Qi in my mind is a metaphysical aspect of Energy.
Qi can not be quantified with instruments.
And in some cases Energy emerges out of Qi, but
Qi never emerges out of Energy in my opinion.
Also Qi is more biogenic (tied to life forces).
Energy is not only in biology and other life sciences, but also
in the more inert physical sciences.
This makes me wonder - in TCM, Everything is Qi. So essence is qi. and in texts they talk about the amount of essence we are born with but never in an actual quantified number. Instead, essnce and qi seem to be based off of the health (or lack of it).
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