Vital Breath of the Dao —
Chinese Shamanic Tiger Qigong Contents

Part I  Pin Ming Lun Dao—Tea and the Dao
1    Dao Fa Zi Ran—The Dao Models Itself on the Way of Nature     
    1.1    Man (Slow Down) — The Way of Life     3
        1.1.1 Go Slowly    3
        1.1.2 Time Schedule and the Car    4
        1.1.3 Take Your Time    5
    1.2    Cha (Tea) — The Way of Spiritual Cultivation    6
        1.2.1 Gongfu and Tea    7
        1.2.2 Wordlessness    8
    1.3    Wen (Pattern) — The Way of the Universe    9
        1.3.1 The Chinese Character and its Origin    9
        1.3.2 Wen (Pattern) and Wu (Shaman)    10
        1.3.3 The Chinese Character and its Function    12
    1.4    Kou (Entrance) — The Way of Teaching    13
        1.4.1 The Way of Subtlety    14
        1.4.2 The Entrance to the Dao    14
        1.4.3 Root and Tip    15
    1.5    Pin (Savor) — The Way of Study    16
        1.5.1 The Meaning of Three Mouths    16
        1.5.2 The Dao of Food    17
        1.5.3 Food as Herbal Medicine    18
        1.5.4 A Pathway to the Dao    19

2    Tian Wang Hui Hui—The Universal Network    21
    2.1    Yuan (Edge) — The Karmic Relationship    22
        2.1.1 Edges        22
        2.1.2 Inner Observation    22
    2.2    Qi (Establish) — The Momentum of Existence    23
        2.2.1 Do It        23
        2.2.2 Do What You Say    24
    2.3    Kong (Emptiness) — The Universal Web    25
        2.3.1 The Nature of Emptiness      25
        2.3.2 The Oneness    26

3    Dong Xi Yuan Tong—The Pathway of Yin Yang    29
    3.1    Ming (Destiny) — My Life    31
        3.1.1 Xun — A Trigram    31
        3.1.2 Dong (East) — My Hometown    32
        3.1.3 Xi (West) — My Path    33
    3.2    Yin (Reason) — Why I am Here    35
        3.2.1 Ding (Cauldron) — A Symbol for Establish    35
        3.2.2 Lucky Element and Three Conditions    36
        3.3 Guo (Fruit) — A Drop of Water    38

Part II  Han San He Yi —Holding Three in One
The Fundamentals of Chinese
Shamanic Qigong    
4    Xiang—Symbolism         43
    4.1    Tuteng (Totemism) — Between Heaven and Earth    44
        4.1.1 The Nature of Tuteng      44
        4.1.2 Chinese Totemism    44
    4.2    Shenhua (Myth) —     45
The Union of Humans and Spirits    46
        4.2.1 Xiwangmu — Queen Mother of the West    47
        4.2.2 Pangu — The Giant    49
        4.2.3 Hundun — The Chaos    50
    4.3    Laohu (Tiger) — Vital Breath    50
        4.3.1 The Power of the Tiger    50
        4.3.2 The Symbolic Tiger    51

5    Shu—Numerology        53
    5.1    Wuji/0 — The Dao    53
    5.2    Taiji/1 — The Universal Life Force    55
    5.3    Liangyi/2 — Yin Yang    56
    5.4    Sancai/3 — Three Sources    57
    5.5    Sixiang/4 — Four Universal Spiritual Animals    58
    5.6    Wuxing/5 — Five Elements    60
    5.7    Liuhe/Liuxiu/6 — Six Unions/Emptiness    62
    5.8    Qixing/ 7 — The Big Dipper    63
    5.9    Bagua/8 — Trigram    64
    5.10    Jiugong/9 — Magic Square    66
    5.11    Shier Chen/12 — Universal Transformation    68
    5.12    Ershisi Jieqi/24 — Universal Rhythm    69

6    Li—Theory        73
    6.1    Qi — Vital Energy    73
        6.1.1 Tea and Qi    73
        6.1.2 Five Qi    74
        6.1.3 Manifesting Qi    75
    6.2    Qigong — Qi Cultivation    76
        6.2.1 Qigong and Its Root    76
        6.2.2 Forms of Qigong    77
        6.2.3 The Five Essential Techniques of Qigong Practice    78
        6.2.4 The Tranquility of Qigong Practice    80
    6.3    Wu — Chinese Shamanism    81
        6.3.1 The Emperor as Wu (Shaman)    82
        6.3.2 The Nature of Wu         83
        6.3.3 The Function of Wu     84
        6.3.4 The Root of Chinese Medicine    86
    6.4    Fang — Cosmos    87
        6.4.1 Space and Time    87
        6.4.2 A Mysterious Painting    88
        6.4.3 Wu Cosmos and Qigong    90
    6.5    Shengsi — Birth and Death    90
        6.5.1 Past, Present, and Future    91
        6.5.2 The Life Cycle    91
        6.5.3 An Eternal Life    93
    6.6    Jing — Essence    93
    6.7    Shen — Spirit    95
        6.7.1 Ling — Soul    96
        6.7.2 Hun — Yang Soul    97
        6.7.3 Po — Yin Soul    97
        6.7.4 Yi — Will    98
        6.7.5 Zhi — Memory    99
        6.7.6 Shen — Spirit    100

Part III  Laohu Gong—
Chinese Shamanic Tiger Qigong Form    
7    Men     (Doorway) — Learn the Name    105
    7.1    To Be “Old”        105
    7.2    Holding Zhengqi                106

8    Gen     (Root) — The Background     109
    8.1    Emei Zhengong                109
    8.2    Union        110

9    Dou     (Shaking) — The Ritual of Heart    113
    9.1    Inner Dancing and Drumming    113
    9.2    Awaken Your Consciousness    114

10    Fa     (The Way)—Shamanic Tiger Qigong Movements			117
    10.1    Hong Meng Yi Qi—Return to the Great Primordial Qi		117
    10.2    Shui Hu Jue Xing—Sleeping Tiger Wakes Up			121
    10.3    Li Di Bai Wei—Tiger Wags its Tail                    125    
    10.4    Dan Dan Chu Dong—Tiger Emerges from the Cave                    131
    10.5    Yao Wu Yang Wei—Tiger Displays Martial Power                    135
    10.6    Shen Jian Zhan Xie—Spiritual Sword Kills the Demon                    139
    10.7    Qi Hua San Pan—Qi Transforms the Three Layers                    145
    10.8    Tong Tian Che Di—Connect with Heaven and Penetrate Earth    153
    10.9    Huai Bao Ri Yue—Embrace the Sun and Moon                   155    
    10.10    Bao Yi Shang Shan—Tiger Climbs the Mountain                   159    
    10.11    Yu Feng Xia Shan—Ride the Wind Down the Mountain                  163    
    10.12    Qi Guan Chang Hong—Qi Transforms into a Rainbow                   169    
    10.13    Yun Xing Yu Shi—Moving Clouds Make Rain                   173
    10.14    Er Long Xi Zhu—Double Dragons Play with the Pearl                   177
    10.15    Ti Hu Guan Ding—Heavenly Dew Purifies the Body                   183
    10.16    Jin Gui Xia Hai—Golden Turtle Plunges into the Ocean                 185
    10.17    Jin Tao Hui Dang—Colorful Wave Cleanses the Spirit                   191
    10.18    Dan Feng Chao Yang—Red Phoenix Visits the Sun                   197    
    10.19    Shui Zhong Lao Yue—Lift the Moon from the Water                   199    
    10.20    Long Teng Hu Yue—Dragon and Tiger Leap into Heaven     201     
    10.21    Hui Feng Hun He—Harmonizing Wind Unites the Cosmos    205     
    10.22    Wei Ling Ba Fang—Maintain Peace in the Eight Directions    209    
    10.23    Chao Li Dong Tian—Sacrifice Everything to the Heavenly Cave    211