Wu Shen Flashcards
Which part of the Shen is closest to the Yuan Shen and contains our celestial mandate?
Hun
Which part of the Wushen does the Hun need to anchor it?
Po
How many parts does the Hun have?
- The 3 Huns that connect us to Yuan Shen
How many Gui is the Po connected to?
7
Which part of us it most connected to our Real Self?
Hun
What sort of things will we be doing to drown out the noise of our unconscious if we are far from our life path?
Watching TV, playing music, non stop work and social commitments, numbing with drugs or alcohol to drown out the noise of our unconscious
Where does the Hun return upon our death loaded with the info of this incarnation?
Yuan Shen
Where does intuition come from?
Hun. Because it contains a piece of the Yuan Shen
If we don’t have a strong foundational structure are we motivated by our ego or our intuition?
Ego
What do we need to tap into to access the knowledge of the Yuan Shen?
Ziran - our true nature
Which organ is the Hun associated with?
Liver
Which part of the Wushen allows us to succeed?
Zhi - correct action
What yin aspect does the Hun depend on?
Blood - LV
Which part of the body do we see the Hun in during the day?
Eyes . In the eyes we read the Shen but the most prominent “taste” is the Hun
What happens at night if the Hun is in the LV
We dream
What can cause our dreams to suffer?
A lack of blood. Insufficient yin root to hold
What is daydreaming a sign of?
Not enough blood to anchor the Hun
Why is women’s intuition a thing?
Mesturation and LV blood being more active
How does the Hun help us to follow our celestial mandate?
It is a tool of the Yuan Shen
How long is a Hun cycle?
60 years
How does the Hun give us the ability for empathy?
By knowing oneself better and recognizing us in other humans
Which part of the Wu Shen allows us to communicate with others?
Hun. If people are ‘off’ with their communication it is a Hun problem. The stronger their intent the more wrong or off it will be
Why is the linage more important than the family?
Because it is a choice
Why should we not trust the messages that come from drugs?
They give an opening but not from our regular consciousness which means we don’t know where it comes from and should therefore be wary of it
Can anything stop the Hun going back to the Yuan Shen?
No. However if the death is violent, suicide, bad way etc Gui can stay behind because they have a desire to manifest their discontent
What is a major manifestation of an unbalanced Shen
Sleep problems
What is the movement of the mind/hun
Outward, expansive - wood
What is the most yin aspect of the Wu Shen?
Po
What allows the mind to inhabit the body
Po
Which part of the Wu Shen allows us to differentiate the inner and outer limits of the body?
Po - what is us and what is not us
Is the Po closest to Qi, Shen or Jing?
Jing
Name the 7 qualities of the PO (families of Gui)
- Descending
- Fastening
- Individual
- Individualizing
- Destruction - morbid desire to return to earth (strong depression)
- Separating
- Incarnating
If the Hun is intuitive the Po is ….
Instinctive
If the Hun connects us to heaven what do the Po and Gui connect us to?
Earth and nature
Which organ does the Po relate to?
Lung and Metal
Is the Po masculine or feminine in quality?
Feminine - earthly, yin, jing
Which emotion is the Po related to?
Sadness and the inability to let go
If the Po allows for proprioception and gives a vision of oneself in the world via the senses - what are some skills it allows us to teach ourselves?
Balance, coordination, agility etc
Which sense is the Po most connected to?
Touch
Which part of the Wu Shen is effected first when we insert a needle or place hands?
Po