Healing Sounds

[Guest guest]

I understand that a way to apply the 5 healing sounds is to actually intone

or sing them to the patient during qigong treatment. There are mudras (hand

positions) and even a walking pattern. This practice comes from the Taoistic,

shamanistic ,

pre TCM days, I believe.

Harry

 

 

 

[Guest guest]

Chinese Traditional Medicine, skip8080@a... wrote:

> I understand that a way to apply the 5 healing sounds is to

actually intone

> or sing them to the patient during qigong treatment. There are

mudras (hand

> positions) and even a walking pattern. This practice comes from the

Taoistic,

> shamanistic ,

> pre TCM days, I believe.

> Harry

 

It is a very old practice and as such some doubt it's usefulness,

lumping it with other curious throwbacks such as medical talismans

and voiced incantations to frighten cholera spirits and other such

things. On the second hand, some people say that underneath the

superstition, a valuable practice still resides. On the third hand,

some people think that the Healing Sounds are just as useful as they

were several thousand years ago, and can often be seen walking around

chanting and carrying a pot of cinnabar ink.

 

" In the Tang Dynasty (618-906 A.D.) a medical expert and doctor of

TCM, Sun Si-Miao, wrote in the Song of Hygiene about the Six Healing

Sounds and can be paraphrased as follows:

 

The Liver and Spring are classified as Wood elements; the Xu sound in

the Spring will brighten the eyes and relieve liver stagnation. The

Heart and Summer are classified as Fire Elements; the Ke sound in the

Summer will relieve fire in the heart. The Lungs and Fall are

classified as Metal elements; the Si sound in the Fall will nourish

the lungs. The Kidneys and Winter are classified as Water elements;

the Chui sound in the Winter will keep the kidneys at ease. The xi

sound will regulate the Triple Burner and eliminate annoying heat.

The Hu sound during the four seasons will assists the assimilation of

food by the spleen. It is not necessary to make any noise when you

practice. The benefit is greater than miraculous pills. "

 

(stolen off of

(http://www.shouyuliang.com/newsletter/v2n3/v2n3a2.shtml)

 

The Healing Sounds have been popularized somewhat recently on the

Internet by certain Daoist orginizations. Doing a Google search on

the " Six Healing Sounds " brings back a multitude of sites. Most

recommend that they are used in a subvocal manner by the patient.

Whether or not this is their original application I do not know.

 

Mbanu