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The Purple Cloud Institute is dedicated to the dissemination of various forms of traditional Chinese culture including medicine and healing, martial arts, Tai Chi and Qigong, philosophy, spiritual practice and art.
"It is far superior to know that one does not know, as it is a sickness to confuse one's ignorance for knowledge.
Only when one becomes sick of this sickness will one cease to be sick."
Dao De Jing Ch.71
A Medicine of Flavour: Andrew and JulieAnn Nugent-Head Pt 2
Part two of our interview with Andrew and JulieAnn Nugent-Head is up today! In this episode we talk about the links between Chinese herbal medicine and the Chinese culinary arts, as well the future of scientific research into Chinese medicine.
Wang Feng Yi on Manual Labour and Excessive Greed
Chapter Five of Wang Fengyi’s magnum opus, The Record of the Words and Deeds of Wang Fengyi [wang feng yi yan xing lu 王凤仪⾔⾏录], containing more than 200 chapters. Purple Cloud Press hopes to have this masterpiece translated one day and make it accessible to the English-speaking world. More of WangFeng Yi is available in…
Picasso and the Poet: Andrew and JulieAnn Nugent-Head Pt 1
In this episode Daniel interviews Andrew and JulieAnn Nugent-Head about their passion for Chinese Medicine, their many years living in China and the tumultuous history of Chinese Medicine in China in the last century. Andrew is also presenting a seminar on acupuncture in Brisbane Australia Nov.3-4, for more details please email purplecloudinstitute@gmail.com
Ge Hong – The Golden Elixir Pt.1
抱朴子 卷四•金丹 Master Of Embracing Simplicity Chapter 4•The Golden Elixir -Excerpt I- 又曰，长生之道，不在祭祀事鬼神也，不在道引与屈伸也，昇仙之要，在神丹也。知之不易，为之实难也。子能作之，可长存也。近代汉末新野阴君，合此太清丹得仙。其人本儒生，有才思，善著诗及丹经赞并序，述初学道随师本末，列己所知识之得仙者四十馀人，甚分明也。作此太清丹，小为难合於九鼎，然是白日昇天之上法也。合之当先作华池赤盐艮雪玄白飞符三五神水，乃可起火耳。 It is also said, that the Dao of Long Life does not rely on the sacrifices for Ghosts and Spirits, [and] it does not rely on Guiding and Leading [1] , bending and stretching. The essentials of ascending to immortality relies on…
五加皮酒 Wu Jia Pi Liquor
五加皮酒 Wu Jia Pi Liquor A long time ago a young man named Zhi Zhong He [致中和] live in the West of Zhejiang [浙江]. He was a benevolent and righteous man, who had been transmitted the art of wine-brewing from his ancestor. One day, the fifth daughter of the Dragon King from the Eastern Sea,…
Five Fragrances Liniment
“Heaven sent down its fattening dews; earth sent forth its springs of sweet wine; hills produced implements and chariots; the He sent forth the horse with the map. Phoenixes and Qilin were among the trees of the suburbs, tortoises and dragons in the ponds of the palaces….” -excerpt from Li Yun, the Ceremonial Usages- Wine…