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Qigong: Chinese Medicine or Pseudoscinece?
Qigong (CHEE-GUNG) has swept America as the newest approach to healing and was on the rise in China until the recent Falun gong crackdowns. This 2,500-year-old form of traditional Chinese medicine claims that the human body has channels (meridians) through which flows a substance known as Qi. While internal Qigong is essentially a relaxation and meditation technique, external Qigong is an alleged form of energy radiation emitted from the fingertips of "masters." Practitioners of this form of Qigong claim that they can heal serious diseases such as hypertension, glaucoma, asthma, ulcers, and even cancer.
This remarkable book, written by a group of Chinese scientists, discusses the nature and practice of Qigong and its various manifestations. They give special attention to the many pseudoscientific claims made for external Qigong and uncover a good deal of deception practiced by charlatans in the name of medicine. Exposed are such alleged Qigong practices clairvoyance, telepathy, weightlessness, energy discharge, energy-impregnated language (Qigong prescriptions), and much more.
This remarkable book, written by a group of Chinese scientists, discusses the nature and practice of Qigong and its various manifestations. They give special attention to the many pseudoscientific claims made for external Qigong and uncover a good deal of deception practiced by charlatans in the name of medicine. Exposed are such alleged Qigong practices clairvoyance, telepathy, weightlessness, energy discharge, energy-impregnated language (Qigong prescriptions), and much more.
155 pages, Hardcover
First published July 31, 1997
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November 22, 2025
Have you ever wondered what happens when you put 5 entirely separate foods in a heavy duty blender? I.e.a block of cheese, a grapefruit, a baguette loaf, a bag of whole walnuts, a pound of butter, etc.?
That is this work!
What truly has not been done since Leung Ting authored the 2 Volume set, “Skills of the Vagabonds”(early mid 1980’s) each author presents their best evidence and examples to explain and validate Chi , Some go beyond the basic presentation when they disprove numerous tricks, illusions, frauds offered in public demonstrations of chi to crowds to the present day.
Sadly, the work is wickedly. disjointed. Each author offers their understanding of the topic, but the editor fails to make a seamless interconnection.
Multiple well written science papers put in one place, but comes across more like Peter Urbana work, than what it should have…. Ie Carol Wiley’s “Martial Arts Teachers on Teaching”,,
One can only hope if future editions are done, the integration will be edited far better.
If you like dry science papers, en masse perhaps this will do the trick. Myself I was severely disappointed….
3 stars merely for the attempt of the subject!!! More coherent any pretense to intertwine the authors ideas would earn more stars,
That is this work!
What truly has not been done since Leung Ting authored the 2 Volume set, “Skills of the Vagabonds”(early mid 1980’s) each author presents their best evidence and examples to explain and validate Chi , Some go beyond the basic presentation when they disprove numerous tricks, illusions, frauds offered in public demonstrations of chi to crowds to the present day.
Sadly, the work is wickedly. disjointed. Each author offers their understanding of the topic, but the editor fails to make a seamless interconnection.
Multiple well written science papers put in one place, but comes across more like Peter Urbana work, than what it should have…. Ie Carol Wiley’s “Martial Arts Teachers on Teaching”,,
One can only hope if future editions are done, the integration will be edited far better.
If you like dry science papers, en masse perhaps this will do the trick. Myself I was severely disappointed….
3 stars merely for the attempt of the subject!!! More coherent any pretense to intertwine the authors ideas would earn more stars,
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