Resources / Xiao Zhou Tian study

Microcosmic Orbit / Lesser Mandala

Study the Xiao Zhou Tian / Lesser Mandala model of the Du Mai ascent and Ren Mai descent within Daoist internal-cultivation systems.

This diagram is for historical and educational study. It is not medical guidance and does not provide individualized qigong or internal-alchemy instruction. Stop any physical or breathing practice that causes pain, dizziness, distress, or unusual symptoms and consult an appropriate qualified professional.

Open Instrument Taoist Cabinet

Orbit

Lower Dantian

Mode

Diagrammatic circulation model

Guided

simple viewadept view

The orbit is presented as a diagrammatic teaching model. Pathways are symbolic study routes, not clinical point location.

Active Point

Lower Dantian

下丹田 · Xià Dāntián

Foundation or storage center in many modern teaching models of Xiao Zhou Tian / Lesser Mandala.

Approximate region only; not a biomedical structure.

Route: DantianRegion: Lower abdomen

Layer Controls

Orbit Pathway

Major Regions

Three Dantian

Study Labels

Breath Mode

Natural Breath

Inhale and exhale naturally. No forced practice instruction is provided.

Cycle Phase

4 · Rise

A study label for the highlighted ascending side of the diagram.

This side-profile layout borrows only the instructional composition of reference material. The labels and pathway records shown here come from the structured Microcosmic Orbit review dataset and remain provisional until source review is complete.

Xià Dāntián · Lower abdomen

Lower Dantian

Foundation or storage center in many modern teaching models of Xiao Zhou Tian / Lesser Mandala. Approximate region only; not a biomedical structure.

Active mode

Guided

FrameworkAppearanceStudy level

Taoist suite

Instrument Navigation

Taijitu Five Phases Bagua He Tu / Luo Shu Cosmology Organ Clock Internal Alchemy Microcosmic Orbit Correspondences Meridians Symbols

review-required

Framework

A cautious comparative framework for studying jing, qi, shen, dantian, refinement, reversal, return, and Mandala of Heaven language.

Not a practice manual. Lineage-specific instruction is intentionally excluded.

Terminology quality

Sources and Review

Reference imagery may guide atmosphere, lighting, material, composition, and visual hierarchy only. Historical terms, diagrams, pathways, talismans, trigrams, charts, and correspondences must come from verified structured data, never decorative invention.

Editorial review required

Neidan terminology review file

Internal-alchemy terminology varies by text and lineage; this dataset is educational and provisional.

Editorial review required

Microcosmic Orbit teaching-model review file

Point names, regions, and pathways must be checked against the selected textual or teaching framework.

Chinese medical framework

Received traditional Chinese medical correspondence models

Used for phase, organ-system, emotion, taste, and channel correspondences as traditional theory, not diagnosis.

Received tradition

Received Yijing and Bagua correspondence traditions

Used for trigram, Kan-Li, and polarity references; arrangements and interpretations vary.

External Taoist reference

Benebell Wen: A Taoist Secret to Cultivating Personal Power

Used to align Xiao Zhou Tian / Lesser Mandala language, the Du and Ren meridian route description, Three Treasures, and dantian framing.

External Taoist reference

Benebell Wen: Advanced Introduction to Taoist Alchemy

Used to distinguish Lesser Mandala as foundational process from Greater Mandala as an advanced alchemical attainment model.

External Taoist reference

Benebell Wen: Soul Dualism in Eastern Mysticism

Used for Hun-Po wording where the Aetherica subtle-body and Taoist instruments reference Eastern soul dualism.

Editorial design rule

Reference Image Use Policy

Reference images may guide material, lighting, composition, historical atmosphere, and visual hierarchy only. They are not sources for Chinese characters, body pathways, talismans, trigrams, internal-alchemy charts, or correspondences unless independently verified in structured source-linked data.

Provenance register

Aetherica symbol provenance register

Symbols are original SVG/text renderings or Unicode references unless otherwise stated. AI-generated decorative marks must never be presented as historical Taoist forms. Talismanic material remains disabled pending provenance, orientation, translation, context, and permissions review.