Author(s): Mantak Chia

Alternative Health

Fusion of the Five Elements is the necessary first step in the Taoist practice of Inner Alchemy, in which one learns to control the generation and flow of emotional, mental, and physical energies within the body. It is a series of meditations designed to locate and dissolve negative energies trapped inside the body by making a connection between the five outer senses (experienced through the ears, eyes, nose, mouth, and tongue) and the five major negative emotions (anger, hate, worry, sadness, and fear). When the body is cleared of negative energy, universal chi energy flows freely and productively, nourishing both body and soul. It shows step-by-step how to remove negative emotions from the organs in which they are lodged by neutralising and transforming the negativity back into positive energy. It includes basic and advanced-level meditations. The practice is divided into two parts. The first works with controlling the forces of the five elements on the five major organs of the body by learning the elements' effects upon each other and how to balance and utilise these energies properly. The advanced Fusion exercises then show how to channel the greater energies of the stars and planets to strengthen internal weaknesses and crystallise positive energy. By "fusing" all the different kinds of energy together, a harmonious whole is created - the key to manifesting an Immortal existence.