May 2011 issue of Mastery Journal, the international ezine dedicated to mastery in Qigong, Coaching and Life

1. VOLUME 1 • ISSUE 5 May 2011
Mastery Journal
The International Ezine on Mastery in Qigong, Internal Arts, and Life
Master of the
Month Mantak
Chia
Alignment of the Arms and Legs Resonance and Co-Creation
Lama Tantrapa Julia Griffin
Inner Alchemy Down the River
Mantak Chia Jon Weston
What Are The Powers of the The Greatest Epidemic
Universe? Known to Man Part IV
Timothy Booth Paul Levy

2. Volume 1
May 2011 Issue 5 Dear Mastery Journal Reader,
Letter from the Editor
Articles Please enjoy the fifth issue of Mastery Journal featuring an
exciting Master of the Month – someone, who hardly needs
Alignment of the Arms introduction – Mantak Chia. With his numerous books
published on the subjects of Internal Alchemy, Meditation,
Lama Tantrapa and Holistic Health, Mantak Chia often offers the first
Inner Alchemy introduction to Qigong that many westerners receive, when
perusing through the web pages on amazon.com or at their
Mantak Chia local bookstore. This was the case for me and I think is one
of the main reasons I found such benefit and progress in my
What Are The Powers of the Universe? own dreams of increased wellness by using Qigong.
Timothy Booth
Resonance and Co-Creation Last month, I was very fortunate to attend the 13th World
Congress on Qigong in San Francisco, California. The
Julia Griffin Congress offered a tremendous opportunity to come in
contact with other Qigong practitioners and teachers,
Down the River experience many classes, workshops and demonstrations,
as well as to broaden the horizons around the many
Jon Weston subjects of Oriental Medicine, healing and spiritual
transformation. For me, it was eye-opening to see people
The Greatest Epidemic Known to Man attending from all over the globe. Tai Chi, Qigong and
Traditional Chinese Medicine are truly being embraced by
Part IV the western world. Many of the masters also traveled from
such places as the UK, Canada and even Italy!
Paul Levy
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publication, you will find some candid shots from many
of the various exhibitions, classes and demonstrations
from this year’s Congress. I had a wonderful time traveling
Brought to You by to San Francisco with Lama Tantrapa, who presented
two workshops at that event, and I think you’ll find that
the Qigong images from the Congress will inspire you to
practice ever more diligently!
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4. Alignment of the neck will have to work overtime. The chronic tension of the
trapezius and other shoulder muscles is mainly a product of
this misalignment.
Arms and Legs
Supination (turning the hand forward) can be experienced
Lama Tantr apa without contracting the shoulder muscles, allowing your
shoulders to relax. After performing this experiment, notice
Before exploring alignment of the arms, ask your partner to which alignment of the arms feels more natural for you and
pull your arms down by the wrists as you stand upright. Notice allow your body to follow your insight.
the difference in the amount of tension in your shoulders and
upper back when the palms are facing forward versus when
they are facing backwards. Since the palm is the front of the
hand (the back of the hand is obviously its back), it makes a If you attempt to force your palms to face forward while
difference whether it faces forward or backwards. In Qi Dao, maintaining your habitual tension, you will have to counter
we say that when the backs of your hands are facing forward, it by tensing up your teres major (the muscle connecting the
you are wearing your arms backwards, which may be almost scapula and humerus bones of the upper arm). This will only
as uncomfortable as wearing your legs backwards. give you twice the amount of tension as before. Alignment of
your arms requires non-doing – no longer holding tension in
your deltoids.
Most people experience more tension in the shoulders and
upper back when they turn their palms backwards. This tension
is often habitual and not within your conscious awareness. To People often complain about pain in the feet, knees, or hips.
test whether it takes tension to wear the arms backwards, Such pain is usually a result of the misalignment of their legs.
ask your partner to apply gentle pressure on your deltoids To find out about the natural alignment of your legs, ask your
(shoulder muscles) while you turn your palms all the way back partner to gently push into your kneecap from the direction
and forth. in which your toes are pointing while you are standing in the
Natural Stance. Notice whether it is easier to push you off
balance when the knee is pointing in the same direction as the
toes or when it is pointing elsewhere.
Pronation (turning the hand backwards) requires contracting
the anterior deltoid and shifts the shoulder joint forward from
its naturally aligned position. As a result, you may slouch,
rounding the shoulders and projecting the head forward. Generally speaking, an aligned leg has the toes and knee
With the weight of the head no longer supported by the pointing in the same direction. If you are standing with your
bone structure of the neck, the muscles of the back of the knees locked, however, this alignment will not be so apparent
and you will be easy to push over whichever way you turn your
toes. To learn about your leg alignment, you can use a simple
rule of thumb: glance down and see whether your knees cover
your toes from sight when in the Natural Stance.
If you are one of the curious folks who really want to find out
which of the five toes needs to be in alignment with the knee,
I invite you to experiment with some subtle shifting side-to-
side in order to figure this our for yourself. Since everyone’s
body is unique and different, I see no reason to establish
any uniform rules for body alignments. Besides, exploration
is what provides you with opportunities for developing your
own authentic body awareness, rather than blindly following
someone else’s rules.
Alignment of the legs will make an immediate difference in the
way the weight is distributed on the feet. The balance of the
whole body will change if you shift the weight side-to-side or

5. back and forth on each foot. Your partner can easily test your
overall balance by pushing you in the stomach. The results
of such a test will depend significantly upon the alignment of
your legs. If your knees do not cover your toes from sight, your
foot, lower and upper leg will not be in the same plane. This Lama Somananda
will weaken your balance making you easy to push over. Tantrapa is the 27th
lineage holder of Qi Dao,
also known as Tibetan
Shamanic Qigong. He has
been practicing Qigong,
Dream Yoga, Meditation,
and Internal Martial Arts
for over thirty five years,
primarily trained by his
Grandfather who was the paragon of the Russian Martial
Arts and Qi Dao Grand Master. His background is com-
plex enough to include serving in the Soviet Army’s Spe-
cial Forces, being kidnapped in the Ukraine and surviving
several near-death experiences.
Lama Tantrapa was ordained as a Buddhist monk in
three different orders and initiated into Subud spiritual
brotherhood. In addition to being a Tibetan Bon Lama,
To assure your balance, experiment with distribution of your
weight between the inner and outer edges of each foot as well he studied with a number of Qigong and kung-fu mas-
as between the toes and heels. When the weight is on the ters, great teachers of Yoga and meditation, as well as
outer edge of the foot, the knee is likely to be everted (turned Native American, Hawaiian and Siberian Shamans. He
outwards); and when the weight is on the inner edge of the is also trained in Cultural Anthropology, Meta-coaching,
foot, the knee is likely to be inverted (turned inwards). With Hypnosis and NLP. When living for two years on a small
practice, you will learn to maintain a natural alignment of the
legs and feel Grounded even without looking at your feet. Just tropical island in the Pacific, 7000 miles away from the
feel the way your feet touch the ground paying attention to majority of his students and clients, he pioneered a
your weight distribution while standing or moving. Awareness novel method of conducting Qi Dao sessions over the
gained through this exploration will surely improve your Internet called Qigong Coaching. In the last decade, he
balance and overall wellness. has provided wellness, peak performance and life coach-
ing to thousands of people of all ages and from various
walks of life. He is also a bestselling author of several Qi
Dao books, executive producer of the film Qi Dao – Ti-
betan Shamanic Qigong, creator of CD albums Qi Dao
Initiation and The Art of Being in the Flow, publisher of
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dia learning materials available at
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6. Inner Alchemy that the yin side of melatonin is as a hormone. The hormone
function of melatonin is related with the whole endocrine
system, especially the adrenal glands. The yin aspect of
Mantak Chia the adrenal gland is cortisone, while the yang aspect is
adrenaline. To have an ideal situation we need to balance the
yin hormone melatonin with the
yang adrenaline, and the yang
Physical Explanation antioxidant in melatonin with the
cortisone that is yin. The pineal
gland that produces melatonin
Each one of the cells that our body is composed of is directly works more during the yin period
related to the first original cell located right behind the navel. of our day, i.e. at night. The
This cell was born of the meeting of the Ovum and sperm of adrenal works more during the
our parents. As long as this cell sends a message of perfection yang part of the day, i.e. daytime.
to the DNA of each cell in the body, we are virtually immortal. If during the daytime we move
When we work with inner alchemy, we can recombine the adrenaline through Tai Chi,
64 Amino Acids of DNA by following the 64 eternal laws of Qigong, meditation, etc., then
change (I Ching), and our cells are able to get in better touch at night we will have a stronger
with more subtle forces (Higher energy). We do this until we production of melatonin and
reach the divine spark in the original cell. This process can cortisone. From 9 to 11 pm, our
change our atomic structure. bodies produce more cortisone.
From 11 pm to 3 am, the sexual
Developmental Process of Melatonin energy rises, producing more
melatonin, (yin). This process
is connected with the pituitary
The history of melatonin starts around the pre-Cambrian gland and the thyroid growing
age, when the anaerobic cells started to evolve into a more process. From 3 to 6 am we
efficient form of life, called the aerobic state. Aerobic cells produce more melatonin, or
make use of the 02 (oxygen, yang, fire), and H20 (water, yang antioxidant, and this
yin). In this way the cells assimilate the organic molecules matches perfectly with what
(mostly composed of C06, Carbon) much more easily. In Taoists say - that 3 to 6 am is the best time for meditation.
the process of assimilation, oxidation occurs, creating free At this time the pineal and sexual glands are connecting,
radicals. Some free radicals deform molecules by penetrating straightening and rejuvenating the DNA, bone, and marrow.
the cellular membrane and “bombing” the DNA, causing a From 6 to 12 am, the body produces more adrenaline and
great amount of damage, including mutations. The process it connects with the pancreas in helping the process of the
of oxidation weakens DNA. When a cell reproduces the new construction of the tendon and muscle fiber. That is why
cell’s DNA is also weaker. Taoists were aware of this process Taoists say that this is the best time for physical practice. The
many thousands of years ago, and said that it was not good Taoists speak about nine gems that distill essence. In fact,
to reproduce when one was old, or if one drank, or was in a westerners discovered that the process of generating ovum
weak condition, as this would cause the offspring to be weak. and sperm starts in the pineal gland. A hormonal message,
To avoid this undesirable process cells started to develop sent to the pituitary and other glands, eventually results in
melatonin. the production of the egg and sperm in the sexual glands. By
bringing up this essence, we reconnect the circuit, enhancing
Yin Yang Harmony in the Body and strengthening a more refined production of hormone
that slowly starts a transformation, slowing the aging process
and enabling the great masters to achieve their remarkable
The first action of melatonin is anti-oxidant, which is a yang attainments.
process. Another basic effect of melatonin is a reactive energy
we call hormones, and this is yin. This antioxidant is more Life Style Awareness
efficient and versatile than Vitamin E or Glutathion, and is five
hundred times more powerful than DMSO against radiation.
They speak as well about Pi Gu, or the nearly complete Most people do not follow the above-mentioned timetable.
cessation of food intake. In fact, when you get to the higher They use the upper gland energy during the day, getting
level, and not before, you don’t want to disperse your refined stressed and emotional, and the lower gland energy at night,
energy to counter-act the oxidation process, especially when by eating late, staying in artificial light, and especially having
eating carbohydrates which are rich in C06. Everything in sexual intercourse at nighttime. They make the body too
the universe including our glands have yin and yang. We fiery and this increases it’s tendency to burn out over time.
spoke about the yang aspect of melatonin, and we assert To reverse this aging process through inner transformation,

7. we depend on the ability of our body to produce melatonin after 10:30 pm, it tends to increase melatonin production.
to protect and recreate the stem cells located in the spinal At 11 pm energy flows into the liver, which is a basic organ in
marrow. If we can do this the body is able to reproduce regulating hormonal secretion. Other foods rich in melatonin
brain cells and other body cells which are free of any of are: oats, corn, brown rice, ginger, ripe tomatoes, bananas,
the signs of aging. As a result of the increased and refined parsley, algae, dates, oysters, soya, cottage cheese, chicken
flow of melatonin and other hormones in the glands, the liver, pumpkin and pumpkin seeds, turkey, tofu, watermelon
immune system is activated 200% more than in the normal and apple seeds, almonds, peanuts, yeast, vitamin B-3,
state. This especially increases the piastrims, phagocytes and (which is found in dried fruit), parsley, liver, sunflower seeds,
lymphocytes. salmon and swordfish, vitamin B-6 (found in carrots, lentils,
avocado, and prawns). Tryptophan, seratonin, calcium and
magnesium, and marijuana increase melatonin production by
more than 2000 times, if taken in the right quantities and at
the right time of day. However, after such high production of
hormone the result can be a down, or feeling of depression.
Meditation When beginning this exploration, we need to be careful. Our
bodies become more subtle, precise, refined, and sensitive,
so we need to avoid excesses of any kind, especially external
High dosages of
stimulation. Such stimulation tends to disharmonize the
melatonin shut down the
subtle body mechanics, and this is true for drugs, medicine,
conscious processes of
food supplements, herbs, etc. If a food or an herb is medically
the mind and create a
perfect, it doesn’t necessarily mean that it is good for your
space for deep, altered
body. It could be the opposite. What we are learning is to look
states of consciousness
for our inner medicine.
to arise. This means
that we can dream and
at the same lime have
Delta waves. We can
also have Delta waves
while awake, which was
considered impossible by
western medicine before
this experiment. Taoists
speak about the ecstatic or inner journey and this refers to
the same process that western medicine is now discovering.
This is nothing but a deep state of meditation.
Food, Drugs and Melatonin
Ansiolitic medications such as valium, zanax, aspirin and
novalgin decrease the production of melatonin. Some mild
anti-depressant drugs induce relaxation by causing a slight
rise in the production of melatonin. Stronger antidepressants,
such as prozac, tend to decrease the melatonin production
and stimulate the adrenal and other glands. Vitamin B-12,
caffeine steroids,
tobacco, and in
a very special
way, refined
sugar all tend to
decrease melatonin
production. Alcohol
consumed before
10:30 at night tends
to reduce melatonin
production,
whereas, when
it is consumed

8. Master of
the Month
Mantak Chia
Mantak Chia is the creator of the Universal Healing Tao
System and is the director of the Universal Healing Tao Center
and Tao Garden Health Resort and Training Center in the
beautiful northern countryside of Thailand. Since childhood
he has been studying the Taoist approach to life. His mastery
of this ancient knowledge, enhanced by his study of other
disciplines, has resulted in the development of the Universal
Healing Tao System, which is now being taught throughout
the world.
the exercise known as Strengthening and Renewal of
Mantak Chia was born in Thailand to Chinese parents the Tendons. Master Cheng Yao-Lun’s system combined
in 1944. When he was six years old, Buddhist monks Thai boxing and Kung Fu. Master Chia also studied at
taught him how to sit and “still the mind.” While still this time with Master Pan Yu, whose system combined
a grammar school student, he learned traditional Thai Taoist, Buddhist and Zen teachings. Master Pan Yu also
boxing. He was then taught Tai Chi Chuan by Master Lu, taught him about the exchange of Yin and Yang power
who soon introduced him to Aikido, Yoga and broader between men and women, and how to develop the
levels of Tai Chi. Years later, when he was a student in Steel Body.
Hong Kong excelling in track and field events, a senior
classmate named Cheng Sue-Sue introduced him to his To understand the mechanisms behind healing energy
first esoteric teacher and Taoist Master, Master Yi Eng (I
better, Master Chia studied Western anatomy and
Yun). At this point, Master Chia began his studies of the
medical science for two years. While pursuing his
Taoist way of life in earnest. He learned how to circulate
studies, he managed the Westetner Company. Using
energy through the Microcosmic Orbit and, through the his knowledge of Taoism, combined with the other
practice of Fusion of the Five Elements, how to open the
disciplines, Mantak Chia began teaching the Universal
other Six Special Channels. As he studied Inner AlchemyHealing Tao System. He eventually trained other
further, he learned the Enlightenment of the Kan and Instructors to communicate this knowledge and he
Li, Sealing of the Five Senses, Congress of Heaven and established the Natural Healing Center in Thailand. Five
Earth and Reunion of Heaven and Man. It was Master years later, he decided to move to New York, where
Yi Eng who authorized Mantak Chia to teach and heal. in 1979, he opened the Universal Healing Tao Center.
During his life in America, Mantak Chia continued his
When Mantak Chia was in his early twenties, he studies in the Wu system of Tai Chi with Edward Yee in
studied with Master Meugi in Singapore, who taught New York.
him Kundalini, Taoist Yoga and the Buddha Palm. He
was soon able to clear blockages to the flow of energy Since then, Mantak Chia has taught tens of thousands
within his own body. He learned to pass the life force of students throughout the world. He has trained
energy through his hands also, so that he could heal and certified over 1,500 instructors and practitioners
Master Meugi’s patients. He then learned Chi Nei Tsang from all over the world. Universal Tao Centers, Chi Nei
from Dr. Mui Yimwattana in Thailand. A while later, he Tsang Institutes, Cosmic Healing Forums and Immortal
studied with Master Cheng Yao-Lun who taught him Mountain Sanctuaries have opened in many locations
the Shao-Lin Method of Internal Power. He learned the in North America, Europe, South America, Asia, Africa
closely guarded secret of the organs, glands and bone and Australia.
marrow exercise known as Bone Marrow Nei Kung and

9. In June 1990, Master Chia was honored by the World
Congress on Qigong and Chinese Medicine as the
Qigong Master of the Year. In 1994, Mantak Chia moved
back to Thailand, where he had begun construction of
Tao Garden, the Universal Tao Training Center in Chiang
Mai. Master Chia is a warm, friendly and helpful man
who views himself primarily as a teacher. He presents
the Universal Tao System in a straightforward and
practical manner, while always expanding his knowledge
and approach to teaching. He uses a word processor for
writing and is totally at ease with the latest computer
technology.
In December of 2000, the Tao Garden Health Resort
and Universal Tao Training Center was completed with
two Meditation Halls, two open air Simple Chi Kung
Pavilions, indoor Tai Chi, Tao Yin and Chi Nei Tsang Hall,
Tai Chi Natural Swimming Pool, Pakua Center, Internal
World Class Weight Lifting Hall and complete Eight
Court Recreational Facilities.
In February of 2002, the Immortal Tao practices were
held at Tao Garden for the first time using the Dark
Room technology creating a complete environment for
the higher level Taoist practices. In September of 2003,
Mantak Chia opened the Tao Garden Holistic Medical
Spa using Western and Eastern Technology with
Traditional Thai Massage, India Arvada Therapies and
Chinese Chi Nei Tsang Massage. The Spa is supervised by
trained and certificated Holistic Doctors, with Medical
Degrees providing Colonic Therapy, Stem Cell Cancer
Prevention and Natural Cancer Cure Treatments. In July
2009, Master Chia introduced the Five Star Eight Forces
Detox Spa with Saunas, Therapy Color Heated Pool,
Jacuzzi, and Internal Massage Treatments. This was also
introduced with Raw Food and Fasting Program with
Organic Juice Bar.
In September 2010, the Universal Healing Tao Instructors
celebrated thirty years of Mantak Chia’s teaching
with the Tao Congress at Tao Garden having over 200
instructors present for the celebration.
Mantak Chia has written and published over forty Universal
Healing Tao books. Many of his books are available in foreign
languages editions at
www.universal-tao.com/publishers/index.html.

10. What are the symbolizing our beginning from nothing or the Void and our
return to it as the ultimate goal.
Powers of the
Universe - How
Next we have Centration which is the universe centering
upon itself to give birth to a new being, a new animal, a
new molecule. This may be what the Daoists meant by the
does this relate to ten thousand things that were created when Yin and Yang
were created, or Primordial Qi, what you inherited from your
Qigong?
parents. That genetic information compressed into molecular
form in each of your cells. This may also be related to our
power to act. It is my theory that this is one of the forms of
energy that we are working with in the practice of Qigong.
Timothy Booth One form could be the Sun’s energy which is created by
hydrogen atoms created by the birth of the universe. What
What are the Powers of the Universe according to the latest the Daoists called heaven energy. This is what we are working
research and how do they relate to our practice of Qigong? with when we start moving from the stillness of Wuji posture
This is based on an article that I recently read by Brian branching out into the Yin and Yang polarities of movement,
Swimme, in which he identifies some of the widely accepted up and down, left and right, in and out etc. With movement
scientific knowledge in physics, astronomy, biology, geology, all energy systems in the body respond, we begin to circulate
paleontology and thermodynamics. This article will be in the all of the body’s energy and fluids, blood and lymph, etc.
form of musings that are not intended to be definitive but
the basis of discussion, further investigation and inquiry. It is
my firm belief that if the practice of Qigong is to evolve along Allurement is what Brian considers to be what holds all of
with us it must keep up to the latest scientific research for it the universe together at the level of galaxies we call this
to be relevant. gravitational interaction. At the level of molecules, Allurement
is what holds the body together, electromagnetic interaction
and points to all forms of attraction. This is what holds all of
First and foremost is the idea of the Ground or Source of all the galaxies together as well as our bodies and what I feel is
Being: what Brian Swimme calls Seamlessness, the realm one of the myriad forms of what the Chinese called Qi, which
of pure potentiality. In my view this would be equivalent to I think is more of a process rather than a thing or a noun. It
the Daoist idea in their cosmology known as Wuji (literally is one of the many forms of Qi that we work with within the
“without ridgepole”) originally meant “ultimateless; body to create health, food Qi, water Qi, air Qi, etc. When we
boundless; infinite” but came to mean the “primordial move that movement creates an electrical potential through
universe” prior to the Taiji “Supreme Ultimate”. We pay gravity, etc., and is balanced by slow meditative movement
tribute to this as our origin in the cosmos and is the starting and consciousness.
position for almost all internal arts including Qigong, Tai
Chi Chuan, Xingyi Chuan, Baguazhang and others. To me it
is a meditative posture that should always be the starting We’ve discovered that the universe is not really a place but a
point and ending point of any quality Qigong practice story, a story of an irreversible sequence of emergent events
what Brian Swimme calls Emergence: an ongoing creative
event. Life bursts into existence! How does this relate to
Qigong? I think the very act of wanting to create a vibrant and
healthy body is in itself a creative emergent event and falls
directly in line with this. Creative imaginative consciousness
creates good health, what we now know of as the Mind Body
Connection. I agree with Brian that this may be the greatest
discovery in the history of the human sciences.
Homeostasis more generally means how the universe
maintains it’s great achievements but within the body is one
of the main effects of proper Qigong practice. It is all of the
body’s processes in relative working order and balance and
how we as mammals maintain our structure. The interactions

11. of the planet as a whole is dependent for example on tiny organisms in the Oceans
enable all of these of this great planet. From the inside this could be viewed as
processes to take place. compassion!
The oxygen around the
planet the sunshine we
enjoy all sustain life in
this dynamic interaction And finally we come to Radiance. Even the coldest and tiniest
just as the movement hydrogen atoms are happily giving birth to and releasing
of Qigong stretches the photons of light every instant. The universe cannot contain
body to circulate fluids the magnificence it houses. This may be the final goal of all
and nutrients to their meditative practice the ability to radiate the light and joy of
required places. life through our practice of the Art and Science of Qigong!
Cataclysm or the Finally in my opinion Qigong is really all about blending and
destructive process by which new emergence is established using the Powers of the Universe to become more whole as
is in nature and is a necessary process. I think related to humans!
Qigong this is what is going on when we don’t feel well.
The body is letting us know that there is a necessary state
of imbalance that needs to be addressed and allows for the
reestablishment of health by way of vibrant creativity. In Timothy Booth is a
more advanced Qigong practice we find ways of being highly Freelance Musician
attuned to this process in order to adjust what is necessary to and Composer in
stay in a state of balance. Toronto Canada.
Timothy Booth has
been practicing
Qigong for over 15
What is Synergy? In biology it is all collaborative associations
yrs., is a member of
that arrive together to create more success. A great example
the National Qigong
of this is how protons and neutrons when brought into
Association and is the
collaboration support each other and can survive for billions
Director of Integral
of years, whereas they would quickly disintegrate without
Qigong.
this relationship. To me in Qigong this is like our community
in which there is our teacher student relationship in which He currently instructs
collaboration and mutual respect is honored as well as private and group Qigong classes in Toronto.
student to student relationships, which should operate along
the same lines. This would represent outward relationship He has studied with some of the greatest western
and synergy but also we are promoting internally synergy Masters of Qigong such as Ken Cohen, and Eric Reynolds,
and relationship between the different systems in the body direct student of Dr. John Painter.
cooperating and working as a whole.
1998 Certificate of Attainment- Senior Level in
Baguazhang-from Emerge Internal Arts Tai Chi and
Meditation Centre
Transmutation is the next power and to me represents one of
the ultimate goals of Qigong, It is closely related to the next Student of Jiulong Baguazhang (Martial Art related to Tai
power Transformation, an interconnected and self amplifying Chi) 1999-2011 with Eric Reynolds and Jan Carstoniu MD,
dynamic of self transcendence. This is what the Daoists FRCPC – Instructors of Jiulong Baguazhang
would call becoming an immortal and union with the Dao or
ultimate Ground of Pure Awareness. He can be reached through his blog at
http://integral96.wordpress.com
The power of Integrity an connectivity Is the power of
Interrelatedness or could be called Wholeness. In my own
practice this is one of the realizations that has struck me
the most and is one of the results of diligence of practice.
Realizing that each being in the universe is connected in
some mysterious or not so mysterious way. Our existence

12. Resonance and The recognition of resonance is one of the challenges
in co-creation, as we often fall into a state of self-
Co-Creation
forgetfulness. Life appears as it does because of our
resonance on subconscious, consciousness and collective
levels -- it doesn’t just happen.
Julia Griffin
We resonate or vibrate with the image of our bedroom,
We are all co-creators. The difficulty lies in gaining create images of the room, interact with the bed
consciousness of our abilities. Our fields open when we or closet, then wake up day after day in the same
view a flower, child or star, and our energy contributes room. It happens because we are good at co-creation,
to the configuration of that field of beauty. Part of its particularly when it involves repetition and agreement
beauty is imbued by our vision, through the sensory from a large group of people. (For example, the bed
reflection of the object at hand. Unknowingly, we is usually in the same place in the morning, unless you
create in each moment through our resonance, through are dreaming.) Another agreement concerns small
the meshing of the fields of material objects meeting materializations, such as keys or checkbooks, which are
in ethereal form. A brief impression is formed as an acceptable, if not mentionable. We may have noticed
electromagnetic memory, forgotten until once again that materializations, healings and quantum change
revisited in later time. often appear around people with high frequency fields
or at indigenous power points.
Every material object on the earth is composed of
light that vibrates at a lower frequency so that it has The main point about resonance is that it matters. The
a recognizable shape, appearance and dimension. Its objects, scenes, people and beliefs involved in resonance
vibration is known as resonance. Resonance is the affect our energy and ability to access the quantum field.
vibration rate of a crystal, a plant, a television broadcast Energy is needed to shift our attention or the way that
or a person. We interact with resonance by amplifying we assemble our “reality.” Resonance can lower our
or diminishing a frequency. energy by creating karma or heighten our awareness
into greater consciousness. Resonance can be altered
by detaching from inner dialogue, becoming present in
When we vibrate emotionally with a disharmonious the body or meditation. Meditation can also shift it. Our
broadcast or argue with an angry person, then we energy level is usually a good gauge of the result of our
amplify the disharmonic resonance. By intentionally activities and thoughts.
sending love or detachment to the broadcast or person,
a disharmonic resonance can be altered or weakened.
The same is true with a harmonic resonance. Resonance Energy is needed to move on the time/space continuum
is strengthened through identification and interaction. line. The particles in our field move into new
frequencies and patterns during the act of conscious
co-creation. For example, imagine moving to a different
It’s helpful to remember our role as a co-creator when location but also taking a perennial garden (plants
life is flowing easily by noticing our sensory data (the that live for years) with you. You are ready to change
happy, pleasurable response that we have in life), locations but want to keep a portion of the garden. It
expressing gratitude, and sharing our harmony with takes time and energy to dig the plants and move them
simple kindnesses with other people. Service through into the new space. Usually, you would take the most
our soul’s work is also important. It is a way of sharing valuable and loved plants and leave the rest. Part of
light. These simple acts amplify the “flow.” Through the old garden travels with you, but you find additional
self-observation, we can become more aware of positive plants for the new garden – in time, it becomes an
co-creation. entity, a composite without a line of distinction between

13. the old and new plants. The same motion occurs with abundance, but it is through use of our free will that
conscious co-creation; time and energy are necessary to we choose resonance with any of these states. Karma
move a scene of life so that it more closely represents or memories of the past usually offer a set of lower
the garden of the soul. vibrations that serve to conceal any other possibility, at
least initially.
One path to the soul’s garden is co-creation, which is
actively creating the blueprint as the mainstay of our Any state or action is preceded by a hologram, which is
practice in material reality. Whatever we choose or a living visual image accompanied by feelings. (Imagine
wherever we go, it eventually becomes clear that the taking a glass from the cabinet, then filling it with water.
path of heart and dedication to balance bring more Imagine the phone ringing and answering a call. In both
satisfaction. Manifestation or co-creation begins with cases, you must visualize and integrate sensory data.)
a single desire – it can be a physical desire but the act The present is altered by the data of new holograms.
of co-creation, if practiced correctly, leads to a higher Often, we have to repeat the image of a desire many
frequency and connection with Divine. times before the alteration of “reality” happens because
it takes time to create resonance with it, as well as
releasing images, thoughts and beliefs that created the
Nothing changes in physical reality – I mean really present life.
changes – without that alteration in frequency. The
“attractor factor” and the movie, The Secret, were
marvelous attention-getters for the mind, but the part There are also patterns of the ego that comprise part
about the heart was omitted. My theory is that the folks of the new visualization. In every manifestation, there
in the movies and book found their higher frequency is always a small part of us that is concerned with
state—whether they share it for money or love. (This is appearance, social position or power and also lacks
easily seen in all of the new manifestation and money alignment with the heart. In alchemy, this part of
programs. I think that this e-zine is about heart so I manifestation is known as nigredo or “black night.” Self-
write for it.) observation allows the understanding that the lack of
manifestation comes from within the self. It is time to
change old patterns, beliefs and actions.
This is the point that is most misunderstood. The
connection, the resonance and the infinite love are the
real gifts, and the changes in the appearance of matter The fascinating part is the shift from nigredo to albedo
are street signs or indicators that we are traveling in the or “whitening” -- the purification stage, which involves
right direction. alignment with universal principles. The nigredo and
albedo blend in the marriage of opposites, of the soul
and the ego. Vulnerabilities, beliefs and fears are
By resonating with a material object while in a higher exposed and comprehended. A new purity of purpose
frequency, it generally materializes. Yes, manifestation and self is distilled from the darkness of old reality.
can be used to create a car or house or relationship,
but the big shift is the heightened frequency that
accompanies divine connection. Resonance, energy Awareness and vibration increase with movement
and frequency are important parts of manifestation. A toward the alchemical rubredo or “red,” which is the
heartfelt desire can change our resonance and increase new maturity and rebirth of the new self within the
our energy level. A true desire often gifts greater creation of the “new reality.” It encompasses the
alignment with our divine blueprint. opposites and is a resolution of conflicting behavior and
beliefs. The word “eureka” would apply to this state of
gestalt realization.
It is our birthright to experience health, love or

14. Rubredo is like Dorothy’s red slippers and The Wizard of
Oz. The journey is cool, and there are lessons about fear,
power, and finally love and unity. We understand that
Down the River
Oz is wonderful and magical and anything can happen. Jon Weston
But it doesn’t have the ring of the love like home does
– and with a click of the red slippers, we quickly see the The best way to explain natural flow is to consider how a river
real importance of the journey was the recognition of flows. A river flows in one direction. What we are doing is
the value of the heart and love. In a single phrase, co- learning how its current flows. We are learning how to feel
creation is about finding evolution through love. that inner current, that inner message. Now, you can either
learn to flow with the river like a Taoist or you can swim against
the river, which causes pain, hardship, disease or death. But
no matter what you do, you are always going to go down that
river. So the ancient Taoist says that if you are really smart you
Julia Griffin is an will put your feet up and enjoy the ride. What you are doing is
intuitive healer who letting go of your will and turning everything over to God’s will,
has successfully the natural flow of the universe. So the key to life is to really
transformed the just enjoy the ride. Now, how are you going to enjoy the ride
lives of thousands going down that river? The Taoists say the key is the middle
of people through path. So, if you are always hitting the right and the left banks,
it is a pretty rough ride. You always try to balance yourself, not
her manifestation too far right and not too far left.
and meditative
techniques. She teaches these techniques in her
group classes, one-on-one sessions, and now
That is the path, the effortless path
e-courses.
down the river, and that is how you
start to connect with the flow of the
Julia has a deep understanding of energetics based universe, centering yourself and then
on extensive studies and her own successful practice. watching the right and the left, never
She is an alchemist, astrologer, herbalist and Reiki too far right and never too far left. It
master, and is able to communicate with plants and is the middle path, never hitting one
animals. She lived with wolves for nine years, while side of the riverbank and never hitting
the other side of the riverbank. You
developing her intuitive abilities. Julia has been a
always keep your eyes open for the
contributing writer for Spirit of Ma’at and Aquarius, big rocks in the river too. Now, the
and she publishes a bi-weekly newsletter called One Taoists have commented that there is
True Self. only an individual path, and this is the
individual path. It is a path and you are
alone on it. If you look at the word “alone” and separate the
“l” and the “o,” it says “all one.” It is just you and your nature
or you and the universe. You are all one. You are flowing down
the middle path as being one with the universe. Now, you also
have some aids, or what you might call “river guides.”
This is where you have other Taoists with whom you can connect
as in a Taoist System in which there are thousands of instructors
and practitioners who can help you on your way. As instructors
or practitioners, they present to you these magnifying glasses
or formulas to help you focus and transform your energy
in the internal alchemy process. These are guidelines to
work with, the formulas to help you follow that middle path,
and this is what the instructors and practitioners give you.
Most importantly, they give you their personal feedback based
on their experiences.

15. In other words, they have worked with the formulas for years
and have experienced certain aspects in their own lives, and Jon Weston is the
they share this with you. They show you how to pick up certain true “international
energies that they have experienced and how to find your own
internal guide as they have found theirs while going down that man of mystery,”
river. who contributed to
the massive success
of master
So in one respect you are alone, all one with the universe, but Mantak Chia and his
in another respect with your river guides, you are not alone. In organization. In addi-
other words, you can connect in workshops, seminars or just a tion to W. U.
simple email and ask for some feedback as you start to work Wei, Jon Weston
with the formulas from the books or take individual instruction wrote under the
or group instruction and get this important feedback on your
journey. It will help you when you make your own assessments pen name Wei Tzu and co-authored Living in the
and when you center yourself on that middle path. And this is Tao, the twelve Taoist poetry books of over 1,200
how you enjoy your ride down through the universe. poems Emerald River expressing the feeling, es-
sence and stillness of the Tao. He also co-created
with Mantak Chia the Universal Tao formula cards,
With this personal feedback “Chi Cards” (6 sets of over 240 formulas) under
you get from the instructor the pen name The Professor – Master of Nothingness.
or practitioner, you can get www.the-professor-mon.com
some enlightenment or
understanding from his or
her personal experiences,
but you can also get some
encouragement. They are
saying to you, “Hey, I did this
and I had this happen and I did
that and that happened, so
do not worry about it, it is just
part of the whole process.”
So this is really a process and that is the key.
There is not really only one place to go through this Spontaneous
Continuum. You start working with your energy, working with
the continuum, going from one place to the next; it is all a
process of becoming. And in true reality there is nothing to
become because you are always becoming, so there is not
one “becoming.” As you start to connect with this energy
you start to realize that other people have gone through the
same process and they will share with you their experiences
as they progressed with it, which will give you the incentive
and encouragement to proceed with smiling down five to ten
minutes everyday. This will help you on your way and will
help you find your middle path. You will connect with the true
meaning of the Tao and begin to enjoy the ride.

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22. The Greatest Paradoxically, although wetiko disease doesn’t exist in
isolated individuals separate from the field, someone taken
over by the wetiko bug, though merely its instrument and
Epidemic Known
not, in the ultimate sense “who they are,” literally can be
said to be “the incarnation” of the disease in human form.
The person so possessed (think of, like I did in my book,
George W. Bush, as one example) is the “revelation” of the
to Man Part IV pathology in living flesh and blood. The person so stricken
is showing us, in fully embodied, personified form, the
underlying infrastructure and dynamics of this trans-human
disease. When someone is so possessed, they are the
Paul Levy local crystallization “in form” of a nonlocal, and ultimately
“formless” phenomenon. The person taken over has been
Stepping Out of Separation dreamed up into materialization to be a living, breathing
“symbol” of the nonlocal disease, an embodied reflection
The “in-spirit-ed” organism of wetiko is a field phenomenon, of an archetypal, and yet pathological, part of ourselves.
and can only be seen when we snap out of the illusion of Recognizing this is to realize that this person doesn’t exist
imagining we exist as a separate self and recognize and as an isolated, discrete entity, a skin-encapsulated ego,
become conversant with the deeper, underlying and more separate from the surrounding field. Seeing the person so
fundamental nonlocal field in which we are all indissolubly possessed in their true context – as literally inseparable from
inter-connected. “The field,” as Einstein once succinctly all of us – becomes a portal through which we can refine our
put it, “is the only reality.” In modern physics, the field inner vision and see through the transparent illusion of the
– the invisible organizing principle of the universe – has separate self. Seeing that the person so taken over is not
become more fundamental than matter. Instead of relating separate from the field is a reflection of our own condition.
to any part of the field as an isolated entity, it’s important Seeing the other’s transpersonal nature enables us to not
to contemplate the entire interdependent field as the person-alize ourselves.
“medium” through which wetiko manifests itself. The Native
American concept of wetiko disease is a social phenomenon,
a relational dynamic of the field itself that can not be
understood, and does not exist in isolated individuals apart
from the social milieu in which they move, interact and
have their being. Seeing the nonlocal field drives a stake
into the very heart of the prevailing scientific, materialistic
perspective, which ironically enough, still attempts to see
the world as “machine.”
Seeing the field and stepping out of the perspective that we
are separate from each other converges into being the same
experience. Seeing “through” the illusion of the separate Holographically enfolded within the psyche of every human
self, rather than seeing “through the separate self” as a being, the wetiko virus pervades and underlies the entire
lens through which we view the world, entails recognizing field of consciousness, and can therefore potentially
that even the fullblown wetikos, the master predators manifest through any one of us at any moment if we are
themselves, are not separate from us. The Big Wetikos not mindful. The wetiko bug is something that we all have
are fully embodying, in personified form, a pathological unconsciously acted out in our lives at one time or another.
tendency that exists in potential within us. It is as if they We’ve all had our wetiko “moments”; that’s just the way it
are the externalized materialization of this potential works. Recognizing this cultivates humility, which helps to
within ourselves that we’ve projected outside of ourselves psychically immunize us from the pernicious effects of the
and literally collectively dreamed up into manifestation. disease. This realization ultimately collapses the boundary
Recognizing this generates compassion for this part of us. between those who have the disease and those who don’t.
It is only through compassion that we immunize ourselves Wetiko’s nonlocal nature ultimately makes the question of
from the virus. who has the disease irrelevant, as we all have it to varying
degrees, or rather, it has us. We are all in the soup together.
This realization engenders both compassion and forgiveness.
This does not mean, however, that the Big Wetikos are
not ethically, spiritually, and legally responsible for the
unimaginable carnage they have caused.

23. The primary line of distorted code through which the wetiko EMPTINESS
virus deludes our mind is the presumption of the separate
self. The unreflected-upon acceptance of the axiom of
separation is what makes all of the other delusions that
make up wetiko possible. Seeing the diabolical nature of Supposedly the greatest ruse of the devil is to convince
the disease entails realizing that it is the bifurcating “us” us that he doesn’t exist. Or on the other hand, is the
vs. “them” mind of duality which splits the world into suggestion that the devil does exist that is implicit in the
opposites; that is itself the generative root of the wetiko previous statement a deception of the devil (who is, after
germ. all, considered a liar), and as such, is a disguised form in
which the devil has insinuated himself into not only our
conversation, but into the world at large? It is important to
shed light on this murky area: an evil, archetypal figure like
This series of articles began by invoking the spirit of wetiko the devil doesn’t exist in the way we have been imagining he
through our shared act of inquiry. As we shed light on does if we have been imagining that he exists objectively, as
wetiko, we become sensitive to its movements within something apart from ourselves.
ourselves. At this point the cat is out of the bag, so to speak,
for there is no place for the spirit to hide. We are then
in a position of having access in our lucid, self-reflective
awareness to a sacred vessel which can nourish the very
spirit which is to be venerated. To come full circle and
successfully accomplish the original, healing intent of our
magic ritual, the hidden, powerful spirit of wetiko needs
to be “contained”; this is the archetypal point behind the
sacred alchemical idea of a mystical vessel which transforms
the entire universe. The devilish wetiko virus, like a vampire, if left to its own
devices, would die, as it is only able to exist if there is
someone outside of itself on whom it can feast. A vampire
has no intrinsic, independent, substantial existence in its
As people who are becoming wise to the wiles of wetiko own right; it only exists relative to us. The pathogenic,
help each other to step out of the illusion of separation vampiric, mind-parasite called wetiko is nothing in itself,
together, a psychic alchemical container that is greater than yet it has a “reality” such that it can destroy our species.
the sum of its parts gets created. This Holy Grail-like vessel The fact that something that only exists as a function of
of collectively shared lucidity is reciprocally conjured up ourselves can destroy us is pointing at the incredibly vast
through our shared realization. This higher-dimensional invisible power that is inherent within our being. Ultimately
mystic container is forever stimulating, stabilizing and speaking, in wetiko disease we are not being infected by a
strengthening itself in a positive feedback loop which literally physical, objectively existing virus outside of ourselves, but
gives birth to and inspires the creative spirit. This jewel- rather, the origin of the wetiko psychosis is within us. The
like higher-dimensional entity composed of consciousness fact that a vampire is not reflected by a mirror can also mean
itself is a lucidity generator that is tapping into the zero that what we need to see is that there’s nothing, no-thing
point energy of the mind, a form of higher-mind technology to see, other than ourselves. The fact that wetiko is the
that attracts the rest of the universe into itself. When we expression of something inside of us means that the cure for
recognize that we exist not apart from, but relative to each wetiko is within us as well.
other, our connection with each other is “hermetically
sealed” with the stamp of Hermes. We then relate with
each other in such a way so that none of our projections
unconsciously leak out into the world, for the simple reason In the Gnostic Dialogue of the Savior, it says, “Whoever
that the world is recognized to be our projection. This is the does not know the root of evil is no stranger to it.” Wetiko
very realization which bonds us together and through which forces upon us the evolutionary responsibility to come to
we are united with the world, each other and ourselves. terms with the evil within our own hearts. To the extent
Becoming “tight” in this way, we are “blessed” by the master we have not rooted out the wetiko bug within ourselves we
magician “Hermes/Mercury,” the God of the sacred art of are complicit in the co-creation of the evil playing out in the
alchemy (please see my article The Sacred Art of Alchemy). world. The part of us that is colluding in the creation of a
“The Force” is then with us. Empowered, we are able to collective psychosis like wetiko is the part of us that is mad,
trans-fix, trans-mute, trans-form and liberate the vampiric for why else would we be doing this? To the extent we’re not
spirit of wetiko, while simultaneously snapping out of our fully awake, we each have a part of us that’s mad, which gets
en-trance-ment of ourselves. acted out in our life. How can we not have a part of us that’s
mad, living in a world gone mad, a world that is not separate

24. from, but rather, a reflection of ourselves? It is only by
confronting what is insane and inhuman in ourselves that we
become truly human. It is important to face how we have THE SOLUTION
been deviated by wetiko, for if we cannot see how we have
been set off course, we can’t orient ourselves to find our
true path in life. Seeing how we’ve been led astray is a form
Just as a vampire can’t stand the light of day, a bug like
of illumination. To see how wetiko operates with our co-
wetiko can’t stand to be seen. Flooding light on wetiko’s
operation is to gain critical insight into the elusive workings
machinations takes away its seeming autonomy and alleged
of our own mind.
power over us such that it can no longer compel us to act
it out unconsciously. Paradoxically, “seeing” this vampiric
parasite is to relate to it as other than ourselves, while at
We capture within ourselves and truly “see” the nature the same time recognizing it within ourselves. Though the
of wetiko disease “Vampire/Cannibal Psychosis” when we vampire is a figure within us, it is not us. In differentiating
realize that, just like a dream, its full-bodied manifestation ourselves from the vampire, we recognize the difference
in the world theater is a reflection of a process going on between ourselves and it. Seeing the vampire, we don’t
deep within our very soul. We are all dreaming up the identify with our subjective experience of the vampire
wetiko epidemic together. Seeing through our experience within. This is to say that in seeing the vampire, we free
in this way gives world events a certain transparency, as ourselves from our unconscious identification with and
well as rendering us transparent to ourselves. Seeing possession by it, and step back into ourselves.
through ourselves makes it unlikely that we would fall prey
to and be seduced by any wetiko inspired impulses that
pulsate through us. This intimacy with ourselves enables
Forbes laments, “One of the tragic characteristics of the
us to step into and embody a role in the field of being like
wetiko psychosis is that it spreads partly by resistance to
a “psychic T-cell” that helps to heal the malignant cancer
it. That is, those who try to fight wetikos sometimes, in
in the collective body politic of the world soul. Seeing
order to survive, adopt wetiko values. Thus, when they
the dreamlike nature of the world and ourselves helps
‘win,’ they lose, or at least, the people lose.” When we see
to generate a culture of compassion, which is a “wetiko
people who are taken over by wetiko and we feel superior
dissolver” par excellence. Compassion can, however, when
to them, our feeling of superiority is itself a symptom of the
necessary, set a fierce boundary, displaying itself in the most
disease. If we unconsciously react against wetiko, having
fearsome of ways.
judgment, anger, or hatred, we are then acting out, however
well-intentioned, the same process of shadow projection
that underlies the wetiko disease in the first place – which
is to dissociate from, project outside of ourselves, and react
to our own evil. We are then unconsciously reacting to the
unconscious part of ourselves which the wetikos embody.
This re-action is an unconscious ritualistic invocation and
re-enactment of the initial impulse within us of turning
away from and contracting against a part of ourselves. This
is the timeless, primal act which called forth and spawned
the spirit of wetiko in the first place. To the extent we are
unaware of what we are doing, we, as “representatives”
for wetiko, are compulsively re-enacting our trauma,
participating in re-creating the wetiko virus in this very
moment. We are then playing out our unresolved internal
affairs in the outside world by, in and through our reaction,
unwittingly becoming a vector that is carrying the wetiko
bug out into the world (please see my article, Triggered by
Evil). Instead of unconsciously reacting and projecting the
shadow outside of ourselves, when we consciously relate
to and take responsibility for the evil within ourselves, we
are energetically withdrawing and dis-investing from our
complicity in the continual re-animation of evil in the world.