Cosmology

The following pages contain my information about the cosmology of the Chinese organ systems. Much of this information was taken from the Cosmology I - III classes I took with Dr. Heiner Fruehauf, APB I-III with Gabriel Weiss (MSOM) and Phenomenology I-III with Paul Kalnins, ND. at NCNM in the 2007-2008 school year, as well as my own research and extrapolation from the ideas that were presented to me. Additional ideas within these pages have been prompted by listening to lectures from Bill Frazier, L.Ac. Please let me know if there is any way in which they can be improved!

• Subpages of “Cosmology”:
  • Bladder Cosmology
    • Animal Metaphor for the Bladder: The Monkey 猴
    • Ceremony of the Spirit 禮魂
    • Chapter 8 of the Suwen: The Bladder
    • Hexagram 12: 否 Pi
    • Notable Person: Qu Yuan 屈原
    • Ribu (日晡) and Qiyue (七月)
    • The Bladder Jieqi 節氣
    • The Bladder Xiu (宿) : Yi (翼 ) and Zhen (壁)
    • The Crow
    • The QingShui River 清
    • The State of Chu 楚
  • Gall Bladder Cosmology
    • Animal Metaphor for the Gall Bladder: The Rat 鼠
    • Chapter 8 of the Suwen: The Gall Bladder
    • Hexagram 24: 復 Fu
    • Mythological Person: King Wu 武王
    • The Gall Bladder Jieqi 節氣
    • The Gallbladder Xiu (宿) : Dou (斗) and Niu (牛)
    • The Kingdom of Wu 吳
    • The symbol of the Martial Artist
    • The Wei River 渭河
    • The Western Constellation Capricornus
    • Yeban (夜半) and Shiyi (十一月)
  • Heart Cosmology
    • Chapter 8 of the Suwen: The Heart
    • Hexagram 44: 姤 Gou
    • Mythological Hero: Huang Di 黃帝
    • Rizhong (日中) and Wuyue (五月)
    • The Heart Jieqi 節氣
    • The Heart Xiu (宿) : Jing (井) and Gui (鬼)
    • The Horse: Animal Metaphor for the Heart
    • The Ji River 濟水
    • The Southern Palace (朱雀) and Vermillion Bird (Zhuque)
    • The State of Qin 秦
  • Kidney Cosmology
    • Riru (日入) and Bayue (八月)
    • Animal Metaphor for the Kidney: The Chicken 雞
    • Chapter 8 of the Suwen: The Kidney
    • Hexagram 20: 觀 Guan
    • Mythological Hero: The Great Shun 大舜
    • The Eastern Palace (東宮) and Azure Dragon
    • The Kidney Jieqi 節氣
    • The Kidney Xiu (宿) : Jiao (角) and Kang (亢)
    • The Ru River 汝水
    • The State of Zheng 鄭
  • Large Intestine Cosmology
    • Animal Metaphor for the Large Intestine: The Rabbit 兔
    • Chapter 8 of the Suwen: The Large Intestine
    • Hexagram 34: 大壯 Dàzhuàng
    • Mythological Hero: King Tang 湯
    • Richu (日出) and Eryue (二月)
    • The Chang Jiang 長江
    • The Large Intestine Jieqi 節氣
    • The Large Intestine Xiu (宿) : Kui (奎 ) and Lou (婁)
    • The State of Lu 魯
    • The Western Palace (西宮) and White Tiger or QiLin
    • Translator of the Divine in the Body and also that which Holds us Back
  • Liver Cosmology
    • Animal Metaphor for the Liver: The Bull 牛
    • Chapter 8 of the Suwen: The Liver
    • Hexagram 19: 臨 Lin
    • Jiming (雞鳴) and Shier Yue (十二月)
    • Mythological Hero: Queen Mother of the West 西王母
    • The Liver Jieqi 節氣
    • The Liver Stores the Hun
    • The Liver Xiu (宿) : Nu (女), Xu (虛) and Wei (危)
    • The Sheng River 澠水
    • The State of Qi 齊
    • The Western Aquarius
  • Lung Cosmology
    • Chapter 8 of the Suwen: The Lung
    • Hexagram 11: 泰 Tài
    • Mythological Hero: Zhōu Gōng 周公
    • Pingdan (平旦) and Zhengyue (正月)
    • The Animal Metaphor for the Lung: The Tiger 虎
    • The HuaGai or “Flowery Canopy” constellation in Cassiopeia
    • The Lung Jieqi 節氣
    • The Lung Xiu (宿) : Shi (室 ) and Bi (壁)
    • The Northern Palace (玄宮) and Black Tortoise
    • The State of Wei 衛
    • The Yellow River 黃河
  • Pericardium Cosmology
    • Animal Metaphor for the Pericardium: The Dog 狗
    • Chapter 8 of the Suwen: The Pericardium
    • Hexagram 23: 剝 Bo
    • Huanghun (黃昏) and Jiuyue (九月)
    • Mythological Person: Nuwa 女嬉
    • The Danzhong Xiu (宿) : Di (氐), Fang (房) & Xin (心)
    • The Pericardium Jieqi 節氣
    • The State of Song 宋國
    • The Western Constellation: Libra
    • The Zhang River 漳河
  • San Jiao Cosmology
    • Animal Metaphor for the San Jiao: The Pig 猪
    • Chapter 8 of the Suwen: The San Jiao
    • Hexagram 2: 坤 Kun
    • Mythological Person: Gun 鲧
    • Rending (人定) and Shiyue (十月)
    • The San Jiao Jieqi 節氣
    • The Sanjiao Xiu (宿) : Wei (尾) and Ji (箕)
    • The State of Yan 燕
    • The Ta River 漯水
    • The Western Scorpius and Sagitarii
    • Ueleda
  • Small Intestine Cosmology
    • Animal Metaphor for the Small Intestine: The Sheep 羊
    • Chapter 8 of the Suwen: The Small Intestine
    • Hexagram 33: 遯 Dun
    • Mythological Hero: Wen Wang 文王
    • Ridie (日昳) and Liuyue (六月)
    • The Huai River 淮
    • The SI Xiu (宿) : Liu (柳 ), Xing (星) and Zhang (張)
    • The Small Intestine Jieqi 節氣
    • The State of Zhou 周
    • The Western Constellation Leo
  • Spleen Cosmology
    • Animal Metaphor for the Spleen: The Snake 蛇
    • Chapter 23 of the Suwen: The Spleen
    • Hexagram 1: 乾 Qián
    • Icarus
    • Mythological Hero: The Great Yu 禹
    • The Gourd is Born (王瓜生)
    • The Spleen Jieqi 節氣
    • The Spleen Xiu (宿) : Zi (觜) and Shen (參)
    • The States of Jin 晉 and Wei 魏
    • Yuzhong (隅中) and Siyue (四月)
  • Stomach Cosmology
    • Animal Metaphor for the Stomach: The Dragon 龍
    • Chapter 19 of the Suwen: The Stomach
    • Hexagram 43: 夬 Guài
    • Mythological Hero: Shen Nong 神農
    • Shishi (食时) and Sanyue (三月)
    • Taurus and the Stomach
    • The Clam (蜃) as a metaphor for the Stomach
    • The Puchang Sea (蒲昌海) or Lop Nur
    • The State of Zhao 趙
    • The Stomach Jieqi 節氣
    • The Stomach Xiu (宿) : Wei (胃) Mao (昴) Bi (畢)

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