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Oil and Water - Physics and the Five Phases?

The Chinese symbol of Earth can be used to direct our minds towards the meaning of the Spleen/Stomach organ network in the body. If we use the Tai Ji symbol as a representation of the five phase processes at work, the Earth “phase” is the axis upon which the whole process turns. The axis of [...]

Thoughts on Zang Fu Theory, the Tai Ji symbol and Nature

In Daoism, in the beginning of time, there existed the Wu Ji (無極), which could be considered the state of existence before any creation - it was the Primordial Qi (氣). Wu Ji literally means “lacking in extremes,” and represents a time without any differentiation. At some point along this Path of Qi (the Dao [...]

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