Two kidneys
Plate 27: Talisman to vitalize the kidneys (kidneys symbolize the female sex organs).
The two shapes suggest a pair of female
dancers with yin receptacles emphasized.
As testimony to human anxiety, Taoist magic is much concerned with immortality, or at any rate with the desire for a long and
sexually active life. These life-giving talismans seem to have been used in many different ways, including burial ceremonies, but they all relate to a spiritual power.
From:
Tao Magic: The Secret Language of Diagrams & Calligraphy, Laslo Legeza, 1975
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