What follows is a reflection on the vital relationship between one of the Yijinghexagrams and a basic Qigong or martial arts move, the horse stance, a standing position commonly used for internal cultivation. Using this stance, practitioners can build strong Dantian Qi – the life force, vital energy and martial power of the elixir field. In a splendid parallel, the Cauldron, Hexagram 50 ䷱ of the Yijing, can give us insight into the horse stance.

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