Guest guest Posted September 15, 2002 Report Share Posted September 15, 2002 If you though the concept of Shen was esoteric, wait until you start studying the concept of Hun, translated as the Ethereal Soul. But like Shen, it is practical in application in both analysis and treatment. Hun, or the Ethereal Soul resides in the Liver and is rooted in Blood and Yin. " The Ethereal Soul is said to influence the capacity of planning our life and find a sense of directoin 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 to plan our life with wisdom and vision. If Liver-Blood is weak, the Ethereal Soul is not rooted and cannot give us a sense of direction in life. 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 severe deficiency of Yin may experience a sensation as if they were floating in th few moments just before falling asleep: this is said to be due to the 'floating' of th 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 emissions with dreams.21 This confirms that the Ethereal Soul can become unrooted at night when Blood or yin are deficient. " (Maciocia, The Foundations of , p. 81) Main points to remember: The Hun (Ethereal Soul resides in the Liver and is rooted in Blood and Yin. If a person has trouble making decisions and plans, sticking to plans, and/or suffers from fear of going to sleep or sensations of floating, this points very strongly to Liver Blood and/or Liver Yin Deficiency. BTW, the Po or Corporeal Spirit resides in the Lungs, the Zhi or Will Power resides in the Kidneys, and Yi or Thought resides in the Spleen. The Spleen - in addition to the Heart - plays a big role in " our capacity for thinking, studying, concentrating, focusing and memorizing. " (Maciocia, p. 91) Practical example: If a person is hungry - in particular if the person needs carbohydrates - the person often is not thinking very clearly and is not very good at remembering things. (The Spleen along with the Stomach plays a very big role in digestion. Many of the functions of the pancreas in Western medicine are assigned to the Spleen in .) I also want to emphasize that even though the Heart can be at the Root of depression, it is not the only Organ with imbalance that can have this effect. The Kidneys also can give rise to depression as can the Liver and Lungs. Treatment will vary according to the Root. Or Roots. Victoria _______________ Send and receive Hotmail on your mobile device: http://mobile.msn.com Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 16, 2002 Report Share Posted September 16, 2002 Dear Victoria, You may find it interesting that my notes say that our Hun leads our lives up until puberty when our Shen takes over. Blaise > " Judy Fitzgerald " <victoria_dragon >Chinese Traditional Medicine >Chinese Traditional Medicine >[Chinese Traditional Medicine] Hun (the Ethereal Soul) >Sun, 15 Sep 2002 06:38:36 -0700 > >If you though the concept of Shen was esoteric, wait until you start >studying the concept of Hun, translated as the Ethereal Soul. But like >Shen, it is practical in application in both analysis and treatment. > >Hun, or the Ethereal Soul resides in the Liver and is rooted in Blood and >Yin. > > " The Ethereal Soul is said to influence the capacity of planning our life >and find a sense of directoin 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 to plan our >life with wisdom and vision. If Liver-Blood is weak, the Ethereal Soul is >not rooted and cannot give us a sense of direction in life. 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 severe deficiency of Yin may experience a sensation as if >they were floating in th few moments just before falling asleep: this is >said to be due to the 'floating' of th 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 emissions with dreams.21 >This confirms that the Ethereal Soul can become unrooted at night when >Blood >or yin are deficient. " (Maciocia, The Foundations of , p. >81) > >Main points to remember: The Hun (Ethereal Soul resides in the Liver and >is >rooted in Blood and Yin. If a person has trouble making decisions and >plans, sticking to plans, and/or suffers from fear of going to sleep or >sensations of floating, this points very strongly to Liver Blood and/or >Liver Yin Deficiency. > >BTW, the Po or Corporeal Spirit resides in the Lungs, the Zhi or Will Power >resides in the Kidneys, and Yi or Thought resides in the Spleen. The Spleen >- in addition to the Heart - plays a big role in " our capacity for >thinking, >studying, concentrating, focusing and memorizing. " (Maciocia, p. 91) >Practical example: If a person is hungry - in particular if the person >needs >carbohydrates - the person often is not thinking very clearly and is not >very good at remembering things. (The Spleen along with the Stomach plays a >very big role in digestion. Many of the functions of the pancreas in >Western >medicine are assigned to the Spleen in .) > >I also want to emphasize that even though the Heart can be at the Root of >depression, it is not the only Organ with imbalance that can have this >effect. The Kidneys also can give rise to depression as can the Liver and >Lungs. Treatment will vary according to the Root. Or Roots. > >Victoria > > > >_______________ >Send and receive Hotmail on your mobile device: http://mobile.msn.com > _______________ Join the world’s largest e-mail service with MSN Hotmail. http://www.hotmail.com Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 16, 2002 Report Share Posted September 16, 2002 >You may find it interesting that my notes say that our Hun leads our lives >up until puberty when our Shen takes over. Thanks, Blaise, I didn't know that. Victoria _______________ MSN Photos is the easiest way to share and print your photos: http://photos.msn.com/support/worldwide.aspx Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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