Going to China!!

Hi friends!

Well the time is very close and I have all my bags packed, purchased all the toys and educational materials for my son, got all the supplaments for my wife and am just finishing up some final details before leaving for China on Wednesday morning.

I anticipate being able to get back into a pretty regular posting schedule here within about a week, but I thought I’d hedge a bit by doing two things:

1: for paid subscribers, I’ve gone ahead and scheduled four posts to be released over the next two weeks of my translation of “interviews with the Daoists” a seminal 20^th century internal alchemy document from Taiwan in which multiple Neidan masters were interviewed about their perspectives on practice. You will be receiving the Ma Heyang interview. Ma claimed to be a representative of the Western school and has many important ideas about the mystery gate among other things. His interview is very actionable and direct, so expect one today and then three more over the next two weeks.

2: I’ve decided to put a few courses on sale including the foundations syllabus already advertised earlier this month and some more courses you might be interested in. This is a great way to get useful and correct Neidan and Qigong teachings for half of regular price. Here is the list of what’s on offer (a short update about what I’m planning to do in China is at the bottom of this post, then Fang Dao Yu Lu is in the paid section):

New additions:

Rare Internal Alchemy Texts of the Tang and Song Dynasties:

https://immortalitystudy.gumroad.com/l/tangtexts/oxego21

Buddhist Meditation and Yang Sheng of the Zhiguan school:

https://immortalitystudy.gumroad.com/l/flqvq/yko3kgx

Ji Yangzi’s Mysterious Formulas of the Golden Elixir:

https://immortalitystudy.gumroad.com/l/jiyangzi/opvkxui

Dao De Jing Chanwei Chapters 1-4

https://immortalitystudy.gumroad.com/l/chanwei14/jrxt08l

Thirteen Rules of Nurturing Life Daoist Qigong

https://immortalitystudy.gumroad.com/l/thirteenrules/xaoqn5l

Already advertised:

Three approaches to beginning Neidan:

https://immortalitystudy.gumroad.com/l/threeapproaches/b8izlnr

The Wonderful Dual Gate:

https://immortalitystudy.gumroad.com/l/dualgate/0uv66vj

Three Treasures of Jing, Qi and Shen:

https://immortalitystudy.gumroad.com/l/sanbao/7qp1apu

Timing the Fire:

https://immortalitystudy.gumroad.com/l/glntd/c6ciz0z

Shao Yang and Yin Xian Schools:

https://immortalitystudy.gumroad.com/l/twoschools/d4g6rjf

Eight Meridians:

https://immortalitystudy.gumroad.com/l/meridians/ghyec78

Neidan intro to body cavities:

https://immortalitystudy.gumroad.com/l/cavitiesintro/6srn08g

Secret of the Golden Flower Min Yide interpretation:

https://immortalitystudy.gumroad.com/l/goldenflower/5x8bhxv

What I’m planning in China:

Aside from having a nice time with my family and continuing to bring you consistent content and courses I’m going to continue stuying the Tian Zhaolin transmission of Yang style Taijiquan with my teacher Yin Qing. I plan to offer a course in the first section of the Tian branch, a truly unique and special version of Yang style which emphasizes rising and descending, slow and fast, and spiralling power not seen in the large frame of Yang style popularized by Yang Chengfu.

I also plan to resume the study of Erhu and Gu Qin, to Chinese musical instruments. My teacher in Shanghai, Gong Xiu is an erhuist for the symphony orchestra which plays in the major concert hall on Yan’an Road. I’ll find a local Gu Qin teacher in Kaifeng where we will be living. Musically I’m currently working on transcribing what are called “Shi Dai Qu” or Period Music, a popular fusion of Chinese pentatonic folk music and early 20^th century Jazz that was popular in Shanghai during the Republic. Eventually my goal is to write a Guitar and Bass method for Shi Dai Qu, but realisticially this may require a few years of hard work and continued instruction from experts.

The other big plan is to start making media about consequential Chinese tourist locations such as temples, historical sites, tea culture, fine art etc... If there is anything you want to see, especially in North China, please let me know. I’ve purchased a decent camere and mic and am getting ready to start telling more visual stories about these wonderful things we are all so interested in :)

Wish me luck on my trip and please subscribe so you can read Fang Dao Yu Lu, a truly unique and important meditation document from the 20^th century!!