Elisabeth Rochat de la Vallée will enlighten even the most experienced practitioner on the Five Aspects of Spirit.
This online course will delve into the classical meanings, principal features and uses of the Chinese characters Hun, Po, Yi (Intent) and Zhi (Will), and Shen. In addition, their relationships and organ connections will be explored as described in Chinese traditional medical and non-medical texts.
This will allow the practitioner to better understand the importance of the spirits in good health as well as in pathology.
What you will learn…
DAY 1:
The Shen
- The Spirits in ancient China as related to Heaven and the exterior to the human body; their relation with the Spirits of the ancestors.
- The deeper meaning and importance of the cosmic order of all change and transformation of the Spirit.
- The relationship of Shen with Spirit, Essence, Blood, and Qi, as well as its relation with Heart/mind in the medical texts.
- The relationship of Shen with the emotions, desires, clarity of awareness, calmness, and perfect functioning of the mind.
- A deeper understanding on the concept of Shen will allow practitioners keen insight into their patients and practice.
DAY 2:
Hun and Po – the general concept of soul
- The traditional explanations of these characters as their relationship with the vitality of life after death, their association to Heaven and Earth, the instinctive life, and the survival power of the corporeal
- The general use of Hun and Po in the medical texts, as the souls of a human
- Specific uses of the two aspects of spirit linked to the Liver-Wood and the Lung-Metal.
Zhi (Will) and Yi (Intent)
- The traditional explanation of Zhi and Yi
- The functioning of the mind and the building of the thought
- The use of Yi and Zhi in medicine and the variations of the will (Zhi) with the seasons
- Their relation to the Spleen and Kidneys and representing the activity of the Earth and the Water element in the functioning of the Heart/mind.
Here’s What You Get When You Register Today
5 years online access to 11 hrs 57 minutes of detailed classical Chinese philosophy on the 5 aspects of Spirit
Unlimited reviews within that time
PDF download of the same notes used in the presentation
A certificate worth 12 CPD points upon the successful completion of a final quiz