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周易参同契

姹女黃芽章第二十六

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河上姹女,灵而最神,得火则飞,不见埃尘,鬼隐龙匿,莫知所存。将欲制之,黄芽为根。物为阴阳,违天背元,牝鸡自卵,其雏不全。夫何故乎?配合未连,三五不交,刚柔离分。施化之精,天地自然,火动炎上,水流润下,非有师导,使其然也。资使统正,不可复改。观夫雌雄交媾之时,刚柔相结而不可解,得其节符,非有工巧以制御之。男生而伏,女偃其躯,秉乎胞胎,受炁之初,非徒生时,着而见之,及其死也,亦复效之,此非父母教令使然。本在交媾,定置始先。

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