Steven

Hi Wendy,

Your posts are intriguing as always!
I’m going to have to dwell on this a bit, and
look internally and see how it applies in my situation.

Actually, as far as the direction my life goes, I
do actually like it. I just wish sometimes that I
didn’t have to do so *much* of “the main direction” as the universe
seems to want…[Read more]

>>He says that kundalini awakes androgyny and during
>>this awakening there might be homosexual or lesbian feelings.
>>This is not the same as you says that the kundalini awaken
>>uncounsious parts of you that might be homosexual or lesbian.

Yeah, this doesn’t really make sense to me.
If you are joining yourself into one sex, then you…[Read more]

>>Can you tell me more about the connection
>>about grounding and the moon.
>>I’m not so aware of this.

You may have misunderstood me a little bit. Not
your fault though, I think I wasn’t clear.
I was speaking about practicing in general, when I
was referencing the Winter Solstice new moon. Here
the idea is that whatever you…[Read more]

That’s true to some degree, but the workshops that I’ve taken
haven’t been new. I’ve already had the material before.

I was mainly taking them to get away from school for awhile,
and because I mostly likely won’t be able to go to a retreat
this summer (due to a Foreign Language class I have to take
this summer).

It’s really only…[Read more]

I’ve never heard of “Morning Practice Advanced”.

The only two “morning practice” videos I’m aware of are:

http://pacifictao.com/catalog/product_info.php?cPath=21&products_id=36

(a new DVD)

https://healingtaousa.com/v79.html

(an old video on VHS)

If you go to http://www.pacifictao.com/, you will see all 57 DVDs
that are…[Read more]

>>I was on my way to warn you before the trip,
>>but didn’t want to make you focus ewen more on bad luck!

Really?! Why? Did you get some bad feeling, or some
insight or something? Do tell.

>>It seems to be someting going on. What could this mean?
>>To take it easy with your practise?

Yeah, I’m not sure what this means.

I can’t…[Read more]

I’m not sure I completely understand what he is getting at.

If he is saying that the process makes you more aware of the parts
of yourself that have homosexual desires, then I agree with him.

If he is saying that they weren’t present to begin with, and
that just the process of moving toward androgyny creates
them, then I don’t buy it.…[Read more]

Hi SD,

In my experiences talking with a variety of people, I have
rarely found anyone who could be considered 100% straight
or 100% gay. Someone could be 98%/2% or 70%/30% or 20%/80% etc.

I think it’s all a continuum, and we all fall somewhere on the
line depending on our nature.

It’s possible in your case that the homosexual…[Read more]

Hi Michael,

I found this article to be quite fascinating . . . a very
interesting read.

Do you find it necessary to slightly show preference for
the opposite sexed aspect of yourself during these processes
to counter-balance/off-set the fact the body itself is
already polarized into one sexed version? Or does this
new method…[Read more]

That’s exciting stuff, Julian. It sounds like you have
a beautiful practice.

The Deep Healing Qigong is one of my favorites also.
When I first learned it, it was good, but then later
after I had practiced it awhile, my energy body
became more attuned to the life-force through it, and
I’ve felt major shifts occurring both during AND…[Read more]

>>While clearing and opening the emotions, how could one still
>>be wise in conserving sexual energy?

Well, if you haven’t learned sexual practices yet, I’d recommend the
following:

1. Avoid looking at porn and sexual imagery.

Ultimately this will drain your energy. It’s like sugar and caffeine.
It will get you juiced in the…[Read more]

Hi SD,

I don’t know anything about the particular practice you mention,
since I don’t know any of the Healing Love techniques–however,
I’m glad that you have discovered something to play with that
seems to provide you some benefit.

As far as creating heat in the body, a few thoughts came
to mind from my own practice–I don’t know…[Read more]

>>Didn’t know that part of TCM.
>>But I have heard something about it but never got it
>>this clear. (That they have taken away the consepts
>>of shen and qi.) It’s scandalous and even more than rediculous.

Michael talks about this a bit in QF1.
Apparently, classical Chinese medicine was retooled as I
described (eliminating chi/shen…[Read more]

History, anthropology, psychology, social studies, etc. are not sciences.
It’s only been about the past 30 years that some people in pop culture
have started referring to them as sciences. Many people have tried
to reclassify their field as a science because they’re afraid of
not appearing legitimate or because it is a political move…[Read more]

That sounds like fun 🙂

If you happen to have any of the CD kits made, and you
accept credit card payment, I’d be interested in
picking one up when I come down next weekend.

I’ll be going into a two week personal retreat shortly after
I get back from the workshop, so this might be something
else I can play with.

Best,
Steven

SD: What is qi?

S: Technically it called “subtle breath”; that is, the subtle
breath of the universe. It is sort of an intelligent conscious
bio-energy if you will. It is part of the life-force, or maybe
more appropriately, a manifestation of the life-force. Of course,
that is a very rough first approximation to describing it.…[Read more]

>>>Hello Steven
>>>””””CHAPTER 1: BEYOND SCIENCE
>>>
>>>FACT: It is impossible to explain the universe completely through science.

>>>Proof:
>>>By Goedel’s Incompleteness Theorem, any system containing
>>>mathematics (i.e. the universe) can not be completely
>>>explainable through a finite set of laws. Since science
>>>is built on a…[Read more]

An Introduction to Spirituality and the Tao (Chapter 5)

CHAPTER 5: THE INNER SMILE

To recap some of what we discussed previously:

Our main goal is to eliminate any struggle between the direction the life-force/chi field is taking us and our own personal desires/goals. We seek to align ourselves with the Tao. Since chi is flowing…[Read more]

An Introduction to Spirituality and the Tao (Chapter 4)

CHAPTER 4: ASSOCIATIONS AND FIVE-PHASE THEORY

How can we learn to communicate with the chi field, and be able to direct chi flow? Since the idea is a little abstract, we use associations to help us guide our mind and intention. Then over time as we repeat our movements and…[Read more]

An Introduction to Spirituality and the Tao (Chapter 3)

CHAPTER 3: CHI AND QIGONG

So our main goal is to learn to develop a relationship with the life-force/chi field. Chi is flowing through our bodies continuously, so the logical first step is make sure that it is flowing through our bodies smoothly and effortlessly.

Since chi is the…[Read more]