This fully illustrated guide presents the second level of Inner Alchemy practices that use the eight forces of the pakua (bagwa) to collect, gather, and condense chi in the body. It explains how to balance negative emotional energy with positive energy to detoxify, nourish, and integrate the physical and the energy body with the forces of nature. Acknowledgments
vii
Putting Cosmic Fusion into Practice
ix
Cosmic Fusion and the Tao
1(16)
Taoist Cosmology
17(9)
Goals of the Fusion Practice
26(11)
Energetic Preparations for Meditation Practice
37(9)
Beginning Fusion Element Meditation
46(60)
Compassion Fire Meditation and the Creation Cycle
106(39)
Opening the Thrusting Channels
145(31)
Opening the Belt Channels
176(22)
Fusion as a Bridge
198(42)
Appendix: Questions and Answers about the Cosmic Fusion Practice
240(11)
Bibliography
251(1)
About the Author
252(1)
The Universal Tao System and Training Center
253(2)
Index
255
