“Truth without falsehood, certain and most true, that which is above is the same as that which is below, and that which is without is the same as that which is within, for the performance of the miracles of the One Thing. And as all things are from One by the mediation of One, so all things have their birth from this One Thing by adaptation.

The Sun is its Father, the Moon its’ Mother. The Wind carries it in its’ belly, and its nurse is the Earth. This is the Father of all perfection or consummation of the whole world. Its’ power is integrating if it be turned into earth. Thou shall separate the earth from the fire, the subtle from the gross, suavely and with great skill and ingenuity. It ascends from the earth to heaven and descends again to earth, and receives the power of the superiors and all the inferiors.

So thou hast the glory of the whole world; therefore let all obscurity flee before thee. This is the strong force of all forces, overcoming every subtle and penetrating every solid thing. So the world was created. Hence we are all wonderful adaptations of which this is the manner. Therefore am I called Hermes Trismegistus, having the three parts of the philosophy of the whole world. This completes what I have to say concerning the Operation of the Sun.”

Taoist Yoga, or Chi Kung, or Qigong, is a contemporary term used to describe an ancient Taoist Yogic Art of mind-body harmony that uses gentle movement, stretches, breath work, visualization and meditation to balance, strengthen and heal the body.

Its practice spans many thousands of years of continuous development and refinement, and include indepth methods of self-healing and spiritual development.

Taoist Yoga is an ancient precursor of what is termed Qigong in modern times, specifically the variety sometimes known as Nei Gong. Taoist Yoga was practiced in Chinese Taoist monasteries for body development, health preservation, self healing and spiritual cultivation in ancient times.

Taoist Yoga derives its roots from the ancient Dao Yin Practice as developed from the ancient Taoists in the Sacred Mountains in China.

Traditionally and historically speaking, Daoyin practices are stretching exercises, and static postures, usually combined with breath-work. Many Daoyin practices involve very specific breathing (huxi 呼吸) patterns.

The earliest forms of Daoyin were developed during the Early Han dynasty (206 BCE-8 CE), in the context of health and longevity as well as therapeutic movements. Daoyin practice was also referred to as Yangsheng 養生 in ancient times, which literally means “nourishing life.”

Some of the earliest sources on Daoyin include the Daoyin tu 導引圖 (Exercise Chart) and Yinshu 引書 (Stretching Book).

Dating to around 168 BCE, the Daoyin tu was discovered in the burial materials of Mawangdui 馬王堆 (near Changsha; Hunan). It consists of forty-four color illustrations of human figures performing therapeutic Yogic Postures, with accompanying captions. The exercises involve standing in specific postures that aim to cure corresponding illnesses.

Taoist Yoga practice has at its heart the cultivation of Vital Energy or Chi as termed by the Taoists. Through this nurturing of the Vital Energy in the practice of Taoist Yoga, one may gain a greater sense of well being, healing from disease, and gain longevity.

I thought this was pretty cool…The fingerprints of the Italian mystic(which is an entirely different matter altogether) and scientist Leonardo da Vinci were found on ‘La Belle Principessa’ on October 14th. It’s cool because before all this, the profile potrait of a woman was thought to be created by a 19th century artist from Germany and two years ago was sold for $19,000.

But apparently, Leonardo da Vinci himself dispelled all the doubts regarding the creation of the painting by his fingerprint signature on it. The 13 x 10 inches work has got a fingerprint and a palm print on it. Peter Paul Biro, a Montreal based forensic arts expert, confirmed that the index or middle finger print matched with the fingerprint found on Leonardo’s St. Jerome in the Vatican.

The unsigned chalk, ink and pencil drawing of a lady’s profile bear distinct stylistic and technical evidence that it was created by the famous Florentine. Forensic experts have become sanguine after using carbon dating technique, that the painting belongs to Leonardo da Vinci and no one else. Art dealers have put a tentative price of 150 million USD on the Leonardo painting. The use of fingers and palms to smudge the paints was a well used technique of Leonardo da Vinci.

Biro used multi-spectral analysis method with the help of Lumiere Technology Laboratory in Paris to determine the exactness of the fingerprints. This method uses a special digital scanner to show successive layers of an artwork. Based on the style of the portrait, ‘The Beautiful Princess’ has been dated to 1485-1490, probably painted while he stayed in Milan from 1452 to 1519.

The curator of the Leonardo Museum of Vinci in Italy, Alessandro Vezzosi expressed his happiness at the findings. Vezzossi also said there are thousands of other lost works of Leonardo, “mainly pages from codexes or drawings.”

I read about this at http://EzineArticles.com/?expert=Dave_Vower

God’s true image is the human being, who has been created in the image of the universe. Everything that can be found in the universe on a larger scale is reflected in a human being on a smaller scale. That is why the human body is called a microcosm, in contrast to the universe, which has been come to be called the macrocosm. In reality, the whole course of nature takes place in a human being.

Understand this, and you will understand that true health is a prerequisite for spiritual ascent, Should we desire to live in beautiful surroundings, then we must arrange our temple, or in this instance, our body, beautifully and harmoniously.

“A sound mind in a sound body.”

Boy, ain’t that the truth. This is pretty much just a shout to my good friends out there….yall are a tough lot! I know that I ALWAYS got something to say, even if nobody asked me to form an opinion, let alone give it. I like to think that I give really good advice, however, with that being said, it is sometimes infinitely more wise to just shut up and listen.  The cool part is that even with all my yappin’, youse guys(haha) still let me carry on because you know I only mean the best.

Love you guys…..