1) Mountain 山 (Also known as The Alchemy of Immortals (仙)
2) Medicine 医
3) Life 命
4) Appearance 相
5) Divination 扑
1) Mountain (山 - Shan) / The Alchemy of Immortals (仙)
It is known as "Mountain (山 - Shan)" - meaning Knowledge and Skills are learned and trained in the Mountains, because in ancient time, a person need to go up to the mountain to receive such knowledge. Studies that fall under this art includes diet, physical health, martial arts, meditation and self-healing. Taoist Sorcery, Taoist Rituals and Taoist Talismans belongs to Mountain (山) / The Alchemy of Immortals (仙).
Important!: Many people (Chinese folks included) thought "Mountain (山 - Shan)" of Chinese Metaphysics (中华玄学) means the "The Study of shape and formations of Mountains" and then mistook Feng Shui (风水) belongs to "Study Of Mountain (山 - Shan)", which is wrong. "Mountain (山 - Shan)" of Chinese Metaphysics (中华玄学) means "Knowledge and Skills are learned and trained in the Mountains (in ancient China)". Feng Shui (风水) belongs to the Study of Appearance/Physiognomy (相 - Xiang).
2) Medicine (医 - Yi)
Art Of Healing. It includes all form of Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM), including acupuncture (鍼灸) , Medical Prescriptions (方剂) and Soul Healing(灵治).
3) Life (命 - Ming)
The Chinese Art of Destiny Analysis (命) or fate. It includes Four Pillars and Eight Characters (子平八字 - Zi Ping Ba Zi ) and Purple Star Astrology (紫微斗数 - Zi Wei Dou Shu).
4) Appearance (相 - Xiang)
The Chinese Study of Appearance/Physiognomy (相) which refers to the study of forms, meaning the study of good or bad of a form. The 2 well-known examples are Palmistry (Lines on the Palm of Hands) and Face Reading / Mole Reading. Feng Shui belongs to the study of Forms (相 - Xiang) , including Feng Shi for Burial (阴宅 - Yin Zhai) and Feng Shui for the living environment (阳宅 - Yang Zhai). The study of Characters of Chinese Names of a person is also belong to The Chinese Study of Appearance (相 - Xiang).
5) Divination (扑 - Pu)
Prediction and the Yi Jing (易经 - I Ching) feature prominently in this study. Popular study in this art includes Tai Yi (太易), Da Liu Ren (大六壬), Qi Men Dun Jia(奇门盾甲). They rely on numerical analysis to reveal one’s path and future.
5 Arts of Chinese Metaphysics (五术) guided the Chinese people throughout the ages..
The 5 Arts of Chinese Metaphysics (五术) guided the Chinese people throughout the ages. The content of each of the five arts are complex and very difficult to master. As such, practitioners focus in one or two of the five arts (五术) and many only on one of two of the disciplines within the arts.
5 Arts of Chinese Metaphysics (五术) are the biggest gifts from our Chinese Ancestors to all human beings on earth, yet the Westernized Chinese and most English Educated Chinese are looking down upon Ancient Chinese Wisdom (thoughts and teachings of their own ancestors) as superstition.
Many Western Folks are now having keen interest to learn and understand the Chinese Metaphysics (中华玄学) but realized that most of all the books of Chinese Metaphysics (中华玄学) and courses are written and conducted in Chinese Language and Classical Chinese, which without a good foundation of Chinese Language , they are unable to even learn the Basics
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