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Taoist Cosmology: 8 Trigrams or 5 Elements? 5 elements i ching lao tzu taoism taoist philosophy video water method Jul 10, 2025


Both the I Ching and the 5 Elements talk about Water, Fire and Earth energies, but they are not the same! The Five Elements are applicable to the manifest realm, here on Earth, whereas the Eight Trigrams are the templates for manifestation, applicable to our realm and beyond.

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Investing in Loss | Lifestyle Design Podcast taoism taoist philosophy taoist principles training tips video water method May 07, 2025

Thanks to Morgan Freedude for the chat. I hope you guys all enjoy it. We discuss: *Taoism, Lao Tzu and the Oral Tradition of the Tao Te Ching *How to heal physical and emotional traumas *How to live a longer life of quality *How to transform the body and mind with millennia-old practices includin...

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Baguazhang Double Palm Change 5 elements bagua bagua zhang double palm change palm changes taoism video water method Apr 16, 2025

In this video, I discuss Bagua's Double (Earth) Palm Change and Earth energy from the I Ching trigram (as opposed to the 5 Elements), as well as the Single Palm Change: Earth Version.

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Die Entfaltung von “Sung” durch Innere Energiearbeit Befreie Dich von inneren Fesseln und erwecke Bewusstsein für Körper und Geist blogartikel auf deutsch qigong tai chi taoism water method Mar 16, 2025

 

Artikel: Paul Cavel

Ăśbersetzung: Sebastian Heyer und Cindy Roch

Der chinesische Begriff „Sung“ wird oft mit „entspannt“ übersetzt, einer starken Vereinfachung des tatsächlich Beschriebenen. Eine genauere Übersetzung wäre „Ungebunden“, ein Körperzustand ohne unnötige Bindungen, Widerstände und...

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Is Breathing One of the “Three Leaders”? belly breathing breathing neigong qigong exercise tantien taoism trainig tips water method Feb 17, 2025

 

By Paul Cavel

Simply put, no, breathing is not one of the three leaders, but rather the first of the 16 neigong.*

The fundamental difference is that a “leader” initiates movement, whereas neigong activates various layers of body during that movement.

The three leaders are: 

  • The kwa — is c

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