The live session recording has been posted, along with some notes, you can watch it later. The class consists of two parts – the theory (about 80 minutes) and Q&A section.

Taoists consider that a human soul consists of two parts – yang and yin. There are three parts of yang soul that are called Hun 魂 and there are seven parts of yin soul that are called Po 魄. Every part also has its own name.

According to Taoists, Hun is the immortal part of our soul that is reincarnated from life to life, while Po is the mortal one that dies with the body. Po is capable of turning into a ghost if something goes wrong during death or if a person suffers too much during their life time.

We need our yin soul because it takes care of our body, making sure that all our systems function properly, the yin soul is what makes us human. The seven parts of the yin soul are also connected to our emotions and desires, and can be the origin of our diseases.

In our lecture on Taoist soul you will find out how and why Taoists started to research “soul structure”, the evolution of “soul theory” in Chinese culture.

The following topics will be covered during the seminar:

When the concept of yin Po and yang Hun appeared and how it evolved
How yin soul is connected to the moon
How yin soul and yang soul influence each other and our body
How yin and yang energy shape our soul
What a Hun Callback Ceremony is
How the Ancient Chinese tried to return the yang soul back
Why there are three parts of yang soul and seven parts of yin soul, no more and no less…
What the names of our souls are and how they influence our personality and our desires