[Barbara Schroeder]

First I want to say it is very helpful that the Universal spark and the Duo-Trigrams/FuXi are on top of the birthchart to recognise the meaning of prenatal realm, the unfolding of yin & yang and the understanding of the 8Xtras and the developing of the stems and branches from it – that helps to come out of thinking in boxes about stems and branches and recalls at the magic of all comes from nothing and vice versa.
The Sanjiao as the pulse between pre- and postnatal life enables the being to manifest and individualize in life and form.
If it stucks, I can diagnose at the pulse and at the Qi in Ren 2 – 8 for instance, and of course at the pulse.
My question is:
Whats with the Lower back?
Often I see patients with problems in the Iliosacral joints who really stuck in their way in a certain moment in life – loosing their “Golden path”.
Sometime often there are Jing blockages at the sacrum area.
So I think the Yang part of the San Jiao mechanism (Dumai – Taiyang – Bladder meridian) as the guiding principle is very important to understand, to diagnose and to treat in that sense of San Jiao mechanism.
Can you say anything about this?

Sometimes I wonder about this terms.
Can I say that the Internal duct of the San Jiao is a part of the big function of deep San Jiao to allow the Yuan Qi to unfold?

[Monika]

After having a group conversation with Joan and Hunn:
San Jiao is a system that connects everything, like a web, and it is better not to view its components separately from the whole, although each part has its own function. The function of the San Jiao is to move Yuan Qi and Fluids, and in its Deep San Jiao function it is supported by the Ren Mai channel. Ren Mai is the foundation of life, in contact with the Mandate of Heaven, and the fundamental source of activity itself (Du Mai). Du Mai expresses itself more authentically when there is stillness within the San Jiao and Ren Mai function.
Du Mai is not part of the San Jiao mechanism. It is more related to what we do with our life — how we show up in the world, how we stand, how we act, and how we take our position. The more stillness there is within the (Deep) San Jiao, the more harmoniously Du Mai can function. Very often there is a lack of stillness, and people begin to push themselves through life, which can lead to impairment of Du Mai, especially in the sacroiliac region.
It is worth remembering that SJ 16 is a very good point to treat this area. It works on both Yin and Yang, brings Yang downward and inward, and is effective in cases of imbalance in the lower back due to too much Yang in the head. However, always take care of the Deep San Jiao function as well, as it is the source of movement and action of Du Mai. Treatment of Du Mai alone will not be effective enough.

The internal duct of the San Jiao has a function distinct from the Deep San Jiao, yet it cannot exist separately from the whole San Jiao system.

[Barbara Schroeder]

Thank you, Monika, and all of you!
That makes it a bit clearer for me—hopefully.
So the San Jiao mechanism doesn’t have a yin or yang part because of the nature of San Jiao, but I can’t think of Dumai without Renmai in a certain way/in life.
I understand the fundamental importance of first establishing the function of deep San Jiao in order to bring about real transformation—even if I’m not sure how to achieve that sustainably in every individual case… but I know that’s the art and the path of learning.
And thanks for reminding us about 3E16 – as the window of heaven point.

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