Introduction to the Taoist Small Sleeve Five Thunder Robe

The Small Sleeve Five Thunder Robe is a special type of Taoist robe, mainly used for rituals related to thunder techniques, especially popular in thunder techniques schools such as the Zhengyi School, Shenxiao School, and Qingwei School after the Song and Yuan dynasties. Its name contains two meanings:

‘Small sleeves’: Refers to the narrow design of the sleeves, which makes it easier for Taoists to move quickly when practicing magic, symbolizing precision and focus in spell manipulation.

Five Thunders “: represents the core concept of Taoist thunder techniques, namely the” Five Directions Thunder God “(east, south, west, north, and middle five thunder) or the” Thunder of the Five Elements “(metal, wood, water, fire, and earth), symbolizing the power of summoning thunder to serve electricity, exorcising evil and suppressing evil spirits.