Cultural Context Archives

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14 Nov 2020

What’s with all the Dragon Gate Lineages?!?

By nathanbrine On November 14, 2020

Posted in Cultural Context, Taoist Thought

05 Nov 2020

By nathanbrine On November 5, 2020

Posted in Cultural Context, Taoist Alchemy, Taoist Terms, Taoist Thought

11 Jan 2018

By nathanbrine On January 11, 2018

For the Taoist there are two types of illness: 1. sickness of body (shenbing 身病) 2. sickness of mind (xinbing…

Posted in Cultural Context, Taoist Terms

31 Mar 2016

By nathanbrine On March 31, 2016

The modern Chinese word for death is siwang (死亡). This word is actually made up of two classical Chinese words:…

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18 Dec 2015

By nathanbrine On December 18, 2015

Just some thoughts to kick around. Please, take with a grain or two of salt. When asked whether the experiences…