Chapter V
Open the Back Channel:
the Governor
From the Hui-Yin the energy moves to the Chang-Chiang, or
sacrum, and begins its ascent up the back to the crown of the
head and the brow point. The back channel is extremely important
as it contains two pumps, one at the sacrum (the large bone at the
lower end of the spine), the other at the Yu-Chen (back of the neck
near the upper end of the spine).
The first pump sends chi and spinal fluid up to the neck, the
second receives the chi and spinal fluid and pumps it up into the
brain. Opening the back channel is like bringing fresh air to a stuffy
room. Your spinal column and head will be refreshed, the nerves
will be activated, and the extra oxygen and blood flowing to your
brain will make you feel more alert, more alive.Fourth Energy Center:
Chang-Chiang (Coccyx)
The fourth energy center point is the Chang-Chiang (Woii Lui) at
the coccyx. This point is very important because it is here that the
power is either returned to the body or lost. When the generative
power (sperm power) is returned, it passes through this canal and
into the spinal cord and then to the brain. This has been called the
Passage to the Door of Life and Death because it is here that the
“warm current” is said to enter the central nervous system.
When you have concentrated for some time you may feel a
sensation of warmth and pressure rise up into the coccyx through
the many nerve endings and the eight holes, which in the esoteric
system are called the holes of the soul. The first level, opening the
Microcosmic Orbit, may be said to be the preparation of the way.
The energy that passes here is the real sperm and ovary power
and is the energy of the life force that is produced in the body and
cells. The second level trains the chi to move along 34 additional
routes and involves the cleaning of the organs. In the third levelChapter V