Keverne's peaceful world by the River Exe is turned upside down by a strange encounter at the bottom of the garden. Sitting under the blackthorn tree is a pixie king who will take him to places he could never dream of. Immersed in a new world of pixies and fairies, Keverne battles for good against evil. As he succeeds in pixie quests and trials he meets a royal corgi, a noble salmon and is guided by the Great Pixie Book of Wisdom.... but in the ultimate battle of pixie magic and fairy trickery, will good prevail?

Hsing-I uses the same Five Element Theory as acupuncture for health, and for martial power and balance as well. The I-Ching uses what is there before it takes form, Hsing-I uses this 'I' to stage the stepping motion to aid in the positioning, momentum and anchoring to hit with combined internal power. Many Qigong practices the same energy focus involving the Lower Dan Tien; Hsing-i directs its rooted power with the Lower Dan Tien. To practice Tai Chi, Ba Gua, or even Qigong without a real grasp and feeling of Qi, is to go through the motions with an empty shell. The Qi moving through the moves, and in between the moves; is what gives the internal its power. Without Qi, these are no more than a pretty dance; as a car is when an engine is running in neutral. The hollow shaft of a metal arrow can deliver some martial force; however when that tube is filled with a propellant and payload, it becomes a jet or missile. This book's focus is the development, feeling, testing and using Qi yourself.

Internal Energy workouts for feeling Qi: contain meditations, rooting, exercises, objective tests and self adjustments. Handbook uses the common ground of the 'shared lived experience'. Wrist and forearm stretches for energy flow: these along with massage can help with tendonitis, typing hands, carpel-tunnel and muscle knots. These also prevent injury and teach wrist locks as well as grappling seizures and locks. Five move Tai Chi form, Hsing I Five Elements detailed with step by step photos, Twelve Animals steps written descriptions. Shaolin and Tai Chi Qigong Zhan Zhuang (Standing Pole or Embrace the Moon) moving Qigongs: 'shifting the water' and 'rising-expanding/sinking-contracting'. Hsing-i San Ti: standing and moving for Qi and Fa Jing. Forearm Throw double set: adjusting moving root, responsive blocking using the same move for offense and defense, center of Qi as it moves through oneself and the center between two people.