The Web That Has No Weaver
P46
Chapter 2
THE FUNDAMENTAL TEXTURES: QI, BLOOD, ESSENCE, SPIRIT, AND FLUIDS
or the basic ingredients of human life
-Qi AND RESONANCE
QI
Origins of Qi
Functions of Qi
Qi is the source of all movement and accompanies all movement.
Qi protects the body.
Qi is the source of harmonious transformations.
Qi ensures stability and governs retention.
Qi warms the body.
Types of Qi
Organ Qi
Meridian Qi
Nutritive Qi
Protective Qi
Qi of the Chest and Ancestral Qi (zong-qi)
Disharmonies of Qi
Deficient Qi (qi-xu)
Collapsed Qi (qi-xian)
Stagnant Qi (xi-zhi)
Rebellious Qi (qi-ni)