Taoist Shaman

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Thousands of years ago the immortals known as the Shining Ones shipwrecked on the Chinese coast. Passing their shamanic practices
- such as ecstatic flight & how to find power animals & spirit guides
- on to the indigenous people, they also taught them the wisdom of the Medicine Wheel. From the Taoist Medicine Wheel came the principles of Yin & Yang, the Five Elements, the Eight Forces, the Chinese zodiac, & the I Ching. The Taoist Medicine Wheel can also be found at the foundation of traditional Chinese medicine & the esoteric sexual practices of Taoist Alchemy. In the Taoist Shaman, Master Mantak Chia & Kris Deva North explain the shamanic principles of the Taoist Medicine Wheel, how it is oriented on the Five Elements rather than the Four Directions, how it relates to the twelve animals of the Chinese zodiac & the trigrams of the I Ching, & how it aligns with the Eight Forces of the Pakua. Through illustrated teaching stories, the authors show how the energetic principles of each of the Eight Forces are reflected in the Eight Immortals. Revealing the wheels application to sacred sexuality, they offer exercises from the Wheel of Love to strengthen & deepen relationships as well as providing a means to access the Tao of Ecstasy.