However after living in this idyllicworld for 400 years Monkey sheds a tear for his mortality. Monkey joins up with other monkeys and then becomes theirking when he discovers a paradise where they will be safe from man and otherpredators. Theimmortal stone practices self-cultivation, becomes inspired, and gives birth toa divine creation. This introduction reveals the alchemical nature of the book. This stone ‘had been nourished for a long period bythe seeds of Heaven and Earth and by the essences of the sun and the moon,until, quickened by divine inspiration, it became pregnant with a divineembryo. On the top of this mountain is animmortal stone with symbolic measurements, which connect it with the seasonsand days of the year. The world is created with a mountain, which is the axisbetween heaven and earth. The first chapter begins with a cosmology which mixes Hinduand Chinese elements. True earth is needed to arrest true lead. The discriminating mind without true intent to guide itis dangerous. Without a mission to focus his incredible powers theMonkey-Mind runs amok. The first seven chapters show the results of unbridled mind.Without focus Monkey, who symbolizes lead = the discriminating mind, gets intounbelievable mischief. This way we will get toknow the characters better as well as understanding the subtleties of ouralchemical themes. To elucidate all this ungrounded philosophy let us examinethe first chapters of our Monkey book in closer detail.

Chaps 1&2: Monkey’s Quest JW Chapter 1: Monkey’s response to Mortality

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