The dynamic flow of qi in Humanity

By Thomas Richardson

In Chinese cosmology, there is a coming together of above and below and the inside and the outside – thus the level of humanity is often referred to as the middle kingdom.¹ This process of vertical and horizontal integration corresponds to the dynamic flow of qi and is one aspect in the evolution of consciousness.² In the natural state, these aspects of yin and yang contact and integrate in a dynamic process of transformation and growth. The individual that exists at the level of humanity is thus the dynamic integration of these two pivotal aspects of being.