Autumn Equinox Tea: Three Flavours to Compare
The autumn equinox is a useful occasion to slow down and compare the cups you enjoy. You can mark the season with flavour, without assigning a medical role...
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Eastern Wisdom
The Tea Pure notebook
A stick of incense, a pot set out with care, a pause between pours. Read about the Five Elements and the everyday rituals that give the tea table its meaning.
Start with a tradition that interests you, then make a small practice of your own. The stories here are companions to tea, with room for curiosity and personal interpretation.
From the notebook
Tea and Incense: Keep the Tea’s Aroma in View
Tea and incense can both have a place in a personal ritual. When you want to judge the tea itself, however, a strongly scented room makes its finer...
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White Tea and the Metal Element: A Simple Tea Table
In The Tea Pure’s Five Elements collection, white tea accompanies the Metal theme of simplicity and clear forms. It is a cultural pairing you can explore through a...
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Wu Xing and Tea: A Cultural Way to Explore Five Elements
Wood, Fire, Earth, Metal and Water offer a language for seasons and relationships in Chinese thought. At The Tea Pure, they also provide themes for a tea collection.
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Your one-minute tea ritual
Which element is calling?
Four small choices. A tea ritual for the way you feel today.
木
火
土
金
水