Seven Red Star

Obsidian, cut to a point, grounding in its simplest form. Volcanic glass formed when molten rock meets cold air, obsidian has been kept for grounding and protection for as long as people have carried stone. Shaped into a prism, it makes a quiet, deliberate...

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 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,...