Straightforward Directions on the Great Elixir, by Qiu C^u-ji
between pp. 187 & 188 -- 8 charts
chart 1 : heart qi descendeth; kidney qi ascendeth
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3 Burners |
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lungs : qi of lungs = Elder Metal |
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heart : fluid within heart = qi of proper yan = Yan Dragon |
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Yellow Court |
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liver & gallbladder |
Elixir Field |
stomach |
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kidneys : qi of the kidneys = Infant |
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chart 2 : heart-fire descending to the Elixir Field
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3 Burners |
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lungs |
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heart |
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Yellow Court |
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liver & gallbladder |
Elixir Field |
stomach |
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small intestines |
large intestines |
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kidneys |
bladder |
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chart 3 :
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Ni-wan |
3 Burners |
Sea of Marrow |
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Upper Pass |
lungs |
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heart |
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liver & gall-bladder |
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Yellow Court |
Stomach |
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Narrow Ridge |
Middle Pass |
small intestines |
large intestines |
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kidneys |
bladder |
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Lower Pass = Golden Beginning |
Rear Gate |
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chart 4: gold essence entereth the brain, and transformeth into Golden Fluid
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Jade Capital |
Ni-wan Palace |
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3 Burners |
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heart |
lungs |
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liver & gallbladder |
Yellow Court |
stomach |
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small intestines |
large intestines |
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kidneys |
bladder |
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chart 5 :
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3 Burners |
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heart |
lungs : qi of lungs cultivateth skin to become bright as snow |
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liver & gallbladder : qi of liver cultivateth muscles to become solid as jade |
qi of spleen cultivateth flesh to become hard as stone |
stomach |
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small intestines |
large intestines |
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kidneys : qi of kidneys cultivateth bones to become light as feathers |
bladder |
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chart 6 : spirit-water on top descendeth = 'cycling of the Golden Fluid'
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Jade Capital |
Upper Field = Palace of the Spirit |
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Upper Pass |
Consummation |
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Middle Field = Courtyard of Qi |
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Yellow Court |
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Middle Pass |
Narrow Ridge |
Lower Field |
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small intestines |
Area of Essence |
large intestines |
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bladder |
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Rear Gate |
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chart 7 : external daimones depart; the 7 souls vanish; the 9 worms exit; the 3 corpses disappear; the yin devils flee
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Spirit Palace, for:- Liver-, Kidney-, Heart-, Lung- Spirits |
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3 Burners |
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heart |
lungs |
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liver & gallbladder |
stomach |
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small intestines |
large intestines |
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kidneys |
bladder |
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between pp. 189 & 190 -- chart 9 : applying a measure of 2 s^en in order to clear the path into the water
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3 Burners |
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lungs |
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heart |
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Yellow Court |
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liver & gallbladder |
stomach |
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Elixir Field |
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small intestines |
large intestines |
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kidneys |
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between pp. 190 & 191 -- chart 10 :
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3 burners |
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heart |
lungs |
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Yellow Court |
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liver & gallbladder |
stomach |
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Elixir Field |
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small intestines |
large intestines |
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between pp. 194 & 195 -- chart 11 : passing through is the 'River Wheel'
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Jade Capital |
Sea of Marrow = Ni-wan |
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Upper Pass |
3 Burners |
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heart |
lungs |
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liver & gallbladder |
stomach |
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Middle Pass |
Yellow Court |
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small intestines |
large intestines |
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Lower Pass |
kidneys : within kidney qi is hidden lung qi |
bladder |
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Golden Essence |
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Rear Gate |
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between pp. 197 & 198 -- chart 12 :
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Jade Capital Mountain |
Ni-wan |
Sea of Marrow |
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3 Burners |
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heart |
lungs |
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liver & gallbladder |
stomach |
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Yellow Court |
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small intestines |
large intestines |
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kidneys |
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Rear Gate |
bladder |
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between pp. 200 & 201 -- chart 13 : the elixir is attained; the 5 qi face the Primordial, transform the body, and replace the bones
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3 Burners |
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heart |
lungs |
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liver & gallbladder |
stomach |
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5 elements |
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small intestines |
large intestines |
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kidneys |
bladder |
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between pp. 202 & 203 -- chart 14
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Jade Capital |
Upper Field = Mansion of the Spirit |
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3 Burners |
Lungs |
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liver & gallbladder |
Middle Field = Courtyard of Qi |
stomach |
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Narrow Ridge |
Yellow Court |
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small intestines |
large intestines |
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Lower Field = Area of Essence |
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Rear Gate |
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between pp. 205 & 206 -- chart 15
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Upper Field = Mansion of the Spirit |
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heart |
lungs |
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3 Burners |
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liver & gallbladder |
5 Elements |
stomach |
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small intestines |
large intestines |
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kidneys |
bladder |
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pp. 86-7 chart of the 12 movements of the yin (waning) & the yan (waxing)
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# |
gua (hexagram) |
yan |
yin |
duration (in months) |
age (in years) |
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1st |
fu (return) |
1 |
5 |
32 |
2.7 |
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2nd |
lin (looking down) |
2 |
4 |
" |
5.3 |
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3rd |
tai (peace) |
3 |
3 |
" |
8 |
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4th |
da-z^uan (great power) |
4 |
2 |
" |
10.7 |
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5th |
guai (resolution) |
5 |
1 |
" |
13.2 |
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6th |
qian (heaven) |
6 |
0 |
" |
16 |
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7th |
gou (meeting) |
1 |
5 |
96 |
24 |
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8th |
dun (piglet) |
2 |
4 |
" |
32 |
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9th |
pi (obstruction) |
3 |
3 |
" |
40 |
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10th |
guan (observing) |
4 |
2 |
" |
48 |
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11th |
bao (stripping) |
5 |
1 |
" |
56 |
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12th |
kun (earth) |
6 |
0 |
" |
64 |
p. 157 the 9 formulae for internal cultivation
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group |
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formula |
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longevity |
1st |
coupling the dragon & the tiger |
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2nd |
firing-time within the microcosmic orbit |
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3rd |
flying the golden essence behind the elbow |
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earthbound immortality |
4th |
cycling the golden fluid through the elixir-fields |
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5th |
the great-yan cultivation of the body |
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6th |
consummation the the 3 fields |
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divine immortality |
7th |
cultivation of the spirit, and sending it to the top |
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8th |
cultivating the spirit, and uniting with the dao |
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9th |
abandoning the shell to ascend to immortality, and transcending the mortal world to enter sagehood |
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Paulino T. Belamide: Self-Cultivation and Quanzhen Daoism. Ph.D. thesis, U. of Toronto, 2002.