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The Psychology of Inner Perceptions is a new branch of psychology. It has its roots in Chinese culture, especially in Traditional Chinese Medicine. The orientation of perception of being either inward or outward marks the distinction between the methodology of existing branches of psychology and that of the Psychology of Inner Perceptions. In the former case, the investigator studies the mind of the subject based on reasoning and analyzing. The mind of the investigator orients outwardly in order to identify the problem and obtain information from the subject. In the latter case however the mind of the investigator orients inwardly, connects to the mind of the subject, and directly perceives information from the inside. Ill information gives rise to a variety of mental disorders and even physical diseases. Pinpointing and erasing it from the inside can save a lot of energy. It is significant for both the patients and psychologists. It is widely recognized that getting mental diseases is an occupational hazard in the psychology profession. In the west, many psychologists suffer from mental disturbance after working for years. Their sicknesses are not "infected" by the patients but caused by over consumption of mental energy. Pinpointing and erasing ill information from the inside is simple, direct and costs only a little energy. It can reduce the consumption of psychologists' mental energy and helps solve the big problem in the field of psychology --- the psychological crisis of the psychologists. Every point concerning Traditional Chinese Medicine in this book is illustrated based on Qi-monism Theory. Qi is the basic component of everything. The world originates from a formless matter --- qi. It evolves as qi evolves. Qi becomes increasingly complex till it reaches a critical value in terms of both complexity and subtlety. At this point, the Shen takes form. The Shen functions as the ultimate commander, while emotions, minds and characters are its subordinates. The f