As the opening of the entire course, this chapter aims to establish the core authority of Patriarch Lรผ's (Lรผ Dongbin) The Secret of the Golden Flower. The so-calledโGolden Flowerโis the convergence of one's innate primordial energy (True Qi) and light, the ultimate crystallization pursued in Internal Alchemy.
Core Formula: The Carefree Formula
โFrom the Jade Pure realm came the Carefree Formulaโfour words: focus spirit and enter the Qi cavity. In the sixth month, behold white snow flying; at the third watch, see the sun blazing bright.โ
- Focus Spirit and Enter the Qi Cavity: This is the technical entry point of Internal Alchemy. It involves reinjecting scattered consciousness (Spirit) back into the body's energy center (Qi), establishing a closed energy loop.
- Anti-Entropy Metaphor: 'Summer Snow' symbolizes the cooling stillness attained amidst extreme Yang agitation; 'Midnight Sun' symbolizes the true Yang light ignited within the deepest Yin darkness.
- Ten Years of Practice: Patriarch Lรผ confesses, "These words of mine represent ten years of practice," implying that these seemingly simple four characters are the distilled truth arising from arduous cultivation.
Alchemical Perspective
This is not a meteorological description, but an inner experiential feeling. When a practitioner achieves the "Harmony of Water and Fire," the sense of time and space within the body shifts, producing psychological-phenomenological phenomena that defy physical laws, marking the awakening of the "True Self."