Online workshop «Path of the True Maiden»
Author: Oleg Cherne
The path of the True Maiden is a methodological direction in Daoist alchemy. The main focus here is on tuning, restoring, and unlocking the body through practices.
In Daoist alchemy, there is particular importance given to the body because it is a primary vessel for the alchemical work. Proper tonality achieved during practices allows us to develop and maintain naturalness and harmony, to form the integrity of the body.
The tradition of the True Maiden supports a soft transition to the alchemical path of transformation since it does not require a woman to stop menstruating and prepares the body for a natural change.
The practices of the True Maiden are considered canonical for female alchemy as it follows the path of Nine Qi. We can say that this is an academic school not only of the female Daoist school but also of the entire alchemical line.
Despite the complexity of knowledge and possible limitations of this school, it provides a method of the female path in Daoist alchemy, since it is associated with the implementation of the entire scheme of female development in the Daoism.
The School of the True Maiden considers all directions of development as preparation for the alchemical path and for the realization of what can be called the Daoist way in general, transformation into a state of ultimate pureness.
