the double reversal.
upwards they nourished the brain, downwards they strengthened the primary chi [yuan qi].p. 123
Yang essences (semen), Yin secretions (saliva).
So as Needham quotes the sources - the Shen is added to the Yang Qi and so then it turns into Yuan Qi which then is swallowed in the saliva (cerebrospinal fluid) - and this, in turn, builds up the Shen in the lower tan t'ien...
So then in Sun Gazing - the pineal gland takes in the qi and it is swallowed in the saliva. p. 143
Another exercise is to hold the breath, starting 120 heart beats, building up to 1000 heart beats. The head and feet are burning hot from qi passing through them.
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