11/09/2026
Essence, Qi and Shen are the three treasures of Taiji and internal development.
They are the foundation stones that our art is built upon.
Original Qi (Jing) is the Qi that you gained from your physical parents and is linked to the lower dantien and Yin energy
Original spirit (Shen) is linked to the upper dantien and the Yang energy drawn from non-physical sources
Qi essence is the developed Qi shared from the central dantien.
ThroughTai Chi Rebel teaching we use the three dantiens in conjunction with the three treasures and a three-breath meditation method to connect, build and develop the Qi highways through your inner and outer practices.
The image shows the pathways used and Qi development through our three breath meditation method.
Through the use of the meditation in motion state and Taiji movement with real intent, you too can order your self in line with the great Taiji…interested? You can join us here… https://member.taichirebel.com/
Below is a great description of the importance of this to the student of inner development through whatever source they are following, its great to see this promoted. I have not read this book so do not promote its content, but this extract is great;
Original Spirit is the ruler of the heart, Original Qi the ruler of the body, Original Essence the ruler of intent. This is extremely rich. It shows that the precelestial triad is not a set of abstract metaphysical categories floating above life. They are the governing roots of the whole human constitution.
Spirit rules the heart because all orientation, awareness, and inward luminosity depend on it. Qi rules the body because vitality, movement, warmth, and embodiment depend on it. Essence rules intent because the stability, depth, and seed-like concentration of inner direction depend on it.
When Spirit moves, Qi follows, and Essence follows as well. Therefore the sequence begins with Spirit. This is not arbitrary. The whole post-celestial condition begins with the displacement of the right ruler. Once Spirit is disturbed, Qi is drawn after it, and Essence is pulled into motion.
So the order of alchemical diagnosis is also the order of causality. The problem begins not at the grossest level, but at the subtle level of the ruler. That is why the text starts with Spirit. If Spirit is false, the rest cannot remain true.
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Excerpt from the Book “Daoist Cultivation, Book 38 - Direct Lectures on the Heavenly Mechanism of the One Thread” translated and commented by Vitaly Filbert.
