Heavenly Streams by Damo Mitchell is kind of a follow up to his other
book, Daoist Nei Gong. At least it felt that way. This review might
be a lot shorter than the other. Mostly because there isn't a whole
lot to cover. This book is a bit more narrow in it's scope, but has
a bit more depth when it comes to what it covers, which in this case,
is the Meridian system. Meridians are points all over the body that
are used to determine health, and access the energy body more
directly for change.
Book Review: Daoist Nei Gong
Daoist Nei Gong by Damo Mitchell, is a wonderful glimpse into the practice and art of Nei Gong. The book takes you through both the philosophy, principle and practice of Nei Gong, giving you what you need to get started and how to get somewhere, what you look for on your journey, what to avoid, and what experiences you can expect. Written by someone who seems to have gone through the practice and the experiences himself, it gives a first hand account of this art.
Book Review: Mysteries of the Life Force
Mysteries of the Life Force by Peter Meech. This is another one of
those books where the author writes about his apprenticeship with a
master. Very much like the Magus of Java, the author first sees his
soon-to-be-master on a television program, but instead of a documentary
on volcanoes, it was, "Ripley's Believe It or Not". So impressed by the
master's demonstration, Peter seeks out Dr. Chow, to learn of this
mysterious power he has. From there, we are led into the interesting
world of chi, and the mysteries of this life force energy.
Book Review: The Magus of Strovolos
The Magus of Strovolos by Kyriacos C. Markides. This book is about the authors exposure to a spiritual healer known in the book as Daskalos, who resides in Cyprus. It covers many different paranormal abilities, as well as tries to outline much of these supernatural realms that lie just outside of our perception. Delving into consciousness and it's inner workings, religion, and even touching on God himself. The book tries to answer as many questions as possible, as the author takes you through his experiences with this healer.
Book Review: Opening the Dragon Gate
Opening the Dragon Gate by Chen Kaiguo and Zheng Shunchao and translated by Thomas Cleary. The Making of a Modern Taoist Wizard was probably the part of the title that caught my attention with this book, so I gave it a look. Before I got the book, I read some of the reviews and got to peek inside a bit to see what I was in for, and from what I got a chance to sample, I thought it was going to be great. The book sounds like it's going to take you on an adventure into a whole other world, and do so from a very involved perspective. Allowing you to see the process in true detail.
Book Review: Taoist Sexual Meditation
Taoist Sexual Meditation by Bruce Frantzis. This was another book that was recommended to me, and I have to admit, the title threw me a bit. When it was recommended to me, it was for the information within, and the practices, and principles. It took me a while to work up the courage to buy this book, mostly because of the many people that would see it on it's way to my house, and I figured they'd get the wrong impression. But as it turns out, it was worth it.
Book Review: Qigong Meditation
Qigong Meditation Embryonic Breathing by Dr. Yang, Jwing-Ming. This was a book that was recommended to me, and since I had nothing else at the time on my reading list, I gave this book a shot. The book is about 348 pages long, and is a sizable read. It tries to be very in-depth with it's information as well as it's principles, theories and practices. The primary concern in the book is health, how to recover it, manage it, and improve it. It sets out to give you practices to improve your health, as well as the information needed to understand what you're doing and why.
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