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▣ One of the main alchemical emblems of True Yang. ''Ant.'' ''[[Liuzhu 流珠|liuzhu]]'' 流珠 Flowing Pearl; ''[[Taiyang liuzhu 太陽流珠|taiyang liuzhu]]'' 太陽流珠 Flowing Pearl of Great Yang. | ▣ One of the main alchemical emblems of True Yang. ''Ant.'' ''[[Liuzhu 流珠|liuzhu]]'' 流珠 Flowing Pearl; ''[[Taiyang liuzhu 太陽流珠|taiyang liuzhu]]'' 太陽流珠 Flowing Pearl of Great Yang. | ||
<blockquote>⦿ [[Cantong qi]] 22: That is why lead is black on the outside but cherishes the Golden Flower within, like the man who wears rough-hewn clothes but cherishes a piece of jade in his bosom, and outwardly behaves like a fool. 故鉛外黑，內懷金華，被褐懷玉，外為狂夫。''Comm. [[Peng Xiao 彭曉|Peng Xiao]]'': This means that before Lead transmutes itself into the white Metal, it is still confused within its ore. Outside it looks black, but within it cherishes the Golden Flower, similar to a fool who “wears rough-hewn clothes but cherishes a piece of jade in his bosom.”<ref>This expression derives from [[Daode jing 道德經 | <blockquote>⦿ [[Cantong qi]] 22: That is why lead is black on the outside but cherishes the Golden Flower within, like the man who wears rough-hewn clothes but cherishes a piece of jade in his bosom, and outwardly behaves like a fool. 故鉛外黑，內懷金華，被褐懷玉，外為狂夫。''Comm. [[Peng Xiao 彭曉|Peng Xiao]]'': This means that before Lead transmutes itself into the white Metal, it is still confused within its ore. Outside it looks black, but within it cherishes the Golden Flower, similar to a fool who “wears rough-hewn clothes but cherishes a piece of jade in his bosom.”<ref>This expression derives from [[Daode jing 道德經]] 70: “The sage wears rough-hewn clothes but cherishes a piece of jade in his bosom” 聖人被褐懷玉。</ref> 謂鉛未化白金之前，混于礦內，外貌黑而內藏金華，若被褐懷玉之狂夫也。 | ||
⦿ [[Cantong qi]] 62: The Flowing Pearl of Great Yang desires ever to leave you. When, at last, it finds the Golden Flower, it turns about, and the two rely upon each other. 太陽流珠，常欲去人，卒得金華，轉而相因。 | ⦿ [[Cantong qi]] 62: The Flowing Pearl of Great Yang desires ever to leave you. When, at last, it finds the Golden Flower, it turns about, and the two rely upon each other. 太陽流珠，常欲去人，卒得金華，轉而相因。 | ||
⦿ [[Xiuzhen shishu 修真十書 | ⦿ [[Xiuzhen shishu 修真十書]] 26 [[Wuzhen pian]]: Mercury is the Flowing Pearl. Lead is the Golden Flower. 汞：流珠。鉛：金華。 | ||
⦿ [[Jindan faxiang 金丹法象 | ⦿ [[Jindan faxiang 金丹法象]]: The Flowing Pearl is Yin within Yang. The Golden Flower is Yang within Yin. 陽中陰：流珠。陰中陽：金華。 | ||
⦿ [[Xingming guizhi 性命圭旨 | ⦿ [[Xingming guizhi 性命圭旨]] LJ: When we say Golden Flower and Yellow Sprout (''[[Huangya 黃芽|huangya]]''), they both refer to True Lead (''[[Zhenqian 真鉛|zhenqian]]''). 曰金華，曰黃芽，皆指真鉛而言。</blockquote> | ||
▣ An emblem of light, which in turn is an image of True Yang (''[[Zhenyang 真陽|zhenyang]]'') or Pure Yang (''[[Chunyang 純陽|chunyang]]''). | ▣ An emblem of light, which in turn is an image of True Yang (''[[Zhenyang 真陽|zhenyang]]'') or Pure Yang (''[[Chunyang 純陽|chunyang]]''). | ||
<blockquote>⦿ [[Jinhua zongzhi | <blockquote>⦿ [[Jinhua zongzhi]] 1: The Golden Flower is light. What is the appearance of light? It is represented by the Golden Flower, which hides the word “light.”<ref>When the characters ''jinhua'' 金華 are written vertically, the strokes forming the lower part of ''jin'' 金 “gold” and two of the strokes forming the upper part of ''hua'' 华 “flower” (a simplified form of ''hua'' 華) result in the character ''guang'' 光 “light.”</ref> 金華即光也，光是何色？取象金華，亦祕一光字。</blockquote> | ||
▣ The Elixir. | ▣ The Elixir. | ||
<blockquote>⦿ [[Jinhua zongzhi | <blockquote>⦿ [[Jinhua zongzhi]] 1: The Golden Flower is the Golden Elixir. 金華即金丹。</blockquote> | ||
== Notes == | == Notes == | ||
Latest revision as of 12:47, 2 November 2026
This page is excerpted from F. Pregadio, Dictionary of Taoist Internal Alchemy (Brill, 2025).
Translation
Golden Flower; Flower of Metal.
Definitions
▣ One of the main alchemical emblems of True Yang. Ant. liuzhu 流珠 Flowing Pearl; taiyang liuzhu 太陽流珠 Flowing Pearl of Great Yang.
⦿ Cantong qi 22: That is why lead is black on the outside but cherishes the Golden Flower within, like the man who wears rough-hewn clothes but cherishes a piece of jade in his bosom, and outwardly behaves like a fool. 故鉛外黑，內懷金華，被褐懷玉，外為狂夫。Comm. Peng Xiao: This means that before Lead transmutes itself into the white Metal, it is still confused within its ore. Outside it looks black, but within it cherishes the Golden Flower, similar to a fool who “wears rough-hewn clothes but cherishes a piece of jade in his bosom.”[1] 謂鉛未化白金之前，混于礦內，外貌黑而內藏金華，若被褐懷玉之狂夫也。
⦿ Cantong qi 62: The Flowing Pearl of Great Yang desires ever to leave you. When, at last, it finds the Golden Flower, it turns about, and the two rely upon each other. 太陽流珠，常欲去人，卒得金華，轉而相因。
⦿ Xiuzhen shishu 修真十書 26 Wuzhen pian: Mercury is the Flowing Pearl. Lead is the Golden Flower. 汞：流珠。鉛：金華。
⦿ Jindan faxiang 金丹法象: The Flowing Pearl is Yin within Yang. The Golden Flower is Yang within Yin. 陽中陰：流珠。陰中陽：金華。
⦿ Xingming guizhi 性命圭旨 LJ: When we say Golden Flower and Yellow Sprout (huangya), they both refer to True Lead (zhenqian). 曰金華，曰黃芽，皆指真鉛而言。
▣ An emblem of light, which in turn is an image of True Yang (zhenyang) or Pure Yang (chunyang).
⦿ Jinhua zongzhi 1: The Golden Flower is light. What is the appearance of light? It is represented by the Golden Flower, which hides the word “light.”[2] 金華即光也，光是何色？取象金華，亦祕一光字。
▣ The Elixir.
⦿ Jinhua zongzhi 1: The Golden Flower is the Golden Elixir. 金華即金丹。
Notes
- ↑ This expression derives from Daode jing 道德經 70: “The sage wears rough-hewn clothes but cherishes a piece of jade in his bosom” 聖人被褐懷玉。
- ↑ When the characters jinhua 金華 are written vertically, the strokes forming the lower part of jin 金 “gold” and two of the strokes forming the upper part of hua 华 “flower” (a simplified form of hua 華) result in the character guang 光 “light.”
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