Chinese Shamanic Cosmic Orbit Qigong: Esoteric Talismans, Mantras, and Mudras in Healing and Inner Cultivation

For years, I practiced Eight Treasures Huang-style Qigong. For some time now, I have been hungering for a more advanced routine to practice. I have found it herein. I adore that the author gives detailed instructions, as well as illustrations, for each movement. Making it easy to begin the practice immediately. Though the techniques are advanced, a willingness to practice, and an aptitude for visualization, are all that is required to make use of the information contained within this text.I myself decided to learn each movement cumulatively; becoming familiar with each movement before engaging the next, in my practice. It has only been two weeks, and I have only engaged the first three movements. However, the effects are unmistakable.I have received numerous comments upon my slimmer, more fit appearance. I have noticed an increase in vitality, which has proven a source of wonder to me. There has also been a marked difference in my emotional and mental states. I am growing to be more even-tempered, and am finding a greater ease in dealing with life's stresses. And the increase in vitality has enhanced both my creativity and productivity.I recommend this book to anyone whom has an interest in the spiritual art of QiGong. I assure you that it will prove indispensable. It is well worth the cost, as the benefits derived from these practices will prove invaluable.

A sublime book of a sublime practice.I have chewed through an enormous number of qigong books, DVDs and cds etc. This book is hands-down the most artful, informative, deep and simply beautiful presentation of qigong technique and philosophy I have encountered. The pictures are wonderful, and the explanations are poetic.The practice is comparatively easy and brings fast results. It is a great prelude to sitting formless meditation. It opens the microcosmic orbit and, above all, really helps you to expand your consciousness beyond the confines of your body identity.What I especially loved about this book is that after reading it several times -- and yes that is necessary to properly engage in the practice -- I had a real sense of confidence in, and an intimate understanding of, the wisdom of the practice. There is a DVD demonstrating the form that is essential in order to advance deeper with this form.Hopefully, some day I will travel to the USA to study with Master Wu. In the meantime, I am excited to start learning his Fire Dragon form.

I forgot that I had this book on my Kindle. I re-read it for this review. It is a short book and it took me about 10 minutes to read it again. It might take ten years to fully get it, maybe 110 years.This is an advanced book that goes to Chinese symbols for meaning. There are a series of sitting postures, mudras, breath, and visualizations for each.At this point in my studies, I need a middle level book. This is too advanced for me. It has much of the crypticness that the Chinese Taoists are famous for. There was much hidden by them. We are fortunate to live in a time when much of this is being revealed to us in the West.This is not the best place to start if you are like me. I am not a natural at this. You probably would need a genuine teacher in order to understand this method.I have no idea from this book why this is shamanistic other than it says so. The title refers to Esoteric Talismans, but I find little that makes these teaching exoteric, if that is a word.Still, I will keep this in my library. Perhaps some day it will make more sense to me.I can see, sort of, a cosmic orbit meditation if you piece one practice after another, much like the old crude animation books you would flip through the pages to see a cartoon.

This is a well written little book with a lot of deep information if you know how to recognize subtle energy flows and want to learn more about opening and directing Qi, Yin and Yang Qi, connecting with the earth and the higher cosmos, etc. I've been meditating and doing inner visualization energy work on myself and earth grid fields, and sensed there was more to learn, and this little book is my main study for now, very interesting and helpful if you focus.

This is a very practical book to developing a sitting Qigong practice. If you have studied some basic concepts and philosophy behind Qigong and need a book to teach you a methodology this is a great book containing a wonderful system. The book teaches you the name of each movement (there are twelve), the name and "how to" of the twelve corresponding mundras and the name and pronunciation of the twelve corresponding mantras. You also learn the visualization and benefits of each movement. Plus each movement has a diagram of the posture. The book also contains a reference chart in the back. Putting all the movements together results in an effective daily Qigong practice. This book is about teaching you effectively (as much as a book can) about a single good system.

This book, with the talismans to meditate upon and the ChiGong meditation exercises is a real gem. It is a simply-laid out book which I will use over and over again as a meditation manual. As a person who loves all things related to Chinese metaphysics, I especially appreciate Dr. Wu's translations of certain Chinese words, to get at the essence of what they mean.

I love this book. I just finished making a talisman and using Qigong and I instantly felt a difference. I was very impressed with it's magick.

Awesome book with seated Qigong techniques, mudras, and mantras. Even though it is well detailed, the DVD is very helpful to deepen the understanding. This is one of my favorite Qigong books and styles. This book has 12 different exercises, each practice takes you deeper toward the source. The first exercise helps to build qi, while the others support earth and heaven qi, plus the 5 elements or organs, leading to enlightment at the end.

An interesting Qigong that works and is explained clearly. Questions from others concerning the term Shamanic are answered in the context of clan taoism, others schools describe in the same manner. As to authenticity, within the book XinYi WuDao there is a brief overview of lineage teachers and pictures of them at a school gathering.Not a beginners book, though a working practice for those without blinkers.

Terrible. I think there are three possibilities for books such as these: simply misguided but meaning well, obviously incorrect and essentially fraudulent and actually useful. This book is in the second category.To start with the theoretical framework is supposed to be taoist but it doesn't follow anything close to five element theory. It states that the author originates from the "Mt. Emei in Sichuan" school of cultivation yet there is a very reputable Grandmaster (Fu) from this school who teaches something very different. Also, for any true Taoist lineage the meditations in this book are completely incorrect.Also, if "yi leads the qi" then this book is also completely incorrect. Visualizations are not correct technique and will lead to problems for any practitioner who actually figures out correct technique. I recommend that anyone reading this book seek out a true lineage holder and get proper instruction.Not recommended at all. Unfortunately this is more evidence of fraudulent teachings from someone who only wishes to profit from actual proper instruction to students.

The structure of the presentation and the explanations are clear, easy to grasp and apply. The meditation includes mutra (body position), mantra (sound) and visualization.The instructions provide for the what, the why, and the how to, in a concise and a precise way So much so that I felt confortable executing the movements and establishing the meditative state very rapidly.A suggestion though is to progress through the twelve positions slowly. I could feel intensely the energy flow and after consulting with Master WU, I was advised to build progressively ie, master one movement at the time, add the next movement.I strongly recommendPaul C

So many useful advices for daily practice in a such little book. A daily help for every day life to keep you centered and cool. Lovely Thanks 🙏👍🙏

For years i've been looking for a real master who is not only perfect in martial art skills but also high in consciousness level...which of course is very hard...the book is really interesting and advanced but some key details are still not revealed and you possibly need to pay another 50usd to get his DVD and hope you will get every detail there, finger crossed....