por pedroceinos | May 9, 2025 | culture, philosophy
Laozi’s Mother is the goddess who created the world Laozi’s Mother is the goddess who created the world In Taoist thought, great mysteries are not explained with definitive statements, but with paradoxical images, fragmentary myths, and bodily metaphors. One such...
por pedroceinos | Abr 30, 2025 | culture, philosophy
Does the Daodejing Contain the Oldest Creation Myth of China? Does the Daodejing Contain the Oldest Creation Myth of China? An introductory article on Chinese mythology asserts (twice) that the myth of the creation of Huangdi (the Yellow Emperor) should be considered...
por pedroceinos | Abr 22, 2025 | culture
The Primitivist: The Taoist Philosopher of Simplicity The Primitivist: The Taoist Philosopher of Simplicity The Taoist classic Zhuangzi is not the work of a single philosopherAnyone who takes a closer look at the foundational works of Taoism will quickly discover that...
por pedroceinos | Mar 30, 2025 | folklore
Did a Taoist Art of the bedchamber of male Homosexuality Exist? Did a Taoist Art of the bedchamber of male Homosexuality Exist? This is the question posed by Zhang Wanrong in an intriguing article published last year in the journal Religions[1]. The Taoist Art of the...
por pedroceinos | Mar 6, 2022 | books, culture
Manual of Taoist Architecture Manual of Taoist Architecture There are some illustrated books that produce in the reader a contradictory feeling, because the images that explain what the text is about are sometimes accompanied by an exposition of ideas that is too...
