5-Elements range

This unique (small) range of fragrances is a useful addition for therapists who work with the Chinese Five Elements.

The five elements are linked to, amongst other things, the seasons, colours, wind directions and so much more. In this blog, we won’t go into detail about how this works according to Chinese philosophy, as there are entire courses dedicated to this and we can’t cover all this information in a single blog post 😊. It’s quite a vast and complex subject. However, we do want to tell you how you can use these scent frequencies in your practice or for yourself, and how we view their use. And, of course, we’ll supplement this with some information about the different elements.

How did the range come about?

‘We’ve had these elements in our range before. This actually stemmed from the yoga trips to France that I organised together with Ria Sier. She incorporated these five elements into her yoga classes and during those trips. That’s when I created this fragrance range. After those trips, the range fell by the wayside a little, but I started to feel the urge again and we began to receive enquiries about it once more. However, I felt it needed a fresh perspective. I started to delve deeper into the subject, and that’s how it came about again. I started reading up on it again and began to get a feel for how the oils work. I tuned into the theme, and the scents just feel right again.

’The blends are based on Chinese philosophy, which is why essential oils aren’t included.’ – Marianne –

The 5 elements

The elements flow into one another, just like the seasons. Each element has its own specific talents and characteristics. This is reflected in the seasons, organs, colours and character traits. By exploring this in more depth, you can discover for yourself where you might need support. Everyone is a blend of the different elements, but there is often a predominant aspect within your blend of elements.

By looking at your personality traits, physique, complexion and symptoms, a therapist can quickly identify which elements are important to you. We provide a brief overview of what each of the five different elements entails. We also give some key words to describe an excess or a deficiency of an element.

𝙷𝚘𝚞𝚝 – 𝙲𝚘𝚖𝚙𝚊𝚜𝚜𝚒𝚎

Wood symbolises birth, the beginning and spring. It represents planning and getting things off the ground. The characteristics of a Wood person are: you mean well by everyone, but you don’t always manage to achieve what you’ve set out to do. A Wood person is friendly, sociable, creative, compassionate and idealistic.

When a ‘wood person’ is in balance, you can see that they are relaxed, compassionate and keen to work things out with you. You have a clear vision and you are flexible. You know when you need to make a decision, and it is always the right one.

When there is an imbalance, you tend to see a lot of anger, and this person can quickly lose heart when faced with setbacks. You are also easily thrown off balance by changes and have a short temper.

𝚃𝚎𝚔𝚘𝚛𝚝 𝙷𝚘𝚞𝚝 – 𝚛𝚞𝚜𝚝𝚎𝚕𝚘𝚘𝚜𝚑𝚎𝚒𝚍, 𝚔𝚘𝚞𝚍𝚎 𝚑𝚊𝚗𝚍𝚎𝚗 𝚎𝚗 𝚟𝚘𝚎𝚝𝚎𝚗, 𝚍𝚛𝚘𝚐𝚎 𝚑𝚞𝚒𝚍, 𝚋𝚎𝚜𝚕𝚞𝚒𝚝𝚎𝚕𝚘𝚘𝚜𝚑𝚎𝚒𝚍, 𝚠𝚎𝚒𝚗𝚒𝚐 𝚣𝚎𝚕𝚏𝚛𝚎𝚜𝚙𝚎𝚌𝚝, 𝚙𝚊𝚜𝚜𝚒𝚎𝚏 𝚐𝚎𝚍𝚛𝚊𝚐

𝚃𝚎𝚟𝚎𝚎𝚕 𝙷𝚘𝚞𝚝 – 𝚑𝚞𝚖𝚎𝚞𝚛𝚒𝚐, 𝚙𝚛𝚒𝚔𝚔𝚎𝚕𝚋𝚊𝚊𝚛, 𝚙𝚖𝚜 𝚔𝚕𝚊𝚌𝚑𝚝𝚎𝚗, 𝚏𝚞𝚝𝚕𝚘𝚘𝚜, 𝚘𝚟𝚎𝚛𝚐𝚎𝚟𝚘𝚎𝚕𝚒𝚐𝚑𝚎𝚒𝚍, 𝚑𝚘𝚘𝚏𝚍𝚙𝚒𝚓𝚗, 𝚋𝚎𝚗𝚊𝚞𝚠𝚍 𝚐𝚎𝚟𝚘𝚎𝚕, 𝚘𝚙𝚛𝚒𝚜𝚙𝚒𝚗𝚐𝚎𝚗, 𝚠𝚘𝚎𝚍𝚎 𝚊𝚊𝚗𝚟𝚊𝚕𝚕𝚎𝚗

𝚅𝚞𝚞𝚛 – 𝚅𝚎𝚛𝚟𝚞𝚕𝚕𝚎𝚗𝚍𝚎 𝚕𝚒𝚎𝚏𝚍𝚎

The characteristics of a fire sign are passionate, fiery and sparkling, but also aggressive. It is also the element of inspiration and intuition. The emotions associated with the fire element are joy and love.

When a Fire person is in balance, you can see that they are very passionate about what they do. They are wise, cheerful and happy. When out of balance, a Fire person can be arrogant and self-centred.

Fire needs the element of water to achieve balance, but the reverse is also true. You could see it this way: water extinguishes fire, and fire evaporates water. When you’re busy and constantly juggling everything, your heart becomes overheated by an excess of fire. You can then add the element of water to allow yourself a little more peace and to ‘cool’ the heart.

𝚃𝚎𝚔𝚘𝚛𝚝 – 𝚍𝚞𝚒𝚣𝚎𝚕𝚒𝚐, 𝚜𝚕𝚎𝚌𝚑𝚝𝚎 𝚌𝚘𝚗𝚌𝚎𝚗𝚝𝚛𝚊𝚝𝚒𝚎, 𝚔𝚘𝚞𝚍𝚎 𝚑𝚊𝚗𝚍𝚎𝚗 𝚘𝚏 𝚟𝚘𝚎𝚝𝚎𝚗, 𝚘𝚗𝚛𝚞𝚜𝚝𝚒𝚐𝚎 𝚍𝚛𝚘𝚖𝚎𝚗, 𝚊𝚗𝚐𝚜𝚝 𝚐𝚎𝚟𝚘𝚎𝚕𝚎𝚗𝚜, 𝚛𝚞𝚜𝚝𝚎𝚕𝚘𝚘𝚜𝚑𝚎𝚒𝚍, 𝚜𝚘𝚖𝚋𝚎𝚛𝚑𝚎𝚒𝚍, 𝚖𝚘𝚎𝚒𝚝𝚎 𝚖𝚎𝚝 𝚛𝚎𝚕𝚊𝚝𝚒𝚎𝚜 𝚘𝚗𝚍𝚎𝚛𝚑𝚘𝚞𝚍𝚎𝚗

𝚃𝚎𝚟𝚎𝚎𝚕 – 𝚋𝚕𝚘𝚣𝚎𝚗𝚍 𝚐𝚎𝚣𝚒𝚌𝚑𝚝, 𝚝𝚎𝚟𝚎𝚎𝚕 𝚙𝚛𝚊𝚝𝚎𝚗, 𝚑𝚢𝚙𝚎𝚛𝚊𝚌𝚝𝚒𝚟𝚒𝚝𝚎𝚒𝚝, 𝚘𝚙 𝚘𝚗𝚐𝚎𝚙𝚊𝚜𝚝𝚎 𝚖𝚘𝚖𝚎𝚗𝚝𝚎𝚗 𝚕𝚊𝚌𝚑𝚎𝚗, 𝚘𝚗𝚜𝚝𝚞𝚒𝚖𝚒𝚐𝚎 𝚙𝚘𝚕𝚜𝚜𝚕𝚊𝚐

𝙰𝚊𝚛𝚍𝚎 – 𝙴𝚖𝚙𝚊𝚝𝚑𝚒𝚎

An Earth sign is reliable, honest, down-to-earth and cautious, but is also capable of weighing up the pros and cons.

When it earth When this element is in balance, you can see that these people are confident and cautious. They are stable, reasonable and practical. You can rely on an Earth person, and they have their lives well organised.

When there is an imbalance, an Earth person is stubborn and inflexible, but also prone to worrying and absent-minded. Fatigue can also play a major role in a deficiency of the Earth element.

𝚃𝚎𝚔𝚘𝚛𝚝 – 𝚔𝚘𝚛𝚝𝚊𝚍𝚎𝚖𝚒𝚐 𝚋𝚒𝚓 𝚒𝚗𝚜𝚙𝚊𝚗𝚗𝚒𝚗𝚐, 𝚜𝚕𝚎𝚌𝚑𝚝𝚎 𝚎𝚎𝚝𝚕𝚞𝚜𝚝, 𝚟𝚎𝚛𝚕𝚊𝚗𝚐𝚎𝚗 𝚗𝚊𝚊𝚛 𝚣𝚘𝚎𝚝𝚠𝚊𝚛𝚎𝚗, 𝚜𝚕𝚊𝚙𝚎𝚛𝚒𝚐 𝚗𝚊 𝚑𝚎𝚝 𝚎𝚝𝚎𝚗, 𝚟𝚎𝚛𝚖𝚘𝚎𝚒𝚍𝚑𝚎𝚒𝚍, 𝚐𝚎𝚟𝚘𝚎𝚕𝚎𝚗𝚜 𝚟𝚊𝚗 𝚘𝚗𝚖𝚊𝚌𝚑𝚝

𝚃𝚎𝚟𝚎𝚎𝚕 – 𝚜𝚕𝚎𝚌𝚑𝚝𝚎 𝚌𝚘𝚗𝚌𝚎𝚗𝚝𝚛𝚊𝚝𝚒𝚎, 𝚘𝚗𝚛𝚞𝚜𝚝𝚒𝚐𝚎 𝚐𝚎𝚎𝚜𝚝, 𝚍𝚘𝚏𝚏𝚎 𝚑𝚘𝚘𝚏𝚍𝚙𝚒𝚓𝚗, 𝚜𝚗𝚎𝚕 𝚋𝚎𝚣𝚘𝚛𝚐𝚍 𝚣𝚒𝚓𝚗, 𝚍𝚠𝚊𝚗𝚐𝚖𝚊𝚝𝚒𝚐𝚎 𝚐𝚎𝚍𝚊𝚌𝚑𝚝𝚎𝚗, 𝚘𝚟𝚎𝚛𝚐𝚎𝚟𝚎𝚗, 𝚘𝚙𝚛𝚒𝚜𝚙𝚒𝚗𝚐𝚎𝚗, 𝚟𝚎𝚛𝚜𝚝𝚘𝚙𝚝𝚎 𝚗𝚎𝚞𝚜

𝙼𝚎𝚝𝚊𝚊𝚕 – 𝙴𝚎𝚛𝚋𝚒𝚎𝚍

A Metal People with this element are strong communicators, can work with great concentration and possess a great deal of willpower. They want the best for everyone and therefore often stand up for those who are less fortunate. The emotions associated with this element are sadness and suppressed anger.

When the Metal element is in balance, this person is energetic, is good at empathising with others and strives for the best. When out of balance, a Metal person can come across as very harsh and is quick to become sad.

𝚃𝚎𝚔𝚘𝚛𝚝 – 𝚣𝚠𝚊𝚔𝚔𝚎𝚛 𝚜𝚝𝚎𝚖, 𝚟𝚎𝚛𝚔𝚘𝚞𝚍𝚑𝚎𝚒𝚍, 𝚟𝚎𝚛𝚖𝚘𝚎𝚒𝚍𝚑𝚎𝚒𝚍, 𝚍𝚛𝚘𝚐𝚎 𝚑𝚞𝚒𝚍, 𝚗𝚒𝚎𝚝 𝚔𝚞𝚗𝚗𝚎𝚗 𝚞𝚒𝚝𝚎𝚗 𝚟𝚊𝚗 𝚟𝚎𝚛𝚍𝚛𝚒𝚎𝚝, 𝚖𝚘𝚎𝚒𝚝𝚎 𝚖𝚎𝚝 𝚊𝚏𝚛𝚘𝚗𝚍𝚎𝚗 𝚙𝚛𝚘𝚓𝚎𝚌𝚝𝚎𝚗, 𝚑𝚎𝚛𝚑𝚊𝚕𝚎𝚗 𝚟𝚊𝚗 𝚜𝚌𝚑𝚊𝚍𝚎𝚕𝚒𝚓𝚔𝚎 𝚐𝚎𝚍𝚛𝚊𝚐𝚜𝚙𝚊𝚝𝚛𝚘𝚗𝚎𝚗

𝚃𝚎𝚟𝚎𝚎𝚕 – 𝚊𝚊𝚗𝚑𝚘𝚞𝚍𝚎𝚗𝚍 𝚘𝚗𝚝𝚛𝚘𝚘𝚜𝚝𝚋𝚊𝚊𝚛 𝚟𝚎𝚛𝚍𝚛𝚒𝚎𝚝, 𝚜𝚝𝚎𝚛𝚔 𝚟𝚎𝚛𝚘𝚘𝚛𝚍𝚎𝚕𝚎𝚗 𝚟𝚊𝚗 𝚊𝚗𝚍𝚎𝚛𝚎𝚗, 𝚋𝚒𝚓𝚣𝚘𝚗𝚍𝚎𝚛 𝚗𝚎𝚝𝚓𝚎𝚜, 𝚙𝚎𝚛𝚏𝚎𝚌𝚝𝚒𝚘𝚗𝚒𝚜𝚝𝚒𝚜𝚌𝚑, 𝚗𝚎𝚞𝚛𝚘𝚝𝚒𝚜𝚌𝚑 𝚐𝚎𝚍𝚛𝚊𝚐, 𝚖𝚘𝚎𝚒𝚕𝚒𝚓𝚔𝚎 𝚕𝚞𝚌𝚑𝚝𝚠𝚎𝚐𝚎𝚗

𝚆𝚊𝚝𝚎𝚛 – 𝚆𝚒𝚓𝚜𝚑𝚎𝚒𝚍

A water sign is sensitive, observant, friendly and sympathetic, but also easily irritated. The element of water represents dreams and ideals. The emotion associated with the water One aspect of this element is fear. Fear of taking the next step in life, but fears such as a fear of heights are also associated with this element.

When they are in balance, such people can dream without losing themselves in their dreams. Furthermore, they exude a certain calm and show respect for the things and people around them.

When there is an imbalance, the ‘water person’ may lose themselves in their dreams and find it difficult to take action or be realistic. You may also suffer from a range of fears. Furthermore, fatigue, negative feelings and symptoms associated with burnout may also be linked to an imbalance in the water element.

𝚃𝚎𝚔𝚘𝚛𝚝 – 𝚟𝚛𝚘𝚎𝚐 𝚐𝚛𝚒𝚓𝚜 𝚠𝚘𝚛𝚍𝚎𝚗, 𝚠𝚊𝚛𝚖 𝚐𝚎𝚟𝚘𝚎𝚕 𝚒𝚗 𝚑𝚊𝚗𝚍𝚙𝚊𝚕𝚖𝚎𝚗 𝚎𝚗 𝚟𝚘𝚎𝚝𝚣𝚘𝚕𝚎𝚗, 𝚗𝚊𝚌𝚑𝚝𝚣𝚠𝚎𝚎𝚝, 𝚜𝚕𝚊𝚙𝚎𝚕𝚘𝚘𝚜𝚑𝚎𝚒𝚍, 𝚊𝚗𝚐𝚜𝚝, 𝚑𝚢𝚜𝚝𝚎𝚛𝚒𝚎, 𝚐𝚕𝚘𝚎𝚒𝚎𝚗𝚍𝚎 𝚠𝚊𝚗𝚐𝚎𝚗

𝚃𝚎𝚟𝚎𝚎𝚕 – 𝚕𝚊𝚜𝚝 𝚟𝚊𝚗 𝚘𝚛𝚎𝚗, 𝚟𝚎𝚛𝚔𝚘𝚞𝚍𝚑𝚎𝚒𝚍, 𝚖𝚊𝚝𝚒𝚐𝚎 𝚎𝚎𝚝𝚕𝚞𝚜𝚝, 𝚟𝚎𝚛𝚖𝚘𝚎𝚒𝚍𝚑𝚎𝚒𝚍, 𝚊𝚗𝚐𝚜𝚝 𝚟𝚘𝚘𝚛 𝚔𝚘𝚞, 𝚕𝚞𝚜𝚝𝚎𝚕𝚘𝚘𝚜𝚑𝚎𝚒𝚍, 𝚟𝚊𝚊𝚔 𝚙𝚕𝚊𝚜𝚜𝚎𝚗, 𝚟𝚊𝚊𝚔 𝚕𝚊𝚜𝚝 𝚟𝚊𝚗 𝚍𝚒𝚊𝚛𝚛𝚎𝚎

The use of these blends

People often come to us with questions about an element-based oil when they are undergoing treatment with a therapist trained in Chinese medicine, or when they are therapists themselves (this wonderful Chinese system is used particularly in Shiatsu therapy). When this is the case, you know exactly what you need. However, below is a brief explanation of which element you might use and when.

A session with a therapist often reveals that there is a deficiency of a particular element in your energy system. These blends can help to address this deficiency, but they can also help to bring a surplus of a particular element into better balance. The different elements nourish one another and keep each other in balance.

The nourishing and inhibitory cycle

The five elements are always depicted in a circle, as shown in the image below. It is said that each element gives rise to the next. Every element is generated by the one before it. You can see this in the outer ring of the image. So Water creates Wood, Fire creates Earth, and so on. We call this interconnection the cycle of generation. Here, you can see which element you can use when there is a deficiency. You then nourish that deficiency with the corresponding element.

But as well as a nurturing cycle, an inhibiting cycle is also needed to provide a counterbalance and to control any excess of an element. This is illustrated by the arrows inside the circle. An arrow runs from Water to Fire to extinguish it. From Metal, an arrow points to Wood to, as it were, cut down the wood. In this way, you can temper an excess of an element somewhat.

For example, if you have too much of the water element in your energy system, you tend to be a bit of a flit – highly intuitive, but sometimes a little too much so. You can temper this somewhat with the earth element, which helps you feel more grounded. If you realise that you’re daydreaming a great deal and are struggling to find your place in life, you can use the metal element to address this imbalance. You can also achieve a great deal through diet and colour. There’s a wealth of information available on this subject.

Of course, you can also support this element by starting to use it. This will bring greater harmony to your energy body.

The energy of the oil helps you to regain your balance. If you’re interested in Chinese philosophy, these frequencies will suit you perfectly.

Of course, you can use these scents for yourself if you’re drawn to Chinese philosophy and are exploring it in more depth. I’d really recommend having a browse online for some information! Based on the ‘characteristics’ associated with each element, you can work out for yourself which element is slightly out of balance. You might also simply find the scent very pleasant and choose one of these elements for that reason.

How to use the products

The 5-Elements range is available as an aura spray, a roller and an essential oil blend. You can read about how to use these products in our special blog on the use of our products.

When should you use these products? Basically, whenever you feel the need and are working on integrating the elements into your life. The roller is handy to pop in your bag so you can use it throughout the day.

If you run your own practice where you work with the elements, it’s also lovely to use a scent of your choice in a diffuser or aroma burner during a treatment. The spray is also handy to use during the treatment.

Once again, this is really just a brief overview of the Five Elements. I’d suggest having a look online or in books to find out more. Or why not visit a Shiatsu therapist if you’re experiencing any symptoms? It really is a very interesting but complex philosophy. We hope you enjoy exploring this range!

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