PUBLICATIONS
Leaving the Mountains
A Daoist Journey from Obscurity to Modernity
by Jeff Reid
Sixteenth generation disciple, Jeff Reid’s Leaving the Mountains: A Daoist Journey from Obscurity to Modernity traces the story of the Wudang Sanfeng Lineage from its Yuan and Ming dynasty origins, through the fall of imperial China and the upheavals of the Cultural Revolution, into the weird and unpredictably charged terrain of the present. Blending biography and memoir, it follows this once-obscure lineage as it moves from secluded mountain grottoes into the pulsating realities of modern life, illuminating the intertwined paths of martial arts, meditation, and mysticism. Both rigorously researched and deeply personal, the work offers an unflinching, often humorous, and contemplative exploration of lineage, cultivation, and the enduring relevance of Daoism in the contemporary world.
The Subtle Body
A Genealogy
by Simon Cox
Sixteenth generation disciple Simon Cox’s study of the subtle body traces the evolution of this elusive concept from its roots in late antique Neoplatonism through the Renaissance and into the Euro-American counterculture of the twentieth century. Moving across the Cambridge Platonists, early Indologists, Theosophists, occultists like Aleister Crowley, and psychologists such as Carl Jung, it situates the idea within a broader dialogue that includes Hindu, Buddhist, and Daoist traditions, while also interweaving reflections from the author’s own lived exploration of subtle embodiment. Both intellectually rigorous and personally inflected, the work offers a compelling account of how the “subtle body” has functioned as a bridge between soul and body across cultures, disciplines, and lived practice.
Introduction to the Dong Xiao
Learn How to Play the Chinese Vertical Flute
by Jake Pinnick
Learn how to play the Chinese vertical bamboo flute, the dongxiao (洞箫). "Introduction to the Dongxiao" is everything that you need to know to get started playing the xiao. Follow the step-by-step guidance of each section as the lessons progress from making the first sounds on the xiao to being able to play entire traditional musical pieces.
The goal of this text is to be an English resource for anyone wanting to learn this unique instrument. The author went through exhaustive research and translation in order to put together a comprehensive guide that not only teaches the basics and lists a few simple songs, but also goes deep into the musical aesthetic of the dongxiao. Each piece is fully notated and includes an instructive commentary that adds context, structure, and advice where necessary.
