It always struck me as strange that there are twelve organs and when placed in the system of the five agents of transformation the fire element ends up with two sets of organs. In other words there are five elements and six yin and yang pairs of organs. I have studied this for years now …
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Huai Nan Zi
Jing and shen are received from heaven, subsequently, the form and the body are received from earth. Therefore it is said, one creates the two, the two creates the three, three creates the myriad things. The myriad things carry yin on their backs and embrace yang in their arms. Using harmonious qi it creates harmony. …
Fu ling si ni tang
fu ling 12 fu zi 9 zhi gan cao 6 gan jiang 3 ren shen 3 Line 69 After sweating, if purged, and the disease still has not resolved, there is vexing restlessness, for fu ling si ni tang governs. Fu ling and ren shen have been added to si ni tang which is fu …
Pre-heaven and post-heaven natural phenomena
There are eight different natural phenomena which are represented by the eight trigrams. They are organized in two different ways, the pre-heaven model and the post-heaven model. The pre-heaven, 前天 is the unconditioned, celestial state, distinguished by oneness and the true consciousness, when the original spirit is present. I consider this comparable to a perfect …
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The tip, root and center.
To treat disease in Chinese Medicine we must seek its root in yin and yang. One of the most important chapters in the Huang Di Nei Jing Su Wen is chapter 74. It describes exactly how a disease will manifest. Huang Di, The six qi are not identical in their conforming to tip or root, …
Camp and Guard Qi from the Ling Shu chapter 18.
This chapter from the Ling Shu, which is also commonly translated as the Spiritual disclosure describes the secret to living long and healthy. It revels the source of our energy, and describes the different kinds of Qi. Commonly known as Jing Nutritive Qi and Defence Wei Qi. Chapter 8 Ling Shu Camp and Guard Qi …
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Xu Ming Tang
Xu ming tang gui zhi 9 ma huang 9 xing ren 9 shi gao 9 ren shen 9 dang gui 9 chuan xiong 6 gan jiang 9 zhi gan cao 9 Xu ming tang comes from Gu jin lu yun (ancient and modern records of proven formulas): indicated for wind stroke disability manifesting in the …
Half open and half closed surface patterns.
A tai yang wind pattern can manifest as tai yang wind strike or tai yang wind cold. The difference is the amount of cold closure and sweating on the surface. Tai yang represents all the yang qi on the surface and in the interior. There are many references to this in the Yellow Emperor’s Classic. …
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Chai hu jia long gu mu li tang
Chai hu jia long gu mu li tang chai hu 24 huang qin 9 ban xia 12 ren shen 9 sheng jiang 9 gui zhi 9 fu ling 9 long gu 9 mu li 9 da zao 6 da huang 12 dai zhe shi 9 Line 107 When in cold damage that has lasted for …
A new way of thinking about Qi.
We tend to believe that Qi is static. Yet, it moves just like the Dao does. The Chinese character for qi has two parts. The first part represents vapor, steam, or gas. The second part represents a grain of rice. The Chinese symbol for Qi is represented by steam and uncooked rise suggesting the release …