Tai chi chuan and the code of life : revealing the deeper mysteries of China's ancient art for health and harmony / by Graham Horwood.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Horwood, Graham.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Tai chi.

Tai chi--Philosophy.

Tai chi--History.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (226 p.)

Edition:

Rev. ed.

Other Title:

Revealing the deeper mysteries of China's ancient art for health and harmony

Place of Publication:

London : Singing Dragon, c2008.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

In this book Graham Horwood describes the various styles of Tai Chi Chuan, exploring its roots in the Chinese philosophy of Taoism as well as elaborating on the evolution it has undergone over millennia. He highlights parallels between its source, The I Ching, and archetypal principles from both Eastern and Western philosophy and medicine.

Contents:

FRONT COVER; TAI CHICHUAN AND THE CODE OF LIFE; Contents; Introduction; Jung, Wilhelm, and the I Ching; The I Ching and Life in Harmony; Feng Shui and the Balance of Nature; Science, DNA, and Tai Chi; The Role of Change in the Universal Life Force; The Dark and Light Sides of Tai Chi Chuan; Chapter One: The Philosophy of Taoism, from a Western Perspective; Chinese Thought and History; The Number and Name of Creation; Tending the Waters of the Unconscious; Chapter Two: The History of Tai Chi Chuan; An Ancient Way of War; The Tai Chi Hermit; The Spiral Dance of Chen Wang Ting

Tai Chi Goes Underground Yang the Shadow-Boxer; The Yang Family Style; What the History of Tai Chi Tells Us; Chapter Three: The Eight Pa Qua Trigrams; Chinese Archetype: Chien-Heaven; Chinese Archetype: Kun-The Receptive; Chinese Archetype: Kan-The Abysmal, Danger; Chinese Archetype: Li-The Clinging; Chinese Archetype: Tui-The Joyous; Chinese Archetype: Chen-The Arousing; Chinese Archetype: Ken-Keeping Still; Chinese Archetype: Sun-The Gentle; Conclusion of the Pa Qua and Their Relationships; Chapter Four: The Five Elements-Wu Hsing

The Relationship with the Tai Chi Form, Movement, and Internal Organ Balance The Psychology of the Wu Hsing; The Four Elements in Greek Thought; From Paracelsus to Quantum Physics; Applications in Tai Chi; Fire Element; Earth Element; Metal Element; Water Element; Wood Element; Conclusion; Chapter Five: The Science of the Inner Breath-Chi Kung; Sexuality, Reproduction, and the Maintenance of Healthy Chi Levels; Forms of Chi Kung; Chi Kung 1-Reverse Breathing; Chi Kung 2-Microcosmic Orbit; Chi Kung 3-Macrocosmic Breathing; Chi Kung 4-Ball Breathing; Chi Kung 5-Condensing Breath

Chi Kung 6-Heaven and Earth Breathing Chi Kung 7-Meridian Breathing; Chi Kung 8-Five Element Internal Organ Breathing; Chi Kung 9-Eight Trigram Breathing; Conclusion; Bibliography; Index

Notes:

Previous ed.: 2002.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 187-188) and index.

ISBN:

1-281-78237-8

9786611782375

1-84642-806-8

OCLC:

476178118