Mixing Sun and Moon A more advanced taoist practice is the mixing of the sun and moon. Breathing back and…
Moon Connection A moon connection developed through meditation and chi kung can lead to a deeper awareness of the unconscious.…
Separation in Alchemy Recently, I wrote about the first two stages personal transformation, as described by western alchemy, calcination and…
Fusion of Five Elements Practice Taoists talk and write about ‘becoming one with nature,’ and they also have methodical practices…
“Only he who has no use for the empire is fit to be entrusted with it.” Zhuangzi, The Complete Works of…
Self-Healing and Wholeness The lower abdomen or lower tan tien is where life begins and where Taoist meditation begins in…
Honoring Nature Modern culture seems to want to conquer and control nature through clear-cutting forests, commercial farming, and strip-mining minerals.…
Water in Alchemy After the first phase in alchemy, known in the west as calcination, or ‘burning to the bone,’…
Relax for Health Taoist teachers feel that emotional stress can cause a variety of harm to our physical body and…
Blackening in Alchemy The ‘Black Phase,’ in the western alchemy of the dark ages, referred to the beginning phases of…