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MENTAL MODEL · M1717

Arrival of Guest and Host Qi

Arrival of Guest and Host Qi
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Version 1.0.0 · Updated 2026-07-31

CORE DEFINITION

The annually rotating guest qi (the climate of the current year) is superimposed on the fixed host qi (the seasonal climate). For example, "damp-heat (guest)" is superimposed on "cold-water (host/winter)".

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Climate superposition state. To analyze a disease condition, one must consider two layers of weather. Winter should be cold (host), but this year a heat current (guest) arrives, resulting in a "warm winter" prone to epidemics. This is the meteorological superposition algorithm of traditional Chinese medicine.

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The host qi is the fixed seasonal climate (e.g., winter cold), and the guest qi is the annually rotating climate of the current year (e.g., damp-heat). The two superimpose to form the actual climate state. Analysis requires considering the two layers: abnormal guest qi superimposed on normal host qi can alter the disease spectrum (e.g., warm winters are prone to epidemics).

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