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Revision as of 10:45, 1 November 2026
This page is excerpted from F. Pregadio, Dictionary of Taoist Internal Alchemy (Brill, 2025).
Translation
Flowing Pearl of Great Yang.
Definition(s)
▣ One of the main alchemical emblems of True Yin; in particular, an alchemical name of True Mercury (zhenhong). Equivalent to liuzhu 流珠 Flowing Pearl. Ant. heche 河車 River Chariot; jinhua 金華 Golden Flower.
⦿ CTQ 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。 ⦿ FX: The Flowing Pearl of Great Yang is Yin within Yang. The River Chariot of the northern direction is Yang within Yin. 陽中陰：太陽流珠。陰中陽：北方河車。
▣ An image of the conjunction of Yin and Yang.
⦿ CTQ 62 Comm. Peng Xiao: “Flowing Pearl of Great Yang” means that the Breath (qi) of the Earth joins the Breath of Heaven and is transformed into a Pearl. 「太陽流珠」者，地氣合天氣而化珠。
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☞ Liuzhu 流珠