Steven

>>>Were all three forms formulated by Mantak Chia?

Yes and no.

Master Chia learned all kinds of Tai Chi forms from many different Tai Chi masters.
Of these, he selected three that he liked.
Then he shortened these and turned them into the Tai Chi Qigong forms that we practice in the Healing Tao.

Tai Chi 2-3 has not changed much at all…[Read more]

I would agree that obsession is a spleen issue, but I would say that addiction is a different animal entirely.

Of course, once you have an imbalance in one of the organ systems, it can trigger others as secondary reactions. For example, fear (kidneys) can generate anxiety (spleen). Anxiety (spleen) can cause depression (lungs). So when one…[Read more]

>>>”Be careful what you wish for…”
>>>Oh, indeed. In fact, that very phrase passed
>>>through my mind before I sat down with the eclipse…

If the universe chooses to respond to a request and it decides to fulfill it, you don’t get choose HOW it delivers it to you. In fact, often it will force you to change in ways you are not prepared…[Read more]

Walking is one of the top 3 premier ways of positively nurturing the wood element.
Wood is the element of growth and where fresh ideas come from.
They call something new as “green” for no reason.

S

>>>No DST on April 20, 1985.

Strange. Usually we shift to DST in the spring, namely in early April (or now March). I would have expected that your 5pm time was in Daylight Saving Time . . . although I know a few states opt out (and have in the past).

>>>According to one interpretation, my
>>>strongest planetary influences are Venus and…[Read more]

Maybe it is the same one.
After all, if you are external to the universe, you are also external to time.

Or not. 😉

Smiles,
Steven

Hi FT,

Your other post re: Chinese Astrology was a blank page, so I deleted it.

Is the 5:26PM for your birth time during Daylight Saving Time?
You should check on this.

S

Hmm . . . TWO Scorpios.

Well, *at least* TWO (since you only posted part of it).

So it seems likely that my comments about Scorpion influences were also correct. 😉

The Scorpio in Saturn is quite potent, as Saturn drives evolution . . . just as an fyi.

S

Based on some additional posts of yours, my comments of “you maybe wanting to say something but being simultaneously afraid to do so” is fairly accurate. Am I right on this?

Let me tell you a little story.

When I was a small child, my grandmother told me stories about her childhood. Apparently, back then, it was considered “sinful” to be…[Read more]

The strange thing about this book is that it is impossible to find out anything about it. Maybe it is not of this world. 😉

Yes, humor is a way to help point people to the idea of not taking anything too seriously. It helps break down rigid ego-based ideas of how things “are supposed to be”. People drop their guard and a more authentic expression of themselves (through laughter) presents itself.

There is a whole practice of “laughing qigong” in the Healing Tao…[Read more]

Really all a person needs is a set of spiritual practices . . .
Something that one can actually DO.
The rest is just technical and analytic detail that doesn’t serve as anything other than food for the mind. Ultimately not terribly important, except as maybe a guide to choosing the right practices when first starting out.

S

It was an interesting interview.
It’s great to see more and more stuff coming out re: Daoist alchemy.
S

Hi Fool Turtle,

I’m not exactly sure what your comments after the video were about.
Were they about the singer, or was it a subtle commentary about yourself in reference to my original post regarding the possible sexuality component in my tips of self-evaluation? No judgment either way . . . just unclear of your intention.

By the way, I…[Read more]

Different hair corresponds to different organs.

The hair on the top of your head corresponds to the Heart.

S

>>>What is this Zhao Bichen system of eight psychic channels about?

This is a different alchemy system that I don’t know that anyone has been able to successfully reproduce, as to my knowledge it is only presented in this book without enough substance to provide an actual transmission. I doubt you’ll get much insight here, as I’d be surprised…[Read more]

Hi Fool Turtle,

OK. You asked. But be careful what you ask for. 😉
I’ll just pour out everything that comes to mind, and you can sift or ignore at your leisure. 🙂 I’m going to try to be comprehensive so that if this issue arises again, I can hyperlink this post for others. 😉

I notice you make comments about “thorns” and “getting rocked…[Read more]

We need a constitutional amendment to overturn Citizens United vs. FEC and McCutcheon vs. FEC. But as the number of individual voices that echo that lament grow, eventually it will reach a critical mass.

When will this happen? . . . Who knows.
But one thing I do know is this: the Tao guarantees that things will always change.

So…[Read more]

Exactly. Choosing “not-to-vote” is a choice.

Neither one of the two political parties matches my views exactly, but one party (in particular) backs 80% of things I hate, so it makes my choice easy. Basically my level of involvement sounds like yours re: petitions. I don’t choose to involve myself further, as doing so would diminish the time…[Read more]

>>>What if only two are voting? Or 3?

Somewhat of an unrealistic situation given the broad community of millions.
However, if everyone else (except for 2 or 3) chose to be apathetic, then that is also their free choice. 🙂 They have that right also. However, when you make a choice, you are not free from the consequences of that choice.…[Read more]