This morning of 18th April 2025, I received a message from my brother from Tai Zi Dong in Wudang Shan, that my late Master , Jia Xin Xiang (Jia Ye), today at noon local time,
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Category: Discover Daoism
“Qing Ming” Festival and Taoist Customs
Qing Ming Jie, also known as the Qingming Festival or Tomb-Sweeping Day, is a significant event in the Chinese calendar dedicated to honoring ancestors and embracing the renewal of spring. In 2025, the festival falls
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The Supreme Lord Lao and Daoist Belief
The Supreme Lord Lao (Tàishàng Lǎojūn 太上老君), also known as the Heavenly Honored of Dao and Virtue (Dàodé Tiānzùn 道德天尊), with his full title being the “Heavenly Honored of Dao and Virtue of the Supreme
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Ten evil actions
In Daoism, there are ten evil actions that, if committed, bring harm from spirits and lead to a miserable fate in the realm of the underworld. These teachings are upheld by the Celestial Masters (汉天师府)
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Ba Zi Astrology: Who is clashing with Tai Sui in 2025
Tai Sui太岁 is moving into a new year and everyone’s Ba Zi 八字 chart and energy is changing. Which zodiac ‘offends’ the Grand Duke of the year (Fan Tai Sui) , and what Ba Zi
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Winter Solstice and the Birth of Yuánshǐ Tiānzūn 元始天尊
The Winter Solstice marks the holy birthday of Yuánshǐ Tiānzūn (元始天尊), the highest deity in Taoism and one of the Three Purities (Sānqīng, 三清).
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Students trip to China
Two years ago, we began our journey into Taoism under the guidance of our master, Liu Cheng Yong. This trip to China has been a long-held dream, even a childhood wish—to stand on the land
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Sacred Banner in Daoism
The sacred banner (宝幡, bǎofān) is a common ritual object in Daoist ceremonies, distinct from the ritual pennon (幢, chuáng). While the pennon often includes a canopy and a staff for carrying, the banner is
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Impressions of Master Liu at 2nd Laymen Precepts Ceremony in Wu Feng Shan
For the first time in history, a foreign Daoist Master was invited as 大师 Da Shi to transmit the Daoist precepts of the 全真派 Quan Zhen Pai at the 第二届居士传戒典礼 2nd laymen precepts ceremony in
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Masters of Taoist ordination
Introduction of the ordination masters The Great Taoist ordination (天仙大戒 Tian xian dàjiè) in the Quan Zhen Pai must include the participation and presiding of a Great Ordination Master (大律师, dà lǜshī), Chief Seat Master
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