Spirit Animal 1.25-inch Scorpion Dolomite

A scorpion carved in dolomite, small enough to close your hand around. The scorpion is the boundary animal. It does not chase and it does not bluff. It holds a patch of ground, waits, and answers only what comes at it, which is why people who are learning to say no keep one where they can see it.

There is a strange detail that suits the work: a scorpion's shell glows blue-green under ultraviolet light, so a creature built to go unnoticed all day turns out to be the most visible thing in the desert once the right light hits it. Keep it near you for shadow work, for the end of a season where you gave away too much, or for the week you finally put a door where a door should have been.

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: Cobra Spirit Animal and Wolf 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.