starting in the west & proceeding eastward: the 23 [male] True Ones facing south and seated on the north in the Dark Continent

#

p.

god

p.

n.

nature of that god

1^st

91

Lord Director of Destiny, Supreme True Minister of the East Marchmount

187

94

bestoweth "clothes of blue fur" (DZ 55/44883/24b)

2^nd

Great Lord Blue Boy, Supreme Minister of the Golden Porte, True of One the Nine Tenuities of the Eastern Palace

188

95

in land Fan-z^u "square pearl" ("square basin used to collect lunar dew") ["There is wine of white jade and ... golden liquor." player on syrinx (p. 189, n. 95), Blue Boy is minister (p. 190, n. 95) to the Latter-Day Sage, who is the Hou S^en ("Future Sage").]

3^rd

Right Transcendent Sire of Pen-lai

191

96

Pen-lai is "floating ... island which ... drifted", containing "Heaven's ladder ... to the Terrace of Jade". [Pen-lai is abode of white dragon of the goddess-refining-breath (p. 192, n. 96).]

4^th

Clear Void Caelestial King of the Cave-Heaven of Lesser Actuality

192

97

Lady South Marchmount's teacher -- Clear Void is palace in S^ao-you ("Lesser Actuality") cavern-heaven in Mt. Wan-du ("King's room") = Yan-tai ("Yan Terrace") of s^i jin ("stone essence").

5^th

Director of the Five Marchmounts, Regal Commander, Right Straightener, Attendant at Divine Rulers' Dawn, True One of Mt. Don-bo

193

98

Mt. Ton-bo ("Pawlonia-Cypress Mountain") is 8 levels tall, containing the Jin Tin Gon ("Golden Court Palace"). Bi ("straightener") = lath tied to a bow.

6^th

Attendant at Divine Rulers' Dawn, True One of the Blue Canopy

195

99

Wei state, qin gai ("blue canopy") for princes {is Wei the domain of the crown-prince, like Wales?}

7^th

Right Transcendent Sire of the Golden Culmen, True One of Mt. Ron

100

as xian gon "transcendent sire", this deity of You state is [father] of the the Lord of the Golden Porte, Latter-Day Sage, at the Grand Culmen [Mt. Ron is in Z^e-jian (p. 196, n. 100).]

8^th

Gentleman of the Northern Terrace, True One of Mt. S^ao-wu

196

101

fledged in feathers-of-flight of state Pei -- Bei Tai ("Northern Terrace") is jin min ("essence-name") of the Yuan Xin ("Origin Star"), the 2^nd in Big Dipper; Mt. S^ao-wu is in He-nan.

9^th

Gentleman of the Left Forbidden Apartments, True One of Mt. Fan-men

197

102

in forbidden (h.arim) apartments, pairing of Effulgences. at Mt. Fan-men in S^an-si, Xuan-di ("Dark Emperor") of North was buried with 9 Consorts.

10^th

True One of Da-lian

103

Da-lian ("Great Plank-bridge") was in constellation Mao ("Mane", the Pleiades).

11^th

True One of the Min Mountains

198

104

Min Mountains are border between Gan-su & Si-c^uan; its elixir is "to restore sight to the blind".

12^th

Grand Culmen Overseer of the West, True One of Lin-hun

105

Lu-hun is mountain in He-nan

13^th

Marksman of the Nine Mountains

106

of C^u state

14^th

92

Director of the Right Forbidden Apartments, Commander of Luo-fen, Divine Marksman of Mt. Tai-zon

199

107

Mt. Lo-fen, in north, is home to the Liu Tian ("6 Heavens") and to "Six more palaces in the mountain's underground cave-heaven".

15^th

Transcendent Patrician of Mt. Hua

200

108

Mt. Hua in S^an-xi is West Marchmount. "On top is has a Shining Resplendent Jade Woman holding jade liquor."

16^th

True One of Ge-xian

109

Mt. Ge-xian is 1 of 3 peaks, including Xi-xuan ("Western Mystery") & You-jue ("Gloomy Extremity"), containing a subterranean route to northern Kun-lun (DZ 38/30207).

17^th

Commandant of the West, Teacher (?) and True One of Yan-lo

110

Yan-gu ("Yan Valley"), where the suns bathed in a spring on Gou-qu Hills

18^th

True Patrician of Mt. Qi-an

111

state Z^uo -- Mt. Qian is in Hu-bei [ for alchemy (p. 201, n. 111)]

19^th

Gentleman of the Right Forbidden Apartments, Certifier of Registers, True One of the Bucklebent Hills

201

112

within the Gou-qu ("Bucklebent") Hills is a cavern-heaven containing a golden platform, for examination of aspirants.

20^th

True One of Mt. Gloomy Precipice

202

113

You-jue ("Gloomy Precipice") is a cavern-heaven in Wan-du.

21^st

Of the Transcendent Capital on the White Water

114

Bo-s^ui ("White Water") (river in Hu-bei) is quaffed by immortals.

22^nd

Director of the Guarantors of Life of the Three Offices

203

115

the 3 Offices (of Z^en-gi of Way of the Heavenly Masters) deal with authorized revelation of scriptures: in the 3 palaces Qin-lin ("Clear Spiritual-power"). Zi Yan ("Purple Yan"), and Ji Z^en ("Ultimate Truth"), corresponding to the 3 Offices constellations in sky, viz., Zi Gon ("Purple Palace"), Tai Wei ("Grand Tenuity"), and Wen C^an ("Literary Glory").

23^rd

True One of Grand Harmony

205

116

inebriation of Tai He ("Grand Harmony") = self-warming merger with Ancestor = Great Communion (HNZ 6/4b-5a) {cf. Christian "holy communion" as merger with 2^nd >adam}

starting in the north & proceeding southward: the 15 female True Ones facing east and seated on the west in the Dark Continent

#

p.

goddess

p.

n.

nature of that goddess

1^st

92

Left Lady, Supreme True One, Dame of Spiritual Power of Grand Harmony

205

117

[Grand Harmony is breathed (DZ 38/30210/18b).]

2^nd

Lady Dark Clarity of the Six Tenuities of the North Sea

206

118

Jade Resplendent (DZ 11/8463/1a), White Resplendent [(p. 207, n. 118) North Sea is scene of metamorphosis of fish into bird (in Z^uan-zi 1).]

3^rd

Right Lady of the Seven Spiritual Powers of the Northern Han

207

119

the 7 visible stars of the Big Dipper, to be walked on (DZ 55/44882/23a); Northern Han = Xiun-nu.

4^th

Right Lady of the Central Blossom of the Grand Culmen

208

120

Grand Culmen, which gave rise to Origin Breath before the separation of heaven & earth, is an ao ("arcanum") [the (p. 210, n. 120: z^on hua) "Central Blossom" is that of "a magic plant" (p. 209, n. 120).]

5^th

Lady of Purple Tenuities, Left Palace

210

121

the 26^th daughter of the West Queen Mother [(p. 211, n. 210) drinking Moon-Essence in Purple Tenuity (according to the Purple Writ: DZ 19/14773/8a-b).]

6^th

93

Lady Right Blossom of Cloudy Forest of Graygreen Wave

211

122

the Noctilucent Jade Maid weareth the kingfisher-gauze produced in the Cloudy Forest (DZ 10/7971/14a) [(p. 212, n. 122) on the island Graygreen Wave in the Can Hai ("Watchet Sea")]

7^th

Lady South Marchmount, Director of Destiny, Supreme True One

213

123

South Marchmount = Z^u C^en ("Vermilion Citadel")

8^th

Lady of West Marchmount, Dao-mother of the Eight Spiritual Powers

214

124

the Ba Lin ("8 Spiritual Powers") in (DZ 11/8417/4a) upper 1/3 of body are the Ba Jin ("8 Effulgences")

9^th

Lady of the Eastern Palace, Supreme True One

125

Don Hua ("Eastern Blossom") is a palace [as in p. 190, n. 95]

10^th

Lady Eminent Spiritual Power of Fan-zan Terrace

215

126

Fan-z^an Terrace is an island merely 1 z^an (=10 c^i "feet") square, in the sea

11^th

Consort Ninefold Blossom of the Superior Palace of Purple Clarity

127

fei ("consort = caelestial wife") of human author Yan Xi [(p. 216, n. 127) Jiu Hua "Ninefold Blossom" is elixir of middle-ranked scriptures of Grand Clarity; Purple Clarity is palace in (DZ 11/8311/1b) Grand Simplicity]

12^th

Consort Supreme Dame of Northern Eminence Terrace of the Red Slope

218

128

Z^u-lin ("Vermilion Slope" is cavern-heaven containing (DZ 55/45112/6a) fragrant flowers of aery vapors.

13^th

Lady Supreme True One of the Northern Sacred Peak

14^th

Lady Western Han

15^th

Lady of Long Mound

219

131

C^an-lin ("Long Mound") is burial-mound of emperor Han Gao Tzu in S^an-xi.

p.

her __

is the __ (deities)

116

father

Origin Sovereign

mother

Lady of the Grand Void

117

place of study

Tortoise Terrace

grantor of jade insignia

Most High [p. 283, n. 200: Gao-s^an ("High Supreme"), in planet Mercury (DZ 11/8471/17a), controlling the 7 earthsouls (DZ 31/25025/5b)]

grantor of tiger-register

Purple Resplendent [loc. cit.: = Yu-qin Tai-su Gao-xu S^an-ji Zi-huan Dao-z^un ("Jade-Clarity Grand-Simplicity Supreme-Void HIghest-Culmen Purple-Majesty Way-Sovereign")

grantors of qiun ("red-gem") axe

Caelestial Divine Rulers [loc. cit.: Tian Di, 36 in #, servitors of Yu-huan ("Jade Resplendent"): each possessing the Talisman of the Golden Tiger; and dwelling (p. 284, n. 200) in constellation Grand Tenuity]

grantrices of writ

Consorts of Highest Truth

p.

she __

the __

117

"Through constant number," flung wide

9 Nets [p. 284, n. 201: jiu luo -- "the Nine Nets represented levels of the sky separated by barriers of increasingly finer weave."]

stepped in

Room of Mystery [loc. cit.: xuan fan -- "where opposites meet and join." "The Two Breaths harmonize and mate." (DZ 56/45389/2b). In the Room of Mystery sitteth (p. 285, n. 201): Jiao ("untamed, arrogant", p. 286)-nu ("woman"), wife (loc. cit.) of Yao: she is holderess of the passes (DZ 19/14775/11a), and is (p. 287, n. 201) goddess of hearing.]

took empyrean form

Void of spiritual power

sipped at

Solar Root [p. 287, n. 202: re gen -- "to nourish their immortal embryos."]

entered feasting of

7 Watchtowers [p. 287, n. 203: qi que -- upon craggy heights]

harnessed her

cloudy wheels

grasped, & rode together with,

3 Types of Caelestial Lights [p. 287, n. 203: san c^en -- these are tasted in order to "accumulate movement".]

used dawn-clouds as her

official carriage

pushed

Trigger [p. 288, n. 204 ji "trigger, dynamo, impeller" -- the 3^rd of the souls of the Dipper (DZ 11/8316/12b), or (as in Z^uan-zi 18) "The myriad things all arise from the Trigger, and they all enter the Trigger".]

p. 187, n. 94

"Thirty-six in number, holders of this office [Si Min ("Director of Destiny")]" based their awards to humans on [unfavorable] reports by the San S^i ("Three Corpses") and [favorable] reports by "travelling observers from the stellar plane".

p. 194, n. 98

"each of the [?9, "invisible"] Dipper Lords has five such attendants (DZ 5/3329/26b)" -- such "Dipper Lords" as include "the Divine Rulers' Dawn" = Bei C^en ("Northern Dawn") = Bei C^en ("Northern Chronogram") = Polaris