Supported by an abundance of detailed charts and images, this book serves as a step-by-step handbook that gives readers the knowledge and confidence to craft their own Fu talismans for personal empowerment. Wen, author of Holistic Tarot, delves into historic and cultural contexts of the Fu, from the neolithic period of Chinese history to contemporary practices of esoteric Taoism. Providing a solid foundation in the principles of Eastern spellcrafting, she highlights the blending of Taoist metaphysical practices with Western approaches to magic by pointing out eclectic, integrating, and harmonizing facets from other cultures and religions.
Historically, Fu talismans were used by medieval Chinese for alleviating illness; averting misfortune, magical attacks, and curses; defending against assaults; and avoiding poverty. This book shows western practitioners that the skill and knowledge to develop an interactive relationship with spirit realms are still available to them today, and serves as a practical handbook for accumulating Qi energy from sources in the environment and channeling it in concentrated form into their own Fu talismans.
This is not technically a true statement. Many of these books are cited in The Tao of Craft. There are also a few obscure self-published books on the subject.
I am a Taoist witch, but my religious family thinks I am a Baptist Christian and therefore against non-Baptist religious practices. Last night my dad and I were watching a Taiwanese movie and an ancestor veneration scene came up.
I am a strong believer in ancestor veneration and plan to venerate both of my parents when they pass away. Learn a little more about this common ritual tool in traditional Asian folk magic. One of my favorite personal rewards from launching the Witchcraft Fundamentals course is the Google Group, where all of us are exchanging insights, asking tough questions, trying to answer tough questions, and getting to know each other.
The question presented is, in short, how do you reconcile Eastern elemental-directional correspondences with Western elemental-directional correspondences? By the way, scroll all the way down for the PDF downloads of this post, which you can then print out and tuck into whatever reference manual for your metaphysical studies you have going on. Four years ago I released for free digital download the first version of the Chinese Oracle Bone divination cards. We are now on to Video 4.
This video lecture will be a beginner-level overview of Taoist metaphysics, which will begin with the Taoist mythology for the origins of the universe, cover Taoist expressions and esoteric thought on reality as it has been created by our minds and by physical matter. Concepts of magic and non-physical entities will also be addressed. We are now on to Video 3. What is the impact of Taoism on the everyday Chinese culture and the collective consciousness of its people?
What are some of the guiding principles underscoring Taoist sorcery? This lecture will discuss some of the practical ways Buddhism and Taoism get syncretized in Chinese occultism. Video 1 released earlier was the Introduction to Buddhist-Taoist Esotericism. We are now on to Video 2. You may even want to write entries in your own Book of Methods or Book of Shadows, grimoire equivalent to memorialize your crafted sigils.
These image files can then be incorporated into your own magical records. Be sure to read pages — Figures I. The above link is the blank template, Figure I. There are a number of uses for images and likeness of certain deities when working with Taoist craft, as noted in the book. If you keep your own Book of Methods aka grimoire, Book of Shadows… or other form of magical record keeping, you might be interested in incorporating illustrations of certain deities in your book.
High resolution image files of deity renderings from The Tao of Craft are provided here for free download, but please use them in reverence only. I ask that when using or modifying these images, you observe the same reverence you would give to sacred relics from your own faith or religious path. I am a proponent of incorporating Chinese oracle bone script or my own derivatives of oracle bone script into sigil crafting. The following downloads are the digital files for an oracle deck, but I also use these scripts when I craft sigils.
Some of the correspondence and reference tables featured in the book may be printed too small for practical uses. Thus, here I am providing high resolution image files of those select correspondence tables found in The Tao of Craft , which you can incorporate into any personal use at your will. By themselves, these tables may be confusing.
The following are supplemental resources based on the content and instruction in The Tao of Craft. The below link takes you to a gemstone glossary reference book. Skip to content.
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