Canon of the Three Celestial Mounts 太上登真三骄灵应经
Paul PengCanon of the Three Celestial Mounts
Author unknown. Judging from its content and script, it appears to have been compiled in the Song Dynasty.
One volume, included in the Various Arts category of the Dongzhen Section of The Daozang.
Canon of the Three Celestial Mounts
This classic teaches the art of the Three Jiao: Dragon Jiao, Tiger Jiao, and Deer Jiao. Its origin is very ancient; Baopuzi · Chapter of Remote Viewing already records Dragon Jiao Classic and Deer-Wheel Jiao Classic.
In this book:
- Dragon Jiao refers to refining the body into qi, uniting with the Dao to achieve true perfection, with clouds arising beneath the feet, allowing roaming through grotto-heavens and blessed lands.
- Tiger Jiao means gathering into form and dispersing into wind, able to travel riding the wind.
- Deer Jiao enables one to travel a thousand li in a day and gather lingzhi mushrooms for eating.
These are Taoist arts of body division, transformation, ground-shrinking, and flight.
The book details cultivation methods in full: selecting auspicious days for fasting and purification, setting up altars with offerings, swallowing seals, reciting incantations, visualizing the dragon, tiger, and deer taking form, then mounting them for flight.
