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Foundations of Internal Alchemy

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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Originally written for a Chinese audience, 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....

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Human figure surrounded by emblems associated with Yin and Yang and the five agents (wuxing): Dragon (Yang) and Tiger (Yin); the hare in Moon (Yang within Yin) and the crow in the Sun (Yin within Yang); trigrams of the Book of Changes (Yijing); and names of ingredients of the Inner Elixir (neidan). Source: Yunji qiqian (Seven Lots from the Bookbag of the Clouds; CT 1032), chapter 72.