Kitchen ingredient
Green Tea
Kitchen ingredient1 tradition
Green tea is the unoxidized leaf of the tea plant, central to the Japanese tea ceremony and to Zen practice. It is a brew of calm focus and clarity.
Uses
- Calm focus
- Clarity
- Purification
- A base for herbal brews
Working with it
Brew green tea in water just below boiling, and drink it mindfully before study or meditation.
⚠ Safety note for Green Tea- Planet
- ☽︎ Moon
- Role
- Base: what a potion, salve, or brew is made of
- Element
- Water
- Works for
- WisdomHarmonyVitalityLearningPurification
- Forms
- dried herbtea
- How to use
- Brew (drinkable tea)Ritual bath
⚠ Safety
- Toxic to pets. Harmful to cats, dogs, or horses. Keep it, and any oil made from it, out of their reach.
Receptive
Where the traditions place it
- Moon — Common practice