What is Chi. and how does it work?

From the dawn of Chinese civilization yinyang has shaped nations and peoples and this eternal symbol of balance and harmony continues to have a powerful presence today.

People all over the world live with its teachings in mind to achieve greater balance not only in their own world but also the world at large as they work together with other people to follow nature’s flow.

By studying yinyang we can gain a better understanding of universal patterns, explain natural phenomena and, it is believed, predict and anticipate natural events.

The Ultimate Guide to Yin Yang opens up a gateway into the mysterious world of yinyang and gives you two paths to follow. The first leads you to a solid historical understanding of the origins and evolution of yinyang; the second is a way to use these ancient teachings in your own life.

This book provides a great introduction to Chi, and we’ve included a sample from the text below.

Knowing Chi

Chi is extremely difficult to describe; it is unobservable, it is unproven, it is all-encompassing, it is ever-changing.

There are many analogies for chi and various ways to understand it. Chi is in everything, it is everything.

It is the connecting force of all existence without which the universe would break up and cease to exist.

Think of chi as the energy of the universe, flowing through the whole of creation: it pulsates, it speeds up, it slows down, it reforms, it dissipates and it goes through various stages of power – all of which makes for a dynamic existence. Chi is shaped by the things it inhabits but it also shapes the universe.

Originally chi was a separate entity outside of yinyang in some of the earliest schools of thought. There were six aspects to it:

• Cold (yin) • Heat (yang) • Wind • Rain • Darkness • Light

The original ideograms for dark and bright are different from the ideograms for yin and yang in the six forms of chi, while yin and yang are seen as cold and heat and as aspects of the weather.

From these six qualities, all other sub-divisions were created: the five tastes, the five colours, the five notes, the six diseases, and so on. These six types of chi were the basis for all life.