“天癸”词义溯源

Tracing Source of Tiangui

天癸,非天一癸水,实地二之火也。应于人身,正为下济肾水之心火也。此火寄于心中则为君火,下济肾水则称天癸。天癸至,实人身水火既济之始初也。故女子有天癸至,男子亦有天癸至。

Tiangui was not the water of the fisrt material, it is just the fire of the second material instead. It is the fire in heart we can known at a body, and it is often named as sovereign fire in ancient books. When it goes to kidneys and touches the water in there, it is becomes Tiangui. When a man has Tiangui, we can say ： the man is at the state of equilibrium with fire and water. Men or Women all must have it when they are living.