Teachings

    A living glossary of Daoist & Classical Chinese Medicine concepts

    Short, grounded definitions of the terms that shape this work ~ written for students, practitioners, and curious readers.

    ✦The Five Phases (Wu Xing)

    Wood, Fire, Earth, Metal, and Water ~ the moving patterns of nature that shape body, emotion, and season in Classical Chinese Medicine.

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    ✦What is Classical Chinese Medicine?

    The older, philosophically rooted stream of Chinese medicine ~ how it differs from the modern clinical model.

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    ✦The Three Treasures: Shen, Qi, Jing

    Spirit, Energy, Essence ~ The spirit of our consciousness metabolizing our essence. The art of living life, nourished by our choices.

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    ✦Xing & Ming ~ Self-Cultivation vs Self-Improvement

    Xing (innate nature) and Ming (life-destiny) ~ why Daoist cultivation is a different orientation than the modern project of fixing the self.

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    ✦Daoist Seasonal Living

    How the different seasonal energetics provide the wisdom of lifestyle alignment for body, mind and rhythm.

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    ✦The I-Ching and the Hexagrams

    The Book of Changes ~ how 64 hexagrams map the moving patterns of situation, timing, and response.

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    ✦The Extraordinary Vessels ~ Destiny Pathway

    The eight deep channels that carry the blueprint of life ~ ancestral pattern, constitution, and the unfolding of one's path.

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