RE: Nurturing Life As Preventative Medicine
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A great fan of alchemy, tempering the astral (thoughts/emotions) and healing through nutrition and etheric (subtle body) adjustments and realignments, I was only looking into Taoist health, sex and longevity myself, today, when I stumbled onto this indepth post via @sallybeth23; finding it thus very affirming in my own passion to approach illness and health in an entirely new (old!) way.
I like this Sun Simiao with his critical attitude of "medical practitioners who were too quick to be dishing out medicines".
All it really takes to be happy and healthy is 24/7 vigilance, ceaselss responsibility for self, and strict moral hygiene. Aryuveda and Anthroposophical medicine all echo the observed wisdom above. Easy peasy lemon squeezy (especially good in a glass of water for those who feel sluggish in the morning!).
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I hope it wasn’t anything to do with Daniel Reid’s work... lol... I know that’s the title of one of his more popular books.
You should come and hang out more with the @naturalmedicine crew if you’re into alchemy...
https://naturalmedicine.io
Oh dear, is Reid no good?
TY for your references! Had a peek at your link for the alchemy crew: will keep my eye out for more specifically hermetic alchemists into Spagyrics (can you think of any?).
Well, I’m not a fan of Reid’s and I’ll let people make up their own minds. I’ll just say that some of his info is not entirely accurate. But whatever works for people...
I know there are a couple of people within the #naturalmedicine community who do a lot of spagyric work.
I’m not versed in Western Alchemy.
Would you be able to recommend a better writer than Reid on the same subject material. Would very much appreciate any new direction to look into! Accuracy is holy with me!
In English..?? 🤣
The problem as has been taught to me (and is also explicit in many of the original texts) is that this stuff can’t be learned from texts. They make constant reference to direct transmission from an able teacher. And the teacher also makes a choice whether the student is ready and capable to receive the transmission to begin with.
The best metaphor is that the texts are like lecture notes: they’re pointless and don’t make sense unless you also attended the lecture.
Having said that, it’s still bloody interesting reading!!
Eva Wong does a lot of translations, and I believe she’s also an adept of one lineage.
Damo Mitchell writes books, and he’s a teacher in the UK.
Thomas Cleary and Fabrizio Pregadio have both done a lot of good quality scholarly translations.
Ni Huaching is from a strong family lineage of Taoists, not sure which school or sect.
I’d say find a teacher who resonates.
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Thank you so much for your suggestions. Will be looking into them , even if only from the perspective of a spiritual researcher; call me foolish, but I never was one to go looking for much of a teacher: I tend to look for words that convene with my personal interpretation of what I believe to be manifestations of spirit. And as a wordmonger I adore terms like Jade Gate or quarter inch square....and with a deep interest in nutrition as bridge between inner and outer, I am partial to the Five Element theory on what's hot and what's not...
Otherwise, I so agree with you that one generally needs more experience, plenty of resonant personal guidance, and fewer books! One day I hope to practice what I preach!