Neidan Emblems

Human figure surrounded by emblems associated with Yin and Yang and the five agents (wuxing): Dragon (Yang) and Tiger (Yin); the hare in Moon (Yang within Yin) and the crow in the Sun (Yin within Yang); trigrams of the Book of Changes (Yijing); and names of ingredients of the Inner Elixir (neidan).

Source: Yunji qiqian (Seven Lots from the Bookbag of the Clouds), chapter 72.

Taoist Internal Alchemy: An Anthology of Neidan Texts

Taoist Internal Alchemy: An Anthology of Neidan Texts

This anthology presents translations of sixteen important works from the Taoist tradition of Neidan. The selections represent the major Neidan branches and lineages and are arranged chronologically, providing an overview not only of Neidan itself, but also of its historical development.