The Series Introduction The Empire Within: Mapping Your Health Through the 5 Organs and Birth Qi "Most wellness advice treats the body like a generic system of segmented parts—treat the symptom, get the result. But as a TCM clinician, I see the body differently: as an Empire . Within this empire, your organs are interconnected, each serving as a high-ranking official contributing to the stability of the state. Y our Birth Qi (Saju) is the original constitution that dictates how these officials govern your life, your body."