within ䷝ 離 (lí) the Yellow Emperor's Nef°
30 is "Ionisation", "Radiance" or "the clinging, fire" and "the net".
- Its inner trigram is ☲ (離 lí) radiance = (火) fire, and its outer trigram is identical.
- The origin of the character has its roots in symbols of long-tailed birds such as the peacock or the legendary phoenix.
मणिपूर Mani Pura
The phrase derives from William Shakespeare's Julius Caesar, “A coward dies a thousand times before his death, but the valiant taste of death but once. It seems to me most strange that men should fear, seeing that death, a necessary end, will come when it will come.”
An ancient form of the litany existed already during the Butlerian Jihad. A mantra of the City of Introspection went like this:
- "I have no fear, for fear is the little-death that kills me over and over. Without fear, I die but once."
The version of the litany used in the time of Paul Muad'dib was believed to have originated with the Bene Gesserit, who themselves faced great dangers during their extensive training
The lumbar plexus is a web of nerves (a nervous plexus) in the lumbar region of the body which forms part of the larger lumbosacral plexus. It is formed by the divisions of the first four lumbar nerves (L1-L4) and from contributions of the subcostal nerve (T12), which is the last thoracic nerve. Additionally, the ventral rami of the fourth lumbar nerve pass communicating branches, the lumbosacral trunk, to the sacral plexus. The nerves of the lumbar plexus pass in front of the hip joint and mainly support the anterior part of the thigh.
The plexus is formed lateral to the intervertebral foramina and passes through psoas major. Its smaller motor branches are distributed directly to psoas major, while the larger branches leave the muscle at various sites to run obliquely down through the pelvis to leave under the inguinal ligament with the exception of the obturator nerve which exits the pelvis through the obturator foramen.
The celiac plexus, also known as the solar plexus because of its radiating nerve fibres, is a complex network of nerves (a nerve plexus) located in the abdomen, near where the celiac trunk, superior mesenteric artery, and renal arteries branch from the abdominal aorta. It is behind the stomach and the omental bursa, and in front of the crura of the diaphragm, on the level of the first lumbar vertebra.
The plexus is formed in part by the greater and lesser splanchnic nerves of both sides, and fibres from the anterior and posterior vagal trunks.
The celiac plexus proper consists of the celiac ganglia with a network of interconnecting fibres. The aorticorenal ganglia are often considered to be part of the celiac ganglia, and thus, part of the plexus.
The celiac plexus includes a number of smaller plexuses:
Other plexuses that are derived from the celiac plexus:
The cervical plexus is a plexus of the anterior rami of the first four cervical spinal nerves which arise from C1 to C4 cervical segment in the neck. They are located laterally to the transverse processes between prevertebral muscles from the medial side and vertebral (m. scalenus, m. levator scapulae, m. splenius cervicis) from the lateral side. There is anastomosis with accessory nerve, hypoglossal nerve and sympathetic trunk.
It is located in the neck, deep to the sternocleidomastoid muscle. Nerves formed from the cervical plexus innervate the back of the head, as well as some neck muscles. The branches of the cervical plexus emerge from the posterior triangle at the nerve point, a point which lies midway on the posterior border of the sternocleidomastoid.
The cervical plexus has two types of branches: cutaneous and muscular.
- Cutaneous (4 branches):
- Greater occipital nerve - (C2, posterior ramus)
- Lesser occipital nerve - innervates the skin and the scalp posterosuperior to the auricle (C2)
- Great auricular nerve - innervates skin near concha auricle (outer ear) and external acoustic meatus (ear canal) (C2&C3)
- Transverse cervical nerve - innervates anterior region of the neck (C2 and C3)
- Supraclavicular nerves - innervate the skin above and below the clavicle (C3 and C4)
- Muscular
- Ansa cervicalis (This is a loop formed from C1-C3 which supplies the four infrahyoid aka strap muscles), etc. (thyrohyoid (C1 only), sternothyroid, sternohyoid, omohyoid)
- Phrenic (C3-C5 (primarily C4))-innervates diaphragm and the pericardium
- Segmental branches (C1-C4)- innervates anterior and middle scalenes
Additionally, there are two branches formed by the posterior roots of spinal nerves:
- Preauricular nerve (from the posterior roots of C2–C3)
- Postauricular nerve (from the posterior roots of C3–C4)
° मणिपूर Gem/Jewel City/Gems Abundancy/Maṇipūra
Location
Located above the navel and in the solar plexus, मणिपूर, Manipura translates from Sanskrit as "city of jewels" alternatively translated as "resplendent gem" or "lustrous gem". Manipura is often associated with the colours yellow, blue in classical tantra, and red in the Nath tradition.
मणिपूर, as is ☲ (離 lí) radiance = (火), is associated with fire (火) and the power of transformation. It is said to govern digestion and metabolism as the home of Agni and the vital wind Samana Vayu. The energies of Prana Vayu and Apana Vayu (inward and outward flowing energy) meet at the point in a balanced system.
मणिपूर is the home of the coeliac plexus, which innervates most of the digestive system. In chakra-based medicine, practitioners work this area to promote healthier digestion, elimination, pancreas-kidney and Adrenal function. Weak Agni (fire) in the coeliac plexus leads to incompletely digested food, thoughts and emotions, and is a source of ama (toxicity).
Appearance
मणिपूर is represented with a downward-pointing red triangle, signifying the tattva of fire, within a bright yellow circle, with 10 dark-blue or black petals like heavily laden rain clouds.
The fire region is represented by the god Vahni, who is shining red, has four arms, holds a rosary and a spear. Vahni is making the gestures of granting boons, or favours, and dispelling fear. He is seated on a ram, the animal that represents Manipura. Agni is later referenced as well as Hinduism altered over time.
Seed mantra
The seed mantra is the syllable राम रम् 'ram'玄. Within the Bindu or dot, above this mantra resides the deity रुद्र Rudra associated with wind or storm as is 震 (zhèn). He is red or white, with three eyes, of ancient aspect with a silver beard, and is smeared with white ashes. Rudra makes the gestures of granting boons and dispelling fear and is seated either on a tiger skin or a bull.
Rudra's Shakti is the goddess Lakini. She has a black or dark-blue vermilion colour; has three faces, each with three eyes; and is four-armed. Lakini holds a thunderbolt, the arrow shot from the bow of Kama, and fire. She makes the gestures of granting boons and dispelling fear. Lakini is seated on a red lotus.
Petals
The ten petals of मणिपूर are dark-blue or black, like heavily laden rain clouds, with the syllables ḍaṁ, ḍhaṁ, ṇaṁ, taṁ, thaṁ, daṁ, dhaṁ, naṁ, paṁ, and phaṁ upon them in a dark-blue colour. All these ten 玄 dark-blue, indeed black petals correspond to the vrittis of the spiritual ignorance, and thirst, jealousy, treachery, shame, fear, disgust, delusion, foolishness and sadness.
The petals represent the ten Prānas प्राण (prāṇa, “breath; life” currents and energy vibrations) that are regulated by the Manipūra Chakra. The five Prāna Vayus are Prāna, Apāna, Udāna, Samāna And Vyāna. The five Upa Prānas are Nāga, Kūrma, Devadatta, Krikala and Dhananjaya.
Function
मणिपूर is considered the centre of dynamism, energy, will power (Iccha (pronounced ik-chh-a) shakti), and achievement, which radiates prana throughout the entire human body. It is associated with the power of fire and digestion, as well as with the sense of sight and the action of movement. Through meditating on मणिपूर, one is said to attain the power to save, change or destroy the world.
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