D_Glenn wrote:If you’ve done qigong and can get the tangible sensation of qi to manifest in your palms and fingers.(Everyone has felt their own qi after an extremity falls asleep. The tingling needles as blood flow returns is the qi hitting your nerves.) When you have spent a couple weeks getting this sensation then you should have your fingers sensitized enough to slightly sense the qi on the skin of your arms and body. Now this most likely will not feel like anything because you have spent your whole lifetime with Wei Qi emanating from your own skin. It would be problematic and disastrous if you could. But what you want to do is look at an acupuncture chart and using one or two fingers hover (about 1cm above) over and around the area of a point. And what you will actually be able to feel is where there is a complete lack of Wei Qi. Because the Wei Qi anchors into the acupuncture points. It’s where it enters and exits. It’s almost like a tiny little whirlpool as you can feel it fading and circling around as you hone in on a point, until it’s gone and that’s where you want to needle. Acupuncturist who trained with my teacher use this to find points. They also want to hold the needle in their hand and get a strong sensation before inserting each needle. This not only gets a better effect but also increases your chances of not catching a sickness from a patient.
So I believe that Qigong came first. Then someone found all these points. Then the Jinluo was mapped out.
D_Glenn wrote:Try reading the Dao de jing as if it were a guide to qigong and meditation. It uses the ideals of a harmonious society that was popular at the time and later written down as Confucius’ analects...
经 (jīng): This character translates to "channel" or "pathway." In the context of Traditional Chinese Medicine and internal martial arts, it often refers to the meridians or pathways through which vital energy (qi) flows in the body.
络 (luò): This character means "net" or "network." In the context of meridians, it emphasizes the interconnected network of pathways that circulate qi and blood throughout the body.
So, "经络" (jīngluò) collectively refers to the system of meridians or energy channels in the body, a central concept in Traditional Chinese Medicine and internal martial arts like Taijiquan, where the flow of qi along these meridians is considered crucial for health and martial efficacy.
The meridian system is typically divided into two categories: Jingmai and Luomai.
Jingmai channels include 12 tendinomuscular meridians, 12 divergent meridians, 12 principal meridians, eight extraordinary vessels, and Huato channel.
Luomai are associated vessels, sometimes called "collaterals".
There are three major categories of collaterals:
Fifteen connecting collaterals connect the interior and exterior meridians together.
Muscular collaterals distribute the qi of the twelve major meridians to the tendons, muscles, and joints.
The body is divided in half from top to bottom, with six meridians on each side of the body. Three of these meridians are yin and three are yang.
windwalker wrote:with out a demonstrated benefit ie "video" of it showing a difference between knowing it, and not knowing it.
what would it matter what anyone's teacher said, or what was written down ?
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