I think the way everyone uses their own chi is up to the individual and their understanding of the world around them. I use chi but i think its more of a journey to find who you are and how you connect to the world than it is a tool. The tool comes with time and is a byproduct of the more important aspects, which is understanding. Everything im going to say is theoretical and i believe i will continue to try to understand until im dead. The beginning of my journey was 'who are you at your core away from all the worldly belongings?'. Eventually it was about trying to figure out how I as a person connect to the world around me. I'm currently in a weird state of trying to understand that the chi in my body and the chi in the world is separated, but not separate. There is no wall between me and the world, it is all one.. but there is a wall between my mind and the world that i am continuously attempting to tear down. The actual physical properties of my 'chi' hinges entirely on all of this understanding. I denied the fact that chi was somewhat magic and while i believe it is more natural than magic, i think that mindset holds me back too. I use the lifeforce in my body to 'spark' a magical plane (that i dont understand) "the weave"... and that causes the air in this plane to move. Using my lifeforce is draining and has put me into a coma twice. If I go with the flow of the air, i can more naturally maneuver it around without exerting energy. For me, attuning to an element requires understanding the element.. how it flows, how it crashes. I sat in the ocean attempting to understand how the waves flow so that my body could also flow with it. You have to change the way you think, move like the waves. Air symbolizes freedom for me. It comes for freely to me. Water represents adaptability. Fire chaos, force, purpose. Earth stability. I am still learning to attune to elements because I am not ready to understand yet, i guess.

Qi sucks