Author Archives: dataship

Man’s Use of Electricity

Posted on November 19, 2025 by dataship

For anyone with the time, patience and endurance there are few pursuits more likely to change your view of the world and it’s history than a deep examination of the writings of George Gurdjieff, or Mr. G or just G. … Continue reading →

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The Theft of Cosmic Essence

Posted on November 18, 2025 by dataship

An interactive analysis exploring G.I. Gurdjieff’s warning on electricity An interactive analysis exploring G.I. Gurdjieff’s warning on electricity, its parallel in the modern rise of Artificial Intelligence, and its reflection in Daoist cosmology. This report synthesizes a deep, multi-decade inquiry … Continue reading →

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With two decades of public teaching, within China and Internationally, Wang Li Ping has broken new ground.

Posted on August 20, 2025 by dataship

Comprehensive Dialogue on Master Wang Liping & Contemporary Taoism Question: Are you familiar with the Taoist Master Wang Liping? Answer: Yes, I am familiar with Taoist Master Wang Liping. He is an 18th-generation transmitter of the Dragon Gate (Longmen) branch … Continue reading →

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Site Upgrade

Posted on November 29, 2024 by dataship

Jade Emperor has been upgraded! The latest version of WordPress and the underlying database server have both been installed and are now supporting faster loads and better indexing. Welcome to the new age. Fah Moh

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Further on the Chicago Retreat (24 months later)

Posted on March 9, 2022 by dataship

It’s now mid June, with an early summer solstice and a rare accompanying solar annular eclipse, unfortunately not visible from my current location. Nine months since the Chicago Wang Li Ping retreat. If you have not read Part 1 of … Continue reading →

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Study and Practice with James

Posted on March 9, 2022 by dataship

I’m looking for a small band (or bands) of keen Daoist (or Taoist!) practitioners to join me in living aboard and sailing, exploring the primordial rainforest that is Canada’s Pacific North West. The Land of the Salish people, totems, giant … Continue reading →

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AutoEgoCrat vs TrogoAutoEgoCrat

Posted on November 2, 2021 by dataship

Serious students of George Gurdjieff understand the central nature of this issue. In his masterwork All and Everything, Gurdjieff or simply G. offers not only a detailed description of how the world (universe) was created and is maintained but why. … Continue reading →

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Pandemic Practice and the I Ching

Posted on October 24, 2021 by dataship

OK, so it’s now late October 2021, yes, 2021, the COVID-19 pandemic is waning, sort of, depending on where you are, if it’s not Russia or Ukraine. I’m where I’ve been since March 2020, aboard Santorini, 10 miles up the … Continue reading →

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The Tzu Ciao, Ziran and important initial steps in Opening the Heavenly Eye

Posted on April 29, 2020 by dataship

What if I told you that the most important ‘point’ in your Daoist body was not actually in (or even part) of your physical body, that it (this most important “point’) was almost unknown to the general public and that … Continue reading →

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Thoughts on the Chicago Retreat, Part 1

Posted on April 25, 2020 by dataship

It’s already more than 6 months since the Chicago retreat with Master Wang Li Ping. I’m writing this during the COVID-19 pandemic, self-isolating aboard my live-aboard sailboat Santorini in Vancouver on Canada’s West Coast. The retreat was a huge event … Continue reading →

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