Emitting Qi

[Dvivid]

This is a new area of focus for me. As I find new data, I will share it.

http://www.drwastl.org/files/eeg_and_qgm.htm

Infrasonic Simulation of Emitted Qi from Qi-Gong Masters

by Professor Liu Guo-long, M.D. , Ph.D. with Richard Lee Beijing College of Traditional Chinese Medicine

SUMMARY OF RESEARCH:

***Emitted Qi from Qi Gong masters clearly has a strong effect on the central nervous system, not only in humans but also in animal subjects. Qi-Gong meditation and the Infratonic have similar effects. These findings are summarized below:



***Emitted Qi has a pronounced and repeatable effect on EEG. It enhances frontal and occipital EEG power spectra, and often enhances the frontal so much that frontal becomes the dominant EEG activity whereas occipital dominance is more common. Emitted Qi also enhances and synchronizes the Alpha. Repetition of these tests with animals confirmed that these changes are physiological and not psychological phenomena by eliminating placebo effects. Additional tests showed that the effects from the Infratonic are quite different from those from low frequency electromagnetic stimulation.



Doubts about emitted Qi:

***At the beginning of my research with Qi-Gong, I was confident that a study of Neurophysiology would prove that the "Wai-Qi' emitted by Qi-Gong masters was nothing more than a psychological factor induced by the waving of hands and hypnotic suggestion.

***Qi-Gong is a system of physical and mental exercises which has been practiced in China for thousands of years. Up until about 15 years ago, most Chinese considered Qi-Gong masters (those who have mastered this Qi-Gong training) to be mythical story book characters with super-human powers. However, as the Chinese government began to support scientific research into Qi-Gong, the few remaining true Qi-Gong masters began to surface, amazing researchers with feats like killing bacteria in test tubes and causing previously paralyzed people to get up and walk.

***I thought that these were all tricks of one sort or another, perhaps magicians’ sleight-of-hand, hypnosis, or optical illusion. When l got the chance to work with people claiming to possess these abilities, I was fascinated. This was my chance to test with scientific equipment, whether there was any truth behind the excitement about Qi-Gong masters. I was confident that I could disprove the myths.



Background:

***I was a specialist in Western medical technology assigned to the research department of the Beijing College of Traditional Chinese Medicine. The project was sponsored by the China Government Department of Education and the Department of Natural Sciences. My research group was assigned to study the relationship of infrasonic waves to Emitted Qi. These research grants were motivated by the pioneering research by Dr. Lu Yan Fang at the National Institute of Electro-Acoustics in Beijing, who had started developing devices to simulate the output of Qi-Gong Doctors.

***Research has confirmed that humans have a very high degree of acoustic activity in the sub-sonic range below 20 Hertz (infrasonic), similar to the Alpha Rhythm of EEG. Also, people with chronic illnesses were found to have a much lower level of infrasonic activity, while Qi-Gong masters had a much higher level of infrasonic output when they were emitting Qi.

***The implication was that infrasound might be related to human functioning, and further, that it might be in some way involved in the mechanism of brain functioning. We searched the available scientific literature for research papers for relationships between sound waves and brain waves but found none that had been done.

***Extensive clinical research had been done based on infrasonic Qi-Gong simulation, showing it to be effective for a wide variety of hospital problems. These results are what motivated the National Departments of Education and Natural Sciences to look further into the importance of infrasound and what led to the research I am about to describe:



The brain as a detector of emitted Qi:

***I had learned in my many years of research with the electroencephalograph (EEG) that the human brain responds to even the most subtle of stimuli to the body, so I reasoned that, if there were really any scientific basis to emitted Qi, it would show up in the brain waves of test subjects who were placed in the path of these emissions. I expected to see no difference between the resting states and the Qi emission states.

***What we saw was extraordinary. Within a few seconds after the Qi-Gong master began to emit Qi, the subject's EEG would begin to shift. The EEG power spectrum was enhanced on all channels while the most pronounced increase was in the frontal lobe. Also, there was an enhancement and synchronization of the Alpha Rhythm in all channels. When the Qi-Gong master stopped emitting Qi the EEG would gradually shift back toward the baseline readings.

***To determine whether infrasonic energy was a significant part of the emitted Qi, we used the Infratonic Qi-Gong simulator in the same experiment. It was located 18 inches away, directly behind the back of the head of the test subject. The EEG electrodes were attached as before. The simulator was activated for short periods of time and the results recorded. We found that the effects on the receiver's EEG were quite similar to those of the emitted Qi.

***Our further research involved monitoring the various sensory-cortical evoked potentials during Qi-Gong meditation, emitted Qi, and Infrasonic Qigong simulation. We again found very similar results from all three stimuli. We found that a large portion of the cerebral cortex was inhibited while other somatosensory cortex were excited. One of the significant findings of this study is that the inhibition of the cerebral cortex during Qi-Gong meditation is clearly different from the excitation of the cerebral cortex that is measurable during sleep.

***Through Acoustical Brainstem Evoked Response (ABER) it was found that the brainstem structures from the medulla to the hypothalamus were significantly facilitated. The brainstem plays an important role in regulating the functions of the inner organs, motor function, and emotion.

***The implications of these studies were startling. Qi-Gong masters can, without touch, voice, eye contact or any other traditional communication means, induce a clear, strong, and highly measurable change in a subject's brain functioning. A synchronization of Alpha Rhythm indicates deep relaxation, and is closely associated with accelerated healing. Enhanced power spectrum in the frontal lobe is especially significant because the association cortex of the frontal lobe is concerned with higher motor action, higher sensory function, emotional and motivational aspects of behavior, and integration of autonomic function. Facilitation of the brain stem, with its regulation of internal organs, may be a mechanism by which physical healing is induced or accelerated.

***Despite these highly significant changes in EEG and evoked potentials, the subject had felt nothing and had no idea that any changes beyond slight relaxation had taken place.

***The findings of these studies are solid evidence that a Qi-Gong master can induce real physiological changes in a subject from several feet away, and further, may help to explain the high rate of recovery from chronic degenerative diseases in groups of hospital patients under the care of Qi-Gong masters. These studies also show that the Infratonic Qi-Gong simulator can induce similar changes in brain function and that, through Qi-Gong meditation, a Qigong master can induce these same changes in his own brain.



Scientific controls:

***There is much disagreement on how emitted Qi affects the brain. Many doctors insist that brain changes are psychologically induced, and that verbal suggestion, impressive hand motion, and expectation of the subject account for the observed phenomena.

***To test this, we had several Qi-Gong masters and people pretending to be Qi-Gong masters treat the test subjects. The subjects were told that all were Qigong doctors, and all moved their hands in similar ways. We saw no significant changes in brain wave patterns with the fake Qi-Gong masters, but when the real doctors emitted their Qi or when we used the Infratonic Qi-Gong simulator, we repeatedly got the highly significant changes.

***Even this did not satisfy many of the doctors who reviewed our work, so we repeated the study with animals. We monitored EEG in awake rabbits and ABER in anesthetized cats as Qi-Gong masters emitted Qi toward them. Even though there was no voice or eye contact between the Qi-Gong masters and the animals, and the masters emitted Qi from several feet away, we saw shifts in EEG and ABER (Acoustical Brainstem Evoked Response) similar to those observed in the human subjects. This is a highly convincing result because all kinds of placebo effects are eliminated, yet the modification of brain function at a distance remains.



Infrasonic vs. electromagnetic interference:

***Extremely low frequency (ELF) electromagnetic signals can affect EEG. There is growing concern about the low frequency radiation produced by 60 Hz electrical power lines located close to people's homes and schools because of apparent disruption of brain and cellular function. ELF signals will cause the principal EEG power spectrum to show a spike at the frequency of the ELF signal. This is because the EEG is easily entrained by ELF signals. When the signal is discontinued, the EEG abruptly returns to normal. Electrical power lines operate at 60 Hz, which corresponds to EEG in the high Beta range, associated with mental anxiety and confusion. 'Me entrainment of EEG to 60 Hz around power transmission lines may be why researchers are finding that people who live close to these power lines show a higher incidence of brain tumors.

***The results using the infrasonic Qi-Gong simulator were quite different from ELF signal entrainment. The shifts in EEG were gradual rather than abrupt, and while dominant EEG frequency did drift toward the dominant peak infrasonic frequency, it was a broad spectrum of EEG activity rather than a spike. The enhanced power spectrum continued after simulation was stopped, gradually decreasing and returning to the pre-test state. From these observations it is clear that the effects of infrasonic are quite different from the entrainment of ELF electromagnetic signals.



Summary:

***When l started this project in l976, l had serious doubts about Qi-Gong masters and emitted Qi. Now I am convinced that emitted Qi is very real and that Qi-Gong is a very valuable art. With the support of the China Government, an estimated 50 million Chinese are practicing Qi-Gong daily, and many Western hospitals have added Qi-Gong departments for patients with chronic and degenerative diseases. In addition, the China government has funded extensive scientific research into the nature of emitted Qi with the goal of advancing science and medical technology.

***The study of emitted Qi and infrasound, as they relate to human health and functioning, is a broad and exciting field. The use of Qi-Gong in treating chronic degenerative diseases such as cancer and hypertension in China has proven very effective. It has proven effective in accelerating healing for thousands of patients with a wide variety of diseases in Chinese hospitals. I am confident that emitted Qi, Qi-Gong meditation, and the Infratonic Qi-Gong simulator will play an increasing role in health care around the world.

[joeblast]

Feeling and experiences will tell you what a machine might not be able to, given its current design. Building devices to detect something of which there is so little understood of its origin is no easy task.

[lilman]

hmmm... The sad thing is, even with tests like this, about 50% of the people out there wouldnt believe it until they experienced it.

[Inga]

Fascinating! Thank you for sharing that David and please do keep us updated if you find some more research. I'll keep my eyes open too. Absolutely brilliant.

[Dvivid]

Actually Joe, it already exists. We're just starting to use it.

The SQUID magnetometer is capable of detecting tiny biomagnetic fields associated with physiological activities in the body. These bioenergetic fields are Qi.

The activities of cells and tissues generate electrical fields that can be detected on the skin surface. But the laws of physics demand that any electrical current generates a corresponding magnetic field in the surrounding space. These fields were too tiny to be detected, until we started using the SQUID (Superconducting Quantum Interference Device.)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SQUID

Back in the 1920's, Harold S Burr at Yale School of Medicine was already suggesting that we can detect disease in the body's energy field before physical symptoms are detected. TCM practitioners can tell you all about that.

In 1992, Seto and colleagues in Japan studied practitioners of various healing methods. They showed that the Qi emission from the hands can be so strong that the fields can be detected with a simple magnetometer consisting of two coils, of 80,000 turns of wire. Many other studies of Qigong practitioners have extended these investigations to the sound, light, and thermal fields emitted by healers. The pulsation frequency varies from moment to moment, which they find is effective for ‘ jump starting’ healing in a variety of soft and hard tissues, even in patients unhealed for as long as 40 years. Specific frequencies stimulate the growth of nerves, bones, skin, capillaries, and ligaments. This doesn't mean that when you emit qi in Four Gates Qigong you need to think 'I am healing skin', 'now I am healing bones'. You simply emit Qi, and it will pulsate through a wide range of frequencies, and likely (guess) there is some harmonization that will occur between the frequency emitted and the person's ailment, akin to entrainment.

Our brainwaves are not confined to the brain. They spread throughout the body via the perineural system, the connective tissue sheaths surrounding all of the nerves. These sheaths are stripped away by our own blood chemistry when we are stressed, resulting in stress-related diseases like fibromyalgia. The YI leads the QI.

Good ol' Dr. Robert Becker has described how this perineural system, more than any other, regulates injury repair processes throughout the body. Hence the entire nervous system acts as an "antenna" for projecting the biomagnetic pulsations that begin in the brain, specifically in the thalamus. Waves that begin as relatively weak pulsations in the brain appear to gather strength as they flow along the peripheral nerves and into the hands. The mechanism of this amplification probably involves the perineural system and the other connective tissue systems, such as the fascia that are intimately associated with it, as well as the energy releasing from the internal organs.

Did I ever show you guys this 2004 video I made with Rami? I filmed him meditating inside an MRI at Mass General Hospital, as it was also filmed for National Geographic:

http://www.ramelrones.com/vid_natgeo.htm

Interesting topic!

[joeblast]

Very interesting indeed! Thanks David. I've been studying TCM a couple years and recently I tried using some magnet therapy with some surprising benefits. Upset stomach, angry vertebrae, a stiff neck/shoulders...all helped with some magnetic plasters I got from an acupuncture supply store. My girlfriend had the stiff neck & shoulders (gb21, ub37, li16) and along with some massage and stretching, gone They induce a nice subtle healing, different than needles or moxa. I look forward to seeing how this all evolves!