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The Golden Elixir ▶ Taoist Alchemy ▶ Pictures ▶ The Body as a Mountain
The human body represented as a mountain. Depicted here are the Cinnabar Fields (dantian), the Three Passes (sanguan), and the palaces of the inner deities. Source: Duren shangpin miaojing neiyi (Inner Meaning of the Wondrous Scripture of the Upper Chapters on Salvation; CT 90), 8a-b.
A clear description of the Taoist practice of Neidan
Foundations of Internal Alchemy: The Taoist Practice of Neidan
Wang Mu
Golden Elixir Press, 2011
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This book provides a clear description of the Taoist practice of Internal Alchemy, or Neidan. The author describes the stages of the alchemical practice and clarifies several relevant terms and notions. The book is based on the system of the Wuzhen pian (Awakening to Reality), one of the main sources of Internal Alchemy, and is enriched by about two hundred quotations from original Taoist texts. Read more . . .
