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asclepius replied to the topic Taoist books to a good home in the forum General 15 years, 3 months ago
n/m
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asclepius replied to the topic bee sting accupuncture. in the forum General 15 years, 8 months ago
I’ve not seen a reference to using bee/insect venom. However, I have a little experience to share along those lines.
I very rarely get stung. I walk quietly, and stay pretty relaxed, and they don’t come after me much. However, at Dao Mountain several years ago, I was walking around the dorms without my glasses on. There were wasp nests in…[Read more]
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asclepius replied to the topic Chi Kung and Endurance in the forum Practice 16 years, 9 months ago
The way I’ve experienced it, we can use qigong and dao yin to remove the restrictions we’ve accumulated in our joints and connective tissue. If we do that, and as we build our awareness of structure and how to use it more effectively, we move more fluidly, gracefully, efficiently, less effortfully, etc. Sort of like a well lubricated auto – less…[Read more]
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asclepius replied to the topic Round 8: Binary Souls, Free Will, Why OneNess Chooses to Evolve in the forum Philosophy 18 years, 7 months ago
Thank you for posting this. It was interesting to read through your post, then Novak’s site, then go back and review the materials for Lesser Kan and Li.
Suddenly things made a lot more sense. A simpler picture of the practices formed in my head, that ultimately, the bulk of what we’re doing is a repeating pattern
1) Increase the energy…[Read more]
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asclepius replied to the topic Liver Cleansing in the forum General 19 years ago
Wendy,
I’ve used the liver cleanses many times, and definitely recommend them with just a few caveats. They definitely saved my gall bladder from surgery.
However, they can be somewhat harsh, esp. if you’re chock full of stones and weakened physically. The first few times I did it were bliss (in being free of the pain for a while)…[Read more]
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asclepius replied to the topic Chiropracter in the forum General 19 years, 5 months ago
It depends on your body and habits, and the chiropractor you have. There are skilled chiropractors and not-so-skilled ones. There are chiros who will take an xray and adjust the segments that they find are out on that xray, and adjust the same ones forever and never assume your body will change. There are some who do much much more. So, you…[Read more]
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asclepius replied to the topic Chiropracter in the forum General 19 years, 5 months ago
It depends on your body and habits, and the chiropractor you have. There are skilled chiropractors and not-so-skilled ones. There are chiros who will take an xray and adjust the segments that they find are out on that xray, and adjust the same ones forever and never assume your body will change. There are some who do much much more. So, you…[Read more]
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asclepius replied to the topic Chiropracter in the forum General 19 years, 5 months ago
It depends on your body and habits, and the chiropractor you have. There are skilled chiropractors and not-so-skilled ones. There are chiros who will take an xray and adjust the segments that they find are out on that xray, and adjust the same ones forever and never assume your body will change. There are some who do much much more. So, you…[Read more]
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asclepius replied to the topic African version of Fox Spirits in the forum General 19 years, 6 months ago
Possibly more important than how to fight, is there something about the individual that attracts these spirits in the first place?
Something I had put out of my mind for a long time… I had a couple experiences with getting buggered by a spirit, maybe 6 years ago. It didn’t sound quite as intense as that story, but it still scared the…[Read more]
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asclepius replied to the topic African version of Fox Spirits in the forum General 19 years, 6 months ago
Possibly more important than how to fight, is there something about the individual that attracts these spirits in the first place?
Something I had put out of my mind for a long time… I had a couple experiences with getting buggered by a spirit, maybe 6 years ago. It didn’t sound quite as intense as that story, but it still scared the…[Read more]
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asclepius replied to the topic African version of Fox Spirits in the forum General 19 years, 6 months ago
Possibly more important than how to fight, is there something about the individual that attracts these spirits in the first place?
Something I had put out of my mind for a long time… I had a couple experiences with getting buggered by a spirit, maybe 6 years ago. It didn’t sound quite as intense as that story, but it still scared the…[Read more]
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asclepius replied to the topic Falun Gong in the forum General 19 years, 6 months ago
A couple of points that come to mind…
>doesn’t even seem to come close to fully describing anything nor
>does it really fully explain things of higher levelsHere’s the thing… does your life change when you are given these kinds of high level road maps? Is your practice improved? Do you love more? Do you laugh more? If so, that’s…[Read more]
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asclepius replied to the topic Falun Gong in the forum General 19 years, 6 months ago
A couple of points that come to mind…
>doesn’t even seem to come close to fully describing anything nor
>does it really fully explain things of higher levelsHere’s the thing… does your life change when you are given these kinds of high level road maps? Is your practice improved? Do you love more? Do you laugh more? If so, that’s…[Read more]
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asclepius replied to the topic Falun Gong in the forum General 19 years, 6 months ago
A couple of points that come to mind…
>doesn’t even seem to come close to fully describing anything nor
>does it really fully explain things of higher levelsHere’s the thing… does your life change when you are given these kinds of high level road maps? Is your practice improved? Do you love more? Do you laugh more? If so, that’s…[Read more]
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asclepius replied to the topic question for Michael Winn on Tao summer retreat in the forum General 19 years, 7 months ago
I get that in Michael’s weekend workshops in NC, haven’t tried more than two days in a row with him yet. Extra energy may help the blockage, but in my case when I get too focused on having energy pulse thru me, that just usually aggravates blockages, makes them even more conscious and perhaps even more agitating. ๐ If that’s your concern, I’d…[Read more]
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asclepius replied to the topic question for Michael Winn on Tao summer retreat in the forum General 19 years, 7 months ago
I get that in Michael’s weekend workshops in NC, haven’t tried more than two days in a row with him yet. Extra energy may help the blockage, but in my case when I get too focused on having energy pulse thru me, that just usually aggravates blockages, makes them even more conscious and perhaps even more agitating. ๐ If that’s your concern, I’d…[Read more]
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asclepius replied to the topic question for Michael Winn on Tao summer retreat in the forum General 19 years, 7 months ago
I get that in Michael’s weekend workshops in NC, haven’t tried more than two days in a row with him yet. Extra energy may help the blockage, but in my case when I get too focused on having energy pulse thru me, that just usually aggravates blockages, makes them even more conscious and perhaps even more agitating. ๐ If that’s your concern, I’d…[Read more]
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asclepius replied to the topic Chi ? in the forum General 19 years, 7 months ago
Very good point about seminal retention, that doesn’t seem to fit into that model, unless there’s a different way of looking at that practice, or again, a highlight that my understanding of the HT position is incomplete.
I started out with the perspective that I got from the martial arts, with chi considered as a substance to collect and…[Read more]
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asclepius replied to the topic Chi ? in the forum General 19 years, 7 months ago
Very good point about seminal retention, that doesn’t seem to fit into that model, unless there’s a different way of looking at that practice, or again, a highlight that my understanding of the HT position is incomplete.
I started out with the perspective that I got from the martial arts, with chi considered as a substance to collect and…[Read more]
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asclepius replied to the topic Chi ? in the forum General 19 years, 7 months ago
Very good point about seminal retention, that doesn’t seem to fit into that model, unless there’s a different way of looking at that practice, or again, a highlight that my understanding of the HT position is incomplete.
I started out with the perspective that I got from the martial arts, with chi considered as a substance to collect and…[Read more]
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