The Life Energy

The life energy exists in many traditions, such as qi (chi) in China, prana in India, pneuma in Ancient Greece, spiritus in Latin, and vitalism in philosophy. Here they are all explained.

The Book:

Life Energy Encyclopedia

Qi, prana, spirit, ruach, pneuma, and many other life forces around the world explained and compared, by Stefan Stenudd.
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Other Websites:

Qi Energy

The ancient Chinese life energy qi (chi) explained and how to exercise it.

I Ching Online

The 64 hexagrams of the Chinese classic I Ching and what they mean in divination. Try it online for free.

Taoist

Taoism, the old Chinese philosophy of life, based on Tao, the Way.

Creation Myths

Creation stories from around the world, and the ancient cosmology they reveal.

Life Energy Beliefs

Life Force Ideas Around the World

The idea of a life energy, or life spirit, a vital force that flows through all living things, exists all over the world, in many cultures and from the distant past to the present. Here is a small encyclopedia of such beliefs - and of terms mistakenly believed to be such. An edited and expanded version of this is in my book Life Energy Encyclopedia.

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Stefan Stenudd

Stefan Stenudd

About me

I'm a Swedish writer and instructor of the peaceful martial art aikido. I've written several books about qi and other lifeforce concepts. I'm also a historian of ideas, researching the thought patterns in creation myths. Google Profile. Here's my personal website: stenudd.com

Books by Stefan Stenudd:

QI - increase your life energy, by Stefan Stenudd.

Increase your life energy
The life energy qi (also chi or ki) explained, with several very easy exercises to awaken, increase, and use it, by Stefan Stenudd.
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Cosmos of the Ancients

The Greek philosophers and what they thought about cosmology, myth, and the gods, by Stefan Stenudd.
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