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The Second Soyangin (Teuminesque Soyangin)
The second soyangin has essentially the same organ structure as
the first soyangin, but the order of the two middle organs is reversed.
Pancreas is the largest, liver second, lungs relatively small, and kidneys the
smallest. This can be indicated by pancreas > liver > lungs > kidneys.
Illustration.
Organ structure of the second soyangin
This can be written as below according to the organ theory of Lee
Jema, attributing the organs to the four groups.
Largest: upper middle jiao: pancreas group (pancreas, stomach, breasts, eyes,
spine, muscles) i
Relatively large: lower middle jiao: liver group (liver, small
intestine, navel, nose, waist, hypodermal
tissue)
i
Relatively small: upper jiao: lung group (lungs, esophagus,
tongue, ears, brain, skin) Ù
i
Smallest: lower jiao: kidney group (kidneys, large intestine, sex
organs, mouth, bladder, bones)
Such an organ structure naturally causes the body shape and looks of the second
soyangin.
Pancreas is the largest organ, so the most evolved is the upper
middle jiao, where the pancreas is, and all of its organs. The liver is
relatively large, so the jiao where the liver is found, the lower middle jiao,
and all of its organs, are relatively well developed. Lungs are relatively
small, so its group, the upper middle jiao, is not so well developed. The
kidneys are the smallest, so its group, the lower jiao, is least developed.
Illustration
10. Body shape of the second soyangin
The first and the second soyangins both have the largest pancreas
and the smallest kidneys, but they still differ in their external body shape,
because the sizes of the two middle organs, liver and lungs, are reversed.
First of all, it is most important that, although both have the organ structure
"pancreas > kidneys", the first soyangin is characterized by its
largest pancreas, while the second soyangin is characterized by its smallest
kidneys. In other words, the first soyangin is a constitution caused by too
large a pancreas, while the second soyangin is a constitution caused by kidneys
that are too small.
If these constitutions for some reason become ill, the organ's lack of
equilibrium becomes worse, such that the large organs become stronger and the
small ones weaker. From this pathological viewpoint of constitutional medicine,
the large pancreas of the first soyangin becomes stronger and the main cure is
to adjust that strengthened pancreas, while the small kidneys of the second
soyangin become weaker with illness, so the main cure is to adjust those
weakened kidneys.
This can be easily expressed as below.
Above: the constitution with too large a pancreas: the first soyangin
Below: the constitution with kidneys that are too small: the second soyangin
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As shown above, although with the first soyangin the pancreas is largest, the
same as with the second one, the two pancreases cannot be put into the same
vertical column and regarded as equally large. It is evident that the first
soyangin's pancreas is larger than that of the second.
Although with the second soyangin the kidneys are smallest, the same as with
the first soyangin, the two organs cannot be placed into the same vertical
column and regarded as being equally small. The second soyangin's kidneys are
evidently smaller than those of the first soyangin.
In the order of organ size, the pancreas of the second soyangin has the first
place, same as that of the first soyangin, but the two pancreases cannot be
regarded as being equally large, because as in the table above, the largest
pancreas characterizes the first soyangin, while the smallest kidneys
characterize the second one. So the second soyangin has good digestion from its
large pancreas, but is not so likely to become corpulent. He doesn't have such
a huge pancreas as the first soyangin, who can digest anything well and easily
becomes fat.
The second soyangin doesn't become fat in proportion to the
quantity of food eaten, but has an average or thinner than average body shape.
In other words, among corpulent people you won't find the second soyangin.
Pancreas in the second soyangin is the most developed, so the stomach, breasts,
eyes, spine and muscles are also large.
The chest is wide, but not so wide as with the first soyangin, and the breasts
are large, but not as big as with the first soyangin.
The second soyangin has small lungs, different from the first soyangin, so the
shoulders, organs of the lung group's upper jiao, are not so large as with the
first soyangin. Liver is large, so the waist (in the liver group) is not as
thin as with the first soyangin. The small intestines, navel, nose and
hypodermal tissues are also relatively well developed.
If the second soyangin is fat, he looks like a teumin because of the large
liver and well developed hypodermals. If the second soyangin is thin, he looks
like a soumin.
So, of the eight constitutions the first soyangin is most easily distinguished
by his solidly developed upper body, but the second soyangin is much more
difficult to distinguish. Before subdividing into the eight constitutions, the
four-constitution medicine often regarded this second soyangin as teumin or
soumin, and therefore offered wrong cures which brought bad effects.
Because of the smallest kidneys, the lower jiao, where the kidneys are, and its
organs, namely the large intestine, sex organs, mouth, bladder and bones, are
the weakest and least developed.
When we divide the face into the four jiaos, the mouth and chin belong to the
lower jiao. The second soyangin has the least developed lower jiao, so he has a
small mouth with thin lips and a relatively pointed chin, although some may
look different. Many people whose brilliant and sharp eyes are very impressive
are second soyangins, because eyes, in the pancreas group, are well developed.
Although the second soyangin doesn't have as large a pancreas as the first one,
it is still a large organ, so he has good digestion and can eat anything well.
From time to time he eats too much, which can cause such stomach illnesses as
gastric dilation or gastroptosis.
From the small kidneys, there is often lumbar pain and lack of energy. The
second soyangin is the constitution that is most heavily influenced by too much
sexual activity. In spite of this, he is more inclined toward sexual activity
than the other constitutions.
It's the second soyangin who, when young, spends too much energy thinking about
the opposite sex and suffers much from love sickness. This is a constitutional
phenomenon caused by the excessively small kidneys.
If even a not very healthy and energetic second soyangin, unable to bridle his
sexual impulses, engages in sexual activity, that can be regarded as an
essential phenomenon of the constitution with very small kidneys.
From a constitutional viewpoint, people tend to cling to their weak side. For
example, soumin has a problem with digestion from the smallest pancreas, but he
is the most discerning and finicky eater and often is a gastronome, in contrast
to the soyangin who eats anything without hesitation. Teumin has weak breathing
system from the smallest lungs and must be most attentive of smoking, but he
smokes the most, unable to easily quit. Teyangin has the smallest liver and
must avoid drinking, but he is the most inclined to drinking.
The large intestine is in the kidney group, so it too is weak and the second
soyangin often has diarrhea. But this diarrhea is different from that caused by
a small pancreas. If in this case the medicine for soumin is mistakenly used,
it doesn't work well.
The biggest difference between the first and second soyangins is that the
second one is not so corpulent as the first, and has an average or thin figure.
The second soyangin doesn't have as great a physical strength as the first
soyangin, but likes sports and easily develops his muscles and can strengthen
his body through sports and exercise.
The second soyangin can become remarkable mainly in such sports as taekwondo
(Korean martial art), gymnastics with flying rings or on the bar. He, as a
soyangin, has a weak lower body compared to the upper body, so it is healthy
for him to practise sports that use mainly the lower body, such as soccer,
mountain climbing and skating.
Also, the first soyangin is mixed with teyangin and the second
with teumin, so the second soyangin shows signs of the constitutional mixture
of soyangin and teumin.
For example, the lungs are small organs with the second soyangin, different
from the first, so he has a weak voice and it would be difficult for him to
succeed as an opera singer. If he talks a lot, due to his small lungs his throat
easily gets tired and often hurts.
The second soyangin is characterized by not as strongly outstanding yang as
with the first soyangin. Lee Jema developed the concept that of the four
constitutions, soyangin has the greatest warmth and strongest yang. But that
more or less pertains to the first soyangin. The second soyangin, mixed with
teumin, has relatively less yang than the first soyangin.
The first soyangin has the strongest internal warmth due to its large pancreas,
but even though it too is soyangin, the second one doesn't have as strong an
internal warmth as the first soyangin, so he is not as fond of cold things as
the first soyangin. Among second soyangins, some eat such warm character foods
as honey and ginseng and often don't notice any side effects, in contrast to
the first soyangin. Therefore they continue to eat such warm foods, mistakenly
thinking that they are good for them. But the second soyangin also has a yang
constitution and has warmth inside the body. If he eats such foods with a warm
character a lot, that will inevitably be bad for his health. He should refrain
from such foods.
The first soyangin can't control his emotions well, so he is easily excited and
angered. But although the second soyangin also has that kind of character, the
degree is less than that of the first soyangin. The second soyangin, born with
relatively strong teumin characteristics, often doesn't come across as direct
or extroverted, but inactive and introverted. So among the second soyangins
there are sometimes people who don't look at all like a soyangin.
Almost all soyangins who by looks and temperament seem not like soyangins are
second soyangins. So in practice the second soyangin is the most difficult to
distinguish.
Of course, this explanation of the second soyangin isn't absolute, but it's
important that he has less yang than the first soyangin. It's natural, that the
second soyangin has various characteristics of soyangin because he is, indeed,
soyangin. Among second soyangins there are also people who have a very active
and lively temperament and are much more extroverted than the first soyangins.
Soyangin is especially impatient and wants to do things quickly, so he often
makes mistakes. He is easily excited and when touched, is easily brought to
tears. Sometimes he hurts people around him with crude and imprudent words. If
he cultivates himself well and conquers his impatience, he becomes very giving
and altruistic and so is respected by many.
It's important to note that the criteria for such a temperament aren't
absolute, but vary a lot among individuals. In other words, second soyangins
can show very different temperaments according to their degrees of soyangin and
of teumin. It can even on occasion be stronger than the first soyangin.
It's clear that the second soyangin has characteristics of both soyangin and
teumin, and within this limit the proportions can vary with the individuals.
But the proportion of strong soyangin and weaker teumin is never reversed. A
strong teumin and weak soyangin isn't possible among second soyangins. If the
strong soyangin characteristics are changed to weak soyangin, and weak teumin
characteristics are changed to strong teumin, that person is no longer second
soyangin, but soyanginesque teumin, namely the first teumin.
Note: healthy and harmful foods for the second soyangin are the same as for the
first soyangin.
Examples of second soyangins:
Bruce Lee, Bill Clinton, John F. Kennedy, James Dean, Princess
Diana, Vivien Leigh, Audrey Hepburn.
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