Shén 神 — Heart spirit
Housed spirit seat
The heart-spirit: consciousness, insight, and the integration of all mental activity. Housed by the Heart zàng; healthy shén shows as bright eyes and clear presence.
Point 1 of 5 in Wǔ Shén — Five Spirits at the Five Zàng (五神)
Cross-tradition overlaps
No overlapping points are registered for this point.
Sources
Huangdi Neijing · Lingshu (primary_canonical)
Ch. 8 (Běn shén) assigns each of the five spirits to its zàng: shén–Heart, hún–Liver, pò–Lung, yì–Spleen, zhì–Kidney.
N. Wiseman & A. Ellis, Practical Dictionary of Chinese Medicine (secondary)
Standard translations of the five spirits and their faculties.