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.
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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.
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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.