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T'ai
Chi Ch'uan & Meditation by Da Liu. Schocken Books
.
 The T'ai Chi Boxing Chronicle by Kuo Lien-Ying, transl. by
Guttmann. North Atlantic Books
Kuo Lien-Ying is the Chinese
master who first taught Kuang Ping style taijiquan in the US.
 Lost T'ai-Chi
Classics from the Late Ch'ing Dynasty by Douglas Wile, SUNY Press.
Historical background of Kuang Ping, Yang, Chen, Wu and Sun styles. Excellent
resource for the taijiquan player who wants to know more about the development
of taijiquan against the backdrop of the Boxer Rebellion.
The Complete Book of T'ai Chi Ch'uan by Wong Kiew
Kit, Element Books.
Definitely complete -- covers several styles of t'ai chi ch'uan, with
diagrams; useful reference for the taijiquan player.
*note: t'ai chi ch'uan is the old Wade Giles transliteration; taijiquan
is the modern Mandarin pinyin spelling. Properly, both are referred to with
ch'uan/quan (fist) on the end, but popularly in the west, this gets
dropped.
 The Root of Chinese Chi Kung by Yang
Jwing-Ming. YMAA Publications. Essential resource for qigong
practitioners!
 The Way of Energy by Master Lam
Kam Chuen. Fireside/Simon & Schuster. Great
introduction for beginners.
Shaolin Nei Jin Qi Gong by Peter Fenton, Ph.D. Samuel Weiser Inc.
Intermediate/advanced techniques
.
 Feng Shui: The Chinese Art of
Placement
Overview of Tibetan Black Hat Feng Shui (using the ba gua, or eight
directions, symbolically). Some history, examples of homes and businesses,
interior design, and landscaping.
 Interior Design
A further development of using TBH Feng Shui in interior spaces;
diagrams and a 4-color ba gua map included.
 Living Color
Focuses on colors schemes in relation to TBH feng shui; interior
design, wardrobe planning, menu choices. Useful breakdown of colors that
enhance various professions included. These three well-written,
in-depth books are by Sarah Rossbach, one of the first American
authors to publish books about Tibetan Black Hat Feng Shui; her books have
been in print since her first arrived in bookstores in 1986.
 A Pattern
Language by Charles Alexander. Sterling Publishing.
Premier academic work on the effects of architecture upon the human psyche;
concepts relate to feng shui, environmental design, and
ergonomics.
 Feng Shui: The
Ancient Wisdom of Harmonious Living for Modern Times by Eva Wong. Shambhala
Press.
Overview of landforms concepts, as well as instructions on using the
feng shui compass. Interesting historical anecdotes explaining why Chairman
Mao suppressed feng shui practice in China.
 Feng Shui Handbook, by Lam Kam Chuen
Yin and yang principle, five phase symbology, landscape, urban environments,
interiors, five animals placements all described with thorough text and
illustrated with dynamic diagrams.
 Personalize Your Feng Shui, by Evelyn Lip
Includes directions and tables for calculating Chinese Four Pillars
Astrological chart and how to use in conjunction with key feng shui
concepts.
 Between Heaven & Earth by Beinfield
& Korngold.
Overview of Chinese medicine and five elements theory of diagnosis and
treatment of disease; focuses on personality types, case studies (and
unfortunately, a plug for their own labeled line of herbal
formulas).
 Chinese System
of Food Cures by Henry C. Lu.
Chinese medical dietary remedies for various chronic and acute illnesses,
relating many common foods to the TCM principles of yin, yang, and the 12
organ systems.
 Dragon
Rises Red Bird Flies
by Leon Hammer, MD
Dr. Hammer,a psychiatrist with training in Oriental Medicine, delineates
the various psychological states that relate to imbalances in each of the
12 regular meridians/organ systems of TCM.
The Eleventh Wing by Dr. Khiegh Dhigh.
Dr. Dhigh, one of the founders of the Taoist Sanctuary in Southern
California (and actor who played "Oddjob" in Goldfinger), presents
an astute mathematical and historical commentary—wing—on the I
Ching.
 I Ching translated by Martin Palmer, Jay Ramsay
and Zhao Xiaomin.
A new translation drawing upon recent archaeological findings, placing
the text in historical context, providing poetic interpretation of each
hexagram, as well as a breakdown of the Chinese character radicals in
each hexagram name.
 Medicine in China, Paul Unschuld, University of
California Press.
Overview of the historical development of Chinese Medicine, from shamanism,
to Daoist Medicine, to modern TCM and China's complimentary medicine: using
Western medicine and acupuncture/herbology side by side in hospital
settings.
The Portable Dragon, edited by R.G.H.Siu, MIT Press
Dr. Siu has compiled a version of the I Ching with excerpts
from various works of World Literature used to illustrate the meaning of
each hexagram's meaning, line by line.
 A Source Book in Chinese Philosophy, transl.
by Wing Tsit Chan, Princeton University Press
Overview of all branches of Chinese Philosophy; essential to the newcomer
to Oriental Philosophy and Chinese Medicine as a background reference. This
is the book I most often recommend to people beginning to take an interest
in Taoism and Chinese traditions; it was the text chosen by Dr. Alison Black
for her course on Oriental Philosophy at the University of Washington, Seattle,
1980.
 Tao te Ching, transl. Red Pine
Red Pine is a Pacific Northwest poet and translator of Chinese texts;
his version of DDJ includes translation of various Chinese commentaries from
Daoist, Confucianist and modern interpreters.
 The Yellow Emperor's
Classic of Medicine
by Zhu Ming (trans.).
Beijing University Press.
The key text of Chinese medicine; a new translation, for which Dr. Ming
relied upon several English speaking editors as well as other Chinese scholars
to render a faithful and readable translation!
Fundamentals of Chinese Acupuncture by Ellis, Wiseman
& Boss.*
Describes acupuncture points and meridian pathways, provides tables
with an overview of each meridian's uses, and a glossary of terms used in
Chinese medical diagnosis.
*Required textbook for my HE399/Meridian Theory course through
Southern Oregon University's Extended Campus Programs.
Statements of Fact in TCM by Bob Flaws
Bob Flaws' translation of the Chinese of precepts of TCM practice, from
the perspective of yin and yang, qi and blood, and the organ/meridian
systems.
Other Health Care Resources
Healing with Whole Foods by Paul
Pitchford.
Only book on nutrition that combines Chinese Medicine theory, information
on vitamins and minerals, and includes recipes!
Space, Time & Medicine
by Larry Dossey, M.D.
Dr. Dossey's anecdotal experiences illustrate "hurry up sickness", and
the mind's ability to heal itself with the right suggestion, emotional support,
and space. Captures the mind set of the modern age and its illness-producing
capacity in an unforgettable way. |
