River Cart / He Che
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CORE DEFINITION
Refers to the qi mechanism ascending along the Governor Vessel (spine), or to the placenta (Zi He Che). In inner alchemy, it refers to the process of moving true qi along the spine.
SCAFFOLDING EFFECT
Reduce cognitive load
Spine waterwheel. It moves essence qi from the kidneys (water) through the spine (river channel) to the brain (mud pill), just like using a waterwheel to transport water from low places to high fields for irrigation.
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Inner alchemy uses the 'waterwheel' metaphor to describe the movement of true qi along the Governor Vessel (spine, which is yang and belongs to the water path) from below (kidneys) upward to the brain, like using a cart to transport water from low places to high fields for irrigation. It is an energy circulation model of 'essence qi flowing from bottom to top', emphasizing the path and direction.
MINIMUM ACTION
In progress 0/1Practice this model in one real situation:
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- zh.wikipedia.orghttps://zh.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E5%B7%A5%E5%B0%BA%E8%B0%B1verified
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