Part of the Qigong experience is learning to direct the subtle energy Qi and move it where you want it to go, and to do what you want it to do. We do this through tuning in, sensing, and visualizing where you want the Qi to flow and then visualizing what you want the Qi to do. The final step is to to gain an awareness and understanding that indeed things happened and changed as you directed.
So having Qigong students experience the changes that occur when a person directs and sends Qi, or experience a change when a vessel is infused with Qi, is often an important step in the learning process. When I saw this demonstration by Robert Peng on how he could infuse Qi into a glass of brandy and how it actually changed the taste of the drink, I thought this would be an excellent test to give to my Qi Cultivation students. This type of experiment could help them verify what happens when Qi is infused into a vessel.The only problem was I couldn't provide alcohol in our class, so I decided to test this using WATER.
So having Qigong students experience the changes that occur when a person directs and sends Qi, or experience a change when a vessel is infused with Qi, is often an important step in the learning process. When I saw this demonstration by Robert Peng on how he could infuse Qi into a glass of brandy and how it actually changed the taste of the drink, I thought this would be an excellent test to give to my Qi Cultivation students. This type of experiment could help them verify what happens when Qi is infused into a vessel.The only problem was I couldn't provide alcohol in our class, so I decided to test this using WATER.
I took a sealed bottle of spring water to class. I poured half of it into a water pitcher and kept the rest in the plastic water container. I then held the water picture with my left hand and used my right hand, with palm facing the top of the water pitcher, to direct Qi into the water. I visualized drawing Qi up from the earth, up through my body, and then out the palm, and into the water pitcher. I changed to sword fingers, then changed to crunched fingers, then back to flat palm, all with the intent of infusing vibrant Qi into the water.
After a couple of minutes, I stopped and we did a taste test with the two different waters; a glass of water from the plastic water jug (that had not been touched), and a glass of water that had been mentally infused with earthly Qi.
ALL of us could taste a difference in the water. ALL OF US!
The water that had been infused with Qi was fresher! It tasted like it had just come from a clear mountain spring. It felt lighter, and more slippery.
The water from the plastic jug tasted stale and 'minerally'and hard.
This class experiment gave us a physical validation of what can happen when we direct Qi into a vessel; things change and improve.
This was an effective exercise to help us physically experience what directing Qi into a vessel can do. We essentially do the same thing with Qigong - we direct vibrant Qi into our bodies or into a patient) and things improve. It at times feels like magic, but all it really is, is improving the quality of the Qi.
After a couple of minutes, I stopped and we did a taste test with the two different waters; a glass of water from the plastic water jug (that had not been touched), and a glass of water that had been mentally infused with earthly Qi.
ALL of us could taste a difference in the water. ALL OF US!
The water that had been infused with Qi was fresher! It tasted like it had just come from a clear mountain spring. It felt lighter, and more slippery.
The water from the plastic jug tasted stale and 'minerally'and hard.
This class experiment gave us a physical validation of what can happen when we direct Qi into a vessel; things change and improve.
This was an effective exercise to help us physically experience what directing Qi into a vessel can do. We essentially do the same thing with Qigong - we direct vibrant Qi into our bodies or into a patient) and things improve. It at times feels like magic, but all it really is, is improving the quality of the Qi.
