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Astral Magic and Mysticism

Wu Ji Gong: Primordial Tai Chi

An 800-year-old sacred movement ceremony for gathering Qi and opening the heart.

Level
Beginner
Lessons
24 lessons in 6 modules
Estimated study
About 2 hours
Format
Online, self-paced
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Chi Gong or Wu Ji Gong: which to take first

Start with The Living Breath: A Complete Guide to Chi Gong if you are new to this kind of practice. It is the broader course and assumes no experience. It teaches three foundational methods (Standing-On-Stake, relaxed and quiet practice, and optional spontaneous movement) with starting times and stop signs, and helps you set up a daily routine. Modules 6 and 7 are advanced and optional. It is listed under Taoist Philosophies.

Wu Ji Gong: Primordial Tai Chi is narrower. Its 24 lessons are about one 12-minute movement form: the ideas behind it, its principles of practice and a 100-day practice plan. The lessons explain what each part of the form is meant to express and refer to an instructor's demonstration for the movements; they do not teach the sequence step by step. Take it after The Living Breath, or when you can learn the movements from an instructor. It is listed under Astral Magic and Mysticism.

Before you start

Review the lesson outline and any lesson-specific preparation before you practise.

This field studies esoteric and mystical traditions as belief systems and personal practice.

These courses are not medical care and do not provide clinical training or a professional qualification.

Full study requires active Academy access. This course can be audited independently of optional assessed programs.

About this course

Wu Ji Gong is a 12-minute sacred movement ceremony passed down through eight centuries of Taoist lineage. This course teaches the foundations, cosmology, internal mechanics, and daily practice of this form. Twenty-four lessons across six modules take you from first principles through the 100-day practice commitment.

Course outline

What Wu Ji Gong is, the nature of Qi, the Three Treasures, the Three Dantian, and the Three Levels of Heart.

  1. Lesson 1: What Is Wu Ji Gong?5 minFree preview
  2. Lesson 2: Qi, the Life Force5 min
  3. Lesson 3: The Three Treasures5 min
  4. Lesson 4: The Three Dantian5 min
  5. Lesson 5: The Three Levels of Heart5 min

The Tao, Tai Yi, Yin-Yang, the Five Phases, the I Ching connection, and sacred direction.

  1. Lesson 6: Tao, Tai Yi, and the Origin of Qi5 min
  2. Lesson 7: Yin-Yang and the Five Phases5 min
  3. Lesson 8: The I Ching Connection5 min
  4. Lesson 9: Sacred Direction and Internal Feng Shui5 min

Why qigong is not exercise, the empty vessel, the gathering principle, and the importance of stillness.

  1. Lesson 10: Qigong Is Not Exercise5 min
  2. Lesson 11: The Empty Vessel5 min
  3. Lesson 12: The Gathering Principle5 min
  4. Lesson 13: The Importance of Stillness After Practice5 min

The core channel, the body as spiritual compass, and the neutral body beyond pain and suffering.

  1. Lesson 14: The Core Channel5 min
  2. Lesson 15: The Body as Spiritual Compass5 min
  3. Lesson 16: Pain, Suffering, and the Neutral Body5 min

Self-love as practice, conditional and unconditional love, merging without losing center, and the fusion of negative and positive.

  1. Lesson 17: What Self-Love Actually Means5 min
  2. Lesson 18: Conditional, Unconditional, and Pure Love5 min
  3. Lesson 19: Love Defined as Merging Without Losing Center5 min
  4. Lesson 20: The Fusion of Negative and Positive5 min

The role of intent, the 100-day practice, complementary practices, and walking the long path.

  1. Lesson 21: The Role of Intent5 min
  2. Lesson 22: The 100-Day Practice5 min
  3. Lesson 23: Complementary Practices5 min
  4. Lesson 24: Walking the Long Path5 min

Related assessed programs

This course belongs to the following optional programs. Each has its own required course bundle, evidence review and separate fee. Each program page shows its approved fee and current registration status.

Esoteric Traditions Study: Non-accredited Cloud Forest Certificate

3 required courses · non-accredited assessed certificate