spiritual alchemy diagram . . . (?)

[Lataif]

Please:

 

(1) Here is a diagram of spiritual alchemy process as proposed by 20th century teacher.

 

(2) It is said to demonstrate how denser food energy (768) is transformed into higher

spiritual energy (12) by impact of intermediate air energy (192).

 

(3) Does anyone recognize any similar diagram in Buddhism or Daoism (?)

 

Thanks.

[Taomeow]

8 minutes ago, Lataif said:

 

(3) Does anyone recognize any similar diagram in Buddhism or Daoism (?)

 

 

 

 

Nowhere near taoist.     

 

In taoism, the route of food in the body is determined by its type of qi, and the latter has affinity to different meridians and organs.  The direction which a particular food item's qi will take is determined by its yin or yang dominance, its upward or downward route in the body, its wuxing phase, its warming, neutral or cooling thermal nature, moisturizing or drying properties and whether it will produce or reduce fluids, its tonifying, pacifying or stimulating effects, which organs it will affect and how, and so on.  

 

The ability to maintain healthy shens or spirits may depend (to varying extents, sometimes significant) on adequate food choices, suffer from inadequate ones, and be corrected with better ones.  Bad food choices may damage one's shen, or the shens of particular organs (which will negatively affect the whole bodymind), better ones can facilitate optimal function.  Spiritual alchemy processes typically take place against a backdrop of a short fast, or abstaining from particular types of food, or taking some herbal decoctions (in the broad sense -- they can include herbs, minerals and animals), or -- occasionally -- even massive overeating and consuming huge amounts of alcohol, swallowing hard-to-digest foods (large bones), and a lot of other unexpected non-new-age-compliant weirdness.  But, like I said, in a typical case, you just fast -- anywhere from 24 hours to a week -- when you're approaching a transformational juncture in your practice.  Unless otherwise instructed by your teacher.