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Purple Cloud Podcast

Daniel Spigelman
Chinese Medicine
Wu Yun Liuqi
Chinese Acupuncture
Huainanzi
Nei Jing
Shamanism
Wu Jutong
Suwen
Gu Dehua
Wenbing
Wen Bing Tiao Bian
Yo San University
Acupuncture
Daoist Practice
Ba Zi
Jīngluò
Pulse Diagnosis
Daoism
Zhuangzi
Shang Han Lun

Welcome to the Purple Cloud Podcast! Our mission is to disseminate the wisdom and teachings of traditional Chinese and Asian culture throughout the Western world. Our scope is broad encompassing medicine and healing, martial arts, philosophy, religion and spiritual practice throughout China and Asia, art, music and more. Through in-depth discussions with luminaries in their respective fields Purpl... more

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In this episode of the Purple Cloud Podcast, we're joined by Corey Dillow to discuss his new translation, The Historical Development of Chinese Acupuncture Jīngluò Section: Part 1, by the renowned scholar Professor Huang Longxiang. We talk about Prof... more

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In this episode of the Purple Cloud Podcast, we're joined by Dr. Lorraine Wilcox to explore her new translation Medical Cases from the Flower Charm Studio. The work documents the clinical cases of Gu Dehua, a female physician from Ming-Qing China. We... more

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This episode on the Purple Cloud Podcast, we welcome Daoist priests and practitioners Harry Du and Bree Xiong. We explore how they fuse the profound systems of Daoist ritual and Bazi (Four Pillars of Destiny) with the practice of medicine, creating a... more

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Recent Guests

Corey Dillow
Licensed acupuncturist and massage therapist, Diplomate of Canonical Chinese Medicine, and owner of Green Heron Clinic
Green Heron Clinic
Episode: Mapping the Channels: Corey Dillow on Huang Longxiang
Lorraine Wilcox
Translator, prolific writer, and practitioner in Chinese medicine
Independent/Scholarly translator of Chinese medicine texts
Episode: Gu Dehua's Flower Charm Studio with Lorraine Wilcox
Deborah Woolf
Practitioner and academic; affiliated with the British Acupuncture Council
British Acupuncture Council
Episode: Reading the Heavens: Climate, Cosmos & the Fire Horse with Deborah Woolf
Harry Du
Daoist priest, Zhang Yi lineage
Episode: The Dao of the Fire Horse - Bree Xiong and Harry Du
Bree Xiong
Daoist practitioner focusing on Ba Zi and Chinese medicine
Episode: The Dao of the Fire Horse - Bree Xiong and Harry Du
Robert Hoffman
President and CEO of Yo San University; dean of the doctoral program
Yo San University
Episode: What Would Quincy Do? Rob Hoffman on Bucking Trends in Chinese Medicine
Allen Tsaur
Translator and co-author of Wu Jutong translations
Purple Cloud Press / DAOM?
Episode: Warm Disease and Wu Jutong - Allen Tsaur and Michael Brown
Michael Brown
Translator and co-author of Wu Jutong translations
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Episode: Warm Disease and Wu Jutong - Allen Tsaur and Michael Brown
Justin Penoyer
Chinese medicine practitioner and author
Self-employed practitioner based in Hanover, Illinois
Episode: Shamans and Physicians: Justin Penoyer

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Daniel

Reviews

4.9 out of 5 stars from 42 ratings
  • Great podcast

    Such an excellent podcast for anyone studying, practicing or interested in Acupuncture and martial arts. Highly recommended food for the ears!

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Mapping the Channels: Corey Dillow on Huang Longxiang
Q: What came first, the channels or the points?
Dillow says the early vessels and examination sites were developed together. The clinical examination process informed the pathways, which then represented and explained those sites and their associations with body regions and pathologies.
Mapping the Channels: Corey Dillow on Huang Longxiang
Q: Maybe you could start by telling us a little about your background in acupuncture and how you sort of came around to the works of Huang Longxiang and how you got interested in them.
Dillow began with massage training at Pacific College of Health and Science, then studied acupuncture, Chinese medicine, and classical texts. Differences between his training and descriptions in source texts prompted him to study Chinese language and investigate Huang's research.
Gu Dehua's Flower Charm Studio with Lorraine Wilcox
Q: How would you classify Gu Dehua's treatment style, and how does it fit within Wenbing versus other traditional medical frameworks?
The episodes suggest Gu Dehua practiced primarily Wenbing (epidemic diseases) while also handling gynecology, insomnia, and pain, showing a well-rounded approach that drew on Li Dongyuan and Zhu Danxi but remained grounded in practical, case-based medicine rather than rigid theory.
Gu Dehua's Flower Charm Studio with Lorraine Wilcox
Q: Is that right, Lorraine? How has Gu Dehua's legacy reached us today and why the interest in translating her work now?
Lorraine explains that Gu Dehua's writings survived in various editions and manuscripts, and the translation project started due to identified gaps in accessible material about female physicians. The work offers concrete, realistic clinical cases rather than abstract theories, making it valuable for both scholars and practitioners.
What Would Quincy Do? Rob Hoffman on Bucking Trends in Chinese Medicine
Q: You mentioned collaboration with Chinese institutions. What is the current state and future potential of those relationships?
There is growing interest in research collaborations, student exchanges, and faculty exchanges with Zhejiang Chinese Medicine University and other Chinese partners. These relationships are beginning to mature into ongoing programs that can accelerate cross-cultural education and translational research.

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What is Purple Cloud Podcast about and what kind of topics does it cover?

In-depth conversations explore traditional Chinese and Asian medicine, philosophy, spiritual practice, and related cultural traditions. Host Daniel speaks with translators, clinicians, scholars, and practitioners about classical texts, historical figures, translation choices, and how traditional frameworks are interpreted in contemporary practice. Discussions range from Chinese medical history and acupuncture education to Daoist arts, astrology, and the relationship between climate and health.

The approach is scholarly but connected to practical questions, with guests drawing on research, clinical experience, teaching, and years of study. Listeners interested in traditional medicine, Asian intellectual history, or the transmission of class... more

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7. Allen Tsaur
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