{"id":9816,"date":"2018-12-22T12:38:26","date_gmt":"2018-12-22T12:38:26","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/fiveimmortals.com\/?page_id=9816"},"modified":"2018-12-22T12:41:12","modified_gmt":"2018-12-22T12:41:12","slug":"dongzhi-the-light-returns","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/fiveimmortals.com\/dongzhi-the-light-returns\/","title":{"rendered":"D\u014dngZh\u00ec &#8211; The Light Returns"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #993300;\">D\u014dngZh\u00ec &#8211; \u51ac\u81f3 &#8211; The Light Returns<\/span><\/h1>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/fiveimmortals.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/622678080203346205.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"9835\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/fiveimmortals.com\/dongzhi-the-light-returns\/attachment\/622678080203346205\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/fiveimmortals.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/622678080203346205.jpg?fit=620%2C827&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"620,827\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"622678080203346205\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/fiveimmortals.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/622678080203346205.jpg?fit=620%2C827&amp;ssl=1\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-9835 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/fiveimmortals.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/622678080203346205.jpg?resize=225%2C300&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/fiveimmortals.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/622678080203346205.jpg?resize=225%2C300&amp;ssl=1 225w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/fiveimmortals.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/622678080203346205.jpg?w=620&amp;ssl=1 620w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">\u00a0On the 22<sup>nd<\/sup> of December the 22<sup>nd<\/sup> solar term, D\u014dngZh\u00ec \u51ac\u81f3, of the traditional Chinese calendar begins. In total one year is divided into 24 equal periods and as the name already implies these solar terms are calculated according to the position of the sun on the ecliptic. On D\u014dngZh\u00ec \u51ac\u81f3, starting at 6:23am, the sun is coming back from south of N\u00e1nHu\u00edGu\u012bXi\u00e0n \u5357\u56de\u6b78\u7dda, the Tropic of Capricorn. The shortest day and the longest night of the year came to an end. In the West D\u014dngZh\u00ec \u51ac\u81f3 is better known as Winter Solstice bearing the same meaning: the light returns, the darkest period is over and days become longer. Already 3000 to 4000 years ago, before the Zh\u014du Dynasty\u5468\u4ee3 began (ca. 1050-250 BC), this day was a reason to celebrate; numerous ceremonies and rituals were performed to welcome the returning light. The celebrations at that time can be compared to the Ch\u016bnJi\u00e9 \u6625\u7bc0 New Year festival activities nowadays. Justifiably, for people in the past did not have electricity or heating, the returning of the light marked a special and important date.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">For Daoists D\u014dngZh\u00ec \u51ac\u81f3 bears another significant and highly important meaning: it is the festival day when Yu\u00e1nSh\u00ee Ti\u0101nZ\u016bn \u5143\u59cb\u5929\u5c0a the Celestial Venerable of the Primordial Beginning\/the Primeval Lord of Heaven was born. Yu\u00e1nSh\u00ee Ti\u0101nZ\u016bn \u5143\u59cb\u5929\u5c0a is one of the highest deities in Daoism and one of the S\u0101nQ\u012bng \u4e09\u6e05, the Three Pure Ones, where he is also known as Y\u00f9Q\u012bng \u7389\u6e05, the Jade Pure One. According to this name of his he resides in the Heaven of Jade Purity. Yu\u00e1nSh\u00ee Ti\u0101nZ\u016bn \u5143\u59cb\u5929\u5c0a represents the beginning of everything and the spirit of the Creator God. He is the Creator of Heaven, Earth and the 10.000 Things. Like God in the Western concepts he symbolizes the very first beginning. Yu\u00e1nSh\u00ee Ti\u0101nZ\u016bn \u5143\u59cb\u5929\u5c0ais known as D\u00e0oB\u00e2o \u9053\u5bf6, the Treasure of the Dao. Justifiably his birthday falls on D\u014dngZh\u00ec \u51ac\u81f3and lots of ceremonies are held to worship and to honor Yu\u00e1nSh\u00ee Ti\u0101nZ\u016bn \u5143\u59cb\u5929\u5c0a in which people pray for good fortune.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Looking at D\u014dngZh\u00ec \u51ac\u81f3 from an energetic point of view, the Winter Solstice indicates the return of heat energy, Yang energy and Y\u00e1ngQ\u00ec \u967d\u6c23.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/fiveimmortals.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/617300672953363329.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"9829\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/fiveimmortals.com\/dongzhi-the-light-returns\/attachment\/617300672953363329\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/fiveimmortals.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/617300672953363329.jpg?fit=548%2C731&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"548,731\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"617300672953363329\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/fiveimmortals.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/617300672953363329.jpg?fit=548%2C731&amp;ssl=1\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-9829 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/fiveimmortals.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/617300672953363329.jpg?resize=225%2C300&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/fiveimmortals.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/617300672953363329.jpg?resize=225%2C300&amp;ssl=1 225w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/fiveimmortals.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/617300672953363329.jpg?w=548&amp;ssl=1 548w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><\/a>As it is stated in Daoist theories: once an energy reached its peak and is most abundant, it starts to weaken; once it reached the bottom and is most weak, it starts to rise again. Never does any energy completely vanish though. The Y\u012bnY\u00e1ng \u9670\u967d symbol portrays this energy shift explicitly. Fitting D\u014dngZh\u00ec \u51ac\u81f3 into this pictorial concept the black Y\u012bn \u9670 segment occupies the biggest part before the Winter Solstice where there is only a small white Y\u00e1ng \u967d dot left. During the Winter Solstice a transformation happens and after D\u014dngZh\u00ec \u51ac\u81f3 the white Y\u00e1ng \u967d segment increases while the black Y\u012bn \u9670 segment decreases to the time and point of Xi\u00e0Zh\u00ec \u590f\u81f3 the Summer Solstice where there is only a small black Y\u012bn \u9670 dot left in the extended white Y\u00e1ng \u967d segment and the other major energy shift of the year happens.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Anybody working with internal energy waits for the day of the Winter Solstice and frequently meditate. As mentioned before on this date the Y\u00e1ng \u967d energy returns. Also in the body the Y\u00e1ngQ\u00ec \u967d\u6c23 starts rising up. Practicing meditation during this time of the year enables one to feel how the Y\u00e1ngQ\u00ec \u967d\u6c23enters the body through the sole of the foot. There Y\u00f4ngQu\u00e1n \u6e67\u6cc9 is located, the first acupuncture point on the Kidney meridian. Being sensitive and attentive enough a practitioner can then sense the Y\u00e1ngQ\u00ec \u967d\u6c23 rising up to Hu\u00ecY\u012bn \u6703\u9670, the first acupuncture point on the Conception Vessel, located at the perineum and also known as the root chakra. On the day of D\u014dngZh\u00ec \u51ac\u81f3 it is first to be perceived in a very subtle way. Slowly and with time the Y\u00e1ngQ\u00ec \u967d\u6c23 will grow and increase the enlargement of Q\u00ec \u6c23 and the energy of and in the human body.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/fiveimmortals.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/467907572225228952.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"9817\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/fiveimmortals.com\/dongzhi-the-light-returns\/attachment\/467907572225228952\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/fiveimmortals.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/467907572225228952.jpg?fit=595%2C793&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"595,793\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"467907572225228952\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/fiveimmortals.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/467907572225228952.jpg?fit=595%2C793&amp;ssl=1\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-9817 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/fiveimmortals.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/467907572225228952.jpg?resize=225%2C300&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/fiveimmortals.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/467907572225228952.jpg?resize=225%2C300&amp;ssl=1 225w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/fiveimmortals.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/467907572225228952.jpg?w=595&amp;ssl=1 595w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><\/a>Since nature, Heaven, Earth and Men are unified when on D\u014dngZh\u00ec \u51ac\u81f3 the Y\u00e1ngQ\u00ec \u967d\u6c23 starts rising again it is possible to draw a comparison to the breath: taking a look at a whole year, it is D\u014dngZh\u00ec \u51ac\u81f3 (the date when the sun is crossing the Tropic of Capricorn) indicating the beginning of breathing-in. looking at a single day z\u00ee \u5b50-time represents this function. z\u00ee \u5b50-time is one of the 12 time slots a day is divided into. each of these slots contains two hours and z\u00ee \u5b50-time designates the beginning of one day, lasting from 11pm to 1am. D\u014dngZh\u00ec \u51ac\u81f3 as well as z\u00ee \u5b50-time mark the rising of Y\u00e1ngQ\u00ec \u967d\u6c23. Cause of this rising Y\u00e1ngQ\u00ec \u967d\u6c23 it is in general recommended to meditate during z\u00ee \u5b50-time and on D\u014dngZh\u00ec \u51ac\u81f3 one can make use not only of the special time-slot but also of the specific day.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">D\u014dngZh\u00ec \u51ac\u81f3 furthermore is the first of in total nine periods of nine days which all describe natural phenomena and were\/are memorized by people to remember the weather situation and its manifestations.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #993300;\">\u4e00 \u4e5d \u4e8c \u4e5d \u4e0d\u51fa\u624b y\u012b ji\u00fb \u00e8r ji\u00fb b\u00f9 ch\u016b sh\u00f4u<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #993300;\">first Nine second Nine: not expose the hands<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #993300;\">(weather during the 18 days after 22<sup>nd<\/sup> of December, D\u014dngZh\u00ed, is getting colder, therefore one is advised to keep the hands warm)<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">\u4e09 \u4e5d \u56db \u4e5d \u51cc \u4e0a \u8d70 s\u0101n ji\u00fb s\u00ec ji\u00fb l\u00edng sh\u00e0ng z\u00f4u<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">third Nine fourth Nine: walk on ice<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">(weather conditions are cold enough to freeze lakes and the ice is thick enough to safely walk on it)<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #993300;\">\u4e94 \u4e5d \u516d \u4e5d \u62ac \u982d \u770b \u67f3 w\u00fb ji\u00fb li\u00f9 ji\u00fb t\u00e1i t\u00f3u k\u00e0n li\u00fb<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #993300;\">fifth Nine sixth Nine: look up to the willow tree<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #993300;\">(the willow tree might be sprouting around this time and if one can see fresh young leaves it indicates that spring is about to arrive)<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">\u4e03 \u4e5d \u516d\u5341\u4e09 \u884c \u8def \u7684 \u541b\u5b50 \u628a \u8863 \u5bec q\u012b ji\u00fb li\u00f9 sh\u00ed s\u0101n h\u00e1ng l\u00f9 de j\u016bn z\u00ee b\u00e2 y\u012b ku\u0101n<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">seventh Nine sixty-three: man of noble character loosens clothes while walking<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">(fifty-four days after the first period of nine days began on D\u014dngZh\u00ec until the sixty-third day, in the seventh period of nine days, weather conditions slowly enhance and get better which causes the man of virtue to open up his clothes when going for a walk)<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #993300;\">\u516b \u4e5d \u5927\u96c1 \u6b78 b\u0101 ji\u00fb d\u00e0 y\u00e0n gu\u012b<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #993300;\">eighth Nine: wild geese return<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #993300;\">(when spring slowly starts arriving the first migratory birds are making their way back from warmer climes where they wintered in)<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">\u4e5d\u4e5d \u516b\u5341\u4e00 \u8c93 \u72d7 \u5c0b \u9670 \u5730 ji\u00fb ji\u00fb b\u0101 sh\u00ed y\u012b m\u0101o g\u00f4u x\u00fan y\u012bn d\u00ec<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">ninth Nine eighty-one: cats and dogs seek shaded places<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">(seventy-two days after the first period of nine days on D\u014dngZh\u00ec until the eighty-first day, in the eighth period of nine days, the weather is sunnier and warmer, animals like cats and dogs look for resting places in the shade)<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #993300;\">\u4e5d\u76e1 \u694a \u82b1 \u958b\u6625 \u71d5 \u56de\u5bb6 \u4f86 ji\u00fb j\u00ecn y\u00e1ng hu\u0101 k\u0101i ch\u016bn y\u00e0n hu\u00ed ji\u0101 l\u00e1i<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #993300;\">Nine ends: poplar tree blossoms swallows are coming home<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #993300;\">(after the ninth\/last period of nine days one can see poplar trees blooming while eventually also the last migratory bird, the swallows, returned back to their summer habitation)<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">&#8211; this poem is one of the country lores of China which are called N\u00f3ngC\u016bnS\u00faY\u00fb \u8fb2\u6751\u4fd7\u8a9e and translate as common sayings of the countryside &#8211;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Weather on B\u00e1iM\u00e2Sh\u0101n \u767d\u99ac\u5c71 is winterish, rain turned to become snow and we enjoy the snow flakes dancing down from the sky. According to an ancient observation if the weather isn\u2019t too good on the day of the Winter Solstice, D\u014dngZh\u00ec \u51ac\u81f3, it will be nice and fine for Ch\u016bnJi\u00e9 \u6625\u7bc0, the Spring Festival\/Chinese New Year. We are already looking forward to and meanwhile enjoy celebrating the Winter Solstice\/D\u014dngZh\u00ec \u51ac\u81f3 and the birthday of Yu\u00e1nSh\u00ee Ti\u0101nZ\u016bn \u5143\u59cb\u5929\u5c0a. Hoping all the readers also can enjoy this special day, sending eternal light and universal love to everyone.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/fiveimmortals.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/509104237127956958.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"9823\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/fiveimmortals.com\/dongzhi-the-light-returns\/attachment\/509104237127956958\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/fiveimmortals.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/509104237127956958.jpg?fit=611%2C814&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"611,814\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"509104237127956958\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/fiveimmortals.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/509104237127956958.jpg?fit=611%2C814&amp;ssl=1\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-9823 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/fiveimmortals.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/509104237127956958.jpg?resize=611%2C814&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"611\" height=\"814\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/fiveimmortals.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/509104237127956958.jpg?w=611&amp;ssl=1 611w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/fiveimmortals.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/509104237127956958.jpg?resize=225%2C300&amp;ssl=1 225w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 611px) 100vw, 611px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>D\u014dngZh\u00ec &#8211; \u51ac\u81f3 &#8211; The Light Returns \u00a0On the 22nd of December the 22nd solar term, D\u014dngZh\u00ec \u51ac\u81f3, of the traditional Chinese calendar begins. 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