Home›Open Questions›Is this edition of the Secret of the Golden Flower open published material or still tied to guided meditation instruction?Open QuestionsIs this edition of the Secret of the Golden Flower open published material or still tied to guided meditation instruction?Citation FormatsGeneral ReferenceGeneral Reference Citation TextDivinity Atlas. "Is this edition of the Secret of the Golden Flower open published material or still tied to guided meditation instruction?." Accessed August 30, 2026. https://dev-divinity.interactiveatlas.org/open-questions-index/secret-of-the-golden-flower-source-restriction-status.Copy General ReferenceAPA StyleAPA Style Citation TextDivinity Atlas. (n.d.). Is this edition of the Secret of the Golden Flower open published material or still tied to guided meditation instruction?. Retrieved August 30, 2026, from https://dev-divinity.interactiveatlas.org/open-questions-index/secret-of-the-golden-flower-source-restriction-statusCopy APA StyleBibTeXBibTeX Citation Text@misc{divinityatlas-is-this-edition-of-the-secret-of-the-gol, author = {Divinity Atlas}, title = {Is this edition of the Secret of the Golden Flower open published material or still tied to guided meditation instruction?}, year = {2026}, url = {https://dev-divinity.interactiveatlas.org/open-questions-index/secret-of-the-golden-flower-source-restriction-status}, note = {Accessed August 30, 2026} }Copy BibTeXOpen QuestionCross-Tradition ConnectionsSourcesComments (0)Reader Challenges (0 open reader challenges)Open QuestionThis is a Taoist text of internal alchemy with meditation instruction, and some lineages that teach material of this kind pass it only from a teacher to a prepared student; this edition's own pages do not say which applies here.What would resolve this Someone familiar with this translation and its source lineage confirming whether the meditation instruction it contains is still treated as limited to guided students or is offered here as published material.OpenTrans. Richard Wilhelm; commentary by Carl Jung; English trans. Cary F. Baynes, The Secret of the Golden Flower: A Chinese Book of LifeCross-Tradition ConnectionsQuestion OnThe Secret of the Golden Flower: A Chinese Book of Life, Sources Well-attested Source The Secret of the Golden Flower: A Chinese Book of LifeTrans. Richard Wilhelm; commentary by Carl Jung; English trans. Cary F. Baynestier 1SourcesThe Secret of the Golden Flower: A Chinese Book of Lifetier 1Trans. Richard Wilhelm; commentary by Carl Jung; English trans. Cary F. Baynes, Harcourt, Brace and Company, 1931Comments (0)No comments yet. Be the first to share a thought.Sign in to join the discussion.Reader Challenges (0 open reader challenges)No disputes yet. Spotted an error or a better source? Open the first one.Sign in to dispute this or suggest a correction.View At A Past YearThe atlas records no dated fact of its own for this entry, so there is no other year to choose.Show This Year