https://taowards.com/blogs/journal/tianpeng-ruler-origins-symbols-meaning-jewelry 2026-10-05T19:01:07+08:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0718/6468/0508/articles/taowards-blog-nmth-2006-003-0163-I001.jpg?v=1789890949 Tianpeng Ruler Meaning: The Story Behind a Taoist Symbol of Protection Wooden Tianpeng ritual ruler with inscribed faces, National Museum of Taiwan History, accession 2006.003.0163. https://taowards.com/blogs/journal/ziwei-hui-origins-meaning-wearing-the-symbol 2026-10-05T19:01:07+08:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0718/6468/0508/articles/taowards-blog-nmth-2006-003-0163-I003.jpg?v=1789890960 Ziwei Talisman Meaning: Protection and the North Star Front of a Taoist ritual ruler bearing a sacred-name sign at the top, National Museum of Taiwan History, accession 2006.003.0163. https://taowards.com/blogs/journal/zhong-kui-talismans-legend-meaning-jewelry 2026-10-05T19:00:39+08:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0718/6468/0508/articles/taowards-journal-zhong-kui-english-20260920.jpg?v=1789872014 Who Is Zhong Kui? The Fierce Guardian Behind a Wish for Peace Zhong Kui seated beneath a tree, with an attendant holding his sword and bats above, in a historical woodcut. https://taowards.com/blogs/journal/zhao-gongming-god-of-wealth-history-meaning 2026-10-12T13:49:42+08:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0718/6468/0508/articles/taowards-zhao-gongming-black-tiger-20261012.png?v=1791780682 From a Daluo Golden Immortal of the Jie Sect to the God of Wealth: Zhao Gongming’s Story and Divine Symbolism Zhao Gongming riding a black tiger in the mountains, with armor and a rigid iron battle baton. https://taowards.com/blogs/journal/golden-light-invocation-jin-guang-zhou-meaning 2026-10-05T19:01:07+08:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0718/6468/0508/articles/page20-960px-_E6_A2_B5_E9_9F_B3_E6_96_97_E7_A7_91._E4_B8_8A_E4_B8_8B_E5_8D_B7._E6_B8_85._E5_A8_84_E8_BF_91_E5_9E_A3._E6_92_B0._E6_B8_85_E9_9B_8D_E6_AD_A3_E6_99_82_E6_9C_9F_E5_9B_9B_E8.jpg?v=1789892816 Golden Light Mantra Meaning: Jin Guang Shen Zhou Golden Light Invocation in a Qing-dynasty multicolour printed edition of Lou Jinyuan's Fanyin Douke, scan page 20. https://taowards.com/blogs/journal/golden-light-talisman-jin-guang-zhuan-meaning 2026-10-05T19:00:42+08:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0718/6468/0508/articles/page22-960px-_E6_A2_B5_E9_9F_B3_E6_96_97_E7_A7_91._E4_B8_8A_E4_B8_8B_E5_8D_B7._E6_B8_85._E5_A8_84_E8_BF_91_E5_9E_A3._E6_92_B0._E6_B8_85_E9_9B_8D_E6_AD_A3_E6_99_82_E6_9C_9F_E5_9B_9B_E8.jpg?v=1789892822 Golden Light Talisman: The Meaning of Jin Guang Zhuan Historical Jin Guang Zhuan reference and a small red circular talisman in Lou Jinyuan's Fanyin Douke, scan page 22. https://taowards.com/blogs/journal/celestial-master-talismans-origins-meaning 2026-10-05T19:00:43+08:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0718/6468/0508/articles/taowards-journal-celestial-master-english-20260920.jpg?v=1789872048 Celestial Master Talismans: Sacred Writing and the Wish for a Peaceful Home Historical Celestial Master talisman on yellow paper, preserved by Waseda University Library; archival scale and color reference appear beside it. https://taowards.com/blogs/journal/five-gods-of-wealth-origins-symbols-meaning 2026-10-05T19:00:44+08:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0718/6468/0508/articles/Image.jpg?v=1789892799 Five Gods of Wealth: Five Directions and the Hope for a Good Livelihood Five Gods of Wealth woodblock print showing processions returning with riches, National Museum of History, accession 85-00425. https://taowards.com/blogs/journal/seven-star-sword-taoist-origins-meaning 2026-10-05T19:00:44+08:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0718/6468/0508/articles/taowards-journal-seven-star-20260920.jpg?v=1789870408 Seven Star Sword Meaning: Why a Taoist Sword Carries the Big Dipper NASA diagram showing the Big Dipper's pointer stars leading to Polaris in the Little Dipper. https://taowards.com/blogs/journal/shan-gui-charm-coins-history-symbols-meaning 2026-10-07T15:54:08+08:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0718/6468/0508/articles/taowards-journal-shan-gui-inscription-05807-20260924.jpg?v=1790247280 Shan Gui Coin Meaning: Thunder Commands, Eight Trigrams, and a Wish for Peace Inscribed face of a Shan Gui Thunder Command charm coin, National Museum of History, accession 05807. https://taowards.com/blogs/journal/yin-yang-taiji-meaning-symbol 2026-10-07T15:54:09+08:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0718/6468/0508/articles/taowards-journal-yin-yang-20260920.png?v=1789870423 Yin Yang Meaning: Reading the Circle, Finding Your Rhythm Standard taijitu showing interlocking dark and light halves, each containing a dot of the other color. https://taowards.com/blogs/journal/bagua-meaning-eight-trigrams 2026-10-05T19:01:02+08:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0718/6468/0508/articles/taowards-journal-bagua-20260920.png?v=1789870430 Bagua Meaning: Eight Trigrams, Eight Ways to Understand Change Eight upright bagua trigrams labeled Qian, Dui, Li, Zhen, Xun, Kan, Gen, and Kun with their natural images. https://taowards.com/blogs/journal/222-angel-number-meaning-taoist-balance 2026-10-09T16:36:48+08:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0718/6468/0508/articles/taowards-222-journal-cover.png?v=1791535008 222 Angel Number Meaning: A Taoist View of Balance 222 above a river between shaded and sunlit mountain slopes, illustrating balance through interdependence. https://taowards.com/blogs/journal/888-angel-number-meaning-taoist-abundance 2026-10-09T16:36:52+08:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0718/6468/0508/articles/taowards-888-journal-cover.png?v=1791535012 888 Angel Number Meaning: A Taoist View of Abundance 888 above a quiet mountain homestead with a ceramic bowl, persimmons and rice stalks, illustrating having enough. https://taowards.com/blogs/journal/999-angel-number-meaning-taoist-completion 2026-10-09T16:36:55+08:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0718/6468/0508/articles/taowards-999-journal-cover.png?v=1791535015 999 Angel Number Meaning: A Taoist View of Completion 999 above an old tree, exposed roots and a river bridge at dusk, illustrating completion and return. https://taowards.com/blogs/journal/666-angel-number-meaning-taoist-attention 2026-10-09T16:36:59+08:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0718/6468/0508/articles/taowards-666-journal-cover.png?v=1791535019 666 Angel Number Meaning: A Taoist View of Attention 666 above a focused archer aiming toward a straw target in a mountain landscape. https://taowards.com/blogs/journal/777-angel-number-meaning-taoist-judgment 2026-10-09T16:37:03+08:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0718/6468/0508/articles/taowards-777-journal-cover.png?v=1791535023 777 Angel Number Meaning: A Taoist View of Growth 777 above a woodworker carefully examining a wooden drawer joint beside a mountain-facing window. https://taowards.com/blogs/journal/taoist-vs-confucian 2026-10-10T17:39:46+08:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0718/6468/0508/articles/taowards-taoism-confucianism-woodcut-v2.png?v=1791611917 Taoism vs. Confucianism: Philosophical Reflections on Two Forms of Nihilism Woodcut-style portraits of Laozi and Confucius facing one another across an open field of ivory paper. https://taowards.com/blogs/journal/chinese-gourd-hulu-meaning 2026-10-07T17:43:49+08:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0718/6468/0508/articles/taowards-journal-hulu-outline-20261007.png?v=1791366229 Chinese Gourd Meaning: Reading the Hulu Beyond Good Luck Modern diagram of the familiar hulu gourd shape, with a smaller upper chamber and a fuller lower chamber. https://taowards.com/blogs/journal/fu-chinese-symbol-meaning 2026-10-07T17:42:24+08:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0718/6468/0508/articles/taowards-journal-fu-upright-20261007.png?v=1791366144 Fu Symbol Meaning: The Chinese Character for a Fortunate Life Upright Chinese character fu on a pale red diamond, an explanatory diagram. https://taowards.com/blogs/journal/chinese-jewelry-symbols-meaning 2026-10-08T09:43:06+08:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0718/6468/0508/articles/taowards-journal-five-symbols-20261007.png?v=1791366146 Chinese Jewelry Symbols: How to Read Five Familiar Motifs Five schematic motifs: yin yang, the eight trigrams, fu, a hulu gourd, and a charm coin outline without inscriptions. https://taowards.com/blogs/journal/shou-chinese-longevity-symbol-meaning 2026-10-09T09:48:59+08:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0718/6468/0508/articles/taowards-journal-shou-panel.jpg?v=1791509771 Shou Symbol Meaning: The Chinese Wish for a Long Life A large gold-colored shou character woven on an orange hanging, shown in full. https://taowards.com/blogs/journal/auspicious-clouds-xiangyun-meaning 2026-10-09T09:49:00+08:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0718/6468/0508/articles/taowards-journal-xiangyun-vermilion-illustration.png?v=1791509774 Auspicious Clouds Meaning: Reading Chinese Xiangyun Patterns Three vermilion Chinese auspicious-cloud motifs with curling lines on a warm white background. https://taowards.com/blogs/journal/taoist-scriptures-sacred-texts-guide 2026-10-09T09:56:42+08:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0718/6468/0508/articles/taowards-journal-scripture-map.png?v=1791509777 Taoist Scriptures: A Guide Beyond the Tao Te Ching Reading map showing Tao Te Ching, Zhuangzi, Shangqing and Lingbao scriptures, and the Daozang canon. https://taowards.com/blogs/journal/wu-xing-five-elements-phases 2026-10-09T10:24:22+08:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0718/6468/0508/articles/taowards-journal-wuxing-five-elements-labeled-large.png?v=1791512662 Wu Xing Explained: The Five Phases and Their Two Cycles Five distinct watercolor illustrations with bilingual labels: 木 Wood beneath a tree, 火 Fire beneath a flame, 土 Earth beneath soil, 金 Metal beneath ingots, and 水 Water beneath a wave. https://taowards.com/blogs/journal/lu-symbol-meaning-prosperity-deer 2026-10-09T09:49:04+08:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0718/6468/0508/articles/taowards-journal-lu-deer-pun.png?v=1791509782 Lu Symbol Meaning: Prosperity, Official Salary, and the Deer The characters 祿 and 禄 for prosperity or official salary beside 鹿 for deer, both pronounced lù. https://taowards.com/blogs/journal/chinese-symbols-of-love-marriage 2026-10-09T09:49:04+08:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0718/6468/0508/articles/taowards-journal-mandarin-ducks-lotus-illustration.png?v=1791509785 Chinese Symbols of Love: Ai, Double Happiness, and Mandarin Ducks A colorful male mandarin duck and a gray-brown female facing each other beside pale pink lotus flowers. https://taowards.com/blogs/journal/taoist-vs-buddhist-beliefs 2026-10-09T15:05:18+08:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0718/6468/0508/articles/taowards-taoism-buddhism-symbols-cover-v5.png?v=1791529518 Taoism vs. Buddhism: Two Paths to Spiritual Liberation A Taoist yin-yang symbol with cranes, pines and a mountain temple on the left; an abstract Buddhist lotus with a pagoda and lotus pond on the right.