zhinengqigongnotes

Moon gates have in China a very special meaning. Go ing through a moon gate is entering a different world. Even nowadays moon gates are very often used as a gate for a garden. You are entering a d ifferent world – a garden. Looking through a moon gate to the outside of a garden, is a look into the world of daily life.   --------------- The Chinese Embassy in Berlin you are entering by a moon gate. It means: You are in Germany but yo u are entering China.  The laws and rules apply to the Republic of China. It needs no explanation, the Chinese know it. --------------- In a city M oon gates are separating districts of a city . You leave your home district and enter a foreign district of the city. Entering by a moon gate a house or going t h rough moon gate of a wall surrounding the house you are going from the public to the private part. In general It is always a symbolic change, a change you have not to explain,

New Moon  The New Moon is not visible, in line between Earth and Sun.  The light reflected by the Earth is not sufficient, to make the Moon visible. The Sun behind the Moon. The gravitational forces of the Moon and the Sun are combined. The high tides are very high at the coasts and called spring tides. T he combined forces of Moon and Sun are tremendous.  The ratio Sun to Moon is about 200 to 1.  If you want to use these forces for Zhineng Qigong practising, it makes the most sense to do it at New Moon. Then you have not only the forces of the Moon but the forces of the Sun, too.     Full Moon   The Full Moon is fully visible   The Earth is between Moon and Sun. T he light reflected from the Sun makes the Moon visible.  From the direction of the Moon we only have the gravitational forces of the Moon.  Behind the Moon is the Universe. T here are only the forces of the Moon.  In the opposite direction, not visible, is the