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The Wu as Physicians? The Making of Chinese Medicine, Part 1: The Shang Dynasty

By Purple Cloud Institute / 25th August 2024

The Wu as Physicians? The Making of Chinese Medicine, Part…

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Screen Wall 影壁

By Purple Cloud Institute / 23rd August 2024

Screen Wall 影壁 Also called ‘mirroring/reflecting wall’ (zhaobi照壁), more accurately…

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The Duke of Zhou’s Interpretation of Dreams by Nikita Bushin

By Purple Cloud Institute / 30th May 2024

The Duke of Zhou’s Interpretation of Dreams by Nikita Bushin…

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Shamans, Physicians, and Wenwu in the Huainanzi (Excerpt)by Justin Penoyer

By Purple Cloud Institute / 27th May 2024

 De-Virtue-Potency by from the forthcoming chapter  ‘Shamans, Physicians, and Wenwu…

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21st May 2024: Birthday of Lü Dongbin

By Purple Cloud Institute / 20th May 2024

21st May 2024: Birthday of Lü Dongbin According to the…

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Excerpt from Legacy of Chinese Shamanism: The Wu and their Successors

By Purple Cloud Institute / 16th May 2024

On Wuism in China The wu, from the earliest records…

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Excerpt from An Archaeology of the Qiao Vessels by Will Ceurvels

By Purple Cloud Institute / 6th January 2024

In later commentaries, one often hears that identifying the right…

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The Body, Radical Health in the Zhuangzi and the Tradition of Yangsheng Literature

By Purple Cloud Institute / 19th August 2022

During the time of the writing of the Zhuangzi 莊子,…

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Daoism Series 27: The Eight Commentaries on Respecting Life

By Purple Cloud Institute / 26th October 2020

Daoism Series 27: 遵生八笺 The Eight Commentaries on Respecting Life…

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The Heart Treasure of Taijiquan [excerpt 2]

By Purple Cloud Admin / 1st August 2020

Excerpt from Master Ren Gang’s The Heart Treatise of Taijiquan…

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