Journal of Oriental Neuropsychiatry (동의신경정신과학회지)

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A Study on the Functions of the Five Spirits Based on the Characteristics of Five Phases

오행(五行) 특성을 바탕으로 한 오신(五神)의 기능에 대한 고찰

  • Park, Sun-Young (Department of Physiology, College of Korean Medicine, Semyung University)
  • 박선영 (세명대학교 한의과대학 생리학교실)
  • Received : 2015.06.22
  • Accepted : 2015.09.17
  • Published : 2015.09.30
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Abstract

This study aims to investigate the specific functions of the five spirits based on the characteristics of five phases. In Korean medicine, the mind is classified into five spirits and seven emotions. The spirits (hon, sin, ui, baek, ji) are a way of analyzing of people's mental structures, and they are affected by each other, influencing life activities both directly and indirectly. They are also related to the five viscera and come into their own functions through the characteristics of the five phases that are assigned to the viscera. Sin is the main agent of mental activity that is normal, correct, and perfect, and it directs the other four. Hon is activity that is exposed to the outside from mental and physical aspects such as planning, creative thinking, creating, judgment, speech, and emotional expression. Baek is internal activity, such as obtaining information, learning, seeing, hearing, smell, taste, and touch. Ui is meant to decide between new and already saved information based on comparative analysis. Ji is the activity of making the final decision and saving it in ui. Based on the above, we suppose that the five spirits' functions match the characteristics of the five phases.

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