{"product_id":"five-elements-meditation-beads","title":"Five Elements — Hand-Rolled Meditation Bead Bracelet","description":"\u003cp\u003eBeads of ground aromatic wood, rolled by hand, in four sizes.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eThe formula\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAgarwood\u003c\/strong\u003e · \u003cstrong\u003eSandalwood\u003c\/strong\u003e · \u003cstrong\u003eCassia Twig\u003c\/strong\u003e · \u003cstrong\u003eBorneol\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFour botanicals, listed in full. No proprietary blend.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAgarwood is the resin the perfume world calls \u003cem\u003eoud\u003c\/em\u003e — among the most valuable raw materials on earth. Cassia twig is the young branch of the cinnamon tree, warmer and drier than the bark. Borneol is a crystalline camphor, named for Borneo, where it was first traded.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eHow the beads are made\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBlended incense, not carved wood. Several botanicals are compounded into one bead, rather than beads being cut from a single block.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThey are selected, hand-ground to powder in a stone mortar, sieved, and weighed. The powder is bound into a paste, then rolled between the palms one bead at a time. Nothing is moulded. No fragrance oil is sprayed onto a finished bead.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWhich is why the scent does not wash off. It is not on the bead. It is the bead.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe beads come out in different tones because the blends behind them differ. Nothing on this strand is dyed.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eThe five phases\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWood · Fire · Earth · Metal · Water.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn English these are usually called the Chinese five elements, which is where this bracelet gets its name. The older translation is the better one: five phases.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eClassical Chinese thought did not describe the world as a set of fixed substances. It described it as five phases that everything moves through — east to south to centre to west to north, spring to summer to late summer to autumn to winter. Not five things. Five stages of one thing turning.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWood feeds fire. Fire makes earth. Earth bears metal. Metal carries water. Water grows wood again. It is a cycle with no end in it, which is what the bracelet is named for.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eThe bracelet\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFour bead sizes. Same length throughout — what changes is the weight on the wrist.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth\u003eBead size\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003cth\u003eLength\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003cth\u003eWeight\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003cth\u003e\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e8mm\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e20cm\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e9g\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003efine — quiet, everyday\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e10mm\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e20cm\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e11g\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003emedium — the standard\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e12mm\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e20cm\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e17g\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003efull — present on the wrist\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e14mm\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e20cm\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e24.5g\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eheavy — substantial, reads as menswear\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eWhere it sits\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAromatic bead strands like this belong to the same family as meditation beads and malas. This one is a 20cm bracelet, not a 108-bead counting strand — it is made to be worn, not counted.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003csmall\u003eContains borneol, a natural camphor. Keep away from young children.\u003c\/small\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"qwiex","offers":[{"title":"10mm","offer_id":46275390931041,"sku":"CJSL276149003CX","price":44.59,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"12mm","offer_id":46275390963809,"sku":"CJSL276149004DW","price":49.59,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"14mm","offer_id":46275390996577,"sku":"CJSL276149005EV","price":54.59,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"8mm","offer_id":46275391029345,"sku":"CJSL276149002BY","price":39.59,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0642\/7856\/0865\/files\/c8e3fdd6-a93c-4cac-9c7c-ea9104d6c21c.jpg?v=1785041317","url":"https:\/\/qwiex.com\/products\/five-elements-meditation-beads","provider":"qwiex","version":"1.0","type":"link"}