i am still skeptical . this book hasn't changed that . it's a good read , but not enough to convince me to make that mental leap of faith .
i found the writer's attempt to couch mopai theories in scientific nomenclature ( notes/appendix section ) speculative at best . this is an enterprise doomed to failure at its very outset . to be fair to him , he confides that these are merely his opinions .
all the same , you will raise your eyebrows quite a few times during the course of this book . if you are the type who likes to have your eyebrows raised , you will not be too disappointed .
Feeling a bit like I just got caught in a scam, I eagerly awaited the next book by Mr.Danaos (Nei Kung, the Secret Teachings of the Warrior Sages), to finally get to the how-to nuts and bolts. No luck.
What am I talking about? Kosta Danaos seems to revel in repeatedly telling he reader about all the really amazing things he is learning and then refuses to share the methodology to accomplish these things...So here he had an opportunity to share something important with the world, and falls short. The lack of instruction relegates his story to a sort of fun fairy tale.
Perhaps, someday, one of his students will take the next step and help raise the planet to a new paradigm. I rated this book 4 stars...a high rating based on sheer enjoyment and a good read, but not on its instructional value.
For students of body energenics I would point them to the deep and detailed instructions found in "Qigong for Health and Martial Arts" by Dr. Yang, Jwing-Ming. Any of Dr. Yang's books are erudite and completely authentic, as a quick glance will show...
To many Westerners, these phenomenons are science fiction. Some Westerners are not even aware of the power of Ouija board. Well, unless you seek for it, you'll never experience/believe it and have no point of claiming that it doesn't exist.
When I was in High School, I used to call spirits and the spirits can write! You will need two people to hold the basket with a marker attached to it. Yes, you will need mantra to call the spirit, but it's so simple and always works. While 'playing' at my friend's house, his mother got skeptical and I recommended her to ask a question that only she will know. Amazingly, the spirit answer it correctly and since then she always joined the 'game' and ask questions. How do you explain that? John Chang explains that a spirit don't lie when you ask questions, they are either 'smart' or 'dumb'. Before reading this book, I never could understand why do you need more than one people for the spirit to be able to move things? Now I understand...Most spirits posseses yin energy and it will need our yang energy to move things. That's the answer!
As for the book itself, John Chang never claims that he is a Taoist Master. He is not a Taoist from the context of Taoism religion. However, he is a Neikung Master. His knowledge of Taoist practice comes from his Nei-kung experience. There are many books that can explain the theory behind it, but they don't describe the physical manifestation of it better than this book.
John Chang made a vow to his Master that he would never demonstrate his power for public display. He accepted the "Ring of Fire" documentary film only because he thought it was for scientific documentation and not for commercial use which he later found he was tricked by Dr. Blair, the producer of the "Ring of Fire".
Overall, this book is a great book to read to bring awareness of an ancient knowledge which has been kept secret for many years and most importantly to provide additional information on the nature of reality. The least you can expect from this book is it's entertaining value. The author has done an excellent job!