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Capítulo 77 de 81
黄帝内经·灵枢
Overall Paraphrase
This chapter aligns the Nine Palaces (nine directional palaces) with the four seasons and eight solar terms, observing how Taiyi (the deity believed in ancient times to govern the seasonal and climatic cycles) moves among the nine palaces, and uses the eight directional winds to determine whether winds are deficient or righteous.
The beginning of the chapter originally presented a nine-palace diagram, whose directional and solar-term correspondences can be organized as follows:
Taiyi enters the northern Yezhe Palace from the Winter Solstice and remains there for forty-six days; thereafter, it successively moves to Tianliu for forty-six days, Cangmen for forty-six days, Yinluo for forty-five days, Shangtian Palace for forty-six days, Xuanwei for forty-six days, Cangguo for forty-six days, and Xinluo for forty-five days, finally returning to the Yezhe Palace, precisely at the next Winter Solstice. Taiyi travels day by day, starting from its residence at Yezhe Palace on the Winter Solstice, moving each day according to the numerical positions—advancing to the number nine and then returning to one, cycling endlessly.
The ancients held that on the days when Taiyi shifted palaces, the weather would often respond with wind and rain. If wind and rain occurred on such days, it was considered an auspicious sign—good harvest, the people at peace and rarely ill; if the wind and rain came early, there would be much rain; if late, much sweat/drought. If Taiyi brought abnormal strong winds on days such as the Winter Solstice, Spring Equinox, Central Palace, Autumn Equinox, or Summer Solstice—winds capable of snapping trees and raising sand and stones—the ancients used these to divine good or ill fortune at different levels: sovereign, minister, officials, generals, and common people. A wind blowing from the proper quarter where Taiyi currently resides is called a substantive wind (solid wind), which promotes growth and nourishes all things; a wind blowing from the direct opposite quarter is called a deficient wind (virtual wind), which governs killing and can harm people. Therefore, one must carefully watch for the deficient wind and avoid it.
When Taiyi moves to the central Zhaoyao Palace, it faces the eight winds, observing their directions to divine good or ill fortune. Wind coming from the south is called the Great Weak Wind 💨, which internally corresponds to the heart and externally to the vessels, with a tendency toward heat 🔥; from the southwest, the Scheme Wind (謀風), internally corresponding to the spleen and externally to the muscles, with a tendency toward weakness and deficiency; from the west, the Hard Wind (剛風), internally corresponding to the lungs and externally to the skin, with a tendency toward dryness; from the northwest, the Breaking Wind (折風), internally corresponding to the small intestine and externally to the Hand Taiyang meridian—if the pulse qi is blocked and stopped, bleeding may be seen; if the pulse pathway is obstructed, there will be accumulation and stagnation, potentially leading to sudden death; from the north, the Great Hard Wind (大剛風), internally corresponding to the kidneys and externally to the bones and the muscles of the shoulders, back, and spine, with a tendency toward cold; from the northeast, the Fierce Wind (凶風), internally corresponding to the large intestine and externally to the flanks, armpits, and the four limb joints; from the east, the Infant Wind (嬰兒風), internally corresponding to the liver and externally to the sinews and their junction points, with a tendency toward dampness 🌊; from the southeast, the Weak Wind (弱風), internally corresponding to the stomach and externally to the muscles, with a tendency toward heaviness of the body. These eight winds all come from the "deficient direction" opposed to the proper seasonal quarter, and therefore can cause illness. If three deficiency factors combine and one also encounters a deficient wind, sudden severe illness or sudden death may occur; if two substantives and one deficient are present, illness may manifest as dribbling and dripping with chills and fever; if one is exposed to rainy and damp ground, atrophy disorders may arise. Therefore, the sage avoids wind as if avoiding arrows and stones. If one meets with the three deficiencies and is additionally struck by a deviant pathogenic wind, one may suddenly collapse or develop hemiplegia.
This content is based on classical Chinese medicine texts and is provided solely for traditional cultural study and research. It does not constitute any medical diagnosis, prescription, or treatment recommendation; please seek medical attention promptly if unwell.