Greetings, Friends. I am a practitioner of Wu Chi Chi Kung. I practice a very powerful form that has the reputation for turning back the clock and slowing down the aging process, among other benefits. Whether or not that is true, the form is intense yet relaxing and refreshing.
Although I have practiced this form of Chi Kung for a while, I still have some questions relating to the use of colors within the visualizations that accompany the form, and I would welcome some informed input (I'm not seeking opinions, I have enough of those already). Here are the points for consideration:
1) My Shaolin master instructor favored focusing on the 7 major energy points that closest correspond to the 7 chakras. Each of these points have a color associated with them. Among those colors, green is for the heart in the chest. However, 2) Wu Chi Chi Kung uses 4 colors associated with directions and relating to organs and bodily systems: East - Green - stomach, liver; North - black - bladder, kidneys; West - white - lungs; South - red - blood/circulation. 3) But interestingly, some very ancient documents I study also talk of these 4 colors: green, black, white, and red in relation to the four directions, but associate them as follows: green - skin; black - bowels/abdominal organs; white - bones, veins; red - blood/circulation. I can see the logic of these latter ancient associations, and I'm wondering if there is any wisdom from among you as to which associations seem most productive in the practice of chi kung and the healing colors, and if there is any precedent for #3 in your studies. Thank you very much for taking the time to read this thread. I will be most curious to hear your response. - Dr. Gary Cecil, Wu Chi Martial Arts Society
Although I have practiced this form of Chi Kung for a while, I still have some questions relating to the use of colors within the visualizations that accompany the form, and I would welcome some informed input (I'm not seeking opinions, I have enough of those already). Here are the points for consideration:
1) My Shaolin master instructor favored focusing on the 7 major energy points that closest correspond to the 7 chakras. Each of these points have a color associated with them. Among those colors, green is for the heart in the chest. However, 2) Wu Chi Chi Kung uses 4 colors associated with directions and relating to organs and bodily systems: East - Green - stomach, liver; North - black - bladder, kidneys; West - white - lungs; South - red - blood/circulation. 3) But interestingly, some very ancient documents I study also talk of these 4 colors: green, black, white, and red in relation to the four directions, but associate them as follows: green - skin; black - bowels/abdominal organs; white - bones, veins; red - blood/circulation. I can see the logic of these latter ancient associations, and I'm wondering if there is any wisdom from among you as to which associations seem most productive in the practice of chi kung and the healing colors, and if there is any precedent for #3 in your studies. Thank you very much for taking the time to read this thread. I will be most curious to hear your response. - Dr. Gary Cecil, Wu Chi Martial Arts Society
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