Nutrition of the True Maiden

Author: Jie Kong

Nutrition of the True Maiden serves as a foundation for a practicing woman in the Daoist tradition. It determines not only her abilities for further growth, but also normal functioning of the body and consciousness, a True Body.

The development of the True Body allows you to prepare for alchemical practice and to form a container for collecting spiritual power. The True Body can be developed and nourished according to the principles of bigu and fuqi. It represents concepts of internal nutrition and respiration.

The nutrition of the True Maiden leads to the elimination of dependence on the consumption of Five Cereals. This concept includes any food as it creates an excess of Yin energy into the body, which is blocking proper working of organs, tendons, and blood circulation, preventing the spirit from interacting with the body, accelerating the aging process.