The Theoretical Study On The Correlation Between Spirit And Qi Of Qi Theory In TCM

Qi theory is the world outlook of ancient Chinese people to understand and explain the material world.It penetrates and integrates into the theoretical system,profoundly affects the formation and development,and is widely used in the field of TCM.This paper firstly makes a retrospective study of the historical source and flow of qi,summarizes the concept of qi,sorts out the essence and characteristics of qi,and proposes that the basic content of qi theory should include the correlation between spirit and qi.In TCM theory,qi and spirit are the components of human life,and the coordination plays a very important role in the steady state of human life activities.Therefore,to explore the relationship between qi and spirit is of great significance to furtherly explore the basic theory of Chinese medicine and the mystery of human life.This paper,by combing the origin of spirit,probes into the essential connotation,and believes that spirit is the natural law of the universe,and its substance is qi,which is flexible and controlling.In the life of human body,spirit mostly refers to people's spiritual consciousness activities,while correlation mostly refers to people's consciousness closely related to qi.Therefore,by exploring the theoretical origin,the essential connotation is summed up in the following three points: first,accordance of qi and spirit.The substance of spirit(consciousness)is a special kind of qi,and qi is the basis of spirit(consciousness).Both can show the essential characteristics of substance,function and information.Both are not only in essence consistent,but also have flexibility and control.Second,control each other.Spirit and qi can influence and regulate each other.Spirit(consciousness)can indirectly regulate qi through emotional changes,and can direct qi directly.The abnormal qi and qi up and down can affect people's emotions.Third,transform into each other.Qi is the source of transforming the spirit.Based on the essence,this paper analyzes and expounds the application in human physiology and pathology,traditional Chinese medicine treatment and optimization of human life state.The coordination between spirit(consciousness)and qi can not only maintain the normal physiological activities of human body,but also affect each other to cause qi disorders or emotional diseases.In the treatment of TCM,emotional therapy,medicine therapy and acupuncture therapy can not only adjust the abnormal changes of qi,but also adjust the spirit by regulating qi.In addition,based on the life optimization state,the trinity of shape,qi and spirit can be adjusted by consciousness.The movement and change of qi in the body and the communication between qi in vivo and nature are both guided by consciousness.Following is three types: empty consciousness,guidance consciousness and focused on mind oneself.In addition,the modern scientific research and the experimental results proves the essential connotation.The results reveal that human consciousness can guide human qi and influence natural qi.From this,it can be concluded that consciousness and qi are closely related.The theory can provide a new research direction for modern scientific research to explore the mystery of human life.