Archive for January 2021
Daoism Series 35: The Golden Fluid and Jade Liquid
Daoism Series 35: 金津玉液 The Golden Fluid and Jade Liquid The Golden Fluid and Jade Liquid are terms for a more refined stage of the saliva during alchemical transformation processes. It comes as no surprise that there are two extra acupuncture points, M-HN-20, on the sublingual veins under the tongue, which together are called Golden…
Read MorePurple Cloud Podcast #22 Volker Scheid: Fire and Desire
In this episode we talk to Prof. Volker Scheid, academic and clinical practitioner of Chinese medicine. We delve into the Covid-19 pandemic, the various ways it has been approached by practitioners of Chinese medicine and what it means for the Chinese medicine global community as a whole. We also discuss the ideas of fire and…
Read MoreChinese Medicine Series 07: Explanations of Channels and Points Vol.1
Chinese Medicine Series 07: Explanations of Channels and Points Vol.1 The following post is an excerpt from《Explanations of Channels and Points Vol. 1》 [经穴解] from the chapter called ‘Introduction to Explanations of Channels and Points’ translated by Michael Brown and edited by Allen Tsaur: Explanation of the Names: Explanations of Channels and Points is the…
Read MoreSages and Saints Part XV: Lao Zi, the Dragon
Sages and Saints Part XV: 老子 Lao Zi, the Dragon Lao Zi, or Master Lao, alleged author of the Dao De Jing and contemporary of Confucius, is likened to a dragon in two statements; one from Records of the Great Historian [shiji 史记], and the other from the Zhuang Zi. The former appears in chapter…
Read MoreThe Yin and Yang Qiao Vessels in Chinese Medicine and Daoism by Will Ceurvels
The Yin and Yang Qiao Vessels in Chinese Medicine and Daoism The following is a guest posts for Purple Cloud Institute by Will Ceurvels, a Chinese medicine scholar-practitioner living in Taiwan and currently undertaking his masters in Qing Dynasty Jing Fang Materia Medica research, including physicians such as Zou Run‘an [鄒潤安], Zhang Zhicong [張志聰], and…
Read MorePurple Cloud Podcast #21 Johan Hausen and Jen King: 49 Barriers of Cultivating the Dao
In this episode we talk to Purple Cloud Press founder Johan Hausen and artist Jen King about the process of translating, writing and illustrating their most recent publication, the 49 Barriers of Cultivating the Dao. We delve into process of capturing the essence not only of Liu Yi Ming’s original recording of the Barriers, but…
Read MoreAlchemical Classics VI: The Essentials of the Shortcut to the Great Achievement by Liu Hua Yang
Alchemical Classics VI: 大成捷要 [柳華陽] The Essentials of the Shortcut to the Great Achievement by Liu Hua Yang Liu Hua Yang [柳华阳] together with Wu Shou Yang [伍守阳] make up the so-called Wu-Liu School with its main focus on Internal Alchemy [nei dan 內丹]. The former is also the author of the Scripture of Wisdom…
Read MoreDaoism Series 34: The Method of Sleeping Gong
Daoism Series 34: 睡功法 The Method of Sleeping Gong According to the Record of the Supreme Florescence [Chen] Xiyi [taihua xiyi ji 太华希夷记], five dragons taught this method of the Sleeping Dragon to Chen Tuan (c.920–989), who was also known as Master Fuyao,the Elder of the Inaudible and Invisible, and by his style name, Tu’nan…
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