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To age with the sun and moon and be renewed by spring and summer, to conserve the seeds of growth in autumn and winter and to be nourished by the eternal breath of the Tao-these are the goals of the Taoist alchemists, the masters of the arts of health, longevity, and immortality.
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External alchemy, concerned with the ingestion of minerals, herbs, and other substances to attain health, longevity, and immortality
Sexual alchemy, in which the practitioners uses the energy of a sexual partner to cultivate his or her own energy
Internal alchemy, the practice of meditation, calithenics, and yogic postures to cultivate mind and body
An extensive introduction by the translator and the inclusion of two commentaries by traditional chinese authors aid the reader in understanding this concise, symbolic text.
Eva Wong is a practitioner of the Taoist arts and a translator of texts from the Chinese. Her books include The Shambhala Guide to Taoism, Feng-shui, Lieh-tzu, Cultivating STillness, Seven Taoist Masters, and Teachings of the Tao.
Contents
Introduction: A guide to reading the dragon-Tiger Classic
Part One
1 The chamber of the spirit is the pivot of the elixir
2 Yang exits and yin enters
3 Control comes from the Ruler
4 The numerics of K'an and Li are one and two
5 Hardness and softness embrace
6 The transformatin of the spirit is patterned after the hexagrams Chi and Wei
7 Water and fire have their own territroy
8 Set up positions in the chamber of the spirit
9 Substance and nonsubstance control each other
10 Instructions are not giben superfluously
11 The fire of metal is the true lead
12 It becomes subtle and most, briaght and shiny
13 The mysterious woman unfolds the process
Part Two
14 In revaealing the nature of the elixir
15 Initially K'un is transformed into Chen
16 In sixteen days they diminish
17 Ch'ien and K'un are at teh beginning and the end
18 Regulate the fire for sixty days
19 The first fires are small and warm
Part Three
20 Begin the work in the chamber of the spirit
21 The vapor of Yang activates K'un
22 The glorious dome covers the top
23 Earth in the central palace is tempered by fire
24 Earth guards the central palace
25 When water is coupled with earth
26 The best metal is initially white
27 Substance and nonsubstance subdue each other
28 Refine the silver in the lead
29 Silcver is the mother of lead
30 Grain is the essence of metal
31 Something rises from the sphere
32 Lodestone and metal are attracted to each other
33 The emphasis on the firing process is not empty talk
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translation of a concise Taoist alchemical manual known as the Dragon-Tiger Classic, along with its two most important commentaries. The classic, written in ancient times by an unknown author and published durng the fifteenth century CE, is regarded by contemporary Taoist practitioners as the most complete guide to spiritual transformation. It covers the three forms of Taoist practice:External alchemy, concerned with the ingestion of minerals, herbs, and other substances to attain health, longevity, and immortality
Sexual alchemy, in which the practitioners uses the energy of a sexual partner to cultivate his or her own energy
Internal alchemy, the practice of meditation, calithenics, and yogic postures to cultivate mind and body
An extensive introduction by the translator and the inclusion of two commentaries by traditional chinese authors aid the reader in understanding this concise, symbolic text.
Eva Wong is a practitioner of the Taoist arts and a translator of texts from the Chinese. Her books include The Shambhala Guide to Taoism, Feng-shui, Lieh-tzu, Cultivating STillness, Seven Taoist Masters, and Teachings of the Tao.
Contents
Introduction: A guide to reading the dragon-Tiger Classic
Part One
1 The chamber of the spirit is the pivot of the elixir
2 Yang exits and yin enters
3 Control comes from the Ruler
4 The numerics of K'an and Li are one and two
5 Hardness and softness embrace
6 The transformatin of the spirit is patterned after the hexagrams Chi and Wei
7 Water and fire have their own territroy
8 Set up positions in the chamber of the spirit
9 Substance and nonsubstance control each other
10 Instructions are not giben superfluously
11 The fire of metal is the true lead
12 It becomes subtle and most, briaght and shiny
13 The mysterious woman unfolds the process
Part Two
14 In revaealing the nature of the elixir
15 Initially K'un is transformed into Chen
16 In sixteen days they diminish
17 Ch'ien and K'un are at teh beginning and the end
18 Regulate the fire for sixty days
19 The first fires are small and warm
Part Three
20 Begin the work in the chamber of the spirit
21 The vapor of Yang activates K'un
22 The glorious dome covers the top
23 Earth in the central palace is tempered by fire
24 Earth guards the central palace
25 When water is coupled with earth
26 The best metal is initially white
27 Substance and nonsubstance subdue each other
28 Refine the silver in the lead
29 Silcver is the mother of lead
30 Grain is the essence of metal
31 Something rises from the sphere
32 Lodestone and metal are attracted to each other
33 The emphasis on the firing process is not empty talk
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ISBN
1570623066 / 9781570623066
Publication
Shambhala Publications, Inc.