Eva Wong's The Shambhala Guide to Taoism (Boston: Shambhala, 1997), pp. 66-80.
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This chapter offers a nice overview of the period during which Taoist alchemical practices developed and were recorded in various texts with which the student of these practices should become familiar. I offer the chapter subheadings here, as well as a list of some of the proper names of people and texts mentioned in the chapter. The final section of the chapter provides notes under "Further Readings."
The Beginnings of Alchemy
The Age of Wei Po-yang and Ko Hung (Eastern Han, Wei, and Chin Dynasties 200-589 CE)
The Teachings of the Ts'an-t'ung-ch'i (The Triplex Unity)
The Teachings of Ko Hung's Pao-p'u-tzu
(The Sage Who Embraces Simplicity)
The Separation of Internal and External Alchemy
(T'ang Dynasty, 618-960 CE)
The Height of Development of Internal Alchemy:
The Age of Chang Po-tuan (Northern and Southern
Sung Dynasties 960-1279 CE)
Further Readings
NOTE: There are a number of incorrect romanizations of names and text titles in Wong's work, so I have corrected them here and in the accompanying list below.
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