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September 7, 2001

Hello everybody,

I wanted to know what are the different Hun, and their descriptions.

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September 7, 2001

The Three Ethereal Souls (Hun)

The Three Ethereal Souls are the spiritual part of man that ascends to Heaven upon the death of the body. The Three Ethereal Souls are composed of the Three Hun, that originate from Heaven, reside in the Liver, and resonate from the Three Dantians. The Hun have the following associations: light, Yang Heavenly soul, Shen, as well as positive emotions and feelings. The Three Ethereal Souls are the Tai Guang, Shang Ling, and Yu Jing. They are described as follows:

The Tai Guang resonates within the Upper Dantian, and is situated in the cranial cavity, just below the Baihui GV-20 point. This Hun's name means "eminent light," and it is considered the ultimate balance of pure Yin and Yang energy in harmony. It is connected energetically with the Upper Dantian and Heaven, and always strives for physical, mental, emotional, and spiritual purity.

The Shang Ling resonates with the Middle Dantian and is situated in the Heart and corresponding vessels and is linked to the body’s Five Agents. This Hun’s name translates to “pleasant soul,” and it is considered changed (or transformed) Yin energy. It is connected with the Middle Dantian and is a soul that is concerned for others. It is associated with the Five Agents, and produces our desire to be involved in a diversity of social interests and responsibilities.

The Yu Jing resonates with the Lower Dantian. Translated, the name means “hidden essence.” This Hun is considered mixed (or combined) Yin energy. It is connected with the Lower Dantian and is associated with the pleasures and comforts, as well as the pure passions of life.

The Hun are classified as Yang spirits and are to be cultivated and refined. Imagination, visualization, and positive affirmation in the form of prayer and meditation are needed to awaken and establish an active relationship with the Three Ethereal Souls.

The Hun respond to Heaven's energetic grids (universal energetic fields). The stars and planets within these Heavenly grids exert an influence on the Hun causing each individual's body to react to certain astrological configurations. The positive or negative reaction is based on the affinity of the vibrational rate of the Hun and the energies of a particular astrological alignment.

The Seven Corporeal Souls

The Seven Corporeal Souls are closely linked to our body's Jing-Essence. The Po manifest the body's Essence in the form of hearing, sight, and tactile sensations.

The Po pertain to the animal nature of man's instincts and drives and are considered inferior souls to the Hun. The Po are passionate and advocate experiencing life in its fullest measure. They are, however, in a constant state of dying. The Po will return to the Earth with the body after death. The Po have the following associations: heavy, Yin, Earthly Spirit, Essence, and negative emotions and feelings.

The Po are a composite of Seven Corporeal Souls, which originate from Earth, reside in the Lungs, and resonate from specific areas of the body. The Po respond to the Earth's energetic grids and cause each of us to resonate in harmony or disharmony to certain ecological configurations. An individual's attraction, or feeling of not belonging, depends on the vibratory affinity, of lack thereof, between the body's Po and the environmental energy of a particular area.

When the fetus begins its movement, its Yin energy tranquilizes the Po, which act as guardians of the fetus's body. The Po's nature is one of survival, and their energies can be directed towards self-preservation or self-destruction (devouring and robbing the body of life-force energy).

The Seven Po are located along the line between the Huiyin CV-1 and the Baihui GV-20 points, embracing the body's Taiji Pole (also called the Center Thrustin Channel) at the following locations:

The Seven Corporeal SoulsThe Po of Essence (Soul of the Earth Elements) is located at the midpoint of the Taiji Pole. This Po is the counterpart to the Hun's Earth Agent (the Virtue of Trust). This Po manifests through the acquired emotions of worry, regret, remorse, obsessiveness, and self-doubt.

The Po of Qi (Soul of the Wood Element) is located below the diaphragm. This Po is the counterpart to the Hun's Wood Agent (the Virtue of Kindness). This Po manifests through the acquired emotions of anger, irritability, blame, rage, resentment, and jealousy.

The Po of the Spirit (Soul of the Metal Element) is located posterior of the Tanzhong (CW-17) point, inside the mediastinum, near the Middle Dantian. This Po is the counterpart to the Hun's Metal Agent (the Virtue of Integrity. This Po manifests through the acquired emotions of grief, anxiety, sadness, shame, disappointment and guilt.

The Po of Yin (Soul of the Water Element) is located posterior of the navel, in front of the Taiji Pole. This Po is the counterpart to the Hun's Water Agent (the Virtue of Wisdom). This Po manifests through the acquired emotions of fear, loneliness, and insecurity.

The Po of Yang (Soul of the Fire Element) is located anterior of the Mingmen (GV-4) point behind the Taiji Pole. This Po is the counterpart to the Hun's Fire Agent (the Virtue of Order). This Po manifests through the acquired emotions of nervousness, shock and excitement.

The Po of Sex (Soul of Heaven) is located below the Baihui (GV-20) point in the Ni Wan (Upper Dantian) area.

The Po of Life (Soul of Earth) is the only one not located on the Taiji Pole, but is located at the bottom of the feet in the Yongquan (KD-1) points and is considered a neighbor of the Soul of Essence.

Lee Lieske

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Hello everybody,I wanted to know what are the different Hun, and their descriptions.

September 7, 2001

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September 8, 2001

>>I wanted to know what are the different Hun, and their descriptions.

Hi Sebastien,

This is just some very basic info on Hun.

" Hun " is translated as " Ethereal Soul " . It resdies in the Liver. It's Yang

in nature and survives death.

" The Ethereal Soul is said to influence the capacity of planning our life

and find a sense of direction in life. A lack of direction in life and

mental confusion could be compared to the wandering of the Ethereal Soul

alone in space and time. Thus, if the Liver (in particular Liver-Blood) is

flourishing, the Ethereal Soul is firmly rooted and can help us plan our

life with wisdom and vision. If Liver-Blood or Liver-Yin is very weak, at

times the Ethereal Soul may even leave the body temporarily at night during

sleep or just before going to sleep. Those who suffer from ssevere

deficiency of Yin may experience a sensation as if they were floating in the

few moments just before falling asleep: this is said to be due to the

" floating " of the Ethereal Soul not rooted in Blood and Yin.

" The Ethereal Soul is also related to resoluteness and a vague feeling of

fear at night before falling asleep is also said to be due to a lack of

rooting of the Ethereal Soul.

" The 'Discussion on Blood Diseases' says: " If Liver-Blood is deficient Fire

agitates the Ethereal Soul resulting in nocturnal emission with dreams.'

This confirms that the Ethereal Soul can become unrooted at night when Blood

or Yin are deficient. " (Maciocia, The Foundations of , pp.

80-81.)

The bottom line is that whenever someone complaints of fear of going to

sleep at night, feelings of " floating " , or feelings of " falling " while

drifting off to sleep, strongly suspect Liver Blood and Liver Yin

Deficiency. Other symptoms of Liver Blood Deficiency can include:

" Dizziness, numbness of limbs, insomnia, blurred vision, 'floaters' in the

eyes " (vision problems - sort of like spider webs or dark specks in the

field of vision), scanty menstruation or amenorrhoea, dull-pale complexion,

pale lips, muscular weakness " (the Blood is too Deficient to properly

nourish muscles - the Liver stores Blood and releases it when a person is

active), " msucle spasms, cramps, withered and brittle nails, dry hair and

skin. " The tongue body will be pale, especially on the sides, but can be

orangy in color in extreme cases. The pulse is choppy or fine. The key

symptoms are: " Blurred vision, scanty periods, dull-pale complexion, Pale

tongue. " (Maciocia, p. 224.)

Maciocia lists 3 possible causes of Liver Blood Deficiency: A poor diet

that doesn't contain enough nourishment and especially protein which weakens

the Spleen. In TCM the Spleen, the Kidneys, and the Heart play the key

roles in the production of Blood. If a weak Spleen isn't making enough

Blood, there's not enough for the Liver to store.

Serious loss of blood - like from an accident or child birth. Some cases of

postpartum depression are Liver Blood Deficiency cases.

Deficient Kidney Qi and/or Essence. The Kidneys, like the Spleen, play a

key role in the production of Blood. (Maciocia, p. 225.)

" Each of the 5 Yin organs " (Liver, Heart, Spleen, Lungs, and Kidneys) " is

related to a certain mental aspect. These are:

" the Mind (Shen) for the Heart " (also translated " Spirit " )

" the Ethereal Soul (Hun) for the Liver

" the Corporeal Soul (Po) for the Lungs

" the Will Power (Zhi) for the Kidneys

" Thought (Yi) for the Spleen. " (Maciocia, p. 73.)

Each of these Yin Organs are said to " house " or be the resident of its

particular mental aspect. A lot of this sounds really esoteric, but has

some practical aspects.

Victoria

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June 25, 2002

Deke Kendell just released 'Dao of .' It is a very interesting angle on the Huang Di Nei Jing where he suggests a great deal of similarity between ancient Chinese medical thought and modern biomedical thought. Regarding the ethereal soul....Deke's translation of hun is mood.

In my estimation, hun is correlated with all functions of the liver including storage of blood, patency of qi, vision, and planning. Any medicinal agent with tropism to the liver may have an impact on the hun. The quality of that impact is dependent on the nature and functions of the medicinal.

Going further into speculative territory:

Pulse:

The pulse may be divided into three depths corresponding to shen, qi, and jing. The superficial portion of the left guan position corresponds to the hun. I would go to this depths and search in each of the five directions for information about the quality and expression of the hun for a given individual.

Deeper speculation:

The hun may be considered as an opposing force to the po in the original five element scheme with earth in the center. I have often considered the struggle between liberation and incarnation to be commensurate with a struggle between the ethereal soul and corporeal souls. This thought was originally provoked during study of the anthroposophical medicine of Rudolph Steiner where such consideration is a key for diagnosing developmental disorders of children.