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What I know of the divine sciences and Holy
Scriptures, I learned in woods and fields. I have no other
masters than the beeches and the oaks.
Saint Bernard of Clairvaux
John Locke, who amongst
other things,
influenced our founding
fathers,
the American
revolutionaries
and whose philosophy can be
seen in the Declaration of Independence states,
“Natural Philosophy
[the study of nature]
is not capable of being
made into science.”
This thinking is actually a
very
Taoist point of view.
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2 year
course of study on
Formless Taoism
starting in 2011.
In China’s long medical history, many
classical Chinese medicine schools developed with different
ideologies on how to heal body/mind and sprit (Jing, Qi,
Shen). The
Formless Taoism instruction is broken into two separate but
cohesive elements of Yin and Yang /Earth and Heaven
training.
The first year in our program is called
The School of
Wisdom and Understanding.
The second year is called
Divine Union
and Teaching.
The course is designed for serious students
to dedicate off-campus time for reading, research and study,
answering Dr. Cibik’s written assignments, doing
self-cultivation practice, and becoming introspective of
their studies with silent retreat time.
The monthly weekend intensives are designed
to:
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bring new material (not available in books) to the
students attention
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integrate their prior reading and
self-practice into a deeper understanding
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to have questions
answered
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to work in a clinical setting, and to hear
information passed down from an oral tradition.
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Reasons to Begin the Journey
into
Formless Taoism:
Often
people speak of Body, Mind and Spirit. But how does this
description relate to you personally and or in the
manifestation of your moment-by-moment experience?
With the premise that mind creates reality, then to
understand ones own mind and everything about oneself from a
Body, Mind and Spirit plane, one must cultivate the trinity
of Mind.
The trinity of mind is: Self-reverence, Self-knowledge and
Self-control leading to Self-contemplation, introspection
and spiritual research. These are the tenets of Formless
Taoism.
You
want to be a healer or already are a healer, but desire to
become more spiritual in your healing practice.
You want to deepen your
faith in the world of energy medicine into realms and
dimensions rarely taught.
Intuitively you know
something is lacking in your practice, and you are not sure
what that is.
You want to understand
and learn to deal with internal and external Gui and Mo –
Ghosts and demons.
The world of the Shaman
and healer has always interested you, but there was never an
opportunity for clear concise instruction.
Nature and its
unlimited potential are models to learn by and become to
understand yourself
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Those who contemplate the beauty of
the earth find reserves of strength that will endure
as long as life lasts.
Rachel Carson
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Prerequisites:
This course of study is reserved for people who are
actively practicing energy work and prayer including
meditation, for several years. It is assumed that
there is foundational knowledge of energy
terminology and one can feel Qi in various parts of
their anatomy. The Introduction to Medical QiGong
course is highly suggested, or it’s equivalent,
prior to enrollment along with several of the Taoist
lectures and seminars here at Inner Strength. As the
serious practicing student comes to realize, to
assist people in their spiritual journey takes
thousands of hours of study and practice -so a
weekend or week of study does not adequately qualify
anyone to become a teacher or counselor in spiritual
matters – hence our 2-year intensive program.
Class Size:
The 2-year program consists of class intensives
meeting once a month - The second Saturday and
Sunday of every month starting in April of 2011.
Class size in limited (Dr. Cibik is only accepting
12 students) in order for quality dissemination of
information and personal guidance to each student.
All classes have mandatory attendance with this
intensive program. If a student misses a weekend
intensive, he/she must schedule private training
with Dr. Cibik within three months of the missed
class, at an additional cost not covered by tuition.
After 3 missed classes in
any one-year without makeup, the student is put on
probation with the possibility of expulsion without
refund.
Graduates:
Ordination in Formless Taoism sect as a Taoist
priest will be awarded after the successful
completion of the two years of training, passing
grades on oral and practical exams, and all
financial obligations met.
Please
contact us with
your interest in this program |
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