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Foundations of Internal Alchemy:<strong>The</strong> Taoist Practice of Neidanby Wang Muedited and translated by Fabrizio PregadioGolden Elixir Press, 2011, viii + 144 pp.ISBN 978-0-9843082-5-5, Paperback and PDFwww.goldenelixir.com/press/tao_01_foundations.htmlOriginally written for Chinese readers, this book provides a clear description ofthe Taoist practice of Internal Alchemy, or Neidan. <strong>The</strong> author outlines the stagesof the alchemical practice and clarifies several relevant terms and notions,including Essence, Breath, and Spirit; the Cinnabar Fields; the “Fire Times”; andthe Embryo. <strong>The</strong> book is based on the system of the Wuzhen pian (Awakening toReality), one of the main sources of Internal Alchemy, and contains about twohundred quotations from original Taoist texts.