Archive for August 2021
Purple Cloud Podcast #32 Michael Brown: Getting to the Point of Acupuncture
In this episode we talk to Michael Brown about his its long-awaited second installment of ‘Explanations of Channels and Points Vol.2’ . a Qing dynasty acupuncture commentary by Yue Hanzhen (1602-1693 CE). Despite having never been published, this work has survived owing to its historical significance. It was the first to integrate point locations and…
Read MoreXinhua News Interview on Chinese Medicine
Daniel Spigelman, one half of the Purple Cloud Institute, was recently interviewed by Xinhua News about all things Chinese Medicine: Many years ago, acupuncture helped Sydneysider Spigelman relieve repeated shoulder injuries. Now He is an acupuncturist and Chinese herbal medicine practitioner. He hopes the ancient wisdom will be of benefit to more and more people.…
Read MorePurple Cloud Podcast #31 Yan Liu: Healing With Poisons
In this episode we talk to Yan Liu about the long history of the use of poisonous medicine in the Chinese medicine tradition, particularly in the medieval era. We delve into topics such as the similarities and differences in the use of poisons in the Western and Chinese traditions, the use of poisons in alchemical…
Read MoreDaoism Series 41: The Jade Emperor
Daoism Series 41: The Jade Emperor Collected Scriptures on the Origin and Cultivation of the Superior Jade Emperor上玉皇本行集經, translated as Combined Scriptures of the Founding Acts of the Jade Emperor on High by the recently passed away Kristofer Schipper, is tentatively attributed to Zhang Liang 張良 (c. 3rd century BCE – 186 BCE), courtesy name…
Read MoreAn Archaeology of the Qiao Vessels: The Sea of Marrow
An Archaeology of the Qiao Vessels: The Sea of Marrow The following is an excerpt from Will Ceurvels’ forthcoming ‘An Archaeology of the Qiao Vessels’ by Purple Cloud Press It is an in-depth look at the Qiao vessels of the eight extra channels, a subject next to nothing has been written on, in regards to…
Read MoreMaster Ren Gang’s The Heart Treasure of Taijiquan (excerpt 4)
Master Ren Gang’s The Heart Treasure of Taijiquan (excerpt 4) translated by Mattias Daly The passage below comes from Ren Gang’s ‘The Heart Treasure of Taijiquan’ translated by Mattias Daly and available on our website with free shipping worldwide at the reasonable price of 20 USD: https://purplecloudinstitute.com/…/the-heart-treasure…/: Straightening the waist is done to establish the…
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