Tim the enchanter

Isn't the idea of building a lower dantien (that didn't exist previously based on this model) a Damo Mitchell-ism? Don't know anything about what he's getting at so can't critique. Doesn't match my experience, but then I'm not a fan of the over-emphasis on the lower dantien that seems to have crept in to English language texts and schools so no doubt on different paths.

That's awesome. I assumed that must be the case as there is too much in the stories that are more than superficial research of the occult.

Don't know if a classic Daobums answer is a good or bad thing I'm fairly new here.

You can pretty much get to the bottom of what he is doing from his two books and some experimentation. That's not a slight on his system, closer to a compliment of its simplicity. There is also a really cool YouTube video if you haven't already seen it called 'A short intro to internal power with Rod Alavi'. Rod Alavi is a Powerslap "athlete" They go through a basic lesson start to finish so you can see how it all fits together and then take it over the line yourself if you're motivated. Those things in combination should get you off and running.

Noted for next time I fear I'm being ripped off at the garage

Really interesting, thanks for sharing. I identified my own concerns with the dantien-centric model thankfully relatively early in my life. It's quite hard for learners to push back against this narrative which seems to dominate the English language literature and lots of schools. The building the ball method isn't entirely my cup of tea either, there is a happy medium, but with appropriate grounding isn't a bad approach IMHO.

Awesome, thank you, I'll give it a read.

Hi Nungali. I back end my Tai Chi and Chi Kung with Hermetics (energy paradigm, four element model etc.) as Taoist cosmology didn't entirely resonate with me. What sort of practice are you in to? Nice to meet you.

Quite possibly, I almost gave up as I couldn't work out how to post and even then it landed in the wrong forum. Can only get better from here Nice to meet you.

Hi all. After struggling with technology for a while hopefully this post works! My name is Tim, I am a Tai Chi and Hermetics practitioner and teacher. Here for inspiration and to make some connections. Look forward to getting involved in some interesting chats.