false http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1184019556m/1478261.jpg 1478261 1 The Five Spirits are the Taoist map of the human psyche. The system provides a mythical view of the nervous system and forms the basis of Chinese medical psychology. It also describes a precise and efficient technology for spiritual transformation, the process through which a human being rediscovers their essential wholeness and innate connection to the divine. <P>The Five Spirits can be understood as the Taoist version of the Chakra System of Vedic India. Like the chakras, the spirits exist as centers of consciousness in the subtle body rather than as structures in the physical body. Just as each chakra relates to a particular level of consciousness, each spirit relates to a particular aspect of human awareness, a particular vibration or frequency of psychic energy. An understanding of the Five Spirits is the key that opens the doorway to the mysteries of Taoist psycho-spiritual alchemy. By taking advantage of the discoveries of Western archetypal psychology and new discoveries about the mind and nervous system, we can decipher the Five Spirits and reorganize the system in a way that has proven to be clinically invaluable in treating psychosomatic, emotional, and psychospiritual distress. 1469311 30 11 2005 Five Spirits: Alchemical Acupuncture for Psychological and Spiritual Healing total:10|5:5|4:3|3:1|2:1|1:0| 10 42 16 1 5 0 false false Tue Apr 08 12:49:49 -0700 2008 Tue Apr 08 12:51:08 -0700 2008 5 0 false false Thu Nov 05 10:34:49 -0800 2009 Thu Nov 05 10:34:49 -0800 2009 0 0 false false Fri Oct 09 13:20:28 -0700 2009 Fri Oct 09 13:20:28 -0700 2009 2 0 false false Sat Dec 13 11:54:17 -0800 2008 Sat Dec 13 11:54:18 -0800 2008 5 0 false false Tue Dec 02 23:40:19 -0800 2008 Tue Dec 02 23:40:25 -0800 2008 0 0 false false Mon Nov 17 19:02:13 -0800 2008 Mon Nov 17 19:02:13 -0800 2008 0 0 false false Sun Nov 09 22:02:40 -0800 2008 Sun Nov 09 22:02:43 -0800 2008 4 0 false false Fri Dec 19 13:12:31 -0800 2008 Sun Nov 09 07:17:09 -0800 2008 Fri Dec 19 13:12:31 -0800 2008 0 0 false false Tue Sep 23 17:38:09 -0700 2008 Tue Sep 23 17:38:09 -0700 2008 0 0 false false Thu Aug 28 19:25:14 -0700 2008 Sat Nov 01 15:33:55 -0700 2008 4 0 false false Tue Aug 05 22:18:36 -0700 2008 Tue Aug 05 22:18:36 -0700 2008 4 0 false false Tue Nov 25 17:58:29 -0800 2008 Fri Jun 13 21:25:17 -0700 2008 Tue Nov 25 17:58:29 -0800 2008 5 0 false false Sun Jan 18 19:02:57 -0800 2009 Mon Mar 03 20:52:26 -0800 2008 Sun Jan 18 19:02:57 -0800 2009 3 0 false false Sun Dec 30 17:17:44 -0800 2007 Sun Dec 30 17:17:44 -0800 2007 0 0 false false Fri Dec 28 20:05:01 -0800 2007 Fri Dec 28 20:05:09 -0800 2007 5 0 false false Tue Dec 18 10:45:57 -0800 2007 Tue Dec 18 10:45:57 -0800 2007 http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=1478261