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Table of ContentsIntroduction to Ancient Chinese Alchemy 9Spiritual Transformation 9The Metaphysical Realm 10Returning to the Original Nature 11External Alchemy and Daoist Lower Magic 13Internal Alchemy and Daoist Middle Magic 15Esoteric Alchemy and Daoist High Magic 17

Magic and Immortality 19The Natural Forces of the Three Powers 20Nine Treasures and Daoist Alchemy 21Understanding Energy (Qi) 23The Five Realms of Energy 24Energetic Formation of the Universe 26

Shang Di (Highest God) 26The Dao: The Way 27The Dao, Heaven, and Earth 28The Dao as the Zhong (Center) 29The Dao within the Body 29

The Wuji: Infinite Space 30Knowledge Stored within the Wuji 30

Taiji: Great Ultimate 33

The Four Phases Of Universal Qi 34The Four Phases in Daoist Alchemy 36

The Five Pure Lights 38

The Ancient River Charts 40The Yellow River Chart (Hetu) 40The Luo River Graph 44

The Three Bodies 48The Physical Body 48The Energy Body 49The Energetic Realm 49The Spirit Body 50The Spiritual Realm 50Overview 50

Three Schools of Daoist Neigong Training 51

Daoist Martial Arts Schools 55Daoist Martial Arts Ming Jing Training 56Daoist Martial Arts An Jing Training 58Daoist Martial Arts Hua Jing Training 62Progressions of Martial Neigong Training 66

Daoist Healing Arts Schools 67Daoist Healing Arts Purgation Training 68Daoist Healing Arts Tonification Training 69Daoist Healing Arts Regulation Training 69

Daoist Magical Arts Schools 70Shengong Energetic Transformations 71The Six Transformation Stages 72Daoist Magical Arts Cultivation Training 73Nourishing and Strengthening the Shen 73Housing the Shen 74Combining the Shen with the Respiration 75Combining the Shen with the Qi 75

De: Virtue 76The Wujingshen (Five Essence Spirits) 76Prenatal and Postnatal Wujing Shen 77The Four Types of Virtues 79

The Bodys Three Fires 80The Yin Fire and Yang Fire Categories 83Function of the Bodys Spirit Fires 83

Introduction to Training Daoist Alchemy 91Alchemical Cultivation of Jing, Qi, Shen 91The Three Main Cultivations 92The Cultivation of Human Jing 92The Cultivation of Human Qi 93The Cultivation of Human Shen 94

Required Training and Discipline 95Companions in the Dao 96True Observation (Zhenguan) 96

Introduction to Cultivation 98External Cultivation Methods 99

Herbs and Food 99The Daoist Alchemists Diet 100The Three Internal Corpse-Demons 101The Secret Diet of the Immortals 108Zhi Mushrooms of Immortality 108Preparation for Harvesting the Zhi 110Magical Protection 111Harvesting the Zhi Mushroom 111Magic Alchemical Elixirs & Pills 112Choosing the Day to Make the Elixir 114Cautions in Making Alchemical Elixirs 114Ingesting Alchemical Elixirs & Pills 115

Meditations and Exercises 116Eating and Absorbing Qi 117Swallowing The 5 Sprouts Meditation 117

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Sound Breathing Techniques 124The Six Breath Methods 124

Respiratory Techniques 127Sealing the Respiration 129The 4 Rules of Breath Cultivation 130Natural Breathing Cultivation 130Reverse Breathing Cultivation 132Abdominal Breath Holding 133Inhalation and Exhalation Patterns 133

Sexual Cultivation Techniques 136

Yin & Yang Cultivation Techniques 139Earth Yin Qi Tonification Meditation 139Heaven Yang Qi Tonification Meditation 140

Three Levels of Awareness 141The Three Wonders 142Training The Three Bodies 145

Training the Bodys Structure 145

The Bones and Muscles 146Tendons, Ligaments, and Internal Fascia 147The Internal Organs 147

The Daoist 18 Rules of Proper Posture 148Rule 1: Stand with the Feet Flat 148Rule 2: Bend the Knees 151

Rule 3: Relax the Hips 152Rule 4: Round the Perineum 153Rule 5: Close the Anal Sphincter 154The Five Regions of the Anus 159

Rule 6: Relax the Waist 161Rule 7: Pull in the Stomach 161Rule 8: Tuck the Chest In 162Structural of the Hips, Waist, & Chest 162

Rule 9: Stretch the Back 167Moving Energy up the Spine 168

Rule 10: Relax the Shoulders 169Rooting of the Body 170

Rule 11: Sink the Elbows 174Rule 12: Relax the Wrists 174Rule 13: Hollow the Armpits 175

Rule 14: Suspend the Head 175Rule 15: Tuck the Chin 176

Rule 16: Close the Eyes for Inner Vision 177Rapid Eye Movement 180The Energetic Function of the Eyes 180The Four Methods of Eye Movement 181The Celestial Eye (Third Eye) 184

Rule 17: Close the Mouth, Open the Nose, Stop the Ears 185Open the Nose 185Stopping the Ears 190

Rule 18: Touch the Tongue to the Palate 192Ancient Daoist Tongue Ring Techniques 193Daoist Tongue Talisman Techniques 193

Gathering the Saliva 193Swallowing the Saliva 194Swallowing the Five Colored Sprouts 196Creating the Immortal Pill 197Clicking the Teeth 197Grinding the Teeth 198Daoist Five Tongue Positions 200Ancient Daoist Tongue Exercises 201

Introduction to Static & Dynamic Postures 202Daoist Static Posture Training 202Daoist Lying Meditation Postures 203Daoist Sitting Meditation Postures 207Daoist Standing Meditation Postures 209

Daoist Dynamic Posture Training 213Unify, Relax, Sink the Mind, and Center 213Daoist Walking Training 216The Six Internal Combinations 217The Three Important Fusions 218The Eight Secret Methods 218

Daoist External Cultivation 221Daoist Cultivation Methods 221Principles of Yang and Yin Training 221Preparation For External Cultivation 223

The Sleeping Dragon Meditation 223

Dragon Waking and Thrashing 233

Dragon Plays With Pearl 234

Cultivating The Great Luminous Pearl 235

Daoist External Cultivation Exercises 240

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Pulling Down the Heavens 241The Secret Teachings Of The Exercise 242

Benefits of the Yang Organ Exercise 243Stimulating the Autonomic Nervous System 243The Daoist Five Yang Organ Exercise 244

The Daoist Five Yin Organ Exercises 245Benefits of the Opening Exercise 245The Daoist Five - Opening Exercise 245

Benefits of the Lung Exercise 247The Lungs 247The Daoist Five - Lung Exercise 248Emotional Release 248Inhaling Color to Tonify the Lungs 248

Benefits of the Kidney Exercise 249The Kidneys 250The Daoist Five - Kidney Exercise 250Emotional Release 251Inhaling Color to Tonify the Kidneys 251

Benefits of the Liver Exercise 252The Liver 252The Daoist Five - Liver Exercise 252Emotional Release 253Inhaling Color to Tonify the Liver 253

Benefits of the Heart Exercise 254The Heart 254The Daoist Five - Heart Exercise 255Emotional Release 256Inhaling Color to Tonify the Heart 256

Benefits of the Spleen Exercise 257The Spleen 258The Daoist Five - Spleen Exercise 258Emotional Release 259Inhaling Color to Tonify the Spleen 259

Benefits of the Closing Exercise 259The Daoist Five - Closing Exercise 259The Turtle Breathing Technique 261

Regulating The Five Yin Organs Meditation 263Lighting the Alchemical Furnace 265

The Old Man And The Tide Pool 266Old Man and Tide Pool Exercise 266

Exercises For Gathering Celestial Yang 268Gathering the Suns Essence 270Talisman to Swallow the Suns Essence 271Gathering the Suns Radiant Light 272Talisman to Gather the Suns Essence 273Gathering the Suns Essence: Standing 274Precautions 275Gathering the Suns Essence: Sitting 276The Sun Planetary Elixir (Using Citrine) 277

Exercises For Gathering Celestial Yin 278Gathering the Moons Essence 281Talisman to Swallow the Moons Essence 282Gathering The Moons Essence 283Talisman to Gather the Moons Essence 284Gathering The Moons Essence: Standing 285The Moon Planetary Elixir (Using Pearl) 288The New Moon & Full Moon Incantation 288

Exercises and Elixirs For Gathering The Celestial Qi Of The Five Yin Organs 290The Five Planet Incantation 290

Plant Elixirs Used To Tonify the Lungs 291Mineral Elixirs To Treat the Lungs 292Purging Lung Stagnation With Sounds 292Elixir To Astringe the Lungs 292Meditating On the Lung Planet 293Lungs, Metal Element, and Planet Venus 293Creating The Venus Planetary Elixir 294

Plant Elixirs Used To Tonify the Kidneys 296Mineral Elixirs To Treat the Kidneys 297Purging Kidney Stagnation With Sounds 297Meditating On The Kidney Planet 298Creating The Mercury Planetary Elixir 298

Plant Elixirs Used to Tonify the Liver 301Mineral Elixirs To Treat the Liver 301Purging Liver Stagnation With Sounds 301Meditating On The Liver Planet 302Creating The Jupiter Planetary Elixir 302

Plant Elixirs Used to Tonify the Heart 305Mineral Elixirs To Treat the Heart 305Purging Heart Stagnation With Sounds 306Meditating On The Heart Planet 306Creating The Mars Planetary Elixir 307

Plant Elixirs Used to Tonify the Spleen 309Mineral Elixirs To Treat the Spleen 309Purging Spleen Stagnation With Sounds 310Meditating On The Spleen Planet 310Creating The Saturn Planetary Elixir 311

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Gathering The Celestial Star Qi 313The Four Directions of Heaven 314The Stars of the Big Dipper 315The 7 Stars of the Big Dipper Meditation 316Gathering 28 Star Constellation Qi 319

Tian Wu Zang Meditation 321Preparation For Meditation Practice 323The Tian Wu Zang Meditation 324

Internal Cultivation Methods 329Secret Images of Daoist Alchemy 329Nei Dan Shu: Internal Elixir Cultivation 329

The Esoteric Words of Daoist Alchemy 330

Ancient Graph: Birth of the Acquired Mind 332The State of the Womb 332The State of the Infant 332The State of the Child 332The Yin and Yang Divide 333The Five Elements Separate 333The Acquired Condition Runs the Affairs 334The Pure Mundane, Nothing Celestial 334

Ancient Graph: Rebirth of Congenital Mind 335Refining the Self/Setting The Foundation 335The Natural and Innocent True Mind 335The Celestial Grows & Mundane Wanes 336Assembling the Five Elements 336Yin and Yang Merge 337Energy Unifies 337Absolutely Open to the Wuji 337

Having an Immortals Bones, and Understanding Karma 338Defining Karma (Yuan) 338Three Types of Karma 339Intercepting Karma 340Testing the Past 340Releasing Energetic Cords 340

Ritual to Forgive, Release, & Revoke 341

The Internal Landscape (NeiJing Tu) 344

The Head (Top) 346Mount Kunlun 346The Nine Peaks 346The Magical Pearl 350The Magical Terrace& Thickly-Meshed Net 350Spirit Water 351The Sun, Moon and Pole Star 351The Descending Bridge 354

The Head (Face) 355The Old Man (Laozi) 355The Blue-Eyed Foreign Monk (Buddha) 355Governing and Conception Vessels 356The 12- Storied Tower (Pagoda) 360

The Chest 361The Immortal Child 361Inside The Magic Circle 363The Mulberry Grove 365The Weaving Girl 367The Ancestral Fire 371The Bodys Various Organ Gods 371

The Lower Abdomen 372The Iron Ox 372The Four Yin and Yang Symbols 373The Cauldron 373The Mysterious Yin-Yang Treadmill 373The Water of the Kan Trigram 374The Three Passes (Gate Towers) 375

Chart for Cultivating Perfection (Xiuzhen Tu) 379The Daoists Energy Body 382

The Taiji Pole 382The Taiji Pole of Heaven, Earth, & Man 383Internal Energy Interactions 383Spiritual Manifestations 385Understanding The Taiji Pole Energy 385Meditating On The Taiji Pole 386Fusing & Energizing the Taiji Pole 388Fusing and Energizing Stage #1 388Fusing and Energizing Stage #2 390Fusing and Energizing Stage #3 390The Taiji Pole & Chakra System 392

The Transpersonal Chakras 394

Vertical Winding Meditation 397Winding From Heaven to Earth 397Winding From Earth to Heaven 399

The 12 Chakra Gates & Three Dantians 401Energetic Function 402The 12 Earthly Branches & 12Chakra Gates 403

The Three Dantians 405Energetic Function of Three Dantians 405

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The Lower Cinnabar Field:(Xia Dantian) 407The Lower Dantian & Postnatal Jing 407The Lower Dantian & Prenatal Jing 408The Lower Dantian and Yuan Qi 408The Lower Dantian and Shen 409The Lower Dantian & Kinesthetic Awareness 409Lower Dantian Anatomical Location 410The 9 Chambers of the Lower Dantian 414Training of the Lower Dantian 414

The Middle Cinnabar Field: (Zhong Dantian) 415The Middle Dantian and Jing 415The Middle Dantian and Qi 415The Middle Dantian and Shen 416The Middle Dantian & Empathic Awareness 417Middle Dantian Anatomical Location 417The 9 Chambers of the Middle Dantian 420Training of the Middle Dantian 421

The Upper Cinnabar Field: (Shang Dantian) 422The Upper Dantian and Jing 422The Upper Dantian and Qi 423The Upper Dantian and Shen 423The Upper Dantian & Intuitive Awareness 424Upper Dantian Anatomical Location 425The 9 Chambers of the Upper Dantian 429Training of the Upper Dantian 429

The 7 Secret Portals of the Upper Dantian 430

Energetically Activating The 3 Eyes, Niwan, Mouth of God, Heart, & Baihui 435

Cultivating the Inner Sound 443Inner Sound Meditation Practice 444

Lords of the 3 Dantians 446Taiyi (Great Unity) 447Si Ming (Administrator of Destiny) 447Wu Ying - The Regulator of the Hun 448Bai Yuan, The Regulator of the Po 451Xai Tao Kang (Below Healthy Peach) 453

The Three Dantians Meditation (Connecting The Internal 3 Ones) 453Guarding the One 456Guarding the Three Ones 459

The Three Dantians Meditation (Connecting The Celestial 3 Ones) 461

Training Daoist Alchemy 465Laying A Foundation 466The Initial Preparation Practice 466The Removing And Sealing Practice 466

The Beating & Drumming The Qi Meditation 468Beating and Drumming The Qi Standing 469Beating and Drumming The Qi Sitting 470Advanced Beating and Drumming The Qi 471

Preparing the Heart Qi Meditation 472

The 100-Day Celibacy Training 475The First 30 Days 477The Next 70 Days 477After The 100 Days 478

Guan Gong Stroking Beard 479

The Microcosmic Orbit 482The Three Levels of the Fire Cycle 483The Orbit and 12 Earthly Branches 486The Six Secret Stages of the Fire Cycle 488The Fire Cycle (Stage #1) 488The Fire Cycle (Stage #2) 489The Fire Cycle (Stage #3) 491The Fire Cycle (Stage #4) 492The Fire Cycle (Stage #5) 494The Fire Cycle (Stage #6) 495

Macrocosmic Orbit 496Alchemical Function 497The Macrocosmic Orbit Meditation 499Stage 1: Connecting to the Qi of Earth 499Stage 2: Connecting to the Qi of Man 501Stage 3: Connecting to the Qi of Heaven 502

Five Element Regulation 503

Fusion of the Eight Trigrams 504

Microcosmic Orbit Water Cycle 510Training the Water Cycle 510The Water Cycle Meditation 511

Activating the Niwan Palace Meditation 512Activating the Niwan Palace #1 512Activating the Niwan Palace #2 513

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Secret Alchemical Teaching 514Magical Fusion With an Internal Body Deity 514An Internal Body Deity Located in the Head 515An Internal Body Deity Located in the Torso 515

Sexual-Spiritual Fusion With An External Celestial Deity 519Magical-Energetic Fusion With An External Celestial Deity 521

The Fa Ming Secret Name 525The Disciples Most Secret Name 525Feeding The Most Secret Name 526

Five Steps To Immortality 528(1) Fasting and Abstention 528(2) Seclusion 528(3) Visualization And Imagination 528(4) Sitting in Oblivion 532(5) Spirit Liberation 532

Creating The Immortal Fetus 53318 Steps To Perfection 533Creating, Nurturing, and Training 534Collecting The Three Medicines 534

Golden Fetus Stage 1: The Golden Light Preparation 535Alchemical Sitting Meditation Practice 535Warnings and Precautions 540Preventing Ejaculation Method #1 541Preventing Ejaculation Method #2 543Preventing Ejaculation Method #3 544Preventing Ejaculation Method #4 545Overview of Golden Elixir Cultivation 547

Golden Fetus Stage 2: Gathering The External Alchemical Agent 547The 6 Stages of Gathering the External Agent 548Understanding Xing and Ming 551

Gathering the Inner Alchemical Agent (Rotating the Sun and Moon) 553

Gathering Energy of Heaven and Earth (Dragon And Tiger Copulating) 555Understanding The Green Dragon 555Understanding The White Tiger 557The Dragon and Tiger Become One 558Leading the True Alchemical Agent 563

Golden Fetus Stage 3: Creating the Golden Fetus 566Creating The Golden Egg 567

Golden Fetus Stage 4: Opening the Hall of Light 572

Golden Fetus Stage 5: Hatching the Golden Fetus 573Bathing & Feeding the Immortal Fetus 573Bathing at the Four Cardinal Points 573The Three Continual Ascensions 577The 1st Ascension - The Human Immortal 577The 2nd Ascension - The Earth Immortal 582The 3rd Ascension - The Heaven Immortal 583

Golden Fetus Stage 6: Training the Immortal Infant 588Intermediate Training 592

10 Stages of Spiritual Transformation 594Supernatural Immortal Manifestations 594Three Levels - Five Immortals 595

Living Life as A Celestial Immortal 597Ascending into Heaven 597Additional Methods of Ascending 598Service As A Celestial Immortal 599Repaying Your Celestial Debt of Life 602

Understanding Alchemical Training (Overview) 604The Alchemical Probation Period 604Transference of Power (Magical Initiation) 605

Five Element Organ Transformation Training 607

About the Author 618