The All-powerful Five Elements and You (Ep. 141)

In Japan there are two types of Five Elements, the gogyo and the godai and you can find them all throughout Japanese culture-in tea ceremony, martial arts, acupuncture, herbalism, esoteric Buddhism, and even in cemeteries.

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Credits

Intro and outro music by Julyan Ray Matsuura

[The_Real_Paradox]

I always listen via spotify and haven't been checking the yt channel lately but i see the beautiful drawings are every episode now :o. Might need to check it out more often to see them haha

[sharsnow]

Oh my birth year is so me and your info is so accurate. hahahahhaha! Thank you Thersa! Love your calligraphy and drawings!