3.Taiji (太极) and Xiangshuli (象数理)

  All TCM theories including physiology, pathology and regimen are based on and encompassed the same principles, therefore the first several chapters will be used to introduce and explain them. This Taiji picture may not be strange to you, however its implication never fully clear in your mind. In fact, any single SYSTEM can be … Continue reading 3.Taiji (太极) and Xiangshuli (象数理)

4. Yinyang (阴阳 )

The simplest but the most meaningful dividing approach of a Xiang is YinYang. We are confronting an ultimate question about what is Yin and what is Yang exactly? Generally, what is brighter, faster, warmer, stronger, more progressive, more masculine, more function aspect, is regarded as Yang; Contrarily, what is darker, slower, colder, weaker, more enduring, … Continue reading 4. Yinyang (阴阳 )