7 Star Stepping Pattern. Does anyone here practice it?

Michael teaches on his China trips along with the Primordial.
He also teaches it during Star Alchemy.

Actually it’s a great form to practice with the Primordial,
and they seem to complement each other. They form a
great pairing.

To give Dog a boost, I now link to his webpage
where he talks a little about it and his experiences 🙂

S

http://www.triangletao.com/?page_id=221

It gets deeper as you practice. I think most would agree that the main energy you are working with in the form is the Pole star.

Hi Shenchi,

I’m not an expert on Taoist cosmology, so I’ll
answer as best I can–also based on personal experience.

The stepping movements follow the stars of the Big Dipper,
so by doing the form you are forming a link of intention
with its component stars. The associated arm movements
then act as a spiritual magnet/vortex, which then attracts
the stellar energy down into your sacred space and into
your being. Meanwhile, the repetitive stepping–in and
by itself–act as a pump, pumping earth qi into you from
below. Note that both the stellar energy and the earth qi
are energies of the manifest world, i.e. later heaven.

These two energies come into your core and mix. A few
periodic “retrograde” movements of backward stepping
act to cement this mixed energy deep into a core
inner dimension of yourself.

Aside from these infrequent retrogrades of individual
steps, the overall movement of the form is clockwise
as you go from one Big Dipper mandala to the next.
Clockwise is the manifesting direction.

Putting all these elements together, I would say that the form
has the power to potentize your intention and alter your
unfolding destiny in the ever-developing present moment.

Thus, in my opinion, while most of the qigong operates
in the world of form using intensely powerful energies, there
is also a very small periodic mini-dance on the boundary
between form and formless which allows it to imprint
intention into the present moment.

Cheers,
Steven

Since the hand patterns are at a different level every two rotations, the Qi is gathered at a different level each time. When I practice it using One Clouds formulas, I use the dan tien according to the formula and the hand level. When practicing it without intention, the qi is gathered generally throughout the body or in the dan tien according to the level of the hands depending on your focus.

The application of this qigong form varies according to the practitioner.

Hi Shenchi,

7 Star stepping is part of a larger practice traditionally found in Traditional Taoist systems. 7 star stepping is part of the 28 constellation practices, which follow seasonal Guas of the I ching, mudra, mantra, seasonal star patterns and Talisman’s, planet & body correalations and specific days. It might be hard to find someone willing to share because of the stigma of Closed Taoist Traditions to the public.

That’s the traditional answer although basically you are trying to experience heaven on earth…find a teacher that could teach the variations of this practice along with the I Ching Tradition and Feng Shui, Pa Kua walking.

S.L.