Any good Qi Qong or Energy manipulation books

[Mulberry]

@Yuno

what happens if someone works through this system properly and dissolves the third eye gate. Would it enable them to have visions

First all there’s no such thing as a 3rd eye or chakra in qigong - these come from a different system so that seems confusing and that book might be a more modern mashup of other teachings - in the image above the word “gate” seems to be a translation into English for what most translations just call “points”.

Secondly you do not dissolve the points - these are important parts of your qi body, and basically represent the points where the meridians come close to the surface of the skin, making them easier to sense and work with.

What you dissolve are “blocks” - energetic knots of energy that interfere with the smooth flow of qi through the meridians. You also widen your meridians so they can carry more energy at once.

You do not have exercises in qigong that only focus on one point at the expense of the others, it’s considered important to clear all blockages in balance - i.e. evenly all over.

The acupuncture points (there’s several good ones in that area) are associated with the “Upper Dan Tian”, which is a storage center for qi. Developing the Upper Dan Tian allows psychic senses to develop as you cultivate more qi storage overall. The more qi you have the stronger you are.

@Yuno

However, with Qi Qong, it seems that just progressing through the sets can naturally develop psychic sight by cultivating chi and clearing energy blocks.

Yes, exactly. And this is very safe, and even if you don’t complete the work you will still benefit form better health and longer life.

@Yuno

The warning text at the bottom of this image advises against creating connections with the upper facial gates.

It doesn’t say facial gates - it says points in the brain. It’s very unlikely you will go there. You can find the facial points by consulting a good acupuncture book and using your fingers - the points are more tender than the skin next to them when you feel them.

You should see diagrams that label them based on the meridian they are on, and they have a number ore from 1 upwards for where they are on the meridian. There are several meridians in the head, and the Dan tians (there are 3) are all on the Dui-Mai meridian pair.

Like this: and the text should escribe to you exactly how to find it in terms of your finger-widths

I like the Root of Chinese Qiging by Jwing Ming Yang if you want a comprehensive reference work. There’s a list if qigong books worth consulting here:

Unofficial Tutorials: Book Recommendations Collection

Qigong aka Chi Kung books My all time favourite is The Root of Chinese Qigong by Jwing Ming Yang. If you could only get one book this one has everything and is also a good reference work. It also has the Chinese characters in it for the terms for further research. After that anything by Mantak Chia, who takes the opposite approach and has dozens of short books breaking the subject up into given tools and small areas, which is cool when you have the foundation and/or are looking for a specific technique. Particularly these fundamentals which are also the Taoist approach to having good Spiritual Hygiene, there is no “shadow work” called out separately, it’s all you: Awaken Healing Energy Through The Tao Fusion of the Five Elements: Meditations for Transforming Negative Emotions The Inner Smile: Increasing Chi through the Cultivation of Joy The Six Healing Sounds: Taoist Techniques for Balancing Chi Important for occultists, after getting cleansed and balanced, we want to increase our energy for magickal work beyond just being healthy, open our clairsenses more and become more sensitive, more empowered and more wise, start here: The Taoist Soul Body: Harnessing the Power of Kan and Li The Practice of Greater Kan and Li: Techniques for Creating the Immortal Self Sealing of the Five Senses: Advanced Practices for Becoming a Taoist Immortal Update to add: The Water Method of Taoist Meditation Series 2 book set: Relaxing into your Being The Great Stillness

Here’s an old post on cultivating qi though it’s a simplified explanation:

How to get energy from the earth and universe?

Full body or pore breathing. You visualise the energy you want to cultivate, I like to send my mind out as far to the edges of the cosmos as I can imagine, and see the energy flowing in and filling your body with your breath. Then, as you breath in, instead of just breathing in through your mouth, see you entire skin all over breathing in the energy through your pores and energy points as well. As the in breath completes, your body is full of light, or Qi. Here’s the trick: on the out breath, visualise compressing that Qi into one of your Dan Tians. These are energy centers that act as storage for QI. Try to fill them, and compress the energy in them to pack more in, over and over. After a while they tend to start glowing in your minds eye. Lusting after power is forbidden in qigong, but it’s known that as your qi cultivation improves psychic senses and ‘special functions’ as they are called, automatically awaken. The third eye and heart chakras are pretty much in the same position as the upper and lower Dan Tians. The lower Dan Tian centers about 2 finger widths down from your navel and the same depth inwards. [image] They all lie on the same circular path, which also crosses all meridians in the body, so you can run energy around that to help balance all the energy in your body across all organs and all meridians. It’s helpful after cultivating to consolidate and harmonise the energy and sort of seat it with you. (Link) [image]

@Yuno

It seems that developing psychic senses through them may require the guidance of a master. I had hoped simply buying the book would be enough.

Well, not that book maybe - it seems distorted and dumbed down. It’s helpful to learn to cultivate qi and then run the microcosmic orbit to balance it with a teacher, but there’s a lot of helpful youtube tutorials that also talk you through it.

[Yuno]

@Mulberry

I like the Root of Chinese Qiging by Jwing Ming Yang if you want a comprehensive reference work. There’s a list if qigong books worth consulting here:

@Mulberry

Any point. Your book is silly, I already told you this and gave you better ones.

A few days ago, while exploring Embryonic Breathing, I found a course by Dr. Yang Jwing-Ming that’s part of a broader 6-series DVD collection from the early 2000s. I’m impressed by the depth with which he covers both the theory and practice. What stands out to me is the focus on spiritual Qi Gong rather than medical or vitality Qi Gong. It aligns perfectly with my goals, and I’m grateful for your recommendation of his book and for sharing the post!

I believe this 6-series course is the key component I’ve been missing, which I noticed when reading the other Qi Gong book I mentioned earlier. I’m sure they will complement each other beautifully. I’m currently on course 3, but there’s also a course later on about the Small Circulation. I’ve read all your posts about the Microcosmic Orbit, and the one comment that really stuck with me was your description of it as the “Swiss Army knife” of energy work. That’s quite intriguing! Thank you again, Mulberry!

[Mulberry]

@Yuno

I found a course by Dr. Yang Jwing-Ming that’s part of a broader 6-series DVD collection from the early 2000s

Oh wow, I didn’t know that existed, I will probably look into getting it too. Thanks for mentioning that!

Glad it’s working out for you!

[Yuno]

Understanding Qigong 1: What is Qi Energy & Qigong? Dr Yang

I purchased the first course for $15 during a 75% discount. If this particular course is no longer on sale, you might want to explore the other five courses in the series. It’s possible that one of them has a discount and you could use that as an opportunity to enable discounts for the remaining courses.

“Monthly or Biweekly Sales: Udemy frequently offers discounts multiple times per month, often as often as every two weeks.”

I also observed that the book The Root of Chinese Qigong from the link you shared is the 1997 edition.

“First Edition: Published in 1989.

Second Edition: Published in 1997.

Third Edition: Published in 2004.

Revised Third Edition: Published in 2014.”

[Yuno]

@Mulberry

The acupuncture points (there’s several good ones in that area) are associated with the “Upper Dan Tian”, which is a storage center for qi. Developing the Upper Dan Tian allows psychic senses to develop as you cultivate more qi storage overall. The more qi you have the stronger you are.

@Mulberry

In qigong, on the inhale you gather qi, on the exhale you compress qi into lower dan tian. It’s on every breath.

After doing 9, 18 or 36 breaths like that, then I focus on the microcosmic orbit or other exercise that I wanted to do with the qi. You can also experiment with gathering it to middle and upper dan tians, the latter beig the standard 3rd eye meditation, but too much of that can make you imbalanced and give you a headache, if you store in the lower dan tian first and move it from there that’s very safe.

I’ve been debating whether to focus solely on studying or to ask these questions, as they keep lingering in my mind. I’d like to address them to satisfy my curiosity. From what I’ve read, you often recommend cultivating Qi through pore breathing—visualizing universal Qi entering the lower dantian and compressing it with specific visualizations—along with practicing the microcosmic orbit. You’ve highlighted that this method is sufficient for developing psychic senses, which I understand.

While exploring Dr. Yang’s courses, I’ve come across additional techniques and terms, and I’m curious if these are part of your practice during the psychic senses development phase. To clarify,

I take your method literally—focusing on Qi cultivation and the microcosmic orbit—but I’m wondering if integrating these additional techniques could enhance the practice. Or are they already included in the process you’ve described, perhaps omitted because they’re covered in resources like The Root of Qi Gong? My curiosity stems from wanting to know if incorporating these would make the practice even more effective.

The techniques I’ve encountered include:

• Reverse Abdominal Breathing: Enhances Qi storage in the lower dantian, the body’s energy reservoir.
• Embryonic Breathing: Induces theta brainwaves for deep relaxation and stillness, and supports third-eye opening by targeting the pituitary and pineal glands.

I’ve also come across information on energy connections involving key vessels: (image)

• Conception Vessel (Yin): Connecting Baihui and Yinjiao
• Thrusting Vessel (Extreme Yin): Connecting Baihui and Huiyin
• Governing Vessel (Yang): Connecting Baihui and Mingmen
• Girdle Vessel (Extreme Yang): Connecting Yinjiao and Mingmen
• Thrusting and Governing Vessels: Connecting Huiyin and base points (Yinjiao and Mingmen).

Would adding these techniques and energy connections enhance the results, or are they already an implicit part of the process you’ve outlined?

I’m currently watching video 4 of the course, which focuses on strengthening the guarding Qi and primarily aims to enhance the immune system in alignment with nature’s seasonal fluctuations. I’m really looking forward to starting the next course, as it is entirely dedicated to the MSO. After watching that one, I might have some extra questions—let’s see. However, for now, the questions I’ve outlined above keep interrupting my focus on the current course I’m watching. My apologies for that.