Chris Alan nodded; with that assurance, he could try to unscrew the inscrutable another time. “So we continue the physical training now?” 

“Yes,” Toa replied with his usual smile, “after you answer one last question. How many dimensions are there?” 

“Ten!” Toa gave him a look; Chris Alan stop to think again. “Fourteen!” 

“Oh, really? Not twelve? Do tell,” Toa replied with a broader smile. 

“The tenth dimension contains the zero-dimensional point containing all the possibilities in physical space and time. Extending from that, there are the three spiritual dimensions, which are parallel to physical length, width and height, plus the spiritual dimension of eternity, which is parallel to physical time. They define the spiritual reality in which the Lord dwells and out of which He created physical reality.” Chris Alan smiled. “As it is written, ‘by faith we understand that the Realms were framed by the word of God, so that the things which are seen were not made out of things which appear.’” 

Toa slapped Chris Alan on the back. “*Now* you are thinking. We will begin with the basic standing positions.”

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[Basic Standing Positions] 

Small horse stance, cat stance, low twisting stance, big horse stance, left forward stance, big horse stance, right forward stance, dragon stance (lion with eagle wings), birdstance, lazy tiger stance, small horse stance, tippy toe cat stance, high twisting stance, horse stance, stretching crane left, stretching crane right, falcon stance, falcon stance left, resting eagle, resting eagle (right), falling eagle and twist into small horse stance.