A Potter's Notes on Tai Chi Chuan
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| Rating | : | 4.99 (857 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0962069000 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 76 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2016-04-14 |
| Language | : | English |
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Stephanie T. Hoppe said Writing about the unwritable. Margaret Emerson begins "A Potter's Notes on Tai Chi Chuan" with questioning whether she should even attempt to write about Tai Chi Chuan, given that this art does not consist of knowledge that can "be learned in the Western sense." "It is better named awareness," she continues, something that "can only be gained through experience." And yet, through very simply, precisely, lucidly detailing the factual inters. "practical poetry" according to A Customer. Margy's books are like practical poetry,relating wonderful images to be manefested in form, whether it be pottery or the ancient exercise of Tai Chi Chuan. Reading her books promotes disapline, and a daily practice of centering, balance, and the roots of grace.She presents the basic principle of Tai Chi Chuan dance, juxtiposed to the very basic material world of working with clay. It is amazing how these two o. A lovely, simple book A Customer The gentle movements between the two art forms - potting and tai chi chuan practice - using a third art form, written prose, echo the gentle movements of practice as taught by Margy. Really, you should read this book if you're practicing t.c.c. It's NOT a how-to manual and does not pretend to be, but is more a meditation on the process and how it has affected one person. This and her second book give a glimpse
When she wrote A Potter's Notes on Tai Chi Chuan, Margaret Emerson had been making her living as a potter for sixteen years and practicing T'ai Chi for nine years. In this book she compares the process of making art with the practice of moving meditation. Her observations reveal lessons learned from both endeavors and the ways in which they reflect, illuminate, and contribute to each other.
She interweaves intellect and intuition. The author is an independent woman; an educated, rational Westerner steeped in Eastern philosophy who uses T'ai Chi, meditation, visions, and dreams to sustain and guide her. About the Author Other books by Margaret Emerson are Breathing Underwater: The Inner Life of T'ai Chi Ch'uan (North Atlantic Books) and the new (October 2005) memoir Eyes of the Mirror (Artichoke Press). . The focus of her life and her writing is the knitting together of conscious and subconscious, shaping an exterior that's an authentic reflection of her interior
The author is an independent woman; an educated, rational Westerner steeped in Eastern philosophy who uses T'ai Chi, meditation, visions, and dreams to sustain and guide her. She interweaves intellect and intuition. . The focus of her life and her writing is the knitting together of conscious and subconscious, shaping an ex