The term Daoist arts originates in the "Under Heaven" chapter of Zhuangzi. It means the same thing as "esoteric arts" and "technical arts." Daoists also call them "immortal arts."
Daoist arts cover many practices, including divination, talismans, prayers for blessings and protection, incantations, internal alchemy, external alchemy, furnace arts for transmuting metals, fasting, physical cultivation, bedroom arts, elixirs, and breathing techniques.
Daoist arts are numerous and are divided into five major categories.
1. Mountain
"Mountain" refers to a discipline for cultivating the body and spirit, and bringing them into harmony, through methods such as dietary practices, foundational training, mystical texts, martial arts, and talismans and incantations.
Dietary practices involve using tonics, wine, and everyday food to strengthen the body and treat illness.
Foundational training involves using guided movement, breathing exercises, and meditation to control one's essence, energy, and spirit, thereby increasing physical strength.
Mystical texts are based on the ideas of Laozi and Zhuangzi, and serve as a means of cultivating the mind and character...
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