- Softcover
- New
Seller: PBShop.store UK, Fairford, GLOS, United KingdomPBShop.store UK
AbeBooks seller since June 11, 1999
Condition: New
£ 13.98
Quantity: Over 20 available
Add to basketItem description from seller
New Book. Delivered from our UK warehouse in 4 to 14 business days. THIS BOOK IS PRINTED ON DEMAND. Established seller since 2000.
Seller Inventory # L0-9798223527169
- Title
- The Book of Qi
- Author
- Ru, Mushin
- Publisher
- Mushin Ru
- Publication year
- 2023
- Condition
- New
- Binding
- PAP
- Language
- English
- ISBN 13
- 9798223527169
- Item weight
- 120 grams
Qi is the movement that makes life possible.
It animates the body, organizes the mind, and gives coherence to experience. Across cultures and eras, humans have observed this living current and named it in different ways - Qi, Prana, Ki, Manitou, Nsala - not as belief, but as recognition. Life is not static. It circulates, concentrates, disperses, and renews itself. Where this movement remains coherent, vitality emerges. Where it is disrupted, imbalance follows.
This book is an exploration of how different traditions have understood, cultivated, and regulated this fundamental force. Drawing from Traditional Chinese Medicine, Qigong, martial arts, Yoga, astrology, and the physics of resonance and sound, it examines energy not as an abstraction, but as a measurable and experiential reality. Each discipline speaks its own language, yet all converge on the same principles: rhythm, balance, interaction, and flow.
At the core of the book is movement - posture, breath, and intentional action as tools for observation and change. The elements of wood, fire, earth, metal, and water are presented not as symbols, but as functional qualities expressed through physiology, emotion, and behavior. By learning to recognize these patterns within ourselves, we gain clarity about how we respond to pressure, change, and stability.
The inquiry extends beyond the body. Planetary cycles and zodiacal patterns are approached as timing mechanisms rather than definitions of identity, offering insight into temperament, tendency, and resonance between individual life and larger rhythms. Sound and vibration are explored with equal precision, revealing how breath, tone, silence, and language directly shape perception, nervous response, and direction of action.
The final chapter addresses what has historically been called magick - stripped of fantasy and excess. It is presented as the disciplined use of intention, attention, and language in alignment with natural law. Words are treated as instruments of resonance, capable of shaping outcomes through clarity, repetition, and coherence.
This book does not promise control over life. It offers something more durable: tools for observation, alignment, and responsibility. By understanding how energy moves through body, mind, environment, and time, we learn to act with greater precision and live with greater coherence - not above life, but fully within it.
"Synopsis" may belong to another edition of this title.
About the Author
Mushin Ru writes from silence. Not to teach, but to remind. Rooted beyond belief systems, his words speak to what we already know but have forgotten. With clarity, honesty, and true presence, he walks alongside the collapse of false structures-not to rebuild the illusion, but to call us back to what was true all along.
Aether Foinix is a renowned spiritual guide who blends ancient Hermetic wisdom with modern insights to offer profound teachings that inspire and empower seekers on their spiritual journey. He encourages people to connect with their inner truth and inner wisdom, reminding them of the infinite wellspring of wisdom that resides within them. His works reflect the timeless wisdom of the ancient Hermetic teachings, revealing the hidden gems of a person's soul's purpose and guiding them towards greater clarity and understanding. Aether Foinix's teachings are rooted in the essence of union, reminding people that they are not separate from the divine but a unique expression of it. His works are a visual and auditory feast for the senses, a sacred symphony of words and images that stir the soul and ignite the inner flame. The name Aether Foinix comes from a legendary story of a young sorceress who was born during a rare celestial event and possessed exceptional skills in manipulating the five elements, that rule our mother Earth.
"About the title" may belong to another edition of this title.
PBShop.store UK
Fairford, GLOS, United Kingdom
AbeBooks seller since June 11, 1999
Shipping rates from United Kingdom to U.S.A.
| Item | 10 to 20 business days | 10 to 20 business days |
|---|---|---|
| First item | £ 3.29 | £ 3.29 |
Payment methods
Store description
**Please note our transit times are from the date of dispatch.** We first started out as “The Paperback Exchange,” a chain of physical bookstores where we would part exchange your beloved books for new stories to transport you to faraway places. However, as shopping started to evolve to online shops and marketplaces, we bid our stores goodbye to become “PBShop.” This transition has only allowed us to blossom as we now ship thousands of titles to book lovers across the globe. We pride ourselves in being a community of local book lovers which allows our passion and devotion to shine in everything we do. In 2020 we not only celebrated our 20th birthday but our 1st birthday as being completely employee owned after becoming an E.O.T in September 2019. We are proud to be different and embrace standing apart on a book mountain by working from a virtual inventory which allows us to provide thousands of books that may be difficult to get for your bookshelf or your studies. Working with a number of different suppliers allows us to explore other avenues such as puzzles, sheet music and even stationery so we really do have something for everyone. Life is about being versatile in all realms of existence. If this is your first purchase with us, or you are a returning customer, we would like to welcome you to the PBShop family, for there is no friend as loyal as a book. We are a company who put our customers at the centre of everything we do as we understand the importance of reading because once you learn to read, you will forever be free. There are a whole lot of things in this world of ours that we are yet to explore, which is why we will forever inspire curious minds.…
Specialty
Hardbacks, PaperbacksSeller's business information
Pbshop.co.uk
Unit 22 Horcott Industrial Estate, Horcott Road
Fairford, United Kingdom GL7 4BX
Terms of sale
Returns Policy
We ask all customers to contact us for authorisation should they wish to return their order. Orders returned without authorisation may not be credited.
If you wish to return, please contact us within 14 days of receiving your order to obtain authorisation.
Returns requested beyond this time will not be authorised.
Our team will provide full instructions on how to return your order and once received our returns department will process your refund.
Please note the cost to return any unwanted order to us is borne by the buyer.
Should your order arrive damaged, not as advertised or faulty, we must be advised of this within 14 days of delivery. Please contact us so we can find the best solution for you.
Our Customer Care Team can be contacted by emailing alborders@paperbackshop.co.uk, or by calling our UK Office on +441285 712 917. We are available 9:00am till 5:30pm GMT Monday to Friday.
Right of withdrawal
If you are a consumer you can withdraw from the contract in accordance with the following. Consumer means any natural person who is acting for purposes which are outside his trade, business, craft or profession.
Information regarding the right of withdrawal
Statutory right to withdraw
You have the right to withdraw from this contract within 14 days without giving any reason.
The withdrawal period will expire after 14 days from the day on which you acquire, or a third party other than the carrier and indicated by you acquires, physical possession of the last good or the last lot or piece.
To exercise the right of withdrawal, electronically fill in and submit a clear statement on our website, under "My Purchases" in "My Account". We will communicate to you an acknowledgement of receipt of such a withdrawal on a durable medium (e.g. by e-mail) without delay.
To meet the withdrawal deadline, it is sufficient for you to send your communication concerning your exercise of the right of withdrawal before the withdrawal period has expired.
Effects of withdrawal
If you withdraw from this contract, we will reimburse to you all payments received from you, including the costs of delivery (except for the supplementary costs arising if you chose a type of delivery other than the least expensive type of standard delivery offered by us).
We may make a deduction from the reimbursement for loss in value of any goods supplied, if the loss is the result of unnecessary handling by you.
We will make the reimbursement without undue delay, and not later than 14 days after the day on which we are informed about your decision to withdraw from this contract.
We will make the reimbursement using the same means of payment as you used for the initial transaction, unless you have expressly agreed otherwise; in any event, you will not incur any fees as a result of such reimbursement.
We may withhold reimbursement until we have received the goods back, or you have supplied evidence of having sent back the goods, whichever is the earliest.
You shall send back the goods or hand them over to PBShop.store UK, Fairford, United Kingdom, +44 1285 712917, without undue delay and in any event not later than 14 days from the day on which you communicate your withdrawal from this contract to us. The deadline is met if you send back the goods before the period of 14 days has expired. You will have to bear the direct cost of returning the goods. You are only liable for any diminished value of the goods resulting from the handling other than what is necessary to establish the nature, characteristics and functioning of the goods.
Exceptions to the right of withdrawal
The right of withdrawal does not apply to:
- The delivery of newspapers, journals or magazines with the exception of subscription contracts; and
- The supply of digital content which is not supplied on a tangible medium (e.g. on a CD or DVD) if you accepted when you placed your order that we could start to deliver it, and that you could not withdraw once delivery had started.
Shipping terms
Orders are shipped from our UK warehouse. Delivery thereafter is between 4 and 14 business days. Please contact us if you have any queries about our services or products.