TheFiveSpiritsaretheTaoistmapofthehumanpsyche.ThesystemprovidesaviewofthenervoussystemandformsthebasisofChinesemedicalpsychology.Italsodescribesapreciseandefficienttechnologyforspiritualtransformation,theprocessthroughwhichahumanbeingrediscoverstheiressentialwholenessandinnateconnectiontothedivine.TheFiveSpiritsthemselvescanbeunderstoodastheTaoistversionofthechakrasystemofVedicIndia.Likethechakras,thespiritsexistascentersofconsciousnessinthesubtlebodyratherthanasstructuresinthephysicalbody.Justaseachchakrarelatestoaparticularlevelofconsciousness,eachspiritrelatestoaparticularaspectofhumanawareness,aparticularvibrationorfrequencyofpsychicenergy.AnunderstandingoftheFiveSpiritsisthekeythatopensthedoorwaytothemysteriesofTaoistpsycho-spiritualalchemy.BytakingadvantageofthediscoveriesofWesternarchetypalpsychologyandnewdiscoveriesaboutthemindandnervoussystem,wecandeciphertheFiveSpiritsandreorganizethesysteminawaythathasproventobeclinicallyinvaluableintreatingpsychosomatic,emotional,andpsychospiritualdistress.
