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presented to the Emperor Wu and assures him that he can *- make these three miracles, but only enough to "materialize" the Immortals (Sse-ma-Tsien, Memoirs, trans. Chavannes, III, p. 479). Another famous character, Liu Hsiang (79-8 BC) aims to "make gold", but also fails (texts in Dubs, p. 74). Some centuries later, Pao Pu'tzu (Ko Hung) comes to explaining the fail-ure of Liu Hsiang dici £ ndon that did not possess the "true medi-cina" (the "stone filosofaT), who was not spiritually prepared do (as the alchemist must fast Hundred Days, purified with perfumes, etc.).. You can not make the transmutation into a palace, adding Pao Pu'tzu; have to live in solitude, away from the pro-orphans. The books are inadequate, as found in books which serves only for beginners, the rest is secret and only allows trans-orally, etc.18 The search of the elixir is linked to the search of the islands and mysterious anas lej, home to the "Immortals": finding the "immortal" means exceeding the human condition and part of a beatific existence outside of time. It is possible that many expeditions undertaken to find the "Islands supernaturally-tions" have geographical discoveries had resulted -
than being made in the laboratory, were developed in the body and consciousness of the experi-feeders. Your P'o Tung says: "The dragon is Mercury.'s Semen and blood. Rifion Exits and is retained in the liver (...). The tiger is lead.'s Respiration and body strength. Quits the spirit and is retained in the lungs (...) • When the spirit moves, the respiration and the force acting at the same time as the. When the kidneys are swollen, semen and blood flow to the pair of those "18 Just as in India 'alchemy is linked to tantric yoga, in China has remained supportive of the Taoist techniques. That's why Ed Chavannes 13, Memoire star eminent * les religieux qui chercher alUrent the lot dans le pays d'Occident (Paris, 1894), p. 21. 14 Arthur Waley. The travels of an Alchemist. The journey of the Taoist Ch'ang-ch'un from China to the Hindukush at the summons of Chingiz Khan (London, 1921), p. 131. 15 Quoted by Waley, Notes on Chinese Alchemy, p. 15; cf. also Lu ' Ch'iang Wu and T. L. Davis, An ancient Chinese treatise on alchemy, P. 255. that the discipline of the rhythm of respiration-so important in Taoist circles (p. 61) - is part of the discipline of the tar-mista. Pu'tzu Pao writes: "When you start learning the true use of respiration, the practitioner must inhale air through the nose (nostrils) and mentally count the beats of the co-razon. When you have counted 120 beats, should exhale through the mouth respiration In this method the aim is that the ears do not perceive the sound of the inhalation or the exhalation of (...) • Through a practice graduate, you must increase the length of the suspension (...) the respiration to reach a thousand beats of hearts. The old man coming to get it then becomes a young man ... " (trans. Johnson, A Study of Chinese Alchemy, ps. 47-48). Alchemy, spiritual techniques Not going to elaborate here the study of "origins" of Chinese alchemy: whether they are related to the search of "gold", the "drug of immortality" or (in the opinion of Waley, ps. 18-19) of artificial cinnabar, character. symbolic and sacred of these substances is obvious. (The color red represents the vital principle, the san ^ gre; cinnabar prolong life, hence its presence in sepul-tures since prehistoric times). Also must take into account the symbolism and sacred character of metallurgy, secret technique whereby it is "matured" minerals and "purified" ban "metals, alchemy action which was responsible for prolonging, as this also fixes "perfecting" of metals. (On the "secrets of metallurgy and its relations with alchemy, see Note VII, 5.) It is possible that after a given time has developed a chemical parallel to alchemical operations, and perhaps also has ended up becoming an empirical science, based solely on enforcement and experience. It's possible. But we must beware of confusing the two types of experimentation: pre-alchemy and chemistry. Nothing proves that the alchemists were interested in chemical phenomena. F. Sherwood Taylor writes about the alchemists Alexandria-us: Those who used the sulfide could not help but notice the strange phenomena that occur after its merger and consecutive heating of the liquid. However, although the sulfur is mentioned hundreds of times, never alluded to any of its characters out of its action on metals. This contrasts so with the spirit of classical Greek science, we must conclude that the tar-mist were not interested in natural phenomena that did not serve their purposes (...) ■ In alchemy not found no co-ginning of Science (• • ■) • The Alchemist does not use scientific procedures ever "19 The ideal of alchemy survived even in Europe until the eighteenth cen-tury it was the
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presented to the Emperor Wu and assures him that he can *- make these three miracles,<br />
but only enough to "materialize" the Immortals (Sse-ma-Tsien, Memoirs, trans.<br />
Chavannes, III, p. 479). Another famous character, Liu Hsiang (79-8 BC) aims to "make<br />
gold", but also fails (texts in Dubs, p. 74). Some centuries later, Pao Pu'tzu (Ko Hung)<br />
comes to explaining the fail-ure of Liu Hsiang dici £ ndon that did not possess the "true<br />
medi-cina" (the "stone filosofaT), who was not spiritually prepared do (as the alchemist<br />
must fast Hundred Days, purified with perfumes, etc.).. You can not make the<br />
transmutation into a palace, adding Pao Pu'tzu; have to live in solitude, away from the<br />
pro-orphans. The books are inadequate, as found in books which serves only for<br />
beginners, the rest is secret and only allows trans-orally, etc.18<br />
The search of the elixir is linked to the search of the islands and mysterious anas lej,<br />
home to the "Immortals": finding the "immortal" means exceeding the human condition<br />
and part of a beatific existence outside of time. It is possible that many expeditions<br />
undertaken to find the "Islands supernaturally-tions" have geographical discoveries had<br />
resulted -
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