Spirit Animal 1.25-inch Lucky Pig Dolomite

A pig carved in dolomite, and in a long run of European folk custom the pig is plainly a luck charm. Germany still sends a marzipan Glücksschwein at New Year. Where most luck symbols are rare or expensive, this one is a farm animal, which tells you what kind of luck is meant: enough, reliably, rather than a windfall.

Keep it by the till, in the money drawer, or wherever you do the household accounts. It is a cheerful piece and it does not take itself seriously, which is most of its charm.

How to Use It

Small carvings work best when they are somewhere you actually pass. On a desk, in a coat pocket, on the windowsill above the sink. Pick it up when you want the reminder and put it down when you do not. If you keep an altar, it can hold the animal's corner of it, and it travels well in a pouch if you are working away from home.

Good to Know

Carved by hand from dolomite, roughly 1.25 inches. Every piece is worked from natural stone, so color, veining and the exact set of the features shift from one to the next and yours will not be identical to the photo. Dolomite is a soft stone. Keep it off the edge of a hard surface and wipe it with a dry cloth rather than washing it.

Pair It With

The rest of the shelf is carved from the same stone, so they sit together without anything clashing: Squirrel Spirit Animal and Elephant Spirit Animal. Give it a proper seat with the Goddess Sphere Stand or set it beside a lit chime candle in the white ceramic holder. More carved pieces in crystal carvings.