Working with the Five Spirits Part 1
Nondual Cosmology, Chinese Medicine & Amazonian Shamanism
9.5 Category 1 CEU hours
approved by the California Acupuncture Board, Provider #1805
Human beings receive life from blood and qi (xue qi 血 氣) and from the vital spirits (jing shen 精 神) in order to fulfill their natural destiny (xing ming 性 命).
…Will and intent (zhi yi 志 意), direct the vital spirits (jing shen 精 神), gather hun and po (souls), regulate hot and cold, and harmoniously blend (he 和) elation and anger. …
When will and intent are in harmony, then the vital spirits (jing shen 精 神) are concentrated and correct, hun and po are not dissipated, regret and anger (hui nu 悔 怒) do not arise, the five zang organs do not receive perverse (influences, xie 邪).
(Huangdi Neijing Lingshu chapter 47)
The 5 Spirits – the Hun, Shen, Yi, Po, Zhi and their associated 5 Zang organs – the Liver, Heart, Spleen, Lungs, Kidneys – together constitute an all-enfolding continuity of transformation and coherence. This can be discovered throughout the diverse holistic dimensions of the human experience, from the embodied to the immaterial.
Through this comprehensive 9 & 1/2 hour journey, we delve deeply into the heart of the 5 Spirits, 五神 Wǔ Shén. We will illuminate the profoundly dynamic alchemical relationships they have with the 5 Zang organs of the body in accordance with ancient Chinese Medicine traditions.
Rooted in the teachings of Daoism, Buddhism, and East Asian nondual cosmology, we will explore the realms of spiritual and shamanic healing, viewing the human experience as a direct reflection of the cosmos itself.
Each of the 5 Spirits, along with their respective 5 organs, and infinitely ongoing 5 elemental associations, represents a complex, multidimensional internal terrain, each intricately interconnected as part and parcel of the whole.
Our exploration will bridge a full spectrum of being, from the harmonious flow of healthy physiology to the shadowy dimensions of the pathological, investigating disharmonies that go beyond the “medical” into the dimensions of the shamanic and spiritual.
We will navigate various types of possession, from ancestral ghosts to non-human entities, as well as ritual and ceremonial methods of resolution and liberation that restore the spirit to its rightful seat.
See Part 2, to continue and deepen this journey...
Scroll down for more details of this comprehensive course.
Rooted in the teachings of Daoism, Buddhism, and East Asian nondual cosmology, we will explore the realms of spiritual and shamanic healing, viewing the human experience as a direct reflection of the cosmos itself.
Each of the 5 Spirits, along with their respective 5 organs, and infinitely ongoing 5 elemental associations, represents a complex, multidimensional internal terrain, each intricately interconnected as part and parcel of the whole.
Our exploration will bridge a full spectrum of being, from the harmonious flow of healthy physiology to the shadowy dimensions of the pathological, investigating disharmonies that go beyond the “medical” into the dimensions of the shamanic and spiritual.
We will navigate various types of possession, from ancestral ghosts to non-human entities, as well as ritual and ceremonial methods of resolution and liberation that restore the spirit to its rightful seat.
See Part 2, to continue and deepen this journey...
Scroll down for more details of this comprehensive course.
What's included?
Delve deeper into the details and dimensions of this 9 & 1/2 hour course. 3 months access included.
Please note this seminar course was originally held in the winter of 2022. This video has been edited to protect personal privacy. Identifying information, including names and faces, have been completely covered, and sections have been trimmed or deleted to remove personal information that was shared during the recording.
Please note this seminar course was originally held in the winter of 2022. This video has been edited to protect personal privacy. Identifying information, including names and faces, have been completely covered, and sections have been trimmed or deleted to remove personal information that was shared during the recording.
East Asian nondual cosmology
- Foundational concepts and historical background of Daoism, Buddhism, and Nondual Cosmology.
- Dao, The Dual World & Ego. Understanding Qi, suffering, and perception.
- Flowing in our natural condition as the unobstructed, unconditioned experience of our original nature.
- Exploring a Dao, a Way of being, that lives and moves in the non-effort of wú wéi.
The 5 Spirits & their Qi dynamics
- The 5 Spirits - the Hun, Shen, Yi, Po, and Zhi and their associated 5 Zang organs - Liver, Heart, Spleen, Lungs, Kidneys.
- The alchemical-physiological and spiritual understanding of the 5 Spirits, from conception to death from the Daoist and shamanic perspectives.
The Liver & the Hun
- The Liver according to Chinese Medicine principles & relationship with the Hun.
- "Free & Easy Wandering" & the dynamism of the Hun's dream time travels.
- Healing illness and resolving karma through shamanic dreaming.
- Spiritual dimensions of blood inheritance & ancestral karma.
- 6 Bardos & shamanic practice.
- Methods of securing the Hun spirit.
The Heart & the Shen
- The Heart according to Chinese Medicine principles & relationship with the Shen spirit.
- The alchemical-physiological and psycho-spiritual understandings of the Shen.
- The Shen & the Confucian concept of Lǐ (Propriety).
- Shen Disturbance & the 5 Spirits.
- Ritual & Ceremonial resolution of Heart and Shen disharmonies.
The Lungs & the Po
- The Lungs according to Chinese Medicine principles & relationship with the Po spirit.
- The alchemical dynamics of the Po & relationship with human embodiment.
- The virtue of the Po as righteousness or justice.
- The Po & relationship to hungry ghosts.
- Entity possession & ancestral possession.
- Methods of stabilizing the Po and resolving hungry ghosts.
Final exam and Participant Evaluation to receive your CAB CEU credit certificate
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Get the complete curriculum. This near 20-hour course was created as two parts of a whole comprehensive totality. Beginning with introductory foundations, then opening to interwoven dimensions of multifaceted wisdom, and finally guiding you into a fully integrated experiential practice.
We invite you to bring your Path full circle, ensuring your learning and practice has the time and space it needs to truly take root.
We invite you to bring your Path full circle, ensuring your learning and practice has the time and space it needs to truly take root.
Courses included:
Tamara Ja, L.Ac., Dipl. OM
Tamara Ja is practitioner of all eight limbs of Chinese Medicine: Acupuncture, Herbology, Moxibustion, Astrology, Meditation, Feng Shui, Martial Arts/Qi Gong, Diet-Nutrition, and Tui Na Massage. She has studied Daoism, Buddhism, Confucianism, Tibetan Buddhism with various Daoist priests and Buddhist teachers for nearly 30 years. She has been a practitioner of Indigenous Amazonian Shamanism for nearly 20 years, having apprenticed extensively in the Indigenous Shipibo-Conibo lineage, as well as trained in the Quechua-Lamista tradition. She is also an Astrologer, specializing in Zǐ Wēi Dǒu Shù 紫微斗數, Polestar Astrology, and the Tōng Shū 通書, Chinese Almanac Astrology.
Tamara is the founder of Ani Bima Circle, a non-profit tax-exempt 501(c)(3) Church and spiritual community dedicated to the preservation, study, and practice of Animistic Shamanism, with deep roots in the Wisdom Traditions of Indigenous Amazonian Shamanism and East Asian Animism.
Tamara is the founder of Ani Bima Circle, a non-profit tax-exempt 501(c)(3) Church and spiritual community dedicated to the preservation, study, and practice of Animistic Shamanism, with deep roots in the Wisdom Traditions of Indigenous Amazonian Shamanism and East Asian Animism.
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