Translating "志室", acupuncture point BL-52
The reasoning for translating "志室" as "Chamber of Will" from Chinese into English. This is the original name of acupuncture point BL-52 (Bladder 52).
Explanation of the point name
This point stimulates the will 志 quality of thought 意 (that the hall 堂 refers to).
The points BL-44 Hall of Consciousness 神堂, BL-49 Dwelling of Thought 意舍, BL-50 Stomach Granary 胃倉 and BL-52 Chamber of Will 志室 all have a name that is about a kind of room. This room refers to the head, where thought 意 happens. When feeling thought, the skull can simulateously be felt as an enclosing space to it, as if it's a kind of room housing thought. These points all affect thought 意.
1st character
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2nd character
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Nearby points
Sometimes the names of consecutive points on a meridian are related. Being aware of nearby points can help to translate consistently in such a situation.
| BL-49 | 意舍 | Dwelling of Thought |
| BL-50 | 胃倉 | Stomach Granary |
| BL-51 | 肓門 | Breathing Gate |
| BL-52 | 志室 | Chamber of Will |
| BL-53 | 胞肓 | Womb Breathing |
| BL-54 | 秩邊 | Edge of the Sides |
| BL-55 | 合陽 | Junction of Yang |