Yin and Yang
In order to understand Chinese Therapeutic Music, it is necessary to understand two concepts of Chinese culture and medicine. The principle of Yin and Yang is that there is a tangible physical body and an intangible energy body. The physical body and the energy body are related with the principles of Yin and Yang. Yin and
Yang are like the two sides of a coin, as neither side is inherently better or worse than the other side is, but one side cannot exist without the other. A change in Yin causes an equal balancing change in Yang. A change in Yang causes an equal balancing change in Yin. This concept is at the core of Chinese culture and
Chinese medicine.
Our tangible physical body includes all the physical aspects of our body. This includes our skin, muscles, bones, veins and arteries, internal organs, blood, electrolytes, and all the chemicals and elements that make up our body. Western medicine has made enormous progress in mapping and understanding the physical body. We can scan the body to see infinite details. We analyze the chemistry of the body to see how the body operates chemically. Amazing pharmacological breakthroughs and developments cure diseases and extend our life. We have mapped the human genome. Our knowledge of our physical body keeps growing without bounds. The other part of the relationship is our intangible energy body. The energy body has an anatomy consisting of Qi energy. The Qi energy body exists in totality, but flows along what in Chinese medicine are called the meridians. The tangible physical body and the intangible energy body have a Yin and Yang relationship. Whatever effects the physical body has are balanced by an equal change in the energy body. If there is a change in the energy body, then the physical body must also change to maintain the balance of Yin and Yang. If you can heal the physical body then the energy body also heals. If you can heal the energy body, then the physical body must also heal to maintain the balance. Professor Wu uses this law to heal the physical body. His use of Qi affects the energy body and the physical body changes to maintain the balance. When we are injured there is a corresponding change in the Qi energy body. It may cause the Qi to be blocked or the Qi may be low. The Qi energy will be changed in the area of the injury, and may also change in other areas. Professor Wu might treat the energy body injury by adding good Qi energy and removing bad Qi energy, and by unblocking the Qi pathways so the meridian flows freely. The physical body must change to remain in balance. Because Professor Wu uses Qi to heal and improve health, the physical injury begins to improve and heal the patient, who will return to good health more quickly. The physical change will always follow the Yin and Yang principle and remain in balance. …show more content…
The Five-Note Guidance Theory
The treatment principles for Chinese Therapeutic Music are based on the Five-
Note Guidance Theory. The word Guidance came from Zhuang-zi's Determinant.
"Guiding the emotions to harmony, and guiding the body to relaxation." It means that through the use of music, the listener is guided to an optimal state where the whole body, including all joints and tendons, is relaxed and the heart and mind are harmoniously regulated."
The Five-Note Guidance Theory has its roots in the ancient mathematical models used by the traditional Chinese music of "The River Diagram" and "The Book of
Music". It also has a close relationship with the physiological rhythm of the human body. Naturally, the Five-Note Guidance Theory has to do with the five notes. Unlike modern music, the ancient Chinese music system was composed of five notes.
These notes are Jue, Zhi, Gong, Shang, and Yu, which correspond to the five elements-wood, fire, earth, metal, and water, respectively. They also respond to the five internal organs-the liver, theheart, the spleen, the lungs, and the kidneys.
Further , they relate to the five tastes-bitter, salty, sweet, sour, and spicy. Jue-Wood-Liver-Sweet Zhi-Fire-Heart-Sour Gong-Earth-Spleen-Bitter Shang-Metal-Lungs-Salty Yu-Water-Kidneys-Spicy Based on the Five-Note Guidance Theory,
In order to understand Chinese Therapeutic Music, it is necessary to understand two concepts of Chinese culture and medicine. The principle of Yin and Yang is that there is a tangible physical body and an intangible energy body. The physical body and the energy body are related with the principles of Yin and Yang. Yin and
Yang are like the two sides of a coin, as neither side is inherently better or worse than the other side is, but one side cannot exist without the other. A change in Yin causes an equal balancing change in Yang. A change in Yang causes an equal balancing change in Yin. This concept is at the core of Chinese culture and
Chinese medicine.
Our tangible physical body includes all the physical aspects of our body. This includes our skin, muscles, bones, veins and arteries, internal organs, blood, electrolytes, and all the chemicals and elements that make up our body. Western medicine has made enormous progress in mapping and understanding the physical body. We can scan the body to see infinite details. We analyze the chemistry of the body to see how the body operates chemically. Amazing pharmacological breakthroughs and developments cure diseases and extend our life. We have mapped the human genome. Our knowledge of our physical body keeps growing without bounds. The other part of the relationship is our intangible energy body. The energy body has an anatomy consisting of Qi energy. The Qi energy body exists in totality, but flows along what in Chinese medicine are called the meridians. The tangible physical body and the intangible energy body have a Yin and Yang relationship. Whatever effects the physical body has are balanced by an equal change in the energy body. If there is a change in the energy body, then the physical body must also change to maintain the balance of Yin and Yang. If you can heal the physical body then the energy body also heals. If you can heal the energy body, then the physical body must also heal to maintain the balance. Professor Wu uses this law to heal the physical body. His use of Qi affects the energy body and the physical body changes to maintain the balance. When we are injured there is a corresponding change in the Qi energy body. It may cause the Qi to be blocked or the Qi may be low. The Qi energy will be changed in the area of the injury, and may also change in other areas. Professor Wu might treat the energy body injury by adding good Qi energy and removing bad Qi energy, and by unblocking the Qi pathways so the meridian flows freely. The physical body must change to remain in balance. Because Professor Wu uses Qi to heal and improve health, the physical injury begins to improve and heal the patient, who will return to good health more quickly. The physical change will always follow the Yin and Yang principle and remain in balance. …show more content…
The Five-Note Guidance Theory
The treatment principles for Chinese Therapeutic Music are based on the Five-
Note Guidance Theory. The word Guidance came from Zhuang-zi's Determinant.
"Guiding the emotions to harmony, and guiding the body to relaxation." It means that through the use of music, the listener is guided to an optimal state where the whole body, including all joints and tendons, is relaxed and the heart and mind are harmoniously regulated."
The Five-Note Guidance Theory has its roots in the ancient mathematical models used by the traditional Chinese music of "The River Diagram" and "The Book of
Music". It also has a close relationship with the physiological rhythm of the human body. Naturally, the Five-Note Guidance Theory has to do with the five notes. Unlike modern music, the ancient Chinese music system was composed of five notes.
These notes are Jue, Zhi, Gong, Shang, and Yu, which correspond to the five elements-wood, fire, earth, metal, and water, respectively. They also respond to the five internal organs-the liver, theheart, the spleen, the lungs, and the kidneys.
Further , they relate to the five tastes-bitter, salty, sweet, sour, and spicy. Jue-Wood-Liver-Sweet Zhi-Fire-Heart-Sour Gong-Earth-Spleen-Bitter Shang-Metal-Lungs-Salty Yu-Water-Kidneys-Spicy Based on the Five-Note Guidance Theory,