p.

answers by C^ih-sun Tzu (‘Red-Pine Master’) to quaestions posed by the Yellow Emperor

109

"Everyone is born under the guardianship of stars. Some stars have great influence over our lives and some have lesser influence."

110

"When we tumble out of our mother’s womb onto the ground, the celestial lords gave us a life span of ... one hundred and twenty years."

111

the stars are in our cavities."

"In the sky the Three Altar Stars, the Northern Bushel, and Pole Star govern longevity and prosperity. The T>ai-i star is situated on the top of the head. It monitors our actions".

112

These phenomena all carry messages from the celestial realm.

are all messages from earth.

Fortune and misfortune, disaster and blessing, are their messages."

People cannot hide ..., for the spirits of the underworld can see into their hearts and intention."

113

"Those who do good deeds do not need to pick

114

auspicious days for special events. Whenever good deeds are done, there will be blessings ... . The hundred spirits and guardian deities will make sure that misfortune does not occur."

p.

chant

116

Lighting the Stove

Let all the spirits reveal their golden light."

117

Dedication of Incense

Let my vision reach the nine celestial realms."

Purification of the Mind

They protect and guard our bodies."

118

Purification of the Mouth

may the guardian of our __

tongue

"Direct us to say what is upright."

throat

"let out the tiger’s roar."

vital energy

"nourish the sweet nectar."

mind

"hasten the completion of the golden elixir."

Purification of the Body

The Celestial Lord Ling-pao

119

Protects my soul"

Purification of the Sky and the Earth

Let it be heard across the eight seas. ...

120

And the Breath of the Tao will exist forever."

Revealing the Golden Light

Rumblings are heard within,

121

Let the golden light appear quickly".

p.

procedure of Lin-bao purifications

rite

its nature

124

the 6 rites

1^st : Golden Registre Purification

for the nation

2^nd : Yellow Registre Purification

for deliverance from suffering

3^rd : Understanding the Truth {cf. [Kemetian] "true-of-voice"}

for the dead

4^th : Three Agents Purification

petition Lords of 3 Realms (Sky, Earth, Water)

5^th : Eight Festival Purification

ask for forgiveness of past sins

6^th : Common Purification

intercession for common citizen

Tun-s^en (‘Cavern-Spirit’) Purification

to cleanse caerimonial ground

T>ai-i (‘Antient Beginning’) Purification

for solemn stately occasions

125

the 9 diets

1^st : of grain

millet & wheat

2^nd : vegetarianism

vegetables & fungus

3^rd : fasting

not eating

4^th : eating the essence of energy

talismanic water

5^th : eating yellow sprouts

6^th : swallowing light

of Northern Bushel

7^th : ingesting vapor & mist

from the 4 directions

8^th : absorbing the primordial vapor

from the Great Void

9^th : feeding like a foetus in a womb

by the pristine energy

p.

True Form

procedure, 1^st part of True Form

procedure, 2^nd part of True Form

__ vapor from mouth of deity in 1^st part

that vapor going (in an assumed shape) to one’s __

127

1^st

Lord of Caelestial Essence (sitting in one’s heart) is the Great Spirit

purple

like straight pole, ascending into head

127-8

2^nd

Lord of the Jade Stone (sending pearl through one’s throat into one’s stomach)

white

in 9 levels, to hover around bones

128

3^rd

Lord of the Original Beginning (floating around in one’s bloodstream & in one’s generative fluids)

yellow

in 9 levels, to wrap around all openings

4^th

Bright-&-Clear Great Lord (to sit inside one’s liver)

blue

in 9 levels, to fill the liver

128-9

5^th

Bright Lord (in one’s spleen)

green

in 9 levels, to hover & to vibrate "inside and outside the grotto"

129

6^th

Lord of the Upper Realm (sitting in one’s lungs) is named "Primal Jade"

5 colors

in 9 levels, into the lungs

7^th

Lord of the Mysterious Yan (in one’s kidneys)

red

in 9 levels, hovering inside and outside

129-30

8^th

Lord of the Internal Environment (sitting in one’s gallbladder)

5 colors [again!]

in 9 levels, hovering inside and outside

130

9^th

Lord High Emperor (inside the purple chambre)

purple [again!]

in 9 levels, vibrating as the sun circulating in the body 36 times

p. 133

"All forms should be like reflections on the surface of a polished mirror. ...

p. 134

If you see a host of celestial lords and immortals, you are seeing the images of your true form."

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stage of attainment

1^st

"the mind will become still".

2^nd

"the hundred illnesses are kept at bay".

3^rd

"depleted energy is restored and lost years are recovered."

4^th

"the life span is increased and the practitioner becomes an immortal."

5^th

"the body is transformed into a vapor and the individual becomes a completely realized being."

6^th

"vapor is transformed into spirit and the individual becomes a spirit being."

7^th

"the spirit merges with the Tao and the practitioner becomes a being above all beings."

When the Tao is fully realized, original nature will be round and complete."

p. 136

"In meditation ..., the spirit emerges."

Only by means of "t>ai-chi ... can the energy rise to the head."

p. 137

"place the tongue against the palate so that the internal energy cannot dissipate."

"The ear is associated with generative energy."

the eyen : "If you open them to wide, the spirit will escape."

refraint

result : this conserveth __ energy

Minimize speech

vital

Rest your ears

generative

Dissolve thoughts

spirit

p.

technique

repetitions

140

Roll the knuckles over the areas left and right of the Life Gate.

36

141

Rub the area around the kidneys.

36

142

Hit the Heavenly Drum. ("The Heavenly Drum is the flat part of the skull on two sides of the Jade Pillow cavity, where the spine enters the skull.")

24

143

Both arms being positioned in front of the chest, expell air 5 times; then stretch the arms upward above the head.

9

144

Lower head, ball fists, tighten arms, slowly straighten up.

5 or 7

145

"Stop the breath and hold your hands like an ape hanging from a tree. Then ... imitate an ape picking fruit. Shift the weight completely off one leg."

?

p.

posture / method

description

p. 146

"Mao Hsu:an-han’s Posture of Subduing and Overcoming the Dragon and Tiger."

the __

in the __

is known as the __

"original vapor"

heart

"body of the dragon"

"generative energy"

circle of the middle

"original nature of the tiger"

p. 147

"Mah-i’s Method of Regulating the True Vapor."

"The tiger and the dragon copulate to produce the great round pearl."

p.

simile for movement of the c^>i

simile for nonmovement of the c^>i

149

"a pearl circulating nine times."

"the stealth of a ghost."

"a cat stalking a mouse."

"a great mountain."

150

"a flowing river."

"a pulled bow."

"a speeding arrow."

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exertion done in excess

faculty or organ

1.

Watch too long

the generative energy

2.

Listen too long

the spirit

3.

Lie down too long

the vital energy

4.

Sit too long

the meridians

5.

Stand too long

bones

6.

Walk too much

tendons

7.

Anger

liver

8.

Scheming

spleen

9.

Worrying

heart

10.

Excessive sadness

lungs

11.

Overeating

stomach

12.

Excessive fear

kidneys

13.

Too much laughter

abdomen

14.

Too much talking

spinal fluid

15.

Sleep too much

saliva

16.

Perspire too much

yan energy

17.

Cry too often

blood

18.

Too much sex

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