The Doctrine of the Mysterious Female in Taoism: A Transpersonalist View
Phoenix the Elder – I’ve always done some Tao work, either martial arts in the Buddist way (a few times) in my long journey or the I Ching practice (one I Ching Hexagram a year) and practiced that all year long as a medicine. It’s been good. I’ve always known that the Tao is truly […]
Nü Gua | Nuwa 女媧 – Dragon-Snake Goddess
Compilation with additions by Phoenix the Elder – I have not worked with this Goddess yet, but what I see about her, that she is called a Snake Goddess but overviewing some imagery and later information she was a Dragon. The Chinese have what looks like snake dragons in their artwork and she is one of […]
Lady of Linshui 臨水夫人 – Shaman Goddess
Compilation with additions by Phoenix the Elder – Chen Jinggu, also known as Lady Linshui (臨水夫人 Linshui furen), Mrs. Jingpu, is the daughter of Kuan Yin, and she was a legendary shaman woman who had a cult under her shamanism village as a shaman.Chen Jing (陳靖) was called Chen Jinggu (陈靖姑) when she was born […]
Bixia Yuanjun 碧霞元君 – Cloud Goddess
Compilation with additions by Phoenix the Elder – The Taoist Goddesses in mythology are all-powerful, including the Queen Mother of the West named Xiwangmu, the Immortal Goddess who is a Dragon Queen and carries her Dragon Staff. Generally the Goddesses of China (Mothers, Grandmothers, and Deities) all follow the Elements such as Air, Earth, Water […]
The Golden Flower
Master Lu-tsu said there are many kinds of confirmation experiences and one must not content oneself with small demands, but must rise to the acceptance that all living creatures have to be redeemed. One must not be trivial and irresponsible in the heart, but must try to strive to make deeds prove your own words. […]
The Tao of Zen
Wasp Totem – The Fine Art of the Sting
By Phoenix the Elder – When we combine a life of Sacred Art or Sacred Creative or Artful living with the joys and perils of our real-life journey and our emotional life, nature teaches us everything we need to know how to navigate the mirrors of the winding river. In order to navigate this journey, […]