Long Dragons in Folklore

With the arrival of the new Lunar Year of the Dragon we examine the lore of, both the Eastern and Western varieties. Each possess veritable hordes of mythology and associations about their significance; in literature, and art. In some cases that lore extends to their actual depiction.

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On TAOISM

Taoism is variously a philosophy, a religion and a science. Concerning itself with the natural forces of the universe, the essential meaning of life, and a mystical belief in immortality, it attempts to capture the way of all things.

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The Birth of Death

A Special Halloween edition of Tiger tales. Izanagi-no-Mikoto (伊邪那岐命/伊弉諾尊) and his wife Izanami-no-Mikoto (伊弉冉尊/伊邪那美命) are the creators of the Japanese archipelago and the progenitors of many deities, which include the sun goddess Amaterasu, the moon deity Tsukuyomi, and the storm god Susanoo. After her untimely death, Izanagi, wishing to see Izanami again, went down to Yomi, the land of the dead, in the hopes of retrieving her.

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Mapping Pan Gu

“All the great stories have maps” a beta-reader once told me. As with much of A Tiger’s Tale, its inclusion needed to reflect my understanding and so, some research was required.

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Tiger Tales episode 2: Wude

When we last left our tale, young Jin Tong – The Golden Boy, has left his childhood home to pursue the life of a Youxia, a Martial Knight or Wuxia Hero. In the company of his new mentors, the Tiger Twins he recieves his first lesson on their journey down from the lofty heights of …

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Tiger Leaps the Abyss

Of our recent explorations of the Bagua and the Book of Changes there is one Trigram which is most significant to A Tiger’s Tale; number 6 Kan after which the main character has been named.

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Meditation 2: Shen Guan

A book review like no other. Read the Shen Guan Meditation.

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