The Way of the Golden Elixir: An Introduction to Taoist Alchemy

by Fabrizio Pregadio

Taoist alchemy has a history of more than two thousand years. Its two main branches — Waidan (External Alchemy) and Neidan (Internal Alchemy) — share part of their doctrinal foundations but differ in the practices. This ebook outlines the history, lineages, and main doctrines and practices of the Taoist alchemical tradition.

Genres: Taoism, Religion, Nonfiction

Kindle Edition

First published January 1, 2014

About the author

Fabrizio Pregadio has taught at different universities in Italy, Germany, the United States, and Canada. He is the author of Great Clarity Daoism and Alchemy in Early Medieval China (Stanford University Press, 2006) and the editor of The Encyclopedia of Taoism (Routledge, 2008).

In addition to his scholarly activities, he publishes translations of original texts on Taoism and Taoist Internal Alchemy (Neidan) addressed to a wider audience. These translations, all published by Golden Elixir Press, include the The Seal of the Unity of the Three (Cantong qi); the Awakening to Reality (Wuzhen pian); the Commentary on the Mirror for Compounding the Medicine (Ruyao jing); and Cultivating the Tao , a work by the eminent Taoist master, Liu Yiming (1734-1821).

Reviews

[Mathew · Rating 4 out of 5]

A fantastic and well cited collection of difficult to find information relating to both internal and external alchemy. The PDF is also filled with hyperlinks to even more information on the publisher's website.

[a hooded figure from your friendly neighbourhood dog park · Rating 3 out of 5]

this is a pretty good chronological reference list for Taoist texts, but it's very far removed from what I'm trying to do - follow the evolution from Taoist Alchemy to its webnovel version. Onwards we go...