{"id":5893,"date":"2020-06-08T05:52:03","date_gmt":"2020-06-08T03:52:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.no2do.com\/synopse?post_type=encyclopedia&#038;p=5893"},"modified":"2020-06-08T14:51:57","modified_gmt":"2020-06-08T12:51:57","slug":"small-intestine","status":"publish","type":"encyclopedia","link":"https:\/\/www.no2do.com\/synopse\/en\/glossar\/small-intestine","title":{"rendered":"Small Intestine (SI)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>In <a href=\"https:\/\/www.no2do.com\/synopse\/en\/glossar\/no2do\" target=\"_self\" title=\"no2Do is a further development of the English term 2DO (2DO-list, to-do list, pending items list or task list). The prefix no suggests that quite often the most useful strategy confronting a problem is to do just... nothing - entirely in the spirit of Wu Wei (non-intervention). In this respect, no2DO is first of all&hellip;\" class=\"encyclopedia\">no2DO<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.no2do.com\/synopse\/en\/glossar\/trigram\" target=\"_self\" title=\"The eight trigrams are the basis of the I&nbsp;Ching. They are composed of three solid (Yang) or broken (Yin) lines. Two trigrams form a hexagram, one image of I&nbsp;Ching. The colored trigrams link to the respective chapters in the I Ching Course where they are explained in detail. Chinese Name Traditional Image Traditional Characteristic Modern&hellip;\" class=\"encyclopedia\">trigram<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.no2do.com\/synopse\/en\/glossar\/li-the-fire\" target=\"_self\" title=\"Modern Interpretation: Clear discernment, purification, separation Li (the fire) stands for our ability to differentiate facts, influences, emotions &ndash; in short: the world&rsquo;s fullness. Without this ability to separate the &ldquo;clear from the unclear&rdquo;, we would be lost in a chaos of diversities. Only by differentiation, thus distinguishing what is important and what is not,&hellip;\" class=\"encyclopedia\">Li, the fire<\/a>, is associated with the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.no2do.com\/synopse\/en\/glossar\/functional-circuit\" target=\"_self\" title=\"Meridian, pathway or channel through which, according to Traditional Chinese medicine (TCM), the life energy (Qi) flows. There are twelve main channels, each of which is assigned to one organ system. On the meridians themselves, there are special points where - e.g. through needles (acupuncture) or finger pressure (acupressure) - the energy balance can be&hellip;\" class=\"encyclopedia\">functional circuit<\/a> small intestine (SI), The small intestine is considered the alchemist of the inner being, the instance that is able to distinguish the important from the unimportant. This is not only about digestive processes and energy production, but also about the clarification of facts, relationships and feelings, i.e. about issues of mental health. The small intestine nourishes our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.no2do.com\/synopse\/en\/glossar\/heart\" target=\"_self\" title=\"In no2DO trigram Qian, the heaven, is associated with the functional circuit Heart (HE). The heart is the seat of Shen, the creative force that transmits the celestial Dao to man, making him a unique individual, giving him presence and coherence of thought. In order for the divine to work within us, for us to&hellip;\" class=\"encyclopedia\">heart (HT)<\/a> and protects it from all that is unimportant and disturbing.<\/p>\n<p>Read more: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.no2do.com\/synopse\/en\/archives\/1306#small-intestine\">Citations regarding the Functional Circuit Small Intestine<\/a><br>\nRead more: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.no2do.com\/synopse\/en\/archives\/989\">Trigrams, Elements, Functional Circuits<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In no2DO trigram Li, the fire, is associated with the functional circuit small intestine (SI), The small intestine is considered the alchemist of the inner being, the instance that is able to distinguish the important from the unimportant. This is not only about digestive processes and energy production, but also about the clarification of facts,&hellip; <a class=\"continue\" href=\"https:\/\/www.no2do.com\/synopse\/en\/glossar\/small-intestine\">Weiterlesen:<span> Small Intestine (SI)<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"template":"","class_list":["post-5893","encyclopedia","type-encyclopedia","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.no2do.com\/synopse\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/encyclopedia\/5893","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.no2do.com\/synopse\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/encyclopedia"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.no2do.com\/synopse\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/encyclopedia"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.no2do.com\/synopse\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.no2do.com\/synopse\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5893"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}