Selected Writings
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Here are a few free articles and writings by Damo on the internal arts. There are also ‘members only’ articles within the library section of the site and we shall be adding to these over time. The main aspect of the site is video-based with these written pieces serving as support.
Filling the Dan Tian
Filling the Dan Tian ☰☱☲☳☴☵☶☷There are three key phrases within Qi Gong society that summarise exactly what we need to do in order to fill the lower Dan Tian with Qi. If we can understand the energetic mechanics behind these phrases, then it is possible to understand...
Four Powers of Practice
Four Powers of Practice ☰☱☲☳☴☵☶☷ Figure 1.1: The Four Powers of Yin and Yang The basis of almost all Daoist theory can be found within the teachings of the Yi Jing (Classic of Change) as well as within the interactions of Yin and Yang. The diagram shown in figure 1.1...
Hidden Talisman Classic
Hidden Talisman Classic ☰☱☲☳☴☵☶☷黃帝陰符經– Huang Di Yin Fu Jing – Yellow Emperors Hidden Talisman Classic Section 1 觀天之道，執天之行，盡矣。 1 –Follow the patterns of Heaven to find the Dao of Heaven; this is the way to completion 天有五賊，見之者昌。五賊在心，施行於天。 2 –Heaven has five thieves;...
Xing Qi – Circulating the Qi
Xing Qi – Circulating the Qi ☰☱☲☳☴☵☶☷This is the Xing Qi (Circulating the Qi) guidelines that were inscribed onto an ancient piece of Jade dated to around 400BC. It discusses many of the major stages of experience when governing Qi according to the principle of the...
The Lung Channel
The Lung Tai Yin Channel ☰☱☲☳☴☵☶☷There is an internal pathway of the Lung channel that originates within the middle Jiao (膲) of the body (some say the yellow court region of the body) and then descends to meet with the Large Intestine (it’s paired elemental organ)....
The Spirit of Medicine
The Spirit of Medicine ☰☱☲☳☴☵☶☷凡刺之法先必本于神 – ‘WHEN TREATING WITH NEEDLE INSERTION ONE MUST FIRST UNDERSTAND THE ROOT OF THE SPIRIT’ – LING SHU CHAPTER 8 The Root of Internal Disease Within both classical Daoist and Chinese medical thought, human consciousness is split...
Stages of Breathing
Stages of Breathing ☰☱☲☳☴☵☶☷As we develop Gong in breathing, different classical qualities will arise: quiet, deep, at ease, slow, and cotton. Different traditions use between three and eight qualities, but they always amount to the same thing. Northern Daoism tends...