The Spirit Guides
One-of-one alebrije companions for
transformation, remembrance, courage, and becoming.
Each Spirit Guide is a handcrafted alebrije created as a symbolic companion connected to the world of Monarch of the Heart. No two are alike. Each carries its own name, meaning, Spirit Role, and blessing.
Adopt the Spirit Guide That Calls to You
These are not pieces you simply choose. They are companions you feel called to. Each Spirit Guide carries its own name, meaning, role, signature, and blessing. Some bring courage. Some offer healing. Some call in joy, clarity, abundance, protection, or new beginnings. The one meant for you may be the one that reminds you who you are becoming.
Explore the Spirit Guide Collection
Each Spirit Guide is one-of-one. When one is adopted, it leaves the collection and becomes part of someone’s personal journey.
Available Spirit Guides
What Makes Each Spirit Guide Unique
One-of-One
Each Spirit Guide is individually handcrafted and unique. Once adopted, that exact guide will not be recreated.
Handcrafted Folk Art
Each guide is carved, painted, and finished by hand by skilled Mexican artisans.
Story Symbolism
Each guide is connected to the emotional world of Monarch of the Heart through
symbols of transformation, remembrance, love, and courage.
Personal Meaning
Every Spirit Guide includes its own Name, Meaning, Spirit Role, Spirit Signature,
Calling, and Blessing.
Three Symbols. One Journey.
Monarch Butterfly Wings
Transformation, migration, remembrance, and becoming.
Cempasúchil Marigolds
Memory, guidance, grief, love, and honoring those who came before us.
The Heart
Courage, healing, love, and the emotional journey at the center of Monarch of the Heart.
Current Featured Collection
Handcrafted in Oaxaca by BLAS® Taller Zapoteco
The first Spirit Guide collection is handcrafted by BLAS® Taller Zapoteco, a family-run Zapotec artisan workshop founded in 1979 in San Pedro Cajonos, Oaxaca. Each alebrije in this collection is carved from copal wood and painted by hand using traditional techniques passed down through generations. Rooted in Zapotec cultural identity, nature, imagination, and story, these pieces honor the living folk-art tradition of Oaxaca while becoming part of the symbolic world of Monarch of the Heart.
Adopted Spirit Guides
Each Spirit Guide is one-of-one. Once adopted, it becomes part of someone’s personal journey. This archive honors the guides that have already found their homes.
From the Story to Your Hands
In Monarch of the Heart, alebrijes appear as symbols of imagination, protection,
transformation, and the unseen companions that guide us through grief, courage,
and becoming. The Spirit Guides bring that symbolism out of the story and into
the reader’s hands, offering a tangible connection to the emotional world of
the novel.
Which Spirit Guide Is Calling to You?
Browse the available one-of-one guides and adopt the companion that speaks to this
season of your life.
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