At a glance
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Five elements: Fire, Earth, Water, Air and Ether
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Each with its own blend — dragons blood, palo santo and ginger, frankincense and lemongrass, chinaberry, lavender and queen of the night
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Earth blend listed as palo santo, concentrated ginger oil, fruit biomass, charcoal, natural binder and salt
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About 60 minutes per stick — extinguish and relight for multiple sessions from one stick
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Conscious packing — orders may arrive in reused shipping boxes and locally recycled paper
How to use it
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Pick by the room, not by your star sign. Fire in a study, Ether in a bedroom, Water in a bathroom.
- Heat-proof holder, stable surface, window cracked.
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Burn one element at a time. Two at once is just smoke.
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Fifteen minutes for a small room, thirty for an open-plan space. Extinguish in sand and keep the remainder.
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Keep the Fire pack away from bedtime. Dragons blood is not a sedative.
The five elements
| Element |
Blend |
Associated signs |
| Fire — Strength |
Dragons blood |
Aries, Leo, Sagittarius |
| Earth — Harmony |
Palo santo and ginger |
Taurus, Virgo, Capricorn |
| Water — Reborn |
Frankincense and lemongrass |
Cancer, Scorpio, Pisces |
| Air — Happiness |
Chinaberry |
Gemini, Libra, Aquarius |
| Ether — Clarity |
Lavender and queen of the night |
Spirit |
✨ Temple Tip — start with the element you are short of, not the one you are
The obvious move is to buy the element matching your sign. The more useful one is to buy the opposite — if your days are already all Fire, a Water stick in the evening does more work than another dose of what you have plenty of.
Questions we get asked
Do I get all five?
The pack options appear on this page — single elements or a set, depending on what is in stock. If an option is not listed it is not currently available.
Which one is strongest?
Fire, on dragons blood, is the loudest in the room. Ether is the most subtle. Earth sits in the middle and is the easiest to live with daily.
What is chinaberry?
A tree originally from the Himalayas and now widespread in South America. The maker describes the scent as sweet and fresh.
Can I put one out and relight it?
Yes — that is how the maker intends them to be used. Press the lit end gently into sand or a heat-proof dish, let it cool, and relight when you next sit down.
Can I return it?
No. Incense is a consumable and this item is non-returnable. If something arrives damaged, write to us and we will make it right.
California Proposition 65 warning: Burning incense produces combustion by-products. Use in a well-ventilated space.
Burn safely: Always burn in a heat-proof holder on a stable, non-flammable surface, in a well-ventilated room. Never leave a burning stick, bomb or disk unattended. Keep away from children, pets, curtains and anything that catches. Smoke-cleansing products give off a lot of smoke — start away from smoke detectors. Store dry and out of direct sun. A ritual object, not a remedy: traditional associations described here are traditions of association, not claims of physical or psychological effect, and nothing here is medical advice.
Several of these blends are built on palo santo — palo santo and sage covers what it does and when to reach for it. the rest of the sticks is where the five elements sit among everything else we carry. Working through all five in one session? smoke and spray, in order keeps it from becoming a fog.
Five elements, one shelf. #TempleOfDesire
