-v2.png?v=1792550819"},{"product_id":"obsidian-potion-bottle-necklace-with-gold-chain","title":"Obsidian Potion Bottle Necklace","description":"\u003cp\u003eA small bottle of obsidian, made to hold the scent you wear.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eObsidian 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 screw top to hold a few millilitres of perfume or essential oil. Cut from natural stone, each one carries its own depth of black, no two quite the same.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFill it with something steadying, and keep it close.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Serenity Art \u0026 Homes","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42631879327896,"sku":"","price":75.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0528\/5517\/7368\/files\/obsidian-potion-bottle-necklace-with-gold-chain-studio.png?v=1786893269"},{"product_id":"twin-pixiu-obsidian-pendant-necklace","title":"Twin Pixiu Obsidian Pendant Necklace","description":"\u003cp\u003eTwo Pixiu (貔貅), carved circling a peace buckle of black obsidian.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eObsidian is volcanic glass, formed the moment molten rock meets cold air. It has been worn for grounding and protection for as long as people have carried stone, the dark surface said to hold the attention steady through a demanding day.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe round pierced disc is the peace buckle (平安扣), the tradition's oldest wish for safe passage, and here a pair of Pixiu circle it, the wealth guardians that draw fortune in and do not let it out. Protection and prosperity carried on one stone.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFor anyone guarding what they are building, worn on a beaded cord.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Serenity Art \u0026 Homes","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49784835506328,"sku":null,"price":85.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0528\/5517\/7368\/files\/twin-pixiu-obsidian-pendant-necklace-hero-v3.png?v=1792551402"},{"product_id":"coiled-pixiu-obsidian-pendant-necklace","title":"Coiled Pixiu Obsidian Pendant Necklace","description":"\u003cp\u003eA Pixiu (貔貅) coiled around a ring of black obsidian, carved edge to edge.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eObsidian is volcanic glass, born of fire and cooled in an instant. Long worn for protection and grounding, it is the stone reached for when the day pulls in too many directions.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Pixiu is the wealth guardian of Chinese feng shui, said to feed on gold and silver and keep every bit of fortune it draws toward its wearer. Here it wraps the whole ring in deep relief, its scalloped edge carved right around the back.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFor anyone drawing wealth in and meaning to keep it, worn on a beaded cord.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Serenity Art \u0026 Homes","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49784835539096,"sku":null,"price":100.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0528\/5517\/7368\/files\/coiled-pixiu-obsidian-pendant-necklace-hero-v3.png?v=1792551402"},{"product_id":"zhong-kui-obsidian-pendant-necklace","title":"Zhong Kui Obsidian Pendant Necklace","description":"\u003cp\u003eZhong Kui, queller of unsettled spirits, carved in black obsidian.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eObsidian is volcanic glass, the edge of a volcano cooled to black. It has long been kept for protection, worn close to steady the attention and quiet the noise of other people's moods.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eZhong Kui (钟馗) is the tradition's fiercest protector, the scholar turned demon queller whose image has been hung in doorways for over a thousand years to keep what unsettles a household outside it. Carved on obsidian, protector and stone say the same thing twice.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFor anyone who wants the firmest of guardians close, worn on a beaded cord.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Serenity Art \u0026 Homes","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49784835637400,"sku":null,"price":150.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0528\/5517\/7368\/files\/zhong-kui-obsidian-pendant-necklace-hero-v2.png?v=1792551332"},{"product_id":"guan-kong-obsidian-pendant-necklace","title":"Guan Kong Obsidian Pendant Necklace","description":"\u003cp\u003eGuan Kong, guardian of loyalty and safe passage, carved in black obsidian.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eObsidian is volcanic glass, formed the moment molten rock meets cold air. It has been worn for grounding and protection for as long as people have carried stone, the dark surface said to hold the attention steady through a demanding day.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eGuan Kong (关公) is the general the tradition made a guardian, honoured for centuries as the protector of the loyal and the upright, kept by those who travel, trade or stand by their word. Here he stands full-figure, halberd in hand, in deep relief.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFor anyone who leads or protects others, worn on a beaded cord.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Serenity Art \u0026 Homes","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49784835670168,"sku":null,"price":98.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0528\/5517\/7368\/files\/guan-kong-obsidian-pendant-necklace-hero-v2.png?v=1792551332"},{"product_id":"fox-obsidian-pendant-necklace","title":"Fox Obsidian Pendant Necklace","description":"\u003cp\u003eA fox curled into black obsidian, tail wrapped to its chin.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eObsidian is volcanic glass, born of fire and cooled in an instant. Long worn for protection and grounding, it is the stone reached for when the day pulls in too many directions.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe fox is the tradition's quick mind, kept for sharp thinking, charm and the wit to slip out of a tight corner. 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Thousand-armed Guanyin for the rat, Akasagarbha for ox and tiger, Manjushri for the rabbit, Samantabhadra for dragon and snake, Mahasthamaprapta for the horse, Vairocana for sheep and monkey, Acala for the rooster, Amitabha for dog and pig. Each is carved in relief on a tablet of ice obsidian in its own iconography, Manjushri on his lion with the sword raised, Acala ringed in flame.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eObsidian is volcanic glass, long kept for protection, and the ice form is cut thin enough that light passes through the halo. It hangs on a full chain of black beads with agate. 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The polished carving catches light along the mane, the wings and the coin under its foot, and wears bright against the skin.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWorn at the chest rather than the wrist, it sits under a shirt as easily as over one. 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It is carved here in high relief, the body winding twice across the tablet with the head at the top, and cut into ice obsidian so the scales catch light from behind.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eObsidian is volcanic glass, long kept for grounding and protection, so the piece pairs the dragon's push with something to stand on. 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The figure is polished to a high black where the ground around it is left frosted, so the dragon stands out in relief without a line of colour.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eObsidian is volcanic glass, long kept for protection and for holding the attention steady. The back is left plain and polished so the tablet sits flat against the chest, and it hangs on a knotted cord of black beads. 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He is kept for good humour and plenty, for taking what arrives lightly, and people have rubbed that belly for luck for as long as there have been figures of him to rub.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eObsidian is volcanic glass, the stone long kept for grounding and protection, so the lightest figure in the tradition is cut here from the darkest stone. The belly is polished to a mirror while the face keeps its creases, and the flat back sits flush against the chest on a black bead chain. 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The bead chain draws out to length, so it sits under a shirt or over one.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eChosen for someone beginning a practice, sitting exams, or getting through a year they would rather not repeat.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Serenity Art \u0026 Homes","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49897159229592,"sku":null,"price":180.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0528\/5517\/7368\/files\/obsidian-heart-sutra-necklace-hero-v2.png?v=1792550819"},{"product_id":"ice-obsidian-buddha-face-necklace","title":"Ice Obsidian Buddha Face Necklace","description":"\u003cp\u003eHalf a face of the Buddha, carved into obsidian clear enough to see through.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIce obsidian is the translucent form of the volcanic glass, smoky brown where ordinary obsidian is black, and it is carved thin here so the light comes through the cheek. The eye is lowered, the hair in tight curls, and only half the face is shown, the rest left as plain stone. The half-face is an old Buddhist device: the Buddha looks inward and the viewer supplies the rest. Obsidian has long been kept for grounding and protection, worn to hold the attention steady.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eStrung on a full chain of black beads with a single gold bead at the bail, it sits under a shirt without showing. 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This one keeps the curve of the real thing and adds a dragon's head at the thick end, jaws open where the tooth met the gum. Obsidian is volcanic glass with its own history as the guarding stone. The gold sheen variety throws a bronze flash across the surface when light catches it; the ice variety is clear enough to see through at the edges; the black is simply black.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThreaded on a braided cord with a small carved bead. 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Carved in obsidian it borrows the stone's own reputation, volcanic glass, long kept for protection and for holding the attention steady. Where a bagua mirror is hung over a door to meet whatever comes toward the house, a pendant is the same idea carried on the body.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIt comes on a black bead chain and is hung from a rear-view mirror as often as it is worn. 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