Hello from Asia!

[ThirdEyeWizard]

I am someone of Chinese/Taiwanese descent who grew up in the West.

Growing up, my household was bicultural, meaning that we watched both eastern & western movies, were bilingual and celebrated both eastern & western holidays. As an adult, I've now moved back to Asia and rekindled my interest in Taoism, which was always in the background of all the movies I watched growing up.

By the way, I've noticed the yin yang sign or taijitu on this forum, which is based on Taoism, which of course, is native to China.

I now live in Southeast Asia with my wife. A few years ago, I had my first ever supernatural experience, where I saw a ghost. Intrigued, I turned to learning more about the supernatural & and the occult.

A few months ago, I began to take the study of the occult more seriously, so now I have immersed myself in meditation, Taoism, candle magic, healing crystals.

I'm looking forward to connecting with other occultists.

 

[IllusiveOwl]

Welcome to the Forum!

I have a great interest in Taoism, meditation, and candle magic too. Looking forward to your contributions and hearing what you have to share from your studies.

Wish you good fortune in your quest and hope you find what you're looking for.

 

[ThirdEyeWizard]

Thank you very much! I'm looking forward to learning from one another.

 

[Konsciencia]

I am someone of Chinese/Taiwanese descent who grew up in the West.

Growing up, my household was bicultural, meaning that we watched both eastern & western movies, were bilingual and celebrated both eastern & western holidays. As an adult, I've now moved back to Asia and rekindled my interest in Taoism, which was always in the background of all the movies I watched growing up.

By the way, I've noticed the yin yang sign or taijitu on this forum, which is based on Taoism, which of course, is native to China.

I now live in Southeast Asia with my wife. A few years ago, I had my first ever supernatural experience, where I saw a ghost. Intrigued, I turned to learning more about the supernatural & and the occult.

A few months ago, I began to take the study of the occult more seriously, so now I have immersed myself in meditation, Taoism, candle magic, healing crystals.

I'm looking forward to connecting with other occultists.

Hello there!! Welcome. Glad to see an Asian in here. I follow Taoism as well. A long with other Spiritual practices. May The Universe bless you and your wife of course!

 

[ThirdEyeWizard]

Hello there!! Welcome. Glad to see an Asian in here. I follow Taoism as well. A long with other Spiritual practices. May The Universe bless you and your wife of course!

Thank you! Did you grow up with taoism or did you study it as an adult?

 

[Konsciencia]

Thank you! Did you grow up with taoism or did you study it as an adult?

I studied it.

 

[ThirdEyeWizard]

i first learned the taoist terms in Mandarin Chinese (and other dialect) as a kid, and then learned what they were in English as an adult. Once it becomes translated, the terms and words feel different. I guess it's because some things cannot be translated entirely but only approximated. I work as a translator and interpreter for my day job so I think about these kind of cultural and linguistic factors.

 

[Amur]

Hey welcome!

Here's some candle magick by me:

 

[ThirdEyeWizard]

Beautiful to see so many. I only light one candle at a time.

 

[HoldAll]

Hey welcome!

Here's some candle magick by me:

Nice, but why did you post that picture in an introduction thread?

 

[Nia.Lawliet]

Welcome to this forum. As someone born and raised in China, I too am interested in Taoism. I can seldom see anything about Taoism in this forum, I hope I can make friends with you.

 

[ThirdEyeWizard]

Welcome to this forum. As someone born and raised in China, I too am interested in Taoism. I can seldom see anything about Taoism in this forum, I hope I can make friends with you.

Absolutely! Me too. Are you still living in China now? Did you learn about Taoism in China? I learned about it overseas.

 

[Nia.Lawliet]

Absolutely! Me too. Are you still living in China now? Did you learn about Taoism in China? I learned about it overseas.

Yes, I do currently live in China. As well as I do know about Taoism related knowledge. The knowledge of Taoism is very complex and vast and there are many things that are difficult to express in English.

 

[ThirdEyeWizard]

I understand. I grew up watching movies like 倩女幽魂 and I thought it was very cool to see the taoist priest perform all the magic to fight the demons and ghosts.

 

[Amur]

Nice, but why did you post that picture in an introduction thread?

Thought he gets inspired by candle magick