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Chinese Crossbow and Other Inventions (Viewed as Single Page)

The Chinese invented the forerunner to the modern machine gun—a repeating crossbow. If you watch the video, you will see that firing the repeating crossbow takes the pull of one lever. The arrows are… more →

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The Jewel of the Dragon

Manuel wrote 10 months ago: To the geographical and historical evidence we have discussed (on the assumption that Japan is a dra … more →

Tags: Buddhism, Kôbô Daishi, Mount Fuji, Shinto shrine, Shikoku, Eastern spiritual tradition, dantien, Amaterasu, Confucianism

The Way of the Global Wizard — 7 comments

Karen Wan wrote 1 year ago: Lao Tzu, traditionally the author of the Tao Te Ching (Photo credit: Wikipedia) With the decline of … more →

Tags: Writing Your Destiny, tao, Tao Te Ching, Taoism, Lao Tzu, Practical Taoism, alchemy, Wei Boyang, Western Europe

By the Graciousness of the Veil — 1 comment

BCHQ wrote 1 year ago:   Image via Wikipedia By the Graciousness of the Veil. For ALL my fellow Alchemists, let me dir … more →

Tags: spiritual humanism, spirituality, alchemy, Emerald Tablet, Astrology 101, BCHQ, Tarot, Numerology, Occult Sciences

Chinese Crossbow and Other Inventions (Viewed as Single Page)

Lloyd Lofthouse wrote 1 year ago: The Chinese invented the forerunner to the modern machine gun—a repeating crossbow. If you watch the … more →

Tags: China, Chinese Culture, Chinese History, Science, Cultural differences, History, military, Ming Dynasty, Song Dynasty

Chinese Crossbow and other Inventions (2/4) — 1 comment

Lloyd Lofthouse wrote 2 years ago: The invention of gunpowder did not come from weapons makers but from alchemists. Chinese alchemy has … more →

Tags: China, Chinese Culture, Chinese History, Science, invention of gunpowder, modern weapons came from China, alchemy


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