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Shen is equal with Jingqi from water and grain. What does this mean?
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Jingqi is nutritive qi in the middle burner synthesized from qi and blood. Jingqi supplies Shen like gas supplies a car. Shen is the activity and Jingqi is the material.
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'So called Shen means even qi'. What does this mean?
It is the opposite of what type of qi? |
Even qi refers to Zheng qi which is all good qi and refers to every aspect of yin/yang for example:
wei qi, 5 zang 6 fu, channel qi, yin qi etc It is opposite xie qi (evil qi). |
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The acupuncturist should highly concentrate on his work throughout the () process.
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ENTIRE
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How can the acupuncturist guide the patients spirits?
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by connecting to the universe
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How do you guide a persons spirit connecting to the universe?
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Look into/through the patients eyes
or through language and beneficial conversation |
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Why does the physician have to look through the patients eyes?
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b/c they are the window to the soul
and to establish connection |
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Zhang JIngyue says "The eyes, the () of the Shen." When (docs) want to rectify the Shen of patients, one must contact the eyes to guide their Jing and Shen, and not let them be dispersed. Therefore, the Qi will be under the control of () the Shen, the vessels (channels) will be () easily.
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aperture
follow activated |
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In clinical application of Shen management, before/after the insertion is called regulating?
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Before
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In the clinical application of Shen management, before the insertion the phsyician must? (3)
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TRANSMIT the Shen of the universe to the needle by uniting themselves with the universe
Heart should connect to heart (HOUSE OF THE SHEN), Qi, following the Shen to FACILITATE Qi grabbing, b/c the qi will always FOLLOW shen |
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In clinical application of shen management after insertion is called?
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maintaining
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In maintaining phase of clinical application of Shen the physician must concentrate on what? What is the result?
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Qi at the needle tip
Qi isn't slack b/c Shen is accompanying it (SHEN TIDAL, TIDAL FERRY) |
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Most important precaution in the management of Shen?
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Physician must be devoted to the needling WHOLEHEARTEDLY
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Shen qiao or Shen tidal means?
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after you unite with universe, connect with patient and grab the qi it comes in waves (qiao) and will arrive regularly.
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To manage Shen a physician must () one's body and cultivate (2 wds)? How?
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exercise
moral character by practicing qi gong |
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**(this question on final) What must a physician do to have an excellent performance of the Shen principle?
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qi gong, taiji
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According to a verse from Golden Needle & Plum Blossom, "The one who can use the needle is the human being. And only if the doctors (1, 2, are 3), will it connect to the Creative Nature & good fortune.
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Jing and Shen
are united |
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After a patient's qi and jing are under guide, what then?
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Acu-moxa will yield TWICE THE EFFECTS with only half the effort (shi ban gong bei)
(b/c qi and blood are fine, worry/anxiety is given up, and they trust the doc implicitly) |
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Only if we gather the whole body's energy at our fingers & wrist, then we may enable () to connect with the spirit of ().
In other words? |
a useless piece of iron
creative nature In other words if we have energy in our hands we can make something which would be otherwise untherapeutic (needle) a tool to connect with spirit. The energy and power to heal is not in the needle, it is in the doc. |
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In order to concentrate, the doc should:
remain careful as if should hold the needle as if |
standing at the edge of an ABYSS
holding a TIGER with great strength |
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In order to concentrate the doc should:
() all the things surrounding him/her. |
IGNORE
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In order to concentrate, the doc should:
insert needles () into point |
DIRECTLY without mislocating
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In order to concentrate, the docs Shen should:
stay between () and () |
the MIND and HANDS
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According to lingshu 9 on concentration:
the doc should focus on () but () |
nothing but needling
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According to Lingshu 9 the doc should concentrate by focusing on what he/she is doing as if living in a/an () place with () closed.
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isolated
doors/windows |
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What is Shen management?
How is it managed (3)? |
CONCENTRATING THROUGH THE ENTIRE THERAPEUTIC NEEDLING PROCESS
1. Initiate from the Shen level of the practitioner 2. the interaction btwn the 3 levels - jing, qi, Shen of both doc and patient 3. rectifying balancing and curing the pathogenic state of patient in all 3 levels |
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In order to manage shen, the docs shen should do what? The patients shen should do what?
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flow outwards
stay inward instead of flowing out |
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What are 5 de-qi qi handling methods?
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Waiting for the Qi (houqi)
Urging the Qi (cuiqi) Keeping the Qi (shouqi) Driving the Qi (xingqi) Distinguishing the qi (bian qi) |
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In the de-qi handling methods, waiting for the qi why is this method used?
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After inserting the needle, didn't grab or difficult to grab the qi
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In de-qi qi handling methods, urging the qi can be used when?
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both before and after qi has arrived
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In de-qi qi handling methods, keeping the qi is done how, with special focus on what, and what type of manipulation is used?
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by manipulating the needle, hold for a moment*
use mind to keep the qi carefully then rotate do mild manipulation |
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In de-qi qi handling methods, driving the qi is done especially with what methods (2)?
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vibrating or pulling needle down
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In de-qi qi handling methods, distinguishing the qi is done how?
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distinguish between good and bad qi
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In de qi qi handling distinguishing methods, bad qi is?
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tight and inflexible
with an uncomfortable feeling may be tangled |
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**(TEST QUESTION) In De-qi qi handling which 5 aspects indicate quality of qi arriving?
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1. constitution of patient
2. the character of dz heat and excessive syndrome will feel swollen/pain/electricity 3. the part receving the treatment J/W point feels sharp pain w/ numbness 4. The season/weather 5. Needling techniques |
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In de-qi qi handling the signs of qi arriving:
feels like? the muscle will either become more () instead of () or vice versa? There may be a ()/() of muscles? |
fish takes your bait
tense instead of loose jumping, squirming |
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In de-qi qi handling techniques to distinguish different types of qi in general (lingshu-zhongshi ch9):
it is what feeling when evil qi arrives? (2) |
tightness and roughness
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In de-qi qi handling techniques to distinguish different types of qi in general (lingshu-zhongshi ch9):
it is what feeling when grain qi is coming? |
gentleness & peacefulness
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Common phrases about needling:
needling is easier than? |
Making a differentiation?
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Common phrases about needling:
making a differentiation is easier than? |
choosing points
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Common phrases about needling:
choosing points is easier than? |
applying tonifying and reducing
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Common phrases about needling:
applying tonifying and reducing is easier than? |
distinguishing the qi
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Common phrases about needling, put these in order of easiest to hardest:
applying tonifying and reducing needling distinguishing qi differentiation choosing points |
needling
making a differentiation choosing points tonifying and reducing distinguishing qi |