Without first learning how to write the alphabet, one cannot cre-
ate words, sentences, paragraphs, or the simple and complex ideas
taught up to the university level. It is the same with the healing
power of the Tao. Without “getting” the flow of energy taught in this
book, the practitioner will find it difficult to advance quickly to higher
levels in related disciplines. Or, you may spend years with less
direct methods in order to achieve the same end, e.g. repeat cer-
tain physical movements until the flow one day “arrives”, sit facing
a wall for 20 years, or repeat a mantra for a lifetime.
Later volumes of Master Mantak Chia’s “Taoist Esoteric Yoga
Encyclopedia” will elucidate some of the more advanced forms of
Taoist practice in healing, meditation, and self-defense, and their
application in balancing the forces which daily buffet us about. Semi-
nal Kung Fu (a sexual practice for man) and Ovarian Kung Fu (a
sexual practice for woman) reveal the Taoist secrets of transform-
ing raw sexual energy into creative energy. Iron Shirt Chi Kung
strengthens the whole body fascia, organs, tendons and bones
and shows how to “root” the human energy in the earth. Fusion of
the Five Elements” teaches how to transmute emotions, heal dam-
aged organs and gain greater balance and insight into oneself. Tai
Chi Chi Kung, Pa Kua Chi Kung and Palm, Hsing I Chi Kung, Death
Touch Dan Mu, and Five Finger Kung Fu, build internal power, im-
prove body alignment, and enable one to more quickly master the
longer forms of Tai Chi Chuan, Pa Kua Palm, and Hsing I Chuan.
“Awaken Healing Energy through the Tao” is scientific in that it
demystifies some of the principles on which the miracle of self-
healing and other feats of energy are based. At the same time it is
deeply rooted in an ancient tradition of spiritual self-mastery that,
step by step, leads the practitioner to experiencing the full mystery
of the Tao.
By Michael Winn who is general editor of the Taoist Esoteric
Yoga Encyclopedia.
March 31,1983
New York City
Introduction