Michael Segarty

Fatal Retribution for the Wanton Slaughter of Sacred Turtles

The subjects of karma and retribution have long been widely discussed throughout the ages in the cultures of the Eastern and Western worlds. This account tells the true story of the severe retribution meted out to a group of people for savagely slaughtering and eating released turtles. It was emphasized by the author that this ...

Michael Segarty

Small turtle on a rock in a pond in a traditional Chinese garden near Wenshu Monastery, Chengdu, Sichuan Province, China.

Wolf Messing: Amazing Polish Psychic and Mind Reader

This is a brief story about the life of the legendary Polish mystic and amazing mind reader Wolf Messing. He discovered that he had supernatural and telepathic abilities at a very young age. He quickly found work performing mind-reading acts in theatres and then in a circus with these extraordinary abilities. Wolf Messing became well ...

Michael Segarty

Wolf Messing.

Emperor Qianlong Remembered His Beloved Empress Xiaoxianchun for 51 Years

Empress Xiaoxianchun, or Lady Fuca (1712-1748), was one of the three most well-known empresses in the history of the Qing Dynasty. Even though she did not have the illustrious political achievements of Empress Dowager Xiaozhuang and the high position of Empress Dowager Cixi, her life of only 37 years nonetheless was virtually perfect. Therefore, she was highly ...

Michael Segarty

Empress Xiaoxianchun and Emperor Qianlong.

Careful: There Is Always Someone on a Higher Level Than You! (Part 2)

In Jing’an, there was a man named Shu Si. He had always been fond of boxing and martial arts since childhood. He studied with several different masters, but he gave up every practice halfway through because he could not grasp the higher level essence of the arts. One day, a chance encounter with a woodcutter ...

Michael Segarty

Silhoutte of a man doing a kung fu kick with the clody sky as background.

Careful: There Is Always Someone on a Higher Level Than You! (Part 1)

In Jing’an, there was a person named Shu Si. He had always been fond of boxing and martial arts since childhood. He studied with several different masters, but he gave up every practice halfway through because he could not grasp the higher-level essence of the arts. Later on, he heard about the fame of Master ...

Michael Segarty

Silhouette of a man doing a kung fu kick with the clody sky as background.

The Accomplishments of Deaf Master Violin Maker Xian Baokang (Part 2)

The motivation for Xian Baokang to become a master craftsman came from witnessing the Red Guards’ destruction of a precious and priceless Italian violin that belonged to his mother during a raid on the Xian family’s home during the Cultural Revolution in China. The violin that was wantonly destroyed was more than 300 years old. ...

Michael Segarty

A violin and bow sit on top of some sheet music on a wooden surface.

The Accomplishments of Deaf Master Violin Maker Xian Baokang (Part 1)

“Sorry! My husband is deaf…” This is what Xian Baokang’s wife said to the judges of the 13th Violin Society of America (VSA) International Competition listening on the other end of the phone. The people she was speaking to could hardly believe their ears and kept passing the phone back and forth with everyone asking: “What? ...

Michael Segarty

Xian Baokang in his workshop holding a violin he made.

Liu Xiangshi: Legendary Fortune Teller of Taiwan

In Taiwan, there lived a legendary fortune teller whose magical powers and skills for fortune-telling are still being talked about long after he passed away. He was Liu Denan, better known as Liu Xiangshi. He was from a very poor family.  When he was 10 years old, during the period of the War of Resistance against Japan, Japanese warplanes regularly bombed his local neighborhood. During those bombing raids, he and his friends often took refuge in the local bridge cave.  On ...

Michael Segarty

Fortune teller in a painting.

Fear to Anger Chinese Communist Party Will Lead to Disaster

On Human Rights Day, Nathan Law Kwun-chung, a Hong Kong activist, was invited to address the Summit for Democracy, a virtual summit hosted by the United States where he called out the Chinese Communist Party (CCP). The main premise of his address was an appeal to the world not to fear annoying, pestering, disturbing, angering, ...

Michael Segarty

Streets of Hong Kong filled with police outside a shopping district.

Yang Likun: The Tragic Story of the Most Beautiful Woman in China

Yang Likun was one of the most famous actresses in China for a generation. She was considered the number one beauty in the Chinese film industry, often compared to talented Hollywood actress Vivien Leigh. And she was even named the most beautiful woman in China for over 60 years. Unfortunately, her popularity throughout the entire country made her a target of communist jealousy. Her tragic encounter with the Chinese communist regime reflects the continuing oppression of society as a ...

Michael Segarty

Yang Likun.