In the beginning, tea was used in ritual offerings, eaten as a vegetable, and consumed as medicine. Moving through the Chinese dynasties, tea evolved from physiological and spirit medicine, expanded into an art form, and became a drink celebrated by all social classes. From a shamanic perspective, tea displays a rich connection to Earth, her elements, meditation and divination, and is connected to shape shifting. Being the plant medicine of choice by many eastern monastic devotees and mystics, tea has had a significant role in bridging spirit and material, sleep and waking life, and more.
 
Animist spirit medium, Mimi Young, discuss how tea has and can play a role in shamanic and esoteric practices, sharing from her Han Taiwanese cultural context. What to expect from TEA ANIMISM + FIVE ELEMENTAL MAGICK
 
- Understand how tea is the oldest shamanic plant medicine via myth and legend
- Discover 'Cha Qi'- tea's personality and life force - according to the tea classification 
- Learn how to channel tea's being and wisdom
- Learn how to use tea as an agent to connect with your ancestors
- Learn the principles and functions of Five Elements of Chinese esotericism (Wu Xing)
- How tea corresponds to the Wu Xing
- How Tea and the Wu Xing come together in magick practice
 
Supplies to have on hand:
- Hot water
- A traditional Chinese tea of your choice, such as oolong
- Tea pot / tea ware and cup
- Journal and pen
 
About the Presenter:
Mimi Young is a Taiwanese Canadian animist spirit medium and the founder of Ceremonie, an esoteric brand focused resourcing folks who seek greater intuition and creative possibilities for beginnings, endings & the in-between with the Unseen. Mimi works at the intersection of animism and Daoist-centred magick, offering private readings, seasonal events and a digital coven, and made-to-order occultic skin and aura care. Mimi has worked collaboratively with brands including goop, Almost 30, Salem Witchcraft Festival, Spirit House Collective, and Tokyo Smoke. In the press and on podcasts, her work has been celebrated by Vogue, goop, Byrdie, Harper’s Bazaar, Refinery29, Hey Girl and more. Mimi space holds for Homing Coven, an intimate grassroots e-gathering space where we engage in ritual work and psychic development. Having recently been invited to attend a 5-week artist residency at Banff Centre for the Arts + Creativity, she wrote and published a limited edition artist's book, A Tea Stronger Than Death: Poems of Hurt and Healing While On Sacred Buffalo Guardian Mountain, now on its second printing.
 
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