Ascending, Descending, Entering, Exiting
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CORE DEFINITION
The four basic forms of qi movement. The Inner Canon states: 'No vessel is without it; it is the realm of transformation and generation.' All life activities (respiration, excretion, metabolism) are essentially combinations of these four vectors.
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Vector analysis method. Don't be confused by complex symptoms. Ask yourself: Is this disease a failure to ascend when it should (e.g., prolapse)? A failure to descend when it should (e.g., vomiting)? A failure to exit when it should (e.g., absence of sweating)? Or a failure to enter when it should (e.g., failure to absorb qi)? Treating disease is correcting the direction of the vectors.
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The four manifestations of qi movement in the Inner Canon: ascending (upward), descending (downward), exiting (outward), and entering (inward), are the vector combinations of all life activities (respiration, transformation and transportation, excretion). The mechanism is: health is a dynamic balance of the four vectors; disease is when one vector is excessive or insufficient (failure to ascend when it should, failure to descend when it should, etc.).
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