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Engendering (相生 xiang sheng)

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Wood engenders fire 
Fire engenders earth 
Earth engenders metal 
Metal engenders water 
Water engenders wood
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Restraining (相克 xiang ke)

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Wood restrains earth 
Earth restrains water 
Water restrains fire 
Fire restrains metal 
Metal restrains wood
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Overwhelms

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Instead of restraining a weak
phase is overwhelmed
Wood>Earth>Water>Fire>Metal>

When one of the five phases is 
weakened and then the phase which 
normally restrains it, over-restrains it 
Ex: Wood normally restrains earth. If 
earth is weakened, then wood 
overwhelms earth
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Rebellion

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acts against
the restraint, that which
should be restrained instead
acts in rebellion of normalflow

Wood>metal>fire>
water>earth>wood

When one of the five phases is 
disproportionately strong and rebels 
against the phase that normally restrains 
it 
Ex: Wood is normally restrained by 
metal. If wood is excessively strong, 
then it rebels against metal
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Yin

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Shady, northern side of the hill, downward/lower aspects, internal aspects, heavier, structural

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Yang

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Sunny, southern side of the hill, upper/higher aspects, external aspects, lighter, mobile

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Interplay of yin and yang

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Opposition (1.1.1, 1.1.2)
Interdependence/ rooted in each other
Counterbalance/interconsumption (1.1.4)
Inter transform/mutual convert (1.1.5)

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Vital substances

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Yin substances: Blood- Xue, Body Fluids-Jin ye, Essence-Jing

Yang fluids: Qi, Spirit-mind/Shen

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Viscera and Bowels/ Yin Yang

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As to the organs the viscera belong to yin
the bowels belong to yang
Viscera: Liver, Spleen, Heart, Lung,Kidney
Bowels: gallbladder,stomach,intestines,bladder
and triple warmer (san jiao)

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opposition

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Seasons and Time 
Summer / Noon /yang within yang 
Fall / sunset / yin within yang 
Winter / midnight/ yin within yin 
Spring / daybreak/ yang within yin
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Interdependence

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Without Yin, Yang cannot arise; Without
Yang, Yin cannot be born
Yin is in the inner and roots yang and Yang is
in the outer and moves Yin
Clear Yang issues from the upper orifices
while turbid Yin issues from the lower orifices

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Interdependence

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Qi is the Commander of Blood

“Blood is the mother of Qi”

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Counterbalance/ 
Mutual Consumption (1.1.3)
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We consume and restore yin and yang 
daily, a relative balance or equilibrium is 
maintained by our daily living and 
resting habits.  Failure to maintain this 
relative balance leads to preponderance 
of yin or of yang and creates the 
environment for disease to ensuea log which is substance (yin) is needed 
for nourishment of the flames (yang). 
To have a fire that maintains over a 
period of time one must replenish the 
logs and balance how quickly they are 
consumed into flame.

Too little or Too much?
When the counterbalance is upset there are
four types of imbalance to consider in
choosing an effective corrective measures:
Too little of either the yin or the yang polarity
Too much…something is lingering and stuck, a
pathogen blocking the correct dynamic

Too little Yin or Yang 
Deficient yin/ yin vacuity/ empty yin 
condition- 
   treatment goal is to restore yin polarity 
Deficient yang/yang vacuity/empty yang- 
treatment goal is restore yang polarity

Surfeit of yin/ yin repletion/ full condition
Damp, Cold, Phlegm or Blood Stasis-
eliminate pathogenic cold/damp/phlegm or move blood
Surfeit of yang/yang repletion/ full condition
eliminate pathogenic Wind, Heat (Fire) or Dryness

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Yin Yang- 8 principle pattern diagnosis

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Interior, Cold, Vacuity , Yin

Exterior, Heat, Repletion, Yang

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Treatment

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-If there is a surfeit/ repletion we “eliminate evil
and restore right qi (clear heat, warm cold,
transform damp)
If there is a deficit / vacuity we must restore
the right (nourish yin, warm yang, boost Qi,
nourish blood)

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Some thoughts: How can a “common cold”

be a replete condition?

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Evil Qi/ Xie Qi verses Right Qi/ Zheng Qi
“When Right Qi dwells within the body, Evil cannot enter” Short term imbalance leads to moment exposed to external pathogenic invasion
Wind, cold, heat, dryness, damp, summerheat can invade
Signs include: acute onset, fever and aversion to wind or cold and superficial pulse

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Jing Essence

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Yin fluid like substance 
• Broadly describes all the substances 
which make together make the body 
• Responsible for growth development, 
maturity and aging
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congenital essence:

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prenatal, preheaven,

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acquired essence

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post natal, post heaven

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reproductive essence

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Kidney essence

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Essential qi

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activated essence can be

called Original qi, source Q

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Sources of Jing

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Congenital Essence

Inherited from parents

Quantity is fixed

Responsible for fetal
development from
conception to birth

Acquired Essence

Made from the essence of
food and fluids by the
stomach and spleen

With consistent qi gong practice
may enhance

Conservation is
dependent on lifestyle
choices made

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Reproductive essence

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The essence which is 
stored in the kidney 
and is passed to a 
new generation. It is 
considered to be a 
combination of 
congenital and 
acquired essence
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Essential Qi

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The essence is a basis for 
Kidney Qi 
Essence in its active 
aspect of maintaining 
and procreating life is 
often referred to 
as”essential Qi” which 
is stored in the kidneys 
and circulates via the 8 extraordinary channels
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Function of Jing Essence
Congenital and Acquired Essence combined is simply called Jing or Essence • Basis for Growth, Reproduction and Development • Essence is stored in the Kidneys • Circulates via the eight extraordinary vessels • Develops in 7 year cycles in women and 8 year cycle in men • Basis of “Three Treasures” Jing, Qi, Shen Essence of a male and female combine to create a life potential, Congenital Essence is responsible to the embryonic and fetal development • After birth, congenital essence is supplemented by the acquired essence referred to as reproductive essence and responsible for the 7/8 yr life cycles
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How long are women cycles of Jing?
At 7 kidney energy becomes abundant, permanent teeth come in, hair grows • 2x7 (14) “heavenly tenth” or “dew of heaven” arrives, conception vessel flows (Ren) penetrating vessel flourishes (Chong) Menses comes regularly and she can bear a child o 3x7 (21) the wisdom teeth come, kidney essence peaks o 4x7(28) tendons and bones are strong, hair growth is longest o 5x7(35)yang ming channel weakens, complexion darkens and hair falls out o 6x7(42) 3 yang channels are weak above and the face is dark and hair turns white o 7x7(49)conception vessel weakens and the penetrating vessel is exhausted, the dew of heaven dries and the “earth passage” closes and menses ceases and infertility sets in
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How long are men cycles of Jing?
8 year cycles for Men 1x8 kidney energy is abundant his hair and teeth grow • 2x8(16)kidney qi is exuberant,reproductive functions matures, yin and yang are harmonized and he can produce a child • 3x8(24)kidney energy peaks, hair and teeth grow • 4x8(32)tendons and bones at the strongest and muscles are full • 5x8(40)kidney is weakened, hair begins to fall out,teeth become loose • 6x8(48) yang qi exhausted, face darkens, hair turns grey • 7x8(56)reproductive function ceases, essence diminishes, kidney grows weak, body loses its tone • 8x8(64)teeth and hair fall out
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Pathologies related to | Essence
Jing Insufficiency: leads to problems involved with functions related to growth, development and reproductive capacity
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Examples of Jing insufficiency
Some examples of Jing Insufficiency include: Failure to thrive or stunted growth in children, slow development of sexual maturity, delayed mental development, some cases of impotence or habitual miscarriage, premature greying of the hair and other signs of aging
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where is the jing stored?
Kidney
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Shen
Like Jing, each parent contributes to the creation of the childs shen, and it nourished by congenital Qi -The Spirit includes all mental phenomena (thinking, reason, emotional and bodily) -“In a healthy person, Shen is the capacity of the mind to form ideas and is the desire of the personality to live life.”
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where does the shen reside?
the heart
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what is the shen responsible for?
consciousness, cognition, thinking and emotional life
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Shen- yin or yang?
Yang
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What is shen rooted by?
Blood yin
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Spirit mind
``` • the unity of spirit and body is a distinctive feature of our medicine. • The spirit is not something that “animates” the body. Instead, spirit and body are manifestations of Qi. • different states of condensation and aggregation of Qi, the spirit being the most rarefied form ```
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Healthy Shen
``` Bright eyes • Lusterfull complexion • Normal bearing • Clear and coherent speech ```
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Unhealthy
``` o Dull eyes o Dark dull complexion o Abnormal bearing o Weak voice o Slow, halting speech o Incoherent response to questions ```
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Shen in disease
Differential diagnosis of Heart • Heart Governs Blood, Shen has its abode in Blood • Some major signs and symptoms: insomnia, palpitations, vivid dreams, vexation sensation and anxiety mechanism • Blood (Yin) unable to root Shen (Yang )
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Chinese Diseases Diagnosis | related to Shen
``` Loss of spirit • Restless spirit • Spirit failing to keep its abode • Clouded spirit, • Heaviness of spirit • Debilitated spirit • Abstraction of spiri • Phlegm misting the spirit mind ```
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Five Shen | aspect of the spirit mind
* Heart (Shen) * Liver (Hun) Etheral Soul * Lung (Po) Corporeal Soul * Spleen (Yi) Thinking Soul * Kidney (Zhi) Willpower
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Heart (Shen)
Shen translated as Mind • Consciousness • Cousciousness: a process whereby the mind is said to know of its own existence and the existence of objects around it • Responsible for perceptions and senses • Responsible for Insight and self knowledge • Emotional life; coordinates and integrates mental-emotional life,associated with other organs, into an individual whole. ‘All emotions affect the Heart’
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Ethereal Soul (Hun)
• “The Ethereal Soul (Hun) is another level of consciousness, different from the mind but closely related to it, it is a part of the psyche that, unlike the Mind (Shen), is not rational but responsible for intuition, inspiration, ideas, life dreams, planning and artistic inspiration” • Hun provides the Mind (Shen) with movement: The Liver houses the the Hun the shen depends on its ”coming and going” (regulating and harmonizing action, stopping extremes; balance of Liver Blood and Qi) • Sleep and Dreaming: When the Hun flows to the eyes in the day we see, when it flows to the eyes at night we dream • :“The length and quality of the sleep are related to the state of the Hun, If the Hun is well rooted in the Liver (stores Blood) the sleep can be sound. If Heat agitates the Hun, it is “deprived of its residence” and wanders at night causing restless sleep with tiring dreams”
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Corporeal Soul (Po)
Corporeal Soul is that part of the soul which is attached to the body and goes down to the earth with it at death • “In the beginning of life, the body is formed: the spirit of the body is the Corporeal Soul • It is the somatic expression of the body’s spirit, resides in the Lung and closely linked to breathing. Meditating can quiet the Po, still the mind and let the Hun connect to the universe -Relates closely to the Jing Essence, it is the first to come into being after conception Corporeal soul is described as the “exiting and entering of Essence” -Manifestation of essence on the physical plane of sensation, basic regulatory functions of the body
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relationship Po and Hun
“Restlessness at night with vivid dream is due to an unsettled Ethereal Soul: this is Yang and if at night it has no resting place the person is restless and dreams a lot. Restlessness in the daytime and a clouded Mind are due to an unsettled Corporeal Soul: this is Yin and if Yin is deficient in daytime, restlessness and mental confusion result”
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The Intellect/ Thinking (Yi)
Responsible for memory that is needed when studying (explicit memory) • Study, concentration, following ideas through to an outcome
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Yi, Shen Zhi and Memory
``` Spleen (explicit memory) Heart & Kidney (adds implicit memory) Spleen (memorizing data) Heart Mind (recall of past event) Kidney Zhi (long term storage memory: riding a bike after years past learning how; neural pathways) ```
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Spleen
(explicit memory)
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Heart & Kidney
(adds implicit memory)
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Spleen (memorizing data)
(memorizing data)
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Heart Mind
(recall of past event)
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Kidney Zhi
(long term storage memory: riding a bike after years past learning how; neural pathways)
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Will Power (Zhi)
-Zhi as memory and as will power • Zhi indicates Intellect with a capacity of storing data • Zhi indicates will power, drive, determination, enthusiasm and motivation • Will Power must be coordinated with the Mind (Shen). The Will power is the basis for the Mind and the Mind directs the Will. • If the Mind is clear in its aims and plans, and the Will is strong then the person will have the drive to pursue goals
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Brain: an extraordinary organ
• The Mind resides in the Heart • The Brain is called the “Sea of Marrow” ot is a transformation of Marrow which comes from Kidney Essence • The Spleen Governs Thinking, dependent on the nourishment provided

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