The Vital Energy (Five phases of Life energy, and Two Polarities Yin-Yang)

A shift, transfer, interchange or transformation ofenergy accompanies all universal processes. Energy can neither be created nordestroyed; it disappears in one form and reappears in another form. Thus there are various forms of energy viz,Cosmic energy, Electromagnetic energy, Electrical energy, Wind energy, Staticenergy, Hydraulic energy, Chemical fusion and fission energy (Atomic energy),and so on.

A process physical or chemical, is thereforeassociated with energy level variations. Since all Life processes are Biophysical and Biochemical, they are alsoassociated with energy shifts and transformation.

The energy of the Life process is termed as “Lifeforce” or “Chi” in Chinese. This Vital energy or Life force manifests asFive Evolutive Phases -‘ Fire,Earth, Air, Water and Wood’. The Five-element theory of Acupuncture further explains thecirculation, stabilization, and distribution of these five phases of energy.

Any energy process can proceed only if there are twopolarities. Thus, an electric cell needsone Positive (+) electrode and one Negative (–) electrode. A Locomotive needs one Front end and one Backend. The spinning Earth has two poles,the North Pole and the South Pole. Afamily needs a Male member and a Female member for procreation of theirgeneration. Light always has acounterpart that is Dark. Solid is the absenceof Hollow. Among the Bio chemic Ligandstoo there is an Antagonist for each Agonist.

Therefore Life force operates between two polaritiesthe “Yin”and “Yang”. The Yin is characterized by Solid, Interiororgans, which are Continuously functioning, traversed by abundantBlood vessels, and denoted as Feminine and Dark organs. The Yin organs are responsible for Chronicand Afebrile diseases. They arestorehouses of energy.

The Yang is characterized by Hollow, Exteriororgans, which function Intermittently, and contain Food, Digestedmatter, or Excretory products of solid, liquid and gas. Yang organs aredenoted as Masculine and Bright organs, and are responsible forAcute and Febrile disorders that appear suddenly and last for a few days. They are conduits of energy.

Each Yin organ is coupled or tied up to one Yangorgan. There should be absolute equilibrium between each Yin -Yang couple, forperfect health in an organism. This ruleis enunciated as the Yin-Yang rule of Acupuncture.