September 2026

September 2026 Collection
Fifth Qi: Fire Over Dry Metal

Autumn Equinox to Xiaoxue · Sept 23 – Nov 22 By the calendar it is autumn. By the air it isn't yet.

The fifth term of this year sets ministerial fire on top of dry metal: warmth that returns out of season, cooling that stalls, plants that green up a second time before they quit. The old texts mark the complaint of this term as warm rather than cold, dry throat, thin sleep, brittle skin, a chest that feels tight.