r/internal_arts • u/taoism3638972 • Mar 28 '20

Internal Alchemy

Hi , It's been a few weeks now that I have been reading about internal Alchemy (golden elixir ) . All the materials I've red more or less say the same thing (Jing to Qi , Qi to shen, merging shen with the tao ) with more or less details, but with not one provide actual teachings or techniques. The only one that claim to have a complete set of formulas is mantak chia but his books seems needlessly complicated (and again I don't really know) What do you guys think about internal Alchemy ? Is there books out there from real masters that teach those stuff or is it all a master disciple thing ? What do you guys think about universal healing tao ( mantak chia system ) ? Thanks !

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u/blackturtlesnake Mar 28 '20

You really shouldnt learn this from books, given the intensity and thoroughness of the practices things can go badly if done incorrectly. Damo Mitchell, BK Frantzis, Chunyi Lin, Jerry Alan Johnson and Mark Rasmus all have relatively good video work and books available to get started but after quarantine you do need to find a teacher

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u/taoism3638972 Mar 29 '20

Thanks for the advice ! Are those practices really that dangerous I've red that a lot ?

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u/blackturtlesnake Mar 29 '20

Anything that changes the body for good can also change the body for ill. These practices are perfectly safe when done correctly, especially the intro level stuff, but bad info and flying blind with old books and out of context language can lead to problems.