05/28/2026
SI3 • Houxi • “Back Stream”
📍 Location:
On the outer edge of the hand, just behind the knuckle of the pinky finger. When you make a loose fist, SI3 is found at the end of the crease where the pinky meets the hand.
✨ TCM Functions:
• Opens the spine
• Benefits the neck, spine, and back
• Calms the spirit and clears excess mental tension
• Helpful for headaches, stiff neck, upper back pain, and emotional overwhelm
In Chinese Medicine, SI3 is often used when someone is carrying the weight of the world across their shoulders — physically or emotionally.
🔮 Esoteric Perspective:
SI3 is a gateway point for transformation through truth.
The Small Intestine meridian governs discernment — separating what nourishes us from what does not.
This point asks:
What are you still carrying that no longer belongs to you?
SI3 helps release rigid thinking, suppressed emotion, and energetic armor stored along the spine. It encourages flexibility, intuition, and the courage to move forward aligned instead of burdened.
Sometimes healing begins the moment we stop forcing and start listening.