Ever wonder about the unseen forces that shape health and illness? Sometimes it’s the things we can’t measure that hold the most sway. Healing isn’t always about what we see, but what we’re willing to explore.
In this episode, we sit down with Lindsey Wei, a practitioner deeply rooted in the world of Daoist medicine. She has spent years blending the physical practices of qigong and martial arts with the mystical art of talismans, incantations, and ritual healing. She brings a unique perspective on what it means to heal both the body and spirit.
Listen into this discussion as we explore the workings behind Daoist talismans, how the celestial realm might influence your well-being, and how movement and ritual intertwine in martial arts.
There’s more here than meets the eye, as we explore the boundaries between science and spirit, logic and mystery—and how these might be a little more porous than you realize.
In This Conversation We Discuss:
- The role of talismans and incantations in daoist medicine
- How karma and destiny can influence illness
- Differences between daoist medicine and traditional Chinese medicine
- The intersection of Western medicine and Chinese medicine in modern practice
- Talisman writing as a form of communication with the celestial realm
- The ritualistic aspects of daoist healing practices
- Martial arts as both a physical and spiritual practice in daoist traditions
- How qigong and tai chi support healing and recovery
- The influence of environment and landscape on health and healing
- The concept of using sound and music in daoist healing therapies
- How ritual cupping differs from traditional cupping methods
- The relationship between the body, spirit, and celestial forces
- How daoist deities act as models for personal cultivation
- The power of ritual and devotion in daoist martial forms
- Meditation practices for cultivating stillness and observing the mind
Health and Longevity can be as simple as daily exercise, change in diet, change in thought patterns, and practicing kindness.
Lindsey Wei
My Daoist Name is Wei Cheng Ling, 魏诚灵. I am a 24th generation lay disciple (俗家弟子sújiā dìzǐ) of the Long Men (Dragon Gate) Chun Yang (Pure Light) Sect of Wudang Daoism.
I trained Traditional Chinese Gong Fu at Wu Xian Miao (Five Immortals Temple) in the Wudang Mountains, China under master Li Xing De for many years before returning to the US in 2010 to start a martial and longevity arts teaching career. I am a practitioner of Tai Ji Quan, Qi Gong, Ba Gua, Double Edge Straight Sword, Fan, Staff, as well as Daoist Meditation, Ritual, and Scripture Recitation. I guide people towards self healing and excellence in preserving Wudang arts and traditions.
My passion is combining ancestral nature skills and place based indigenous world views of how to steward the earth, exist and thrive in wild places, with the life way of internal martial arts cultivation and health practices. I lead martial training camps in wilderness settings as the context of studying the Dao as it follows Nature.
I teach online courses as well as in person camps at varying locations in southern Oregon on Takelma and Klamath native lands.
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