“In neidan, the Mysterious Pass represents the time and place in which an alchemist joins the complimentary antinomies on which he or she works, such as inner nature and vital force (xing and ming), Dragon and Tiger (longhu), lead and mercury, Fire and Water, heart and kidneys, or kăn 坎 (Yang within Yin) and lí 離 (Yin within Yang).” HeartForceWaterFireMysteriousDragonsTigersAlchemistMercuryKidneysYang Author:Monica Esposito
“Only here [in the Center] a new union can occur, as the Mysterious Pass is the ideal space and time to experience the interpenetrating fluctuations of Yin and Yang. The Mysterious Pass is therefore the primordial Chaos (hundun) containing the germ of life-the pre-cosmic sparkle of Original Yang and Original Yin-which is the prime mover and the materia prima of the alchemical work.” SpaceIdealsOriginalsUnionsChaosMysteriousPrimeCosmicTime And SpaceGermsSparkleContainingYangFluctuationYin And Yang Author:Monica Esposito