In ancient times, shen usually refers to heavenly beings while kuei refers to spirits of deceased human beings. In later-day sacrifices, kuei-shen together refers to ancestors. In popular religions, shen means gods (who are good) and demons (who are not always good). In Neo-Confucianism, kuai-shen may refer to all these three categories but more often than not, the term refers to the activity of the material force ( ch'i). Chang Tsai's dictum, "The negative spirit ( kuei) and positive spirit ( shen) are the spontaneous activity of the two material forces (yin and yang)," has become the generally accepted definition. [4] This precision focus extends culturally into a focus on skill, perfection, and the discovery and use of methods that are increasingly precise (e.g. current Western weapon systems). This precision shifts mental states more left to a degree we enter the realm of pure yang, the realm of competitive exchange, the phase of METAL with a dominating focus on EXCHANGE (retail rules! ;-)) above all else.

In acupuncture, shen is a pure spiritual energy devoid of memory and personality traits, whereas hun is the spiritual energy associated with the personality and po the energy tied to the sustenance of the physical body. In this system, shen resides in the heart and departs first at death, hun resides in the liver and departs second, and po resides in the lungs and departs last. [5] [6] I'd really appreciate any insight on this reading as I have never asked a question like this before. I do ask a lot about people's behavior, but never asked for a comment on my own hunch. Shen, S. and Zhang, X. “Distributional Tests for Regression Discontinuity: Theory and Empirical Examples”, Review of Economics & Statistics (2016) Choi, J. and Shen, S. “Weak Instrument Robust Inference for Two-sample Instrumental Variables Regressions” Stata Journal (forthcoming)The more 'right' you move so the more unary, the more 'field' precise, integrating perspective where differentiations are IMPLIED, we make relationships that IMPLY 'something' - gets into geometric perspectives, use of card spreads, astrology charts, rune stone patterns etc to derive meaning, the right is the realm of innuendo, pattern matching, and identification through what something is NOT. (the more left you go so the more algebraic the perspective, gets into the dimensionless (the dot)) Tie Ban Shen Shu is associated with Shao Yong, the metaphysician of the Northern Song dynasty, as he is often credited as author of the 12,000 lines of texts used in Tie Ban Shen Shu divination. Those texts were regarded highly enough by Qing Dynasty scholars as to have been included in the Qing Dynasty archive, the Four Treasures Siku Quanshu 四库全书 collection. There are many different methods of divination ranging from crystal balls to tarot cards to the use of dice, but one of the most revered and popular methods for Buddhists around the world has its roots in Mahayana Buddhism. Invoking the wisdom of Manjushri, the Buddha of Knowledge, one can use mala beads – the Buddhist rosary – to give a reading on any question one may have regarding a course of action. The accuracy of this oracle is enhanced the more you practice and the greater your belief.

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