Archive for October 2020
Chinese Medicine Series 05: 84. ‘Dreams Caused by the Counterflow Reversal of Yin and Yang’ by Zhang Jing Yue
Chinese Medicine Series 05: 八十四、陰陽之逆厥而為夢 84. ‘Dreams Caused by the Counterflow Reversal of Yin and Yang’ by Zhang Jing Yue For a further insight into the way in which dreams were interpreted in imperial China, one chapter from The Classic of Categories by Zhang Jing Yue are included in this section: chapter 84, ‘Dreams…
Read MoreDaoism Series 27: The Eight Commentaries on Respecting Life
Daoism Series 27: 遵生八笺 The Eight Commentaries on Respecting Life The following excerpt stems from The Eight Commentaries on Respecting Life [zun sheng ba jian遵生八笺], 1591, by Gao Lian [高濂], ‘Commentary on Prolonging one’s Years and Eliminating Diseases Part 1’ [yan nian que bing jian shang juan延年却病笺上卷]. This Ming Dynasty discourse focuses on longevity ideas…
Read MoreChinese Medicine Series 04: The Complete Compendium of [Zhang] Jingyue [pt3]
Chinese Medicine Series 04: 景岳全书 The Complete Compendium of [Zhang] Jingyue [pt3] The following is the complete chapter 34, ‘Safeguarding the Heavens’ from The Complete Compendium of [Zhang] Jingyue Vol.1-3, ‘Eight Principles, Ten Questions and Mingmen Theory’ translated by Allen Tsaur. This first instalment of this monumental work will be published by Purple Cloud Press…
Read MoreDaoism Series 26: Duke of Zhou’s Explanations of Dreams
Daoism Series 26: 周公解梦 Duke of Zhou’s Explanations of Dreams This book is allegedly written by the Duke of Zhou [zhou gong 周公] who is also said to have authored the Zhou Yi, the core of The Book of Changes. Here follows a small excerpt from chapter 3 ‘Physical Body, Face, Teeth and Hair’ [shen…
Read MoreExplanations of Channels and Points Vol.1 – Introduction
Explanations of Channels and Points Vol.1 – Introduction The following post is an excerpt from《Explanations of Channels and Points Vol. 1》 [经穴解] translated by Michael Brown and edited by Allen Tsaur. It explicates the origin of point names from a new perspective and viewpoint. This Work’s Author and Editions The Author of this Work Yuè…
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October, 2nd, 2020: 孙悟空节Festival of the Monkey King_______________________________________________________
Read MoreThe 49 Barriers of Cultivating the Dao: Foreword [excerpt]
修道四十九関 The 49 Barriers of Cultivating the Dao -forthcoming publication Foreword [excerpt] By Mattias Daly – translator of Master Ren Gang’s The Heart Treatise of Taijiquan forthcoming Purple Cloud Press Many Daoist meditation enthusiasts east and west are familiar with a famous line attributed to the Tang Dynasty (618-907) immortal Lü Dong-Bin, who is one…
Read MoreDaoism Series 25: The Legend of the Governor of the Southern Branch [excerpt]
Daoism Series 25: 南柯太守传 The Legend of the Governor of the Southern Branch [excerpt] by Li Gong Zuo 李公佐 The legend recounted and narrated below is reproduced from Wang Meng Ou’s Revisions and Explication on Tang people’s Fiction, and serves to exemplify a dream signifying the passage from one world to another. Furthermore, it carries…
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