Chinese Astrology and Inner Cultivation* 1. Introduction Since the 2010 publication of my book, The 12 Chinese Animals — Create Harmony in Your Daily Life through Ancient Chinese Wisdom, friends have
Stems and Branches (part 3 of 4) The Celestial Connection To return to a more theoretical mode, the Chinese hold the dominant belief that heaven (tian天)—identified equally as a higher
Stems and Branches (part 2 of 4) Practical Applications of the GanZhi The GanZhi system is not only used to designate specific years, but also applies to cycles of sixty months,
I was born and raised in a traditional fishing village on the east coast of China. Over just a few short decades, from my birth in the 1960s to the 1980s, the villagers underwent massive change, going from living a very traditional lifestyle—without electricity, indoor plumbing, central heating, motorized vehicles, bicycles, roads, and manufactured goods…
As you may remember from my previous article, while verse 8, chapter two of the DaoDeJing (ChangDunXiangXing 長短相形) is traditionally translated as “Long and short determine one another,” I further interpreted it as “Refine the elixir with long and short seasonal breathing methods” and mentioned that in internal alchemy practices…
In this YouTube interview, I briefly touch on some of those most common questions I receive about the shamanic roots of Chinese culture, Chinese astrology, karma and destiny through sharing personal stories of my traditional upbringing and my life in China…
The cultivation principle and structure of QingNiuGong follows the Daoist numerical system…
We all know that LaoZi’s DaoDeJing is one of the most well known Daoist classics, but most do not know that the birth of this book is related to a green cow – the legendary Holy Cow, the steady mount of LaoZi老子 as he made his journey to LouGuan 樓關…
The six numbered arrangement of the dice is rooted in the Yijing 易經 (I Ching) numerology prediction system. As I discussed in my book Seeking the Spirit of the Book of Change (London: Singing Dragon, 2009), the modern binary number system was inspired by the Yijing.
In Fengshui practice, as with our our Daoist internal alchemy practices, we will have to learn how to channel WuXing 五行, the universal Five Elements’ Qi, both physically and spiritually.
In early 1990s, when I was still living in China, I planned to write a book about the relationships between Fengshui, healing, and spiritual cultivation.
YaoGong Qigong practice will help you tune your body to the harmony of the Universe
Learn to Ride the Wind – sound healing Qigong for peaceful transformation
Instruction of one of Master Wu’s most powerful personal practices
For more than 40 years I have been meditating with this question: Does my life belong to me?
The ancient character Qi 炁 is made with the upper radical Wu 无 and the bottom radical Huo 火.