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.
Read moreNotes from the tea table
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
All stories
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