A stunning gift title exploring the magical creatures of the Chinese zodiac and the ancient traditions and mythology around Lunar New Year.Immerse yourself in the magical origin stories of all the creatures that populate Chinese astrology and find out about their unique characteristics and talents. Discover how the tenacious rat became the first sign of the zodiac and how the Lunar New Year is celebrated by over a billion people!This visual feast of a book ...

The outpouring of the Spirit as prophesied in Joel 2 and fulfilled in Acts 2 has been a phenomenon to behold throughout the history of the church, particularly within Pentecostalism. Yet, the increasing gap between the espoused theology and the current practice of Assemblies of God Malaysia (AGM) displays the need for a contemporary Pentecostal spirituality for the twenty-first century. Employing Joel 2:28–32 as an interpretive lens, Dr. Eva Wong Suk Kyun conducts a systematic and qualitat...

One child's week holds something special every day in this sweet, upbeat story with extra appeal for diverse families of all kinds.Whether it's tiptoeing in dance class with her babysitter on Tuesday, scooting around the canal with Daddy on Sunday, or enjoying a Friday playdate with a friend, the little girl in this book has something to look forward to every day of the week. Saturday is for visiting the vegetables at Grandpa’s community garden, then eating rainbow...

Celebrate the Mid-Autumn Festival with a luminous read-aloud about the joys of family, sharing stories, and keeping tradition alive across generations.“See that, Mama? See the rabbit?” I say, spotting the shadows on the moon’s face.“Yes, my precious. It’s Chang’e the Moon Goddess coming out to play. Some people say she’s the rabbit in the moon.”Families and neighbors gather to celebrate the Mid-Autumn Festival toget...

History and legend are interwoven in this classic folk novel that both entertains and explores the philosophy and practices of TaoismWritten by an unknown author, Seven Taoist Masters is the story of six men and one woman who overcome tremendous hardships on the journey to self-mastery. These characters and their teacher, Wang Ch'ung-yang, are all historical figures who lived in the Southern Sung (1127–1279) and Yuan (1271–1368) dynasties. Wang is regarded...

Here, Taoist practitioner Eva Wong offers a colorful treatment of the history and evolution of Taoism, told through traditional teaching tales. These tales, which Wong first heard as a child growing up in Hong Kong, are gleaned from the local storytellers and the uncensored chronicles known as yeshi—the wild history of China, not monitored by the official imperial scholars and historians. The stories are by turns mysterious and intriguing, passionate and violent, and they are pepp...

A principal part of the Taoist canon for many centuries, this Lao-Tzu classic is an essential overview of the Taoist practice of internal alchemy, or qigongEquanimity, good health, peace of mind, and long life are the goals of the ancient Taoist tradition known as “internal alchemy,” of which Cultivating Stillness is a key text. Written between the second and fifth centuries, the book is attributed to T’ai Shang Lao-chun—the legendary figure more ...

This book provides significant insights into the historical and theological development of classical Pentecostalism in the process of contextualisation in the Malaysian socio‐cultural and multi‐faith context. It is a systematic and comprehensive investigation into how the Assemblies of God Malaysia progresses from a classical Pentecostal movement towards the new identity of a ‘Contemporary Pentecostal Church Movement’, and the way forward for missions and Pentecostal spirituality in this t...

**Fengshui master Eva Wong breaks it down for beginners.This easy-to-use, fengshui 101 guide to the ancient practice will give you invaluable advice as you choose or build a home—and bring positive, healthy energy to your existing home, office, or garden.**Enhance the energy of your home, workplace, or garden using the principles of the Taoist art of fengshui. This primer will teach you to bring harmonizing, beneficial energy into any space.Taoist arts master Eva Wo...

To age with the sun and moon and be renewed by spring and summer, to conserve the seeds of growth in autumn and winter and to be nourished by the eternal breath of the Tao—these are the goals of the Taoist alchemists, the masters of the arts of health, longevity, and immortality.This book is a translation of a concise Taoist alchemical manual known as the Dragon-Tiger Classic, along with its two most important commentaries. The classic, written in ancient times by an unkn...

A Taoist adept provides a reader-friendly interpretation of the Taoist teachings on health and longevityThe teachings of Taoism, China's great wisdom tradition, apply to every aspect of life, from the physical to the spiritual—and include instruction on everything from lifestyle (a life of simplicity and moderation is best) to the work of inner alchemy that is said to lead to longevity and immortality.Here, Eva Wong presents and explains three classic texts...

In Holding Yin, Embracing Yang, Eva Wong presents translations of three key texts containing the highest teachings of the Eastern and Western schools of Taoist internal alchemy—the discipline of cultivating health, longevity, and immortality by transforming the energetic structures of body and mind. The texts are primarily concerned with meditation, breathing practices, and sexual yoga with a partner—all as means for developing within ourselves the same life-giving energy that su...