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Index
Cover
Title Page
Copyright
Contents
Introduction: A Guide to Reading the Dragon-Tiger Classic
Part One
1. The Chamber of the Spirit Is the Pivot of the Elixir
2. Yang Exits and Yin Enters
3. Control Comes from the Ruler
4. The Numerics of K’an and Li Are One and Two
5. Hardness and Softness Embrace
6. The Transformation of the Spirit Is Patterned after the Hexagrams Chi and Wei
7. Water and Fire Have Their Own Territory
8. Set Up Positions in the Chamber of the Spirit
9. Substance and Nonsubstance Control Each Other
10. Instructions Are Not Given Superfluously
11. The Fire of Metal Is the True Lead
12. It Becomes Subtle and Moist, Bright and Shiny
13. The Mysterious Woman Unfolds the Process
Part Two
14. In Revealing the Nature of the Elixir
15. Initially K’un Is Transformed into Chen
16. In Sixteen Days They Diminish
17. Ch’ien and K’un Are at the Beginning and the End
18. Regulate the Fire for Sixty Days
19. The First Fires Are Small and Warm
Part Three
20. Begin the Work in the Chamber of the Spirit
21. The Vapor of Yang Activates K’un
22. The Glorious Dome Covers the Top
23. Earth in the Central Palace Is Tempered by Fire
24. Earth Guards the Central Palace
25. When Water Is Coupled with Earth
26. The Best Metal Is Initially White
27. Substance and Nonsubstance Subdue Each Other
28. Refine the Silver in the Lead
29. Silver Is the Mother of Lead
30. Grain Is the Essence of Metal
31. Something Rises from the Sphere
32. Lodestone and Metal Are Attracted to Each Other
33. The Emphasis on the Firing Process Is Not Empty Talk
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