Bo Mou History of Chinese philosophy / Routledge history of world philosophies, Vol.3. p.72 «It is interesting to note that the original texts of the Zhou-Yi did not mention qi, and it is not until the writing of the Yi-Zhuan commentaries of the Yi text that the term qi was used. But this is not to say that experiences and understanding of qi as a living force may not begin with the observation and experiences of the yin-yang forces in process of change in reality (nature)».
Stenger V. J.Bioenergetic Fields (неопр.). // The Scientific Review of Alternative Medicine, Vol. 3, No. 1, Spring/Summer 1999 / colorado.edu. Дата обращения: 8 декабря 2011. Архивировано из оригинала 8 февраля 2012 года. «Chi or qi remains the primary concept in traditional Chinese medicine, still widely practiced in China and experiencing an upsurge of interest in the West. Chi is said to be a living force that flows rhythmically through „meridians“ in the body. The methods of acupuncture and acupressure are used to stimulate the flow at special acupoints along these meridians, although their location has never been consistently specified. The chi force is not limited to the body, but is believed to flow throughout the environment. …As modern science developed in the West and the nature of matter was gradually uncovered, a few scientists sought scientific evidence for the nature of the living force».
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Beyerstein B.L., Sampson W.Traditional Medicine and Pseudoscience in China: A Report of the Second CSICOP Delegation (Part 1)Архивная копия от 4 октября 2009 на Wayback Machine // Skeptical Inquirer 20(4):18-26, 1996. «…Although the delegation found this „force“ dismally inaccurate when the Qigong masters invoked it to diagnose illnesses, it is the same „energy“ that TCM advocates say runs through acupuncture meridians to effect healing. It has always struck us as odd that proponents can accept that this mysterious energy is unable to interact with the physical matter in the sensors of measuring instruments (which could confirm its existence) while it is still able to interact with the physical matter of bodily organs to „read“ their state of health and produce a cure». «8. For instance, no reputable scientist has ever found an anatomical basis in the circulatory, nervous, or lymphatic systems for the „meridians“ through which the health-enhancing vital energies posited by TCM are supposed to flow».
Философский словарь. Руах (ивр.רוח) воздух, также Дух; Руах ЭлохимАрхивная копия от 18 декабря 2010 на Wayback Machine, Ruah Ha-qodesh (ивр.רוח הקודש) Divine Spirit or Divine Inspiration; соответствует Святому Духу христиан. Также ветер, дыхание и текущая вода
Greasley P.Is evaluating complementary and alternative medicine equivalent to evaluating the absurd?Архивная копия от 22 февраля 2018 на Wayback Machine // Eval Health Prof. 2010 Jun; 33(2):127-39. «The empirical evaluation of a therapy would normally assume a plausible rationale regarding the mechanism of action. However, examination of the historical background and underlying principles for reflexology, iridology, acupuncture, auricular acupuncture, and some herbal medicines, reveals a rationale founded on the principle of analogical correspondences, which is a common basis for magical thinking and pseudoscientific beliefs such as astrology and chiromancy».
Философский словарь. Руах (ивр.רוח) воздух, также Дух; Руах ЭлохимАрхивная копия от 18 декабря 2010 на Wayback Machine, Ruah Ha-qodesh (ивр.רוח הקודש) Divine Spirit or Divine Inspiration; соответствует Святому Духу христиан. Также ветер, дыхание и текущая вода
Micozzi M. S.ForewordАрхивная копия от 26 августа 2010 на Wayback Machine // Tianjun Liu. Chinese Medical Qigong, 2010. «Qigong also recognizes the role of Qi or „vital energy“ in health and healing, a key feature of human physiology and biology that is not fully recognized or utilized in Western biomedicine. Notwithstanding Western medical technology, Qi represents a powerful force of Nature which may be cultivated for healing purposes».
Beyerstein B.L., Sampson W.Traditional Medicine and Pseudoscience in China: A Report of the Second CSICOP Delegation (Part 1)Архивная копия от 4 октября 2009 на Wayback Machine // Skeptical Inquirer 20(4):18-26, 1996. «…Although the delegation found this „force“ dismally inaccurate when the Qigong masters invoked it to diagnose illnesses, it is the same „energy“ that TCM advocates say runs through acupuncture meridians to effect healing. It has always struck us as odd that proponents can accept that this mysterious energy is unable to interact with the physical matter in the sensors of measuring instruments (which could confirm its existence) while it is still able to interact with the physical matter of bodily organs to „read“ their state of health and produce a cure». «8. For instance, no reputable scientist has ever found an anatomical basis in the circulatory, nervous, or lymphatic systems for the „meridians“ through which the health-enhancing vital energies posited by TCM are supposed to flow».
Greasley P.Is evaluating complementary and alternative medicine equivalent to evaluating the absurd?Архивная копия от 22 февраля 2018 на Wayback Machine // Eval Health Prof. 2010 Jun; 33(2):127-39. «The empirical evaluation of a therapy would normally assume a plausible rationale regarding the mechanism of action. However, examination of the historical background and underlying principles for reflexology, iridology, acupuncture, auricular acupuncture, and some herbal medicines, reveals a rationale founded on the principle of analogical correspondences, which is a common basis for magical thinking and pseudoscientific beliefs such as astrology and chiromancy».
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Stenger V. J.Bioenergetic Fields (неопр.). // The Scientific Review of Alternative Medicine, Vol. 3, No. 1, Spring/Summer 1999 / colorado.edu. Дата обращения: 8 декабря 2011. Архивировано из оригинала 8 февраля 2012 года. «Chi or qi remains the primary concept in traditional Chinese medicine, still widely practiced in China and experiencing an upsurge of interest in the West. Chi is said to be a living force that flows rhythmically through „meridians“ in the body. The methods of acupuncture and acupressure are used to stimulate the flow at special acupoints along these meridians, although their location has never been consistently specified. The chi force is not limited to the body, but is believed to flow throughout the environment. …As modern science developed in the West and the nature of matter was gradually uncovered, a few scientists sought scientific evidence for the nature of the living force».
John P. Jackson.What is acupuncture? (неопр.) Дата обращения: 28 февраля 2011. Архивировано из оригинала 22 августа 2011 года.
Философский словарь. Руах (ивр.רוח) воздух, также Дух; Руах ЭлохимАрхивная копия от 18 декабря 2010 на Wayback Machine, Ruah Ha-qodesh (ивр.רוח הקודש) Divine Spirit or Divine Inspiration; соответствует Святому Духу христиан. Также ветер, дыхание и текущая вода
Micozzi M. S.ForewordАрхивная копия от 26 августа 2010 на Wayback Machine // Tianjun Liu. Chinese Medical Qigong, 2010. «Qigong also recognizes the role of Qi or „vital energy“ in health and healing, a key feature of human physiology and biology that is not fully recognized or utilized in Western biomedicine. Notwithstanding Western medical technology, Qi represents a powerful force of Nature which may be cultivated for healing purposes».