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Title:T'ai Chi Ch'uan : Harmonizing Taoist Belief & Practice
Series:(Religious Beliefs & Practices Series)
Author:Jeaneane Fowler & Shifu Keith Ewers
ISBN:1903900204 : 9781903900208
Illustrations:illus with 8-page colour plate section
Format:Paperback
Size:138x216mm
Pages:279
Weight: .39 Kg.
Published:Sussex Academic Press - November 2005
List Price: 16.95 Pounds Sterling
Availability:In Print
Subjects:Oriental & Indian philosophy: Taoism: Exercise & workout books


The exploration of Taoism and T’ai Chi begins by examining their origins and affiliations under the title of Beginnings. Subsequent chapters take up the themes of Harmony (expressing the duality and interrelation of yin and yang); The Way (which looks at the philosophy of the Tao and the path that leads to its practical expression through T’ai Chi); Change (which examines the influence of the I Ching and the Eight Energies); Direction (an analysis of the Five Elements); and Energy (which explores alchemy and the vital energy of ch’i). The primary focus is on Movement and Stillness, which harmonizes the softness of movement with the stillness of the inner self -- leading to the theme of Unity, the ultimate goal of philosophical Taoism and the practical dimensions of that philosophy in T’ai Chi.

Section headings: Introduction; Beginnings; Harmony; The Way; Change; Phases; Energy; Movement in Stillness; Unity; Index.