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By turns suspenseful, philosophical, and humorous, Mysteries of the Life Force takes you on a fascinating journey into the mysterious world of chi kung, chronicling the first seven years of an extraordinary apprenticeship that took place between the author and a celebrated chi kung master from
During the apprenticeship, the author learned how to cultivate the mysterious life force called chi, and embarked on an incredible journey of inner explorations that continues to this day. Many astonishing events pushed the author past the edge of his rational understanding, including telepathic exchanges between master and student, the throwing of chi-energy over great distances, and the use of dreams as a medium for instruction.
The author had to pass a big test to complete the first phase of the apprenticeship, but the nature of the test was never disclosed. Indeed, an important aspect of the test was to discover exactly what it consisted of, and this detective work is the narrative thread that pulls the reader through to the story's startling conclusion.
'Mysteries of the Life Force is a beautifully written account of a Westerner's introduction to an ancient Eastern discipline. Peter Meech, the author of this engrossing tale, provides his readers with an adventure more authentic than anything in the Castaneda books as he slowly develops what his chi kng master refers to as a 'Chinese brain.''-Stanley Krippner, PhD, co-author, Becoming Psychic
'Peter Meech has written a vastly entertaining accoiunt of his apprenticeship with Dr. Chow, a chi kung master from Shanghai. The pages sparkle with wit and wisdom and contain facts about chi kung found nowhere else. If there is another book on chi kung that is more engaging, I haven't read it.'-Alberto Villoldo, PhD, author, The Four Insights
Peter Meech has been studing chi kung since 1985. Today he gives private instruction in chi kung and is a writer and producer for film and television.
Contents
Preface
A spy in the service of the truth
The clinic
The sensual nature of knowledge
The nature of chi
The large heavenly orbit
The call
Standing chi kung
A stationary feast
When healers become patients
Moving chi chung
The herb of deathlessness
The prodigy
Tripping the chi fantastic
Chinese brain, Chinese face
Shanghai mind-meld
Soren Keerkegaard and the voice
The magic wand
My girlfriend and Charles Dickens
The mesmerizing Mr. Mesmer
A hospital visit
The throwing and catching of chi
The hyena
A Jedi knight
Clever men
Out of a misty dream
The offer
Goodbye, but not farewell
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Shanghai.During the apprenticeship, the author learned how to cultivate the mysterious life force called chi, and embarked on an incredible journey of inner explorations that continues to this day. Many astonishing events pushed the author past the edge of his rational understanding, including telepathic exchanges between master and student, the throwing of chi-energy over great distances, and the use of dreams as a medium for instruction.
The author had to pass a big test to complete the first phase of the apprenticeship, but the nature of the test was never disclosed. Indeed, an important aspect of the test was to discover exactly what it consisted of, and this detective work is the narrative thread that pulls the reader through to the story's startling conclusion.
'Mysteries of the Life Force is a beautifully written account of a Westerner's introduction to an ancient Eastern discipline. Peter Meech, the author of this engrossing tale, provides his readers with an adventure more authentic than anything in the Castaneda books as he slowly develops what his chi kng master refers to as a 'Chinese brain.''-Stanley Krippner, PhD, co-author, Becoming Psychic
'Peter Meech has written a vastly entertaining accoiunt of his apprenticeship with Dr. Chow, a chi kung master from Shanghai. The pages sparkle with wit and wisdom and contain facts about chi kung found nowhere else. If there is another book on chi kung that is more engaging, I haven't read it.'-Alberto Villoldo, PhD, author, The Four Insights
Peter Meech has been studing chi kung since 1985. Today he gives private instruction in chi kung and is a writer and producer for film and television.
Contents
Preface
A spy in the service of the truth
The clinic
The sensual nature of knowledge
The nature of chi
The large heavenly orbit
The call
Standing chi kung
A stationary feast
When healers become patients
Moving chi chung
The herb of deathlessness
The prodigy
Tripping the chi fantastic
Chinese brain, Chinese face
Shanghai mind-meld
Soren Keerkegaard and the voice
The magic wand
My girlfriend and Charles Dickens
The mesmerizing Mr. Mesmer
A hospital visit
The throwing and catching of chi
The hyena
A Jedi knight
Clever men
Out of a misty dream
The offer
Goodbye, but not farewell
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ISBN
9781591810551
Publication
Sentient Publications