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Zou huo ru mo


Zou huo ru mo (走火入魔) or "qigong deviation" (气功出偏), is a Chinese term traditionally used to indicate that something has gone wrong in spiritual or martial arts training, applied to describe a physiological or psychological disorder believed to result during or after qigong practice, believed by the qigong community to result from "improper practice" of qigong and other self-cultivation techniques, and highlighted in the social and political context of mass popularization of qigong in China.

The Chinese word zǒuhuǒrùmó Chinese: 走火入魔 "①be obsessed with sth. ②possessed by the Devil" combines zǒuhuǒ(r) "①〈elec.〉 ⓐspark ⓑhave a short circuit ②〈coll.〉 discharge (a firearm) accidentally ③overstate ④catch fire; be on fire" and rùmó "①be spellbound ②be infatuated/obsessed". In recent times this syndrome has been known as qìgōngpiānchā 氣功偏差 "qigong deviation/error". The term has traditionally been applied to indicate that something has gone wrong in one's martial arts training, interpreted as "imbalance of qi (life energy)". In more recent history, the term has been applied to refer to undesirable somatic or psychological effects experienced during or after the practice of the broad range of Chinese self-cultivation exercises known as qigong. Most cases do not last for an extended period of time, and are never brought to medical attention. While qigong may act as a stressor in vulnerable individuals, relations between qigong and disorders are manifold, and causal relationships have not been demonstrated. Similar syndromes have been observed in other forms of self-cultivation practices such as yoga (Kundalini syndrome),meditation, and hypnosis.

Symptoms are often identified as being in one of three categories:

Somatic symptoms can include sensations and pain in head, chest and back, abdomen, limbs, or whole body; whereas, mental and emotional symptoms can include neurasthenia, affective disorder, self-consciousness, hallucination, and paranoia.


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