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When your 5 elements are balanced, you will experience flow, health and happiness.
5 elements card game
The game will be produced, yay! I am absolutely thrilled, as we have reached our goal of €5.000,-. Partly via Indiegogo (66%) and via Paypal & Tikkie (44%). Besides pre-selling 150 card games, it was amazing to receive so much positive reactions. Good vibes and willingness, thank you so much!
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Have fun and educate yourself while enjoying beautiful art!
We created a card game to learn about the five elements, in a fun and playful way. It is my big wish to implement the five elements more in our modern Western lifestyle and language. The 60 beautiful cards are all hand-painted by Clara Scheibe. It is truly art from the heart. Wood – spring Fire – summer Earth – late summer Metal – autumn Water – winter
Hello
I am Karlijn Eickmans (35), an Amsterdam based entrepreneur in events, event education and above all a passionate shiatsu practitioner. 5 years ago I set foot in a shiatsu practice and I had never imagined I would find my passion there. I am finishing my 4 year Shiatsu education and this game is my passion and graduation project.
Living in sync with the seasons, the 5 elements, is one of the core principles in Taoism, and Zen Shiatsu. The elements are everywhere, in nature, and also represented in your own body-mind.
Being more balanced with my 5 elements, made me very excited to 'spread the word' about how this changed my life. But hey, nobody likes a smart ass talking for hours about Taoism and stuff. So this card game will help you get more familiar with the elements.
A game for you
Family time: bring the five elements into your home and play it with your loved ones. Learn about the five tastes, emotions, colors and seasons. The game is suitable for children 7+, and all other happy faces.
In your shiatsu or TCM* practice: this card deck is a low key way to make conversation about certain subjects, like food and emotions. *TCM: Traditional Chinese Medicine.
Fun learning: great teaching tool for shiatsu and TCM* schools. In my experience this is much more fun than reading a book. It is also very useful for schools and practitioners of martial arts, tai chi, qi gong, etc.
Recommendations
"This is the kind of project we need in the Shiatsu world. I think you may a have a winner on your hands." Chris McAlister (teacher in TCM and President of the ESF and EFCA)
"In all my teaching I try to make the learning as full of games as possible because it’s the best way to learn, so I think your project is great and I will tell my colleagues about it. For anyone teaching students about the Five Elements, your cards would be a very useful teaching tool.” Nick Pole, teacher at Shiatsu College London, author of Words that Touch.
"Concerning our school: We definitely would buy and use your cards. Maybe you could think of a German version as well." Mike Mandl, International Academy for Hara Shiatsu.
Quintet game
In Dutch and German it is named 'kwartet', 'quartett' or 'Ablegspiel', in English it also goes by 'Quartets', 'Go Fish' and 'Happy families'.
How to play? Normally you would collect 4 cards belonging to the same category. But in this game, it is about collecting 5 cards per category; a quintet. Each element has its own card within the quintet.
We created 12 quintets / categories: seasons, yin and yang meridians, acupressure points, emotions, sound in the voice, spirits, guardians of the cardinal directions, virtues, time of day (organ clock), energy & movement and taste & food.
Fun for newbies and experts - newbie = play by color (frame of the card) - intermediate = 5 elements by name and color (frame of the card) - expert = knowing each item (word in the right column) You can even mix the different levels per player within one game.
It is a game of memorizing, guessing, looking each other in the eyes and having a good time with family and friends. Collect most categories and you are the winner!
Pre-order the game
The card game includes:
60 playing cards: 12 categories of 5 cards
good quality materials and premium printing
a luxurious box to keep these art pieces safe
produced with a sustainable mindset
Be part of this creation:
Buy the card game, € 5,- discount when pre-order before July 1st.
Donate as you feel: pink button on this page, or use PayPal or Tikkie. Donate more than € 15,- and you will receive a lovely surprise.
Share this page on social media and Whatsapp.
Massage-loving backers, can book a shiatsu treatment.
Art-lovers can choose personalised art by Clara.
Funding Next to own investments, at least another € 5.000,- is needed for production and distribution for the first batch of 500 games.
When the funding will exceed the €5.000,-, it will be used for building the website and optimal sustainable production of the cards. The website provides a webshop, explanations of the cards, Do It Yourself exercises and tips to balance your five elements. Lovely!
Art from the Heart
Clari (Clara Scheibe) and I met in the Himalaya's last year. She was drawing and humming in the flower garden, while my inspiration for this card game winded up again. We connected instantly.
Clara Scheibe does Art since her childhood. She is an artist that explores different forms of expression, mainly illustrations, liberal arts and tattooing. She’s inspired by her travels that bring her around the globe, connecting to different cultures and understanding human nature through insight, deep listening and free impulses. Her art plays in a refined, flowing, feminine and fantastic way. You can find her art here: www.instagram.com/clari.ba and www.clariba.bigcartel.com.
The impact of playing with the 5 elements
When you balance your elements, you will experience a natural flow in your actions, social and working life; health and happiness. It helps you to do more self-care and how to contribute to your environment, community and family. Life.
Risks & Challenges
The designs are almost finished. What you see in the pictures are home-printed test cards.
Printing and shipping will be secured by reliable companies.
Production will start a month after we've been funded.
We are confident in our ability to deliver a great product, on time. However, unforeseen events can occur in any business. In such a case, we are committed to work day and night in order to resolve any issue, and we will be 100% transparent.
Questions?
Check out the Frequently Asked Questions for your questions regarding the game, crowdfund and practicalities. Any other questions; feel free to contact me.
My tao
This is my tao, my path. Getting people familiar with the five elements (wu xing) by this beautiful designed card game.
In the spring, projects blossom, in summer time we are all exuberantly outward-looking. We harvest our fruit in late summer and when the leaves fall from the trees, we see what we still need and what remains. What is important to you and which seed do you cherish in the wintertime? The seed of essence. The seed that will be watered again in spring, and blossoms.
I am proud to present this seed to you now, Thank you for helping me water it, To blossom and flourish.
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FAQ
A little surprise, stays a surprise.
Everyone who donates more than € 15,-, will receive this lovely surprise.
Included Items
A lot of gratitude
A little surprise :-)
Estimated Shipping
September 2020
3 claimed
1x card game, excl. mail costs
$25 USD
$30 USD(17% off)
€24 EUR
1 card deck, delivered in your mailbox.
Price is excluding shipping costs:
Netherlands: 4,-
rest of EU: 7,-
rest of world: 9,-
Included Items
A lot of gratitude
card game, by mail delivery
Estimated Shipping
September 2020
33 claimed
Ships worldwide.
Shiatsu session & card game
$62 USD
$83 USD(25% off)
€59 EUR
A voucher for a shiatsu session with Karlijn, in Amsterdam area, or Horst a/d Maas (Netherlands) and a card deck (not shipped).
Voucher is valid for 2 years.
Regular price of a shiatsu session is 55,-
Included Items
A lot of gratitude
card game, no mail delivery
Shiatsu session
Estimated Shipping
September 2020
9 out of 50 of claimed
3x card game, excl. mail costs
$72 USD
$91 USD(20% off)
€69 EUR
1 card game for you and 2 great presents on the shelve for your loved ones.
Delivered in your mailbox. Let's split the delivery costs 50-50%:
Netherlands: 2,-
Rest of EU: 4,-
Rest of the world: 8,-
Included Items
A lot of gratitude
card game, by mail delivery
(3)
Estimated Shipping
September 2020
12 claimed
Ships worldwide.
5 shiatsu sessions & card game
$209 USD
$318 USD(34% off)
€200 EUR
A voucher for 5 shiatsu sessions with Karlijn, in Amsterdam area, or Horst a/d Maas (Netherlands) and a card deck.
Voucher is valid for 2 years.
Regular price of a shiatsu session is 55,-
Included Items
A lot of gratitude
card game, no mail delivery
Shiatsu session
(5)
Estimated Shipping
September 2020
0 out of 10 of claimed
10x card game, incl mail costs
$220 USD
$304 USD(27% off)
€210 EUR
10 card games for you and your loved ones.
Delivered in your mailbox, no additional costs
And a lot of gratitude!
Included Items
card game, by mail delivery
(10)
Estimated Shipping
September 2020
1 claimed
Ships worldwide.
Art from the heart by Clara
$523 USD
€500 EUR
Oh wow… your own personalised handpainted drawing in the card game style. Our gifted artist Clara Scheibe will be in contact with you and create a wonderful 'tailor'-made piece of art for you. Approximate A6 format. Art from the heart!
Plus a card game to play with your loved ones.