LEADER 04011nam 2200637Ia 450 001 9910813986403321 005 20230721003729.0 010 $a1-281-78237-8 010 $a9786611782375 010 $a1-84642-806-8 035 $a(CKB)1000000000557161 035 $a(EBL)355285 035 $a(OCoLC)476178118 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000255102 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11218176 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000255102 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10213137 035 $a(PQKB)10498635 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC355285 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL355285 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10251465 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL178237 035 $a(EXLCZ)991000000000557161 100 $a20071127d2008 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aurcn||||||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aTai chi chuan and the code of life$b[electronic resource] $erevealing the deeper mysteries of China's ancient art for health and harmony /$fby Graham Horwood 205 $aRev. ed. 210 $aLondon $cSinging Dragon$dc2008 215 $a1 online resource (226 p.) 300 $aPrevious ed.: 2002. 311 $a1-84819-001-8 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references (p. 187-188) and index. 327 $aFRONT COVER; TAI CHICHUAN AND THE CODE OF LIFE; Contents; Introduction; Jung, Wilhelm, and the I Ching; The I Ching and Life in Harmony; Feng Shui and the Balance of Nature; Science, DNA, and Tai Chi; The Role of Change in the Universal Life Force; The Dark and Light Sides of Tai Chi Chuan; Chapter One: The Philosophy of Taoism, from a Western Perspective; Chinese Thought and History; The Number and Name of Creation; Tending the Waters of the Unconscious; Chapter Two: The History of Tai Chi Chuan; An Ancient Way of War; The Tai Chi Hermit; The Spiral Dance of Chen Wang Ting 327 $aTai Chi Goes Underground Yang the Shadow-Boxer; The Yang Family Style; What the History of Tai Chi Tells Us; Chapter Three: The Eight Pa Qua Trigrams; Chinese Archetype: Chien-Heaven; Chinese Archetype: Kun-The Receptive; Chinese Archetype: Kan-The Abysmal, Danger; Chinese Archetype: Li-The Clinging; Chinese Archetype: Tui-The Joyous; Chinese Archetype: Chen-The Arousing; Chinese Archetype: Ken-Keeping Still; Chinese Archetype: Sun-The Gentle; Conclusion of the Pa Qua and Their Relationships; Chapter Four: The Five Elements-Wu Hsing 327 $aThe Relationship with the Tai Chi Form, Movement, and Internal Organ Balance The Psychology of the Wu Hsing; The Four Elements in Greek Thought; From Paracelsus to Quantum Physics; Applications in Tai Chi; Fire Element; Earth Element; Metal Element; Water Element; Wood Element; Conclusion; Chapter Five: The Science of the Inner Breath-Chi Kung; Sexuality, Reproduction, and the Maintenance of Healthy Chi Levels; Forms of Chi Kung; Chi Kung 1-Reverse Breathing; Chi Kung 2-Microcosmic Orbit; Chi Kung 3-Macrocosmic Breathing; Chi Kung 4-Ball Breathing; Chi Kung 5-Condensing Breath 327 $aChi Kung 6-Heaven and Earth Breathing Chi Kung 7-Meridian Breathing; Chi Kung 8-Five Element Internal Organ Breathing; Chi Kung 9-Eight Trigram Breathing; Conclusion; Bibliography; Index 330 $aIn this book Graham Horwood describes the various styles of Tai Chi Chuan, exploring its roots in the Chinese philosophy of Taoism as well as elaborating on the evolution it has undergone over millennia. He highlights parallels between its source, The I Ching, and archetypal principles from both Eastern and Western philosophy and medicine. 606 $aTai chi 606 $aTai chi$xPhilosophy 606 $aTai chi$xHistory 615 0$aTai chi. 615 0$aTai chi$xPhilosophy. 615 0$aTai chi$xHistory. 676 $a613.7148 700 $aHorwood$b Graham$01665163 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910813986403321 996 $aTai chi chuan and the code of life$94023624 997 $aUNINA