Class 14: Qigong as a rite of renewal

Description

Tai Chi/Qigong’s wider purpose can be enhanced when we look at the tradition as a cross-cultural rite of renewal. In this light, various cross-cultural traditions are discussed, for example: The Mikvah of Jewish mysticism, the Yule log of the Celtic tradition, the pagan prayer to the night, the Vision Quest of Native Americans, Western alchemy’s dissolutio, and Persephone’s journey to the underworld. Rites of renewal often involve finding a new identity and a new name and “shape shifting” into a new identity. Each Tai Chi/Qigong posture can be seen a creating a rite of renewal for different state specific purposes.

Some juicy tidbits:

• Using your intention while practicing Qigong postures to transform into another subpersonality.

• Learn how stillness in movement and movement in stillness is fundamental to the Chinese internal arts’ rite of renewal. Parallels between the Qigong Wuji state, stem cell research, and cross-cultural rituals for returning to one’s primordial self.

• Shape-shifting into the elements (fire, earth, metal , water, wood, ) to restore balance to your weakest element.

• Qigong and the wheel of life: An archetypal psychology view on rites of renewal— embodying the symbolic meanings and energies of specific parts of the wheel of the zodiac.

As always, the Bodymind Healing Qigong set will amplify on the topic of the day. To see the PDF description of the 9 sets of Bodymind Healing Qigong Extended Short Form set CLICK HERE.