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Healing Tao USA China 2007 images

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Green Goat Temple, Chengdu, a fierce cauldron.
Grand entry atop Mr. Emei, Sichuan province.
Mt. Emei Buddhists who got stuck in stone (needed more qigong?) :)
Rare flower and Emei cliffs.
We gather around a mgic stone pulled from a stream by a monk after he saw it emitting blue light. It did have unusual chi.
My great grandmother, lecturing me on how to raise kids.
Roof detail, Mr. Emei.
Largest Buddha in China, at leShan, Sichuan.
Calligraphy i wished I could afford...
8 Immortal Temple, Xian.
Roof beam and etail, White Cloud Temple, Beijing.
Mt. Qing, Taoist altar with Big Dipper 7 stars and 5 elements arrangement.
Top of Mr. Emei, ddetail of crook & circle, Buddhist emblems.
Giant Indian style sculpture plopped down atop a Chinese sacred Mtn - in my opinion, it shold be removed and shipped to India.
Mr. Emeri walkway to Heaven.
Michael Winn, appointed guardian of the cauldron atop Emei.
Bridge decoration, Emei.
Green goat temple, Chengdu with sculptured garden.
1700 year old Gingko tree next to Supreme Clarity Temple, Mt. Qing. This is definitely an immortal, will take you for a wild trip if you surender to it.
Chengdu girls get lessons on Erhu, local violin instrument with horsehairs.
The 2007 Dream Trippers, mingled with some chinese we picked up, on Mt. Qing.
Intimate moment atop the Great Wall. We go late in the day, to get it all to ourselves.
The Great Wall is steep!
Sunset view from Huashan West Peak.
Huashan cave decked out with ribbons to celebrate a local deity.
Group of our Dream Trippers who hiked 7 hours to the top of Huashan (rest took the cable car). The pilgrimmage is well worth the profound connection one makes with the mountain.
Golden lock pass on huashan. The red ribbons and locks have lovers names engraved on them.
Nice place to take a nap, with a 3000 ft. drop off as one's dream cushion.
Cafe half way up huashan, with winter photo of West Peak.
Another stupendous Huashan sunset
Huashan mural as backdrop for dream trippers about to begin their expeditioin to the top.
Pinetree immortal atop Huashan.
West Peak of Mt. Hua (Flower Mtn) - one of its five petals.
Greengoat temple, Chengdu. Cauldron with i Ching trigrams.
Huashan views never get boring...
One of our translators, Jasmine, climbing Huashan - her first time.
Java, our Chengdu guide, atop Emei.
Java embraces the statue after which Green Goat temple is named.
Tao master Jiang Nan transmits Qi to our group using circle-walking at White Cloud Temple in Beijing.
Han Dyn. ceramic of Lao tzu riding his ox (symbolizes Earth). 2300 years old.
Muslim bazaar in Xian has fantastic bargains. I bought this Dragon and Phoenix plate...
Han dynasty ceramic of Dragons.
North Peak of Huashan.
Taoist nun at Celestial Cave Monastery, Mt. Qing.
Old chinese man pays homage to the Temple of heaven, Beijing.
80 year old professor gives a brilliant lecture on Lao-tzu at White Cloud Temple, Beijing. He says he is a "Laoist, not a Taoist".
Doing Primordial Qigong (Tai Chi for Enlightenment) atop the Great Wall. We moved like a giant dragon undulating along the wall....
Carvings on a cliff of Taoist sages, Mt. Qing.
Han dynasty ceramic depicting two rabbits compounding the elixir of immortality. i am born in the year of the Rabbit, hope it helps...
Swinging bridge on path up Mt. Emei.
Incense is always burning on Mr. Wing's Supreme Clarity Temple. Can't let those Gods fall asleep....
Silk carpets are one of China's best bargains. I buy one every trip.
Keeping worshippers alert when they enter the green goat temple....
Dream Trippers having fun playing with the toys in Tientan Park. The Chinese are amused.
Celestial Cave Monastery central courtyard, our living room for two days...
Fierce Turtle upholds a stele on his back, Mt. Qing.
Mr. Hua, flowers and West Peak.
The Monkey on my back - again! This one bit me and drew blood when I refused to surrender some herbs in my pocket. Mt. Emei.
Michael Winn takes a bit out of a giant Reishi mushroom on Mt. Emei, hoping it will hallucinate him instantly to the top of the mountain....
Lighting incense is an intimate religious moment in China
Our hotel in Xian, beside it is entrance to City God Taoist Temple.
Temple of Heaven, most famous Taoist site in China.


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