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The art of Ch'i Kung is based on the Tao, or the Way of Nature. The first eight forms of Ch'i Kung, called the Eight Silken Forms, show this affinity with Tao. They give one the feeling of peace and tranquility, and of harmony with Tao.

The forms, and sequences of forms in Ch'i Kung open and close the doors between the creative and receptive forces. All things are created, changed and transformed by the movement of force through the doors. Closing the doors, between creative and receptive stops movement. Like stagnant water, stagnant force leads to decay. Opening the door leads to circulation of force and creation. By opening and closing the doors quickly, the unseen life force moves first one way and then the other way. This rapid circulation of force is called active involvement.

Change is caused by the process of opening and closing the door between the primal forces. The creative and receptive forces are virile and docile, respectively. One gives force while the other receives force. The creative force is the light element, which when dormant, is absorbed, and when active, moves forward and creates. The receptive force is the dark element, which when shut by the door, is dormant and inactive, and when opened, receives from the creative force and creates.