The Great Encyclopedia of Taoism

Casting the Dragon Slip - Cover scene

Casting the Dragon Slip (投龙进简): The Rite That R...

Paul Peng

A golden dragon, an inscribed slip, and a sacred dispatch to mountain, earth, and water. Discover how the ancient Taoist rite of casting the dragon established a covenant between heaven...

Casting the Dragon Slip (投龙进简): The Rite That R...

Paul Peng

A golden dragon, an inscribed slip, and a sacred dispatch to mountain, earth, and water. Discover how the ancient Taoist rite of casting the dragon established a covenant between heaven...

Iron-Tally Register - Cover scene

Iron-Tally Register (铁券箓): Why the Fifth Dynast...

Paul Peng

A register cast in iron at the end of the Five Dynasties, and a Heavenly Master whose registers were in demand. What the record says about the iron-tally register, and...

Iron-Tally Register (铁券箓): Why the Fifth Dynast...

Paul Peng

A register cast in iron at the end of the Five Dynasties, and a Heavenly Master whose registers were in demand. What the record says about the iron-tally register, and...

Xu Jia Life-Extending Register - Cover scene

Xu Jia Life-Extending Register (徐甲延生保命箓): Why X...

Paul Peng

A register rooted in ancient narrative: how Laozi granted his servant Xu Jia a spirit talisman for longevity and protection, and why twelve branch officers guard every double-hour of the...

Xu Jia Life-Extending Register (徐甲延生保命箓): Why X...

Paul Peng

A register rooted in ancient narrative: how Laozi granted his servant Xu Jia a spirit talisman for longevity and protection, and why twelve branch officers guard every double-hour of the...

Wealth-Summoning Register - Cover scene

Wealth-Summoning Register 招财镇宝妙箓

Paul Peng

An in-depth liturgical analysis of the Zhengyi Wealth-Summoning Register (招财镇宝妙箓), revealing why material wealth rites are rare in Daoist canonical history and how three complementary talismans govern capital acquisition, asset...

Wealth-Summoning Register 招财镇宝妙箓

Paul Peng

An in-depth liturgical analysis of the Zhengyi Wealth-Summoning Register (招财镇宝妙箓), revealing why material wealth rites are rare in Daoist canonical history and how three complementary talismans govern capital acquisition, asset...

Life-Extending Register - Cover scene

Life-Extending Register (延生保命箓): Why It Ends th...

Paul Peng

The twenty-fourth and final Zhengyi covenant register. Four talismans, celestial physicians, and the inner alchemy of ending a lifelong spiritual ascent.

Life-Extending Register (延生保命箓): Why It Ends th...

Paul Peng

The twenty-fourth and final Zhengyi covenant register. Four talismans, celestial physicians, and the inner alchemy of ending a lifelong spiritual ascent.

Four-Section Qi-Ban Register - Cover scene

Four-Section Qi-Ban Register (四部禁气箓): Why Breat...

Paul Peng

Thirty short incantations, a dozen breathing methods, and one unbending rule: without receiving the Four-Section Register, silent breath commands will never bind.

Four-Section Qi-Ban Register (四部禁气箓): Why Breat...

Paul Peng

Thirty short incantations, a dozen breathing methods, and one unbending rule: without receiving the Four-Section Register, silent breath commands will never bind.