{"title":"Wood — The Five Elements","description":"\u003cp\u003eWood is the green force of spring — the shoot that splits the stone. Materials of Wood have long been believed to carry growth and the courage to begin.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"daily-pause","title":"Daily Pause — Dark Wood Bracelet","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eA little space in the everyday.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eThe place\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eJingshan lies northwest of Hangzhou, where the path climbs through bamboo so thick that even the light turns green. In the Song dynasty it was one of the greatest Chan monasteries south of the Yangtze. The monks grew tea on the slopes and received guests with it — boil the water, whisk the tea, offer the bowl — passed from one pair of hands to another, unhurried, almost wordless.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMonks from Japan crossed the sea to study Chan here, and tea with it. When they went home they carried tea bowls, tea seeds, and this quietness. Over the years, on the far side of the sea, it became the tea ceremony. The things that matter most, it seems, can fit inside a single bowl.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eThe design\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eDaily Pause is strung with natural dark wood, warm-grained like the floor of an old tea hall. At its centre sits a matte silver tube between two small rings — like the gentle pause between two breaths.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eThe meaning\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eWood, in the Five Elements: spring, growth, and roots. A Chan master answered every question with \"Go and have some tea\" — the truth is not far away, but in a single breath in and out. This piece is for anyone whose days move too fast. Pausing will not leave you behind.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eThe piece\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cul\u003e\u003cli\u003eMaterial: Natural dark wood, 925 silver tube and rings\u003c\/li\u003e\u003cli\u003eElement: Wood\u003c\/li\u003e\u003cli\u003eSacred land: Jingshan\u003c\/li\u003e\u003cli\u003eBlessing: Health · Peace \u0026 Safety\u003c\/li\u003e\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003ch3\u003eA small ritual\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen the day runs fast, turn the silver once with your fingertip and take one breath — a little slower than the last.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003csmall\u003eCATHORA pieces are rooted in Chinese cultural traditions and are intended for personal reflection and meaning. They are not a substitute for medical, financial or professional advice.\u003c\/small\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"我的商店","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53477387796791,"sku":null,"price":158.0,"currency_code":"SGD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1017\/1079\/0967\/files\/daily-pause-1.png?v=1793540079"},{"product_id":"eighteen-wishes","title":"Eighteen Wishes — Multi-Seed Bodhi Bracelet","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"cth-detail-imgs\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.jsdelivr.net\/gh\/Celia11ly\/paopao@39db995ab01a04d765d7265576be215f8dc2955b\/cathora\/products\/eighteen-wishes\/detail_01_banner.jpg\" alt=\"Eighteen Wishes\" width=\"1600\" loading=\"lazy\" style=\"display:block;width:100%;max-width:800px;height:auto;margin:0 auto\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.jsdelivr.net\/gh\/Celia11ly\/paopao@39db995ab01a04d765d7265576be215f8dc2955b\/cathora\/products\/eighteen-wishes\/detail_02_benefits.jpg\" alt=\"Eighteen Wishes\" width=\"1600\" loading=\"lazy\" style=\"display:block;width:100%;max-width:800px;height:auto;margin:0 auto\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.jsdelivr.net\/gh\/Celia11ly\/paopao@39db995ab01a04d765d7265576be215f8dc2955b\/cathora\/products\/eighteen-wishes\/detail_03_place.jpg\" alt=\"Eighteen Wishes\" width=\"1600\" loading=\"lazy\" style=\"display:block;width:100%;max-width:800px;height:auto;margin:0 auto\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.jsdelivr.net\/gh\/Celia11ly\/paopao@39db995ab01a04d765d7265576be215f8dc2955b\/cathora\/products\/eighteen-wishes\/detail_04_upclose.jpg\" alt=\"Eighteen Wishes\" width=\"1600\" loading=\"lazy\" style=\"display:block;width:100%;max-width:800px;height:auto;margin:0 auto\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.jsdelivr.net\/gh\/Celia11ly\/paopao@39db995ab01a04d765d7265576be215f8dc2955b\/cathora\/products\/eighteen-wishes\/detail_05_ritual.jpg\" alt=\"Eighteen Wishes\" width=\"1600\" loading=\"lazy\" style=\"display:block;width:100%;max-width:800px;height:auto;margin:0 auto\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.jsdelivr.net\/gh\/Celia11ly\/paopao@39db995ab01a04d765d7265576be215f8dc2955b\/cathora\/products\/eighteen-wishes\/detail_06_meaning.jpg\" alt=\"Eighteen Wishes\" width=\"1600\" loading=\"lazy\" style=\"display:block;width:100%;max-width:800px;height:auto;margin:0 auto\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.jsdelivr.net\/gh\/Celia11ly\/paopao@39db995ab01a04d765d7265576be215f8dc2955b\/cathora\/products\/eighteen-wishes\/detail_07_details.jpg\" alt=\"Eighteen Wishes\" width=\"1600\" loading=\"lazy\" style=\"display:block;width:100%;max-width:800px;height:auto;margin:0 auto\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eEighteen seeds, eighteen wishes.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eThe place\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn the Arhat Hall at Lingyin, five hundred arhats smile or scowl, and no two faces are alike. Old pilgrims say: walk in, count from the door until you reach the number of your own age, and that arhat is yours — the look on his face is the state of your heart right now.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFolk tradition also speaks of eighteen arhats, each guarding one corner of the world. So people began stringing eighteen different seeds, stones and woods together, one wish to each — health, safety, study, family — gathering the hopes scattered through a life into a single circle on the wrist.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eThe design\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eEighteen Wishes is strung from eighteen natural materials: several kinds of bodhi seed — star-and-moon, vajra, phoenix-eye — alternating with agate, amethyst, aquamarine, obsidian and other stones, every bead different in size, colour and grain. It closes with a carved wooden gourd and a tassel; in Chinese the gourd, hulu, sounds like \"blessing and fortune\", and it was the vessel the ancients used to carry medicine, wine — and, in legend, a whole world.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eThe meaning\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eWood, in the Five Elements: bodhi grows on trees, and each seed carries the growth of a whole tree inside it. Eighteen beads, each unlike the others, like the eighteen flavours of a life — yet one thread holds them, closing into a circle with no beginning. The Buddhists say one is all, and all is one: every wish you make leads, in the end, to the same wish — to be at ease.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eThe piece\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cul\u003e\u003cli\u003eMaterial: Eighteen natural seeds, stones and woods\u003c\/li\u003e\u003cli\u003eElement: Wood\u003c\/li\u003e\u003cli\u003eSacred land: Lingyin\u003c\/li\u003e\u003cli\u003eBlessing: Peace \u0026 Safety · Health\u003c\/li\u003e\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003ch3\u003eA small ritual\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eEach day, move one bead and hold one wish in mind. Eighteen days make a full circle. There is no need to ask for everything at once.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003csmall\u003eCATHORA pieces are rooted in Chinese cultural traditions and are intended for personal reflection and meaning. 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The ancients had a word for this hazy green of the hills — cuiwei: not any single green, but the layer where mist, bamboo shade and sky overlap, visible only once you walk inside the mountain.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn the Song dynasty, Jingshan Temple was ranked first among the great Chan monasteries. Its monks grew tea among the bamboo and welcomed guests with it; over a single bowl, people grew quiet. Japanese monks later carried tea seeds home from here — and this stillness with them. A mountain's green travelled far.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eThe design\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eCuiwei is polished from natural green quartz. The crystal is clear with a pale wash of green, holding natural green inclusions and fine ice-like veils — like light falling through bamboo, or bamboo shadows drifting in morning mist. No two beads are alike. A simple strand, left unadorned so the crystal can speak for itself.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eThe meaning\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eWood, in the Five Elements. Wood governs growth, and green is the colour of spring. Folk tradition calls green quartz a stone of career, worn for rising work and gathering fortune. Like bamboo — which spends years rooting underground, then rises section by section once it breaks the soil — may you have the patience to root, and the moment to rise.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eThe piece\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cul\u003e\u003cli\u003eMaterial: Natural green quartz\u003c\/li\u003e\u003cli\u003eElement: Wood\u003c\/li\u003e\u003cli\u003eSacred land: Jingshan\u003c\/li\u003e\u003cli\u003eBlessing: Career · Wealth\u003c\/li\u003e\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003ch3\u003eA small ritual\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003ePut it on the day a new job or project begins. When things are hard, glance at the green on your wrist and remember the bamboo's quiet years underground.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003csmall\u003eCATHORA pieces are rooted in Chinese cultural traditions and are intended for personal reflection and meaning. They are not a substitute for medical, financial or professional advice.\u003c\/small\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"CATHORA","offers":[{"title":"6 mm","offer_id":53587114295607,"sku":"CTH-101-1","price":38.0,"currency_code":"SGD","in_stock":true},{"title":"8 mm","offer_id":53587114328375,"sku":"CTH-101-2","price":48.0,"currency_code":"SGD","in_stock":true},{"title":"10 mm","offer_id":53587114361143,"sku":"CTH-101-3","price":58.0,"currency_code":"SGD","in_stock":true},{"title":"12 mm","offer_id":53587114393911,"sku":"CTH-101-4","price":68.0,"currency_code":"SGD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1017\/1079\/0967\/files\/main_01_hero_3d1e9d0c-12e9-4aef-a5a7-bee1529fc990.jpg?v=1794382998"},{"product_id":"chaoyin","title":"Chaoyin — Green Sandalwood Bracelet","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe tide for a voice, the wood for company.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eThe place\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eOut in the East China Sea, Mount Putuo is an island ringed by water. On its eastern shore is a sea cave called Chaoyin — the voice of the tide — where the waves rush in and roar day and night, like a chant that never ends. Visitors walk with the sound of the sea in their ears and the scent of temple incense in the air, and without noticing, they slow down.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChaoyin names a sound you can hear without trying. Like the waves, or the scent that slowly leaves a piece of wood — it never hurries, never stops, and is always there.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eThe design\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eChaoyin is turned from aged green sandalwood. The wood is taken from the heartwood — dense, with grain that spreads like ripples on water — and carries a faint, natural woody scent up close. As you wear it, green sandalwood slowly oxidises from golden brown towards a deep ink green, so each strand grows into a colour that is yours alone. Polished from raw wood, never lacquered.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eThe meaning\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eWood, in the Five Elements. Wood stands for growth and ease — the liveliest energy of the year. Sandalwood has long been used for incense and offerings, and a sandalwood strand is often worn as an everyday keepsake for peace and good fortune. Like those who come to the island to listen to the tide, may you settle, without effort, into calm.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eThe piece\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cul\u003e\u003cli\u003eMaterial: Natural green sandalwood\u003c\/li\u003e\u003cli\u003eElement: Wood\u003c\/li\u003e\u003cli\u003eSacred land: Mount Putuo\u003c\/li\u003e\u003cli\u003eBlessing: Peace \u0026 Safety · Wealth\u003c\/li\u003e\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003ch3\u003eA small ritual\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eWear it every day and turn the beads in your fingers. The warmth of your hands slowly draws out the scent and deepens the colour.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003csmall\u003eCATHORA pieces are rooted in Chinese cultural traditions and are intended for personal reflection and meaning. 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