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Contents
fottword xi £artlr 16
Pref;tce xili The nature of £.nth 26
How lhls book Is organ~ttd xv Yin and Yang Earth tytX'S 27
Nomenclature xvii Ufe lessons o! the F.arth types 28
TOt'K'S xh Point combin.uions 28
Acknowledgements xx
Sources x;xi Mtt11l 28
The n;aturc of Mctal 28
Yi1\ 11nd Ya~ Mtt.,l types 30
Part I Theoretical printiplN of point curnbination U(e I(·!>SOns Ol thc Mt-tal typt's 31
Point comb\nalions 31
1 introduction 3 Water 31
Ue\'clS of acupunctu~ 3 Th<' nMun."" ,.,, Water 32
Aru.lysis, lntul-tk>n and Hnpirlcism 4 Yin Jnd Y.mg W3ter types 32
\\'e stern. Chinese and enetg:)' lheorii'5 .a l ife lessons oi the Water types 33
Acupunch..ln!, ~ncrgy work. mt'ditation ;md counselling 5 Point oonlbinations 33
11'00<1 .JJ
2 The m~y body and the enet'S)' centres 1 l 'h,• ruuuru of \'\'ood 33
Thi' m~rgy body 7 YI-n :md Y:t.nS Wood t)'p<'$ 34
The energy centres 8 life lessons of the Wood types 35
The cncrgy «'-ntres and treatment 9 Point combinatiOO$ 35
Bala.n(ing the three m31in centres 10
S MaJntaining th~ bal.al\te of \'in and YJng Ji
3 The ori&iN of diseases 13 Deficient Yin and Deficient Ya:'lg 37
Introduction I J De6dency of Yin in modt'tn sodNy 3i'
Exterior factors 15 T~:~~tmcnt of Dclicl('nt Yin 38
lnt~rior factors 16 Yin .md Y,l.llS ptrsonlllit)' types 39
Ufestyk> factors 16 F..'tlUlc and male 39
lll.nm arlsl.ng from tf(latmMt 18 Children .1nd Yin-Y.mg 40
Acupunctu..re and .eli-help 19 Yin-Yang a_nd the Jgelng proctSS 40
lh>atment of Oc:Jldelt Yang 40
t The ten personality type• 21 Yin- Yang and thf' four imb.llanc:es 41
lntrodwction ll
6 De&d~cy. Exct ss, Stagnation .utd lrreguluity 43
Firt 14
The nature of Fire 24 The four m._,.in Qi imb.dane'E'S 43
Yin and Y;~ng FiN types 2,5 Otht'T imb.ll ~ n cC:S 44
Life lessons of the fi-re type 25 Combinations of the four main imb..tl..lllCCS 45
Point c:ombiruations 26 Cl"'s.si6c.1tion of the OrgJn syndromts 45
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Introduction 1
LEVELS OF ACUPUNCTURE
Acupu.ncture can oper.lte nt thrt"C mo1in levels:
symptoms
syndromes
individuats.
SYMPTOMS
This book is not concerned \\;th acupuncture at the first level, the treatment o(
symptoms, unless the underlying causes are .;d$0 considert-d. Jt is assumed that the
reader is familiar with the treatment of meridian problem$. by the usual o;,mbin ation
o( Ah Shi points, loot points and distal poi.nts on the me-rid.i.a.ns affected. Therefore
there are no lists of points g-i\'en sep.uatt.>!y for purely local problems such as ankle
probl(?ms, knet" problems, elbow problems and so on. Also there are no lists of points
given to treat symptoms, s1ncc the lowest level of treatment in this book is the $ccond
level. the tre.ltment of ors-m S)"Stcm syndromes.
SYNDROMES
ln Part 11, point combinations are gi\'en for the organ system S)'ndromes as,socio.ted
with each of the main acupuncturl! p<1ints. For example. fo r SP.6. point rombin.ation>
arr gh•en for nine main S)'ndromes, associated with physical or psychologiCJl
problems.
Part III rontaJns point combinations for the organ syndromes associatl'CI \\ith some
of tht' diseases commonly treated by acupuncture. For \"x·a mple, for asthma. 10
syndromes o1re diS(l.Jssed.
INDIVIDUALS
Th" most {'ff{'Ctiv~ acupuncture treatment is done when the point combination is
tailored to meet the specific needs of an individual. Point combin.J.tions arc given for
some of the lifestyle factors in Chapter 3 and for the 10 psychological types ln Chapter
3
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ture trilining in the Wt51 is o n the development of tht-
anal~·tk.al (, Nh)•. Sludents spend a long, timt In memo-
rizing infont\lltion .;md in kam ing the thooretk•l pnnd·
pies of Ch1ncsc medicine. It i.'i absolutely nC."Cl.'ISilr")' tholl
students lt'dm 6nd understand the theory J.S thorou gh!)*
as possible, othem·ise 1hcy c.1nnot diffcrentl,, te tho syn·
dromcs, or und('rstnnd how to d C'Sig n d fcctlvc point
combinations for thcm~·lv(.'$. fi owl"\'Ct, O\'CI'l'mplmsi.s of
the analyt1cJI lrtculty c-an lead to the pr.lcti11oocr cilh~o~r
b\.'Coming 106t in a fascin:dns , ..·orld o l throry. or berom ·
F~ 1.1
ing limited by nu~ntal slr\.":SS and cunhuton. n,is can
redu~t the .abilil)' to tmlpdth ae with the patitmt ~nd tu ~
4. and lor ' 'arious psy<hd<>g1<al dl50<d<>rs In Chop!<'J 3~. sensib,·e to then f{lltlinss and ne<'ds. H can also le-ad, in
HowC\'\.'T. these combi."lations 01re only guidelines .1.nd
some CilHS. to a nk."'fft.t1 rigidity bordering on l"rwtkis:m.
may be nuxlificd o r change!d. acanding to individual in which the f~~ Art' brn: to fit th e theory. ro1ther th.an
requm"1nent. Acupuncture at th~ IC\'t"l or tht: indi\'idual is the theory rT\;ldC" to fit the f.lcts..
b.lS('d on ,') detJiled undcrst.mdjng or the pcrson;dity type
Most illness in thl• \\'t-st i5 rciJll.-d to cmolhma1 imbi.11·
tmd life p roblems. and invokt~ a b;;~l~m~c of empiricism,
<'lnc:cs. HunMn cmolions arc flu id, ou'd to the knowt.,.-dge
anai)'Si" and iruuition. of the author, no intellectual scheme h as cvt.•r been made
thal is compreh ensive enough and flexible enough to
ANALYSIS, INTUITION AND EMPIRICISM de5eribe thc1n Sclllsfactorily. The faC\Jity Cl f Intuition \lnd
the ability to l ccl and pcrtei\"f' the (!motions o( othC~rs
with s')'mpathy 11nd scn.sitivity, is thcrdore inv.lluablc to
Tllc mCJ'i't dft-ctive "--ombinations .ue crt..'.tted wh'"-n each of
the three r.,C'\I!tles - empiriasm. -'Julysis IJnd intuHion- the practit ion~r.
are well d evelop.--d and in b..tlan« wtlh eJch otheT.
1:-."TUmo-.:
Et>1PIRICIS\I
During J ronsu lt.1tion the pr.1ctitioncr m.l)' hct 12 dcJr
Th is is the p ractic.JI, down·to·rarlh (.lculty o( tTial and feelin~ or perception or the patient'~ t!motiOilill stnt<.•. or of
t.'rror. Tht.' practitioner hears that cerlldn comb inations olrt tht! ovNrtll p.ltH•rn o( their life. SimliMiy, d uring th e
'UCC\."<~ fu l ond tries them uur w fhHI which ones are treatment. the pmctitiot, cr may s et a !;Irons fl-cling to \ ll'C
crt'cctlvc in different situations. The pmctltiOt\er m.ly not a certain point combinJtion, whkh then proves to be
h•w~ any nnalyticJl or intuitive undcr~t.1nding of why the effective. Th l ~ 14; intunion.
comblndtions are suc~ful, but hM simply dctcnnin('(i lntuitlon •s not a subsbtute foe an.:~lysls$ it is comple·
thu. through h-pt'>fi(•nc~ and obscr\',Uio n. mentJ.ry to it Intuition and an.tlysi.s em be checknl
I( emp•ncism is not babnced with intUition and anot1· ag;tinst ••ch other. •nd bo<h must be pnwt<l b)• empori·
y:'li). it can t!a.sily lecKl to J nl«hJnl(al .1ppro.lch to osm OthCf\\'l.W u ts 'C!<rY eb)' f01r th<- pr<~ctltK\nffi to
drupuncture, \o\hkh ignon.S the n<.'t"d~ of tlw patk-nt and confuse true intu ttion \\'i th fantasy~ and t\ilh their o~'l\
conc:t"ntrates on tC"mporar)' suc~s by rchM"'nS symp- emotional pl~1 Lui ties. Intuition is a_n ability '"'' h kh neNs
toms. Ho we\'er, empiricism is vit.slly importont to bring fong and rar('ful training, and it is hopl'd ahat in lhe
intuition itnd an~lysis down to earth and root th~o·m in future.•, th is C4n ~ increasingly inrorpor.ltcd into acu·
reality. It can be easy to confuse tniC' intuition with puncture cou rse-,. It is espt.>Oally important to intt-gratc
fo1nt.llt)' and -.:upho ria, .tnd it cJn be easy to bl! so the d evelopment of intuition with the facu hil:.s of ,tnalysis
prl'()('('Upil.'d lVith the in ttdlectudl d~o>g;lUC<' Of a treatment and cmp1ridsm.
stri.\tegy th.1t its effecth·eness bet"Oih("S of secondary
1mporwnc~ . On the o:hcr hand, in the ~,.•;:~rly yea.rs of
praelicc, it c.-n l1e t>a5y to bt•ronlt: so confused by WESTERN, CHINESE AND ENERGY
tht"'!'ftic.al compk-(jty as to lose ,til ~1f-con(tdence llS 1
THEORIES
pr.lClitionn.
Professaon.t1acupunctu~ trainings in the \Vf'Cil s\·ner,ally
ANALYSIS teach point rombinaticm in tcnns or the lht'Oretic.tl
principles of Chinese medicine. J-lowcn•r. tht•re arc ltvo
Perhi'IJ>" tlw gre.m~t empha~i s in profe-ssional acupunc- other throrrtic•l syst.;-ms !hat arc lnc.'Tt'asingly being used
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SUMMARY
Fi~;o 1.2
"''"'"" Transpo rting poin ts. bear clos.e rcl<~ti onship to b()th \'\'(-"St·
em segm(>n tal theory and to tlu~ co ncept o f energy
centres. Th<' author f~els that the futurl! developmen t of
as a basis for point S<'lcction: these \lTC th e systems of clCUpUO(turc ma)' lie in .11l in tcrp!.J)' and integration
'Wcst~m ml"did ne and energy healing. betwee-n the t-h r~e syi>tems.
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6 THWRETICAI. PR I ~C I Pl.F.S OF POINT COMBINATION
patient's nct.-ds. lndc:t.'\1, the Juthor believes that c.mc of meditation and counselling. This relates the concept of
the strongest dcv('lopmencs of acupunctur(• in the fu ture the energy body a nd eners>• centres dealt with in the next
may be in the tll.'xiblc combination with energy work.. chr~pter.
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The energy body and the 2
energy centres
All objects have h~o·o as-pects, that of apparently soUd mattE.'T and that o f energy. This
applies to 1.111 objects, whether a table, a human being or a galaxy. For rut objl.-cts, the
solid matter is penneated and surrounded by a fi('ld of energy. Th<' two aspects are
inseparable, and arc two facets of the s.amt' phenomenon.
The entire universe is ll single continuous field of energy, with areas of varying
density. the densest areas being perceh•ed as solid matter. AU m.1terial objel'CS arc
therefore in connection with each other via tht' underlying field of energy. A human
body can be scc.n as an isolated material object. scpJ.ratc from and unronnech.•d to the
objects that surround it. Alternatively. a human body can be seen as an energy field,
which is connected with and in..~p:trablc from the energy fields of other bodies, and
the larger energy field o f the universe.
\"/hen individuals identify \•.rith the con<.~pt of the body as a separate material obja."t,
they can fec1 isolation. alicni\tion and fear. Th~:!sc are the perception.-; of t'gP. the lower
self. When indi\•iduals cxperit'nce the underlying unity bctwc."'L'l\ thentselvt.•s and all
life, they can experience a deep feeling of peace, love and understanding. The
conscious awareness o f the univers.1l life foi"C'e manifesting through an individual can
be collcd the higher solf.
The human energy body, sometimes called the etheric body, or cthcric web, pcnncatt.'S
and surrounds the wlid physka.l body. It is the !'lum o f the en ergy fields of tht>
individual cells, tissues and organs, acting in coordination. It reflel:ts the activity of the
physical body. the thoughts and the:' C'motions.
The acupuncture points and the acupuncture channels can be seen as an interface
between the physical and e-nergy bodi~s. having aspects o( ead1. The so-called t"ncrgy
centres. or chakras, represent central areas for th~ coordination of energy flows with in
the energy body. The m.~i.n energy C{o:ntres are along the central vertical axi-s of the
body, and are each usually 3Ssociat(-d with an ~d()(rine gland. a group of spinal
neTves and an autonomic nt>rve plexus. In other words, mtb."'l o f the energy centres
correspond to the segmental orga.ni7.ation of the body and the ncr..,ous system.
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8 1HliOR~"1 ICAL PkiSCIPLES OF J'OI~'T COMJI...;AnO.t.:
FUNCTIONS
C#n tN
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CVlt>
f'l.ArtCewt
sptrltu.\1 U!i', biLlnc. ol tlw spmt in til~
phy•k;~ l>ooJy. t'IMCJon, .end mind
Ornw rln tins '~ildom, ek.•.:.r l""''l'l'llt'un. b.J.Lum.• uf
mtmriCin and anal~
Th ro.~~ CV.22- 2J .:omnlunkalion of ldl:o~ f •nd frt•Ung~.
crwth·i:y
Hf'MI (.'V.I7 lao.C", cum~1U:ian
CV. l
&.;.. l'kw' cv.u-u 10 \"''l'ttdONIS lnfh:n'lt:'f'S.
stn!-'1:1\'"f
wM\...S .., tiW" f1»
..,..... C\1. 12 ~r.~t whtchft php«:.al
~arn~mul Usually. the dorwJ aM vmlr3.1 olSJX'd.S are loc.ated at
OM\ TYn CV...I-6 Sklr. and db~ ben ot cna&' kw:
tk ph\'!l!Ol •ftll ""ft'57 bodwt, foc•t
appro., inwtely the ume le"el but the Oan Tt.n t't'ntre ls
a notable e~wption . The vmtral aspect is .11 tht level of
pusn! t:", ffiO'V\"I'l'lt•nl.. ttt~th •l'ld "''111 CV.4 -6, whilst the dor'Soll aSpl" d iJ h igher. at the level o(
~pnAtuctt'" CV.2-J cre.uivlt)' •nd ~pl"t'»ion ~~ wll throogh CV.4 . The run<Uons of the d ors.1l and vffitral t15pc<ts are
$t:OO. ur:d r~-pm.JU('tion
similar, but th e dOrS~11 aspects generally h ave .1 more Y~ns
1\:rintAI CV I ~ur.i\•al, gr,..undl"8 l'f thu •1-int '" thf' fun ction :.nci MO mon, related to s pin~I pro blcmt, whilst
pJI)'~kiiJ i)(l\1), (\,lnf\..-.,'t.)n (!ilhf' bOd)'
the ventral nsp<.'<'tt sencraiJy h.;we a more Yin (untlion
with lh~ "--nl't,;h'll o( Ihe """ h
and ~re more rcla tt~ to c:~bdom inal probl\.'mS.
Table 2.2 shows th(' correspondence in lontJon of the
Nine en•rgy 001tres are listed in T•ble 2.1. although do~l et-ntrcs to the Go\·emor. inner Bladder o.nd outer
there are oth~ Al!oo. the asp«t of the ~tt"CS on th.., Bl•dd•r lint points. Titere is a s!ront; functlonAI <om:·
\'C."''ltr.Jl su.r(.xc has bcc:n emplu.sizt"<l, .,Jlhough the em· spondenro belween lh• <entns and th«t' thlt'O ltn.. o(
tres all Mv~ •~pects on the dors.ll surlart. a$ )hQwn in points. For .,._,mplo. the dors.tl DAn Thn <mlrt, CV.4,
Figure 2 2 and Tabfe 2.2 larer. BL23 and BLS2. arc o11l conccmcd \~ith thC' IS\'Dkl.Jbility ol
:uored entrgy, dri\·~ and ambition. .tnd the Nlana!
betwtoen (ear and the '"·til,
THE ENERGY AXIS OF THE BODY While there it a ~trong tom.'Spon dcncc between th e
vt-nlrl1l ccn tn.-:; and the Conception points, tl u:r~ is not
11w CU\'l'nlDr and Con«'ptlon chnnnt.•ls llWt.'l Jt C V .I and such a s tror\g relationship betwet·n th e Kldn4.!y an d
are ronnected bctwcC1\ CV.26 .lnd CV.24, completing oa Stomach points t~nd these v en tr.:tl ccntl't'i, os there is
cin."Uit or cn<'rgy Oow lhrou:gh the midlines of th e front \xotwecn tht: doi'S.ll centres and the Dlttd der polnts.
and Nck o( rhe head and body a~ shown In Figure 2. 1.
POINTS AND CE.'IITRES
DORSAL AND VENTRAL ASPECTS OF THE CENTRES The energ)' C\."ntres. the ch.lru\cls .tnd th<' xupunctUI'C
pointS 4ft tl1J p..HI of the cnef};y cimJ!ation :i)':$1Cnt or lhc
The t;nergy «"ntres lie "'ithin the body i1nd how~ both body. Tht- dcupuncture pi.)in tS ill\' located near the
dof'S.31 .and ventral ilSpt.""Cts as sh own in Figure 2.2. smfaro, and c;~n affect bol:h th e loc.1l supcrtkinl levels or
C. py I 1 m ·n
THE ENEI{GY 80t)Y AND THE ENERGY Cf.f<\\'fRf.S 9
CV.lO
--~,
Cenlrt cv GV Below lnnu 81. Outer Dt.
Thro.ll
pol.nt
CV2J
CV.22
point
CV20
Y~r'l
GV. I 5
GV. IJ
t.ing
Vtflt'bU.
C.l
C7
point polnt
!;'I,, \
, - - --- - --- - - 1 C\' . 1~
their segment, but also th ~ organ neare!'t to it. In addilion
to thi!> physical function, the centres and the acupoints
, ----------
- - - - - - - - - _,,. / CV.l(
I
arc s~n to h..lvt! l:Hccts o n the mind and lhc emotio n$,
depend~nt on the segment in w hich the)' ..ue located. Fo r
CV.6 \
------- / C'J . ll
example. BL.23 .1nd thP. Dan Tian centre c<an inOuenc~ the
emotional a!>"FX'Ct ol fc.'lr and the mental aspoo of focus.:.-d
concentration on soals.
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CENTRES AND AUTONOMIC PLEXUSES
\ (;\t , £
I
lJ'e centres may be linked 10 s~ific plexuSt..--s of the
, ------ I CV • .C
auto nomic nL~vous system. For example, the Solar Pt~us
BL. JS \
8t..l1 \ - - - - -....
-- -- I
centre may be a5SO(iated with the <:O<'liac plexus. Til('
v<Jrious effects of Solar Plexus centre over-stimulation
', I CV.J upon th~ diffcrent organ systems may be mC'diat('d partly
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by the scoond.lry plexuses conm.-ctcd with the coeliac
plexus. For e.xample. th~ phrenic plexus to the d iaphrag1n,
the hepatic ple>ous to the liver, the gastric plexus to the
CV. 1 CV . l sto mach, the splenic plexus to th e spleen, th e suprarenal
piE.'xus to the adren(ll glands. the n.~na] plc,.us to the
Kidneys, and so on.
the skin and muscle and the inner org.1ns. The cn(.>rgy
centres are hx-..ncd d t.,..pt>r in the body and are not so
CENTRES AND ENDOCRINE GLANDS
much concerned with the supcrfidal layers. as with th(.>
internal balance of energy.
The exact relationship bch.,.·(ocn the cnL'rgy centres and
the endocrine glands is not yet clear. Some rclationships
CEl\ITRES AND SEGMENTAL ORGANIZATION a rc more obvious. :;uch as tlw Repr<>ductive L"entre with
the gonads, or the Sple('n « ntrc with th(> pancre.u.
ln Westem medicine. the body is Sf.•(•n to be organized on Others MC not clear bcc<1usco ol uncertainty about the
a segmental basis. F""ch S('gtnent consists of a vertebr>l, functions ot the cndoerine glands, fo r example the pine.tl
a pair of spinal nerves and the associated d ermatome and and the thymus. The standard assodt'ltions 3t(• shown in
myotome. There is considt:rabte overlap bctt•.rccn the Table 2.3.
dermatomes of ronse<UHve spinal nerves, just as there is
overlap in the functions of consecutive Go\'C'mor t:t_n d
Bladder points on the bdd:.. THE ENERGY CENTRES AND
The (>nergy centres and the acupuncture points 01ppear TREATMENT
to have a dose correspondence in function to th~ spinal
nerve> in whose segment they occuJ. A pair o( spinal Diagnosis can include pcrc~ption of imbalanct:s within
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10 THF.ORETICAL PRir\CII'l,.E$ OF POINT CO~ l BIN AT!O~~
T.ablt 2.3 C;."f\t"'~ oUl;l.t ('nd<X'finl• g1Mids ENERGY CENTRES AND MEDITATION
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TilE EN!*CY li()O'i A:-J'D TilE ENERCY CENTRES 11
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The origins of diseases 3
INTRODUCTION
In Chint'SC medicine the origin41ting faetors o f disca$~ df'C said to be cotlstitulion, the
Exterior or climatic fa1."tOts, the Interior or emotlon<ll f.1ctors, ,md the fat:tors that are
nc.-ithcr Exterior nor Jnterior, often CJllcd factors of lifC'Style. HoWC\'t'r, in the discussion
here, the origin of disease has been put in a brooder philosophical con:ext., which is
based on the concept of the high\.'1' self.
The universal lif~ for«', the spirit, manifests through c.-.ch individual human bcing .1s
the hight.•r self, altcmativdy talk-d the inner scJ£. Oy getting in contact with lhc
cnergi('S or tht.! higher S<'lf, a person can bt~OtnL' at on~ with thl:>ir own Ji((• fore(' •md
with thnt of others and oil things. Wh<'n there is ., communion with the hiSh<'r self.
the individual can feel a dl'Cp inner sourc:c of peace.. strength, love and wisdom. When
a person lives in tune \\'ith the impulses of the higher self. the life force can unfold
through the uniqucnC'Ss of th<'ir individual personality in harmony with the unfoldin&
of olhc.•-r s and the world around them.
As each individual is bom into this life. the ego_. the lower self. is <.'reated as the
conglomerate of selfish fears and dt.-sircs, and negative patterns of thought, emotion
and bchavjour. The ego SC:.'<.~ other people a nd the world as a threat to i!s cxistcntec, or
as a means to the- gratific.·ation orits selfish desirl'S.
Through the constant interplay of th<.• higher and lower sclv<"s, th(' pcrso n.:~lit y
develops. The t\..'0 SC'Ive:s represent oppos.itc but complementary pulls upon the
conscious mind. The higher self is an experience o f unity. and drl o pf:nncss to other
people, tO the world and to life. This can fccl \'Cry threatening to the low<'f self, to
which openness represents vulnerability. The lower self is an C)(~ricncc o( .scp..u.ll.ion.
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14 THEORf.TID.t PRIXCIPLES 01' POINT COMBI.~AliO!\
o r llpartncss. £rom other pt'Oplc and th e world. Tile lower that the patient !cams nothing and does nut prt>grcs!>.
$(']( represents dut~li1y - 'm(• a.nc.l them· or••lt best. 'us TI1ere is a tim(' to treat symptoms. but therL• is also a time
a.n d them'. to deal with the deep origins of disease. If this is not done,
then not only the individual, but also society. will remain
s.ic.k.
THE l'AIN OF SEI'ARATION
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The 10 Five Element personality types, and their Till' (onccpts of \\'ind Heat and HeJt par1icularly, refer
assodatt'd emotion,, arc dis.cusSot'd in d~tail in Chapter 4, les.._ to an envimnmt-ntal ftJctor, and more to a patholog·
and summari;;cd in Tables 4.3 and 4.4. Another cl.uM6· ical reaction of the body. In Western tcnns, Wind Hci\t
<.:ation of psydtological types is given in Chapter 10 on and Heat refer mainly to infection by micn.lOrganisms. or
the Eight Extra 'hannel">, and s ummotri?.cd in Table 10.5. in the <<lSC of Wind Heat. to anergic reactions. While
\Vind Heat is a reaction invoiV'ing more th e superficial
level$ of the body, Heat may involve progressive!)• d t'epcr
EXTERIOR FACTORS levels of the body. as dassificd accord ing to the Four
Levels, (or example. The term E;"<terior Heat is therefore
Tite d imatic factors, or Exterior factors. are generally given rather dubious; it n:fm neither to r-a.lscd cxttmal temper-
as \\11nd. Cold, Heat, Oamp, Dryness and Summer Heat. ature, nor tO .1 n.'a(."tion limited to th(' s urf<le<: of the body.
Howcvt•r, there is often confusion, since th t:> term Exterior Its only dnim to th~ word Ext~rior is if the \tVestcm
factor can be u$Cd in two different ways. Firstly, the term t'On(.-cpt o f extcrn.ll microorganisms is adopted. The most
c.an be used to mean an actual envi ronm~ntal factor such a$ ("Om parabl~ Chln{'S.(' conc(•pt is that of pestilences or
air m.o..·cmcnt - Wind. to"' t"x.1CfT'lal tcmpcr.'lturc - Cold, cpidcmics. The term Exterior Heat is therefore used here
raised exlcmJl tempcrJturc - Heat. Jnd so on. Secondl>·· to refer to .1cute fevers thilt do not appear to rcloue to
the tenn can be used to mt>an a pathological reaction of the lnterior factors, but to microbial inf(."(tions.
body, for example. Wind Hc.lt is .-. p.1thologiCJ.l p.1ttcm £xtcm.:tl invasion may relah• to predisposing Interior
with f<.·vcr and chills, .md He<lt is 01 p.tUcm with fc,·cr only, factors. For ~x.:unplc. Interior Cold may predispose to
regardless of whether the person w.ts exposed to exlemal itwJsion b)' hterior Cold; lntt"f'ior Damp ma>• predispose
air movement or raised tempcr;tture. Som<.'times there is a to Exterior IJamp. Ho,..·ever. the Interior equivalent.$ of
dose com:spondcncc between the two meanings, for ex· the Exterior fac;tors arc not discussed here since they
ample, th~ pathologk'al pauen'IS o f Wind Cold, Wind Dry· rtl.\te to s pecific: orgall syndromes. For example, Interior
ness, Cold. Damp and Summer H~a t, m.1y follow exposur~ Cold may relate to Dc(kicnt Yang of Kidnrys. Heart or
to the associated en,·tronmcntal factors. Spleen, and Interior \•Vind to li\'er.
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16 THEORnlCAL PR.lNCIPLES OF POINT COMBINATION
Point combination for the F.xtcriur factors arc given in LIFESTYLE FACTORS
Table 3 .2 for the commonest Exterior syndromes:
Cold \o\'ind Cold Tilose f,lc!ors tholl are neither f::.xterior nor Interior, the
0dmp \VimJ Heal lift.>style factors. are relatL'<I to the PJirtlcular exctoss rom·
Sommer Heat Wind DT)'llf.'S$. pens.1tions used by individual$, as diS<'Ussed in the
in troduction to this chapter. \"ihich compt'1\Siltions nrc
Heat has been includ{-d in Table 3.2, although it is used will depend on the personalily type, as <.li.s cussed in
perh.lps not strictly an Exlertor factor. Chapter~ .
For example. a Yang Earth type is likely to usc food as
a compensation, .m d the ~ulting ovenMting, especially
of sweet foods, is likely in this constitutional type to lead
INTERIOR FACTORS to obesity or c:ot.mh. A Yang Wood type may use the
compensation of aggressive fast driving, and the f'ffect on
The lnt('TiOr facto~
of discasc. usuaJiy given as the
this J"I$Onallty type of attempting this In modem traffic,
emotions. in f3ct oompris(> the broader pattern of the is likely to~ frustration, raised blood pressure, headache
personality. including feelings, thoughts and beh<lviou.r.
or trauma from accident.
Table 3.3 summarizes the 10 pt"fSOnalily types of the Five
Table 3.4 summariu'$ some common syndroml.$ and
Elements, including their ~otional groups. ailments arisjng from some of the main lifcstylt' factors,
It is better to refer to the 6\'C emotion groups rather with poi.nt combin.:uion examples for them. Again. th ese
th.Jn the five emotions. For example, the emotion group
are guidt.>lines only. In addition. in each case. acupuncture
of the Wood clement includes not only omger. btu also
is bL'St combined with self-help measures. for L~mple.
imp.:aticncc, irrit.lbility, intolc.-rance, h)'IX'rsensitivi.ty. un- the point combin,llion for StoJMch Fire \\iU be usci<'Ss if
certainty, self-doubt. frustralion. d epression and r~cn t · the patient continues to consume cxc.css cayenne pepper,
ment. vodka and strong roffee.
Table 3.3 gkcs some examples of point combinations Only a selection of lifestyle facton:o is given in Table 3.4.
for the different emotion groups, but it must be empha· for e.xounplc, drugs. s.u ch as nicotine, alcohol, roHee,
sSzOO that these combinations ue o nly guidelines. to be amphet<lmlnes_. cocaine. heroin and LSD. have not been
modified according to individual need. included.
Flrt" nn i.ki, lanely, bckir.g tntmst in l1fe. relationships. ~nd so,.;oll CV.4, CV. I7. 1-IT.S, PC.S. I•. :U. ST.36 Rf
1-ft'.t.ft .,eth;t)'
\'on5 uv~•~M.il.lble, 0\'ef\"lllhwUstic.. ittespo~ble. :.oci.illy ur CV.U. CV.t7, HT.8, Kl1 Rd; HT.6, Kl.6 Rf
&<')ell-lily OW'f'J~h~
Eonh ' 'in worrying. .,.,.ith too much thinl;i-ng: :md nQI ('l'IOV&h ~ction. CV 20. yi.n t;ing Rd; CV.4, CV.I2,
Sp!wn ftdlng too tir£-d ind empty in!ldt' t<) <"~rc for :oc..if <If' Qthm ST.)6 Rf M: SP.~ IH
)'41\g clingin~. ~'OS~sh•t, \ntrusin·. limiting the lnd tprt'odi'TUC of CV.4. CV. 12. CV. t1, Sl.36. UU. UUJ Rf M
othl'~ br tneif 0\' CI'l'UI\ (1:11'1
M~ut \ 'i.n wi thdr~.,.· n from ...ctn-e p.ul.iciJNition in !if,•. fc.~~rlul of lo,..,, CV.4. CV.1t CV. l i. LU.tO. HT..S, ST..36 Rf M
Lungs \\;th i.ns-uffid~nt t'n\'f'8)' 10 fOrm "'Stifl$ ~
suppresSing gfk.of, dumpmg: cheb Ol'g;tti\oi ty on lO oth~on. C\', 6, CV,17 t M; 1..U.7. sr. I, Sr'.ll, I,R I, I..R.Iol E
''"' \clng nt.~· rel<11lloo~i p$ merely 10 oJ~t.IJ.:S<': utlproce5<~ grief'
W1tu Yin fc.ulul a( life, ""'kin& dri''" ur 4mbillon, l-.t$11)' diM"outast'd CY.ZO. CV.-t, t-JT.8. Klt, Kl.7. 81..64 RIM
Kidney, by difiiwl:)' o r dant_;t."'', ghin.g; up l)fl lift.o
,.,,ns fC'.ufuf ol bingn:mtrol. <:rvt'ramb!t.~. ru thlf'S.:, n N'dino «' CV.20, CV. I4, I'C.6, Kl l ltd: CV,I7, Kl6 Rl
oblain po,.,.er O\W others. to {('\'"1 SI.'C\U\ .'
Wood h:tpeT'S(>ns.il!\·~ un.:t'1t.1ln. I.Kidng~lf"C.:mfitk'1'«, uNlln: o£ CV.4. TE.4, GU.40, SP.6. ST.36 Rf; CV.l 4, CD.J3 £
Un... ""' th\>it own idmtk~· <&nd P-'th 11'1 Uft, t'4$ily donUnt\tcd by
<Kht•rs.. timid
Yilng ag;sTt~!:!\'o,', impatil.-nt.. .mgry. tntO"-'r.\nt :ll'ld k'lfish, tr)'ing :o GV.20. PC.8. Kl,l . LIU Kd: UU, l\1.6 K(
~J"nd thcir u....-n (8(1 ~o~o·ilhout ~,nd for tJothl:"'
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TUE OJt:IGINS OF D15EASf:S 17
Nutrition m.l!Pvtritioo. tirt·d.ttl'S~. tnu.lruliU 0(6ci('fU Qi lltld CV.ll, l.L4, ST~36. Sf' 3 Rf M
~"·So frOm cU ~tins w..akness BloW
going too long b intntss. ""~d:. chC', lJII'Iiciil"nl SpiNn Qi (;V.20, CK 20, liW t:; CV, 12, ST.36, Sr .6 Rf
l\i thc.>l>t ('~ling ltritOlb•li!y II)'P'--"nrn"'4: U ,·~,.-r
Yan~
Nti.ns w hUM f,obtrith , initablc bowel St.gnant U"·er Qi CV.I2,. C\'. U , J'C.6. utJ, utU, ST.J 6 E
('morion.llly upsd S:~Tidtom(' Hypcract.i~·(' Liwr
)'ant
""""ssh·e e;uing ronstir;ation. ruu.w•. Retfmion af faOO C\' .11). CV. I3. PC.6, SP-1. ~~ ~0 Rd
dUtE'Jbl\ln tn s::omach
••x~.:~~~ c,'ll.:,l f<.."'"'' ~~uic dl.!t('n~lon .utd J)o'tn Cold lti\'Mf'.!> CV, 12, SPA, ST,ll, ST. l~ RJ M
.tnd drink St<lmJCh
t"Xl"CSS Srt'IISy naus..•a, ht-~doche Uw:~-C.dlbbddo.>t" rc.6 . LL4, C IUO. CB.H, UU, S'U O Rd
food o\nd ~rohol I);}"!P H~J I
t",'\~6 J*ps,;:ry W"trilh Stomilch Fir..- CY. I ;:, I'C,$, LUI, ST.Z I, ST .U R..t
food. coffc.: or s r .6. Kt6 RI
•phits
Eu rdu CXCi'llil $tfl."t\UC!U~ Ctll'h .ltHMn UMlcimt HNJI and ( :V,20, HT.7, ST.J(,. Kl i Rf M
~"'M.-"l'O\IC Kidnt'y Q)
!ruutfieleru f'\~ul.u fru~tratirn• :mJ dc.--pn.>sslon Stagn<~:tt U \"<!r Q! C\'.6 , CV. 17, LU.i', I.R. I. l.llJ. 1.104 E
t'Xl.~~
ll"XC'CU CXCfciK' l:r'IC'nonh.tg\1\ StH~n ~~ holding CV,4 , SP.t.. SP. JO, ST.J6 Rf M
durir.g mensuoo:ion th(' BlooJ
S!.rE'f',liOUJi fXE"tci5t' m~ w sprain St.:.gn.lnt ()I .md Ah ShJ r nn:ll, l(ll"al .11nd d1~r,.1 point:s Qn th..-
w!t.houl lllood afft'Ct1.'1.i <hannd
.td<-q1.1,J.l\' ' "lrtn•Up
\'/odt p}l~~~ 0\"-'l_.,.' (Uk nlw u~don , ..·~.ak m~k-• Ckfick~t Sple\-n CV..&, CV.l l . U .4, SJ>.O, S T.Jb, KI.J R( M
;1nd Kldn('r Q!
~tTt'S&Jul ()\' (' f'W<)rk Mol4dd-.••!i, i:uomnia Deficient He•r: and G\'.20. HT.S, I.R.2 RJ: HT.3. SP 6, Kl.6 kf
Un-r Yin
t'~\'e NUd)'• p<:<.lf memc>ry .-.nd lkficknt StoJCXI ;t~d )in :.ing.. U.1, ST". I, ST.45 t: CV.-t CY. IZ
nu:n~ OH'f'WOtk ('~\trt.\tioo Stogrunt St.om.~ch SP.6, $1'. 36 Rl
Qi
n~S:W(" .-mbinCtn, tOt<tJ e\hAUSiiOf\, bun't<JII.II FMfS1 Kid.r~ G\' 2ll. Kll Rd: SP,6. ST..l6. Kl. i Rf
unn-.df~k go_.1b Will and Otfl.:kn~
Kidm.')' Qi
»ons ·(("J"Jll fr~!ril.lion. d~ioo. St•l:i"""' liv<'r Ql CV.6. PCb. LR.3, LR. I.& Rd.;
une1Yiplo)'ment t.ek of confider.'"" l£.4, C IUO Rt M
rece-nt j<)b IO!:i-.<i t;rlli:f. dtoj)rt-'Salc)n. Sl.tgr'IAI'I: He.trt ~md (\1.6, CY. I7 J; ~·1; l.U.7. Kl 6 t;; Kl.l M
or rd in •mt.-nt ltd• of $0(\.tJ OYt!<et U'tt Qi
....,.
U<k o( ('.XC'~ food
a lcoNl-1 in
f\"'('flmg
( If l-ucmni4 ...,.ith fl'f.'!i.nS': uf
lw~t (N s astrir diK(:.m/wt
StomK h Fire and
l.h ·tt 11R'
CV,l O, lin midn. r'C.S, LR.l, ST.H Rd; SP.6 F
O.('~ ll'l<ental in~fl lill with ...-ltdk·~ St.agn.-nt Stoo-...ch {;V,l O, y'Ln Un~ U ..., 5 1'.1. SP.«t, $ '1'. 3,
work into thoushtt. .1nd wonin Qi. ~1.45 E
M'f'ning
moufficl('nt slH'p t"'.IUuf.tion. l.~~ <If work l:k.fidf"ttt Kiinc}' Qi CV.20, CV.4. IJ,-1, S'L:>6. Kl.fi Rf
- to skoep late i !ltf'r~1 .'lnd tff"-i encr and Yi n
;md ti<'l u p Ntl)'
Rc:btionship& tx-re-..\ ' t'me'1\l !hod .,. sril'.'!, ~s.ion St,sru-nt Hew ;mJ C\!.6, CV. I7 EM: LU.i _. HT.6. Kl.6 E
l.ung Qi
diffar:,..lt k'S In lhrNt or ci'IPN Fin ~-sn01nl Hent C..li C\1, 17, CV.23, PC.6. SPA Rd M: CV.-1 Rf M
communSr-lli()."'
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18 'rHF.OKF.TtCAI. YRINC IPL.fS Of POINT COMBINATION
Tablt U (eont' d)
(');l.'t$!1 ~ ICiw ba<k pain, tinn itus Oc6c,.:nt kidn~ Qi C\'..a, Si.29, ST.36, Kl.3 IU
intuHirit'n t ~"" &.'t'l'~i ,m, fru~trntion, St•gJUnt kidnL'Y, (:\'..3. C\'. 6, CV. I7, PC.6, KU~. KlJ3,
bact pdln U\'t!r .:~nd !lean Q! LR.3EM
.!!C\. wh.Ust n:Sc!ot'SSI'M.'SS,. O"J\'OUS Ddlck"tlt 1-Jc.an ;mJ C\'..3, CV.14, CV.Ii, I-IT.7 E; SP.6. I..R.8 Rf
~tn.";»l.-d ten$lon, ln.tl:-ibty to rdliJ< u,·t'l' Yin
.and tully l"nio)o' k~
un..s.ti sfKtQI)' b c.k. of org..um_. ~ness. Stdgn.lOl Qi OlOd C\',3, CV.6, C\'.17, l.U.7, HT.8. Ut2 Rd
~~ ..u~r. r~nttnnll. Are of U \'et .md
biltc-m<'M- ll~t.,'itl
traumo w.-qucl.tc toc.tl ~in Of •liffnt.s. ~1('.1 Stasrum Ql .and Ah 5hi point!, 001 and dicu4J on the aff«tcod
e...ul \' &ff~\"d by Wlnd. Blood ch.trtMis £ M: U.4, SP.S Rd
<;old lind [)41mp
~k ~d.:in~ L,ck of Dtfldcnt t"l~r. t~nd GV.20. CV.4. CV.14, J\1.3, ST.36 R! M; t-rr.7 e
C\111'\fidcne~·. l'l'ithdr>~"''al Kidr.t y Qi
a~"kknt ptOM d:lyo.:ln!amins. tlwntal Ow:Adl'tlt lind C V.20 }in t.i~ U.l, Ll.4. SP.1. SP.6 E;
(thn'lU&h ln.uten rlon) piY'OC\.'\1 pilllOO St·ISJ'dnl Sp~r. Qi ST.36 Rf M
.t(C'Idi:nl pn>n.:- in.o~tttnliOn or r«k!$tWSS H)'f*f.:<tl\'e- l.n~ CV.lO, f'CS. T£.5, IJC.l. C IU8 Rd; Kl.6.
(through imp;tl._-nc,•) throoglt imp.uirnt.~ Y.mg .tnd Rn.• $P.6 Rr
This doe5 not refer to lhe concept o f 'h('aJing crisis'. but Whilst the use of moxa In som~ cases of Excess or
to ~ither the side-1:ffects u f (:{)rrect treatme-nt. or th e Ddick'TlC)' Heat can have unpleasan t effects, acupuncture
results of inrorrcct treatment. is a scl{·balancillg treatment. lncol'l"Cd point combina·
tions generally have no effect. whether adverse or bene-
ficial. There are exceptions to this, for cx.1mplc, usc of
points like SPA and U.4 in pn.ognancy can be unwise.
SfDE·EFFECTS OF CORRECT TREATMENT
lnrorret.1 treatment with Chinese herbs. and espedally
with WC'StC!m mLodicine, C)n have more serious effects. It
These 3re far more common in Wcstcm than in Chinese
medicine. In \'\'estern medicine. com::ct treatment, is not only incorn."ct treahnent, but also overpresoiption
\'o•hether phannaceutical. surgical or rad iological, c:an be
that is so damaging to both health and national econo~
accompan.ied by side--eHe<ts. which c.Jn r.mge from mlld mies. For E."'<amp!e, the psychotropic drugs, such as
to fa.ta.l. Side·cff<."':ts h.1ve hvo main as~s. Fi.rstly, a hypnotics, tranqulllizers a.nd antidepressants arc grossly
general n.o<fuclion of the immunological tmd psyd\ological ovcrpresoibed, y,: ith problems of not on_ly $id e-effects b ut
re-sistance of lht> system. and second, specific effects. also dependence and addktion.
Postsurgic.1l shock .1nd the after-effects of anaesthesia Acupuncture can be used in mMy cases not only as an
on the circulatory system may be trcoltcd by such point alternative to these drugs. but also to treat the side~effects
combinations as HT.7 <'lnd Kl.3, or CV.4, CV.l7, PC.6 a nd and d ependence. However, long-term acupuncture treat·
SP.4. L.o \~·ercd rcslstancc to infe<tion foltowi.n g rortisone ment must be based o n the personality type o £ the
treatmen t can be treated with oombiMtions such as LU.9. patient. as di.scusst.-d in Chapter 4. h is not enough simply
Kl.7 and ST.36. or Bl-13. BL20 and BL.23. Ho wever. to get the patient off lhc drug; the internal problem that
acupuncture combinations for the sidc--cffocts of specific c-.utSOO them to go on the drug mll$t be addressed, or they
dmgs are outside lhc S<ope of this book. ,.,m return to drug use.
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THF. ORICINS 0 1! DISl.:ASI:S 19
MotivtltiGn METHOD
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The ten personality types 4
Introduction
LIFE LESSONS
In the fabric of e,lch individual IHe there Me certain main th reads or themes. These- are
the main issues or lessons to be dealt with in that life. Wh"n ,, person deals positively
with these main thent(.'S, )c:olming the lessons of thdr life and aJiowing their natural
abfHtics to unfold. there may be many difficulties to ~ Qv(.•rromc. but th('rc is
S3tis(action . ln addition to the development of natural abilities. life lessons c.m involve
rising above rcpc.:.ti.ng ncg.1tivc p;lttcms, such as .mgcr and intolerJncc, fcJr of failure.
or difficulty in expressing feelings in dose personal relationships.
1'he 10 d iffewnt personalit)' types of the Five Elements each have thi>ir specific life
lessons, although C\'CI'}' individual is un.ique, and is often a complex mixture of the
d_iffercnt Five Eh:.ment typt.">S. These pcrsonalitr types and their lift: lessons. are
summ..·uized in Tables 4.2 and 4.3. The discussion of the 10 personality ty~ that
follows in this chapter, while b..lSed on tro1ditional Chinese medkine, is tht' pcrsono1l
interpretation of the author.
UNUSED ADILJ"frES
21
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22 TftF.ORf.TICAI. f>J( I~C I PU:S OF POII\.'1' COMSINA1'10N
become lll in trying to achieve them. Another person considerate to another person, and to put positive energy
might, through insecurity, be overly clinging and posses- through that visuali7.ation each day.
sive in relationships. thus driving partners away and
reinfl)rdng their own fearS.
The finH stage in learning such lessons is .1n inO't'olsed
THE ROLE OF THE PRACTITIONER
scJ(••nvarencss, so that the repc.lting pattern is dearly
perceived. Second. the individuoll has to blwmc so
Tht> practitioner can help the patirnt to a clearer under-
sated with r~pi>ating this sam~ mistake, that lh('y effect
standing of their life le-sson.~t, and c.:.n act as a catal)~t to
the necessary change in their personality to go beyond it
scJ(.aw.lrenc:."Ss. The practitioner c;an teach the patient
It m:2y take many re.;us to reach this point of satiation. in
te<'hnlques o( mcd.itdtiorl, affinnation ar1d t.'Teatlve visual·
fact it may nt!ver hap~n, and th~t person may tttkt> their
ization, and can help them to develop their intuition. But
rc~ating patt~ to their grave.
until the patient feels ready to chomge~ until they reach
Sometime-s the old negative p.lttcms seem to fall uway
the point o( satiation with repeating thejr mistakes, the
easily. often it requires constant dail)• discipline to go
practitionE,>r can do no more than offer support.
beyond them.
People can only cha.nge at their own speed. Some
people do not want to change at all, in others change is
very slow, and in others ther(' are brief bun;ts o( change
TRANSFOR;\UNC THE NECATIVE
followed by long periods of what seems to be stagnation.
It is the role o f the prllCtitioner to act as a eatalyst lor
The way 10 rise above n t'gative patterns is not to fight
chang(), when th~ cat01lyst is required.
them, since this simply g.ives them more strength, but
to put an incrc:asing amount of cncrg}' into the positi\'c
patterns that are to replace them. Affirmations and
crNtivr visualization are two excellent ways to do POINT COMBINATIONS
this.
f'()r example. for a Yang l.ivr.~ type to berate themselves The practitioner can use suitable point combinations (or
for their intolerance. o r to try 01nd (orce themselves lo be e01dl of the tO personality types to assist them in their
tolerant by <ln effort o( will, would be cqua.Ur useless, pcrsonol growth. The basic combinations swnmJ.rizcd in
only leading to more internal pressure. It is more effective Table 4.3 are merel)' guidelines which must be \'<lried
quietly to \'i.-tualiz.e a scene where they are being kind and accordlng to the changing nt"C'ds o( the patient.
Fin Fire roepr~t1 the 5pirit, oonsdousn('$6.. th< ~pcrici\C\' oi W\ity in sll li£c-. ioYt, affection
:md jo)·. It includt'S communirorion .lnd e'-pn'!S.'>ion of idf'3.'1 ~1\d ftt'lingt. It is !!p.:mt~nt'OU!',
bHI)' .lnd :s<.l d.al,
E.uth Urth fCJ'~'fll!o &Oikt m"'1er, t,rroul'l&..,bws~. ~<~bUil)' 011nJ pr.-.ak•lity. II rtp~Wnl~
nourish.mcn:, c.ui.ng: n.nd oornm lot othen. It rcpf('jcml' the .ln.llytknl mind •nd
~mtcmpi:J tion.
Met.al Metal i~ linked to th,.lnNth, to the> t>netS)' bCidy• .1.nd ;o the \"Onrinu.ous rhythm of t.lldng
in ;md Jeottmf: go. It ~ R;-l.U:\'1 to lh~ formati()n. m.1mt.;on.1n..'"" o~nd di~)utWn of t-nttgt
bonlh. 11nd the growth of wijdQm. h it \he o\blJily 10 (-.;:e the- t.ru:h •nd b«Qm(' .Jl nne:
"~lh it,
W.atu Wdter repll'SE!Ot~ ~neor-gy nora~ and ronwrv.uw:on.. ilnd .lt tlw> same tirne thE> focu~
t'l'lt:r~)' of tl1e wdl d!l'ectt'd at th~ «:hie'wnlii!nt of goal3. Wat~r tepft'!ot"l1ts tht' nlll;or
drwl\1pmenta.l dungt.-t a( IHc, .md yrt it is11lso the limil.lltil.mt t ct by fur. Wolt« rcp~ntt
innt'1' l tf("ngth ;~nd (o)ith in wlf.
Wood Wood Npm.mts intuition ilnd tht h.arrnont{)Uj unfoldlng Clf an tndh•idu•l's potential. It
Co\n rt-prt'St'nt pL\ns .and dt'd!ilons a.o; .ln uuter nunlfestation of that unfoldin,;. It can
r~'PrC'tll."nt the ftC'\." Bow ol M:U·('J,pt'C&Si(lt\, m.•o~th·ity l1nd i~n4\'n{t in h.arm~my with
the n~~ of otl\(-rf..
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'tHE 'l"S\' PERSONAUTY TYPES 2"3
\ 'ln tr-pe
ser1.:•us. s.ad <11J1d ~la•'d!~ly; Lt<.klng res:less. O'\ete-.\cttJoblc, O\~:huSi.astk 1 hem~l'-'l'S .md
t>xp.i!ri end nj:; !Me '''llh
lnl'l•fi•St itl liJc, ldoll.iOmhq, ..nd ,.;x,_i..tl .and m.uuc:. l,!),a,.~shdy t.J.Ihtive, >O(i.'aUy ullowins it to rJdi.Jte out around thi.•m,
arti\·ity, fN"Ii ng lon~ly, unl..wOO and OT wvu.llly O\'Cf<1cti\'~, foo!iih, but in calmn~§ At~d pt.l«'~ li' 'cl)' .mli
u n.low~bl.: lrri.'Sp<l'l'\!lbl('; ttrcding to bum0\1!, w'llh h.-ppy, balilndng spon :etn~t)' ,,·i:h
e~.httu~lion. de-prn~on, ~"t'n suidc.ie oon!t'mpbti(ll\. " 'i$dom "'"d :10bntty
p«'OC'Cuplt:d to.·hh ~'ndlti! '''(l(rits and il'ving to fe-111 and in:.~.ocu.rlti~ !fY)' use ha\•i.r-s"' quk'1, C'llrn. logk.ll n\l.nd thJt
rm_--nUI :arsumcnb , with too much tk•u u nns to hatd oet to .:.:hen. cou ' fredy tr..nt!.ltr thc)usht in!o pr.-.d!QJ
thinking .1nd nO( c:nm•gh ~ction; h.wing dcmiNtt• 1hc"tr :it·rs and limit th ~i: ao1M, and .1 .st<~bli', p iNSOint t'('~on.lht)'
ol fe-ebns af emplin~ wllhm $0 thai i! intkpendcntf'; m;ty ~ clinging. h' hlo.'h i.s S},nf'.lthtt:('. ~\!Pporti'-'~ .md
i~ h.t.rd to nouri' h :~~:lf ()I' othl'r' ~..,_. ""d lntnl:~h·c into the: lh'<'$ ~.uint;. OOt nOiltllrt.~~in.'
o f olhe-n
tuvio& dlff.eutcr fotmins L'l, ~ins bond,. ~u ~ing <."!' holdins oo ttl thdr sri'"!. ;~II01,,ns th~ pru«'.!i'' of c;rit'f. 1,1tins so
or (('Mful o4 forming nl.'w t\>lniOnshlp!> lll:ing:.dk ,,l!Qu t it .md Qifll);.d thc:tr
f(l o f tht; p.t!St, ~inmg wisdom. J.nd k-Aming
(n)m ((\II Of !0$); wit)!dr.IN!\ h om o1('lh'C' ntgath·~r on to oth\'rs;- using rww <lnd gf\»\;r_.,g from I!;Kh attit<hmtor.t;
p.tttiop;Hiun in life o~nd lh•lns i.n the n:I.Atiooruhipl mcrdy Ut IU~W~ge lht' p.uti(ipallng in IJfe 41ld forming nt.'W
PJ.Jt un~ srid Ql ,, P"~ on(' bonds w ilhO\It inhlblrion by fc .ar of Joss
l.:.cking ('t'l4'tg)'. i<'.trful, sjvi"S. up on doing COil much • •unbittcms ol.nd ruthlcsi: ha~ing 11 finn will. but 1\ith ronet-m for
life ~nd sumndoi>ring conlrol of theit and IJoi•li:lnt; ronsldf'r.ltlon for othm, 5('1( ttnd CXII<TS. noc d ~u~'d b}'
0\''n de:Jtiny; do not do 4.'fl.oo.gh. ('•Sly m.1yl>e rtdJc:~s .and fooJMrdy; <!iffiOJit)' Ot d.Jn~'f but not loolhc~r.Jy:
di«ou.r.;:~gt\1 b~· difficuU)' 0 1 dJ.ngcc;
laddng thf' de1erml:nation to Mhloeo,·e
'UJ"J)rbSin~ !cllrs but lh·ln~ l.n ~.. :
stn-ss fn1t11 fe:n c! 1\)~ of t'OI:trlll; St'C'klng
.:dns from lnnn '~"Sf'' nd f.aHh i.n ..
JOel!. not :.• a ro:'llFJI.-" MII hOI'I f(Jr inSl'CUrliy
g,).1JS ~,fcty by obtaln!ng p<)'\\' ('1' ~md .\nd f1.-.tr
domin.ation cwn uth.en~
h.wing J. WNk &<'nsc- of self .tnd fcding .a proe~ur.: of lnnt•r Uf'\(\'t1.JI.ntr. CO!'\ftdf:l'lt "ml lntuitiw, luvin.g 11 d c.tr
insufficient pi:f'S(In.ll fortt; unEiUTl" of r.o one int~rirnc ·.1nd irritdl>l€'; imok>r.lnl , ; s.lon of their own p.nh in life, "nd th('
:hclt O~'>'n ldf'ntity :.nd f)J.:h ln life; wllh •nd ~lf'lfi~h. i':.-pouxtms: :hc~r own t·g~ p.1 ti.,•n( (! 10 .JIIO'"' It l o \lnfl)ld; t>trong
dtffltult)' (').pn~~ing th \'i: l);o.Ti q;o, ~o withou t ~ ~nJ f~
o!her.s' n(ll:dS, ;,nd lnd..'t-"-'nd.:nt. but o~b)c co t.');prt~
1uv(' "''t".;~.k bound<lries, timid. !liCking in domtne~rinty 41'1!;f)'. t~ggr.:.·s~h ~ u.ttd tbdr own pt•n.:l'l'lalit)' In " Sn'IOI>!h
ronbdcnce and plagu<>d b)• M>lf..<JouM nuybt• \'iolmt ,.,.~Jy ·fn u.t-rnlf'd or rt!1., '1!i.'d woty. in ha rmony with rhl" u,·,~
d"J'....,.,.., (){ othm
Fl,. to tonM':n·.: en'"'SY ;~nd build up to lNm wh"'" to Stop. to tum Yin type
H1•~n $ .'1\"'glh, t'.l u~ m od(or.AtKlf'l and .1\'0i<.S ~th'1\tion inw.ud .. nd find stilln~§ JA•Mimcy C\',4, CY. I7, K1.3, ST,J6 Rf M: JIT 7, I'C 7 E:
«::Jo.INBl('S, 1;) W<lfk In 1,1.~_,, gh1ng lind p<.',\C~. to bJltlnC'\• lo\'t l'I'Uh HT.$. f'C8 M
tnjO)'OtMt Md a q11id:4'ning of the: contcn1p:a6on ,u d wi sdot!\. 10 !li:eTn ~l('GVA. GV.11. GV.l (l, OL23, 6L14 Rf
affE'CriOM ! (I le;arn hO\o.' t (l i'<ptE'!ioS •llow lhf' !.nnl?r fuy t~f the splti: S::t.gntttiorl C\'.6, C V.I 7, S P4 F. M: CV.1.1, 1'C 6 E o: Rd
f~'fiJngs and needs tn tddia:e lhroo3)\ then\ In
!loCibriC'ty Y.ang t)'pt CV.i-1, CV.Ii . HTS. tel l Kd; Hr.6 , k 1.6 Rf
lo come out of th('ir i_nn('r world of 10 dC'-'t lop ,m innt:r ~:rcnglh. to Yin type'
thoughts. to funy inh;~it tlwir ,-ontrol lh(' ft.ar And lM«Urit)' lAck .:t( <k-~l.on C \'.20. )<ln :Jng Rd; SP. I, ST.4S ~1: C\'A,
phyu.al bodie; .and to \JSe th<>m In that 'I'IUl:es them \\'ant 10 hold CV. I2. 5T.36 Kf M
lhl(! re<il world, !() tt'Tlldu.t_ll)' repl..t,'\! en h> Clthtu, to find" W\m:.: of lAck of roncl'1TI CV. Il. C\1.11. HT.8. SP.2. SP.J ,
lhri.r l"'&&tiV(' thought p.lll ttn~ with IO\'C "'ithi:n thCfl~('h'tS ~ ti\J.t ST.36 RJ M
~ det.tJ1e,j fiU\I("!U f\> of pO!rith~ they do not f~l th" inner olltttrak• 8 L iS, KL20, BLH, HU9 IU M
.aftln'tl.lt\Oa'l$. lO le>.1m to t)Otlrl$h ;and cmpti:ni.•$:; tha: m.1J:es dwm
c..re i~ sdf o~~n~ ->tht'rs dtpl"ndi:'nt on ~~ pttsen(~ o( Yang l)'f"t C\'.:1, CV.12, CV.Ii', s r.J6, I.R 1,
Otht'n LR. I J Rf M
t\.ft.bl to Stl'\>f\,f>lhtn the ph)'Sk.lll l:lcldy .111\d tCI IC'.IIrt\ IV lt:t go and .JlfUw '.'in t)'Pt'
Lungs the D.ln T~n . Spken 11nd Heart SJ1elling. to l.t1'e the ttu lh o>~l'ld to ~flO~«y (.V'.o4, C V 12, C V. 17. LU.IO, HT.S,
~ln.'s 10 ~cn:ttSihl-n thr abili;y to boe honl'1t wilh th(·m~.'h't'S und ST.J6 Rf M
form bonds 11nd to rcoduC'e (t'.ilr, 1r> oth('n, rJ.ti'!(-r th.m \W.ng o thcf o~l~-rn., lc GV..f, GV. 12. BLlO. BL.Zl. BU2. Ol.44 Rf M
&"in thq 5trength and <oor~ to le-t propk> in ~ selfish wa)' to pJIIiat<> 5U1::TUI1¢'1 CV .6. CV. I 7 F. M; tU. I. l U 1i. l.U.i, IJ.ol.
go. t<J kam 10 come out o( ll\eJ'riSeh'es th~U grid: 1c1 to It:'""' he:J'
with KU. ST.40 I~
and bt: ,l.lm'll af;ilin by the ....-. .rmth the 'o"""'~ of o!hen; .tn to put .tltc.Tni11Cl m...JJ, BL.IS, BL.l7, 81...42. Dt.44 E
o( li:ft' tht'i.r grif'f~ in pcr!lp«1iw'
Ya_ng type CV.6, CV. I7 E M; tU.7. Ll.4. SP. I, SP.Zt.
LR. I, LR. U E
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24 'fHF.ORJ:."1'1CAL I'KINCIIUS OF POIN'I' COMtliNA'I'lON
to ron.M'I'w •nd !tn·J~then thl~r tu le.at lt 10 .Jd lron' Inner §dJIJa~s Yln lypco CV.20, CVA_. Hi.8_. Kl.l, KJ.i. BLM,
t.'llol'fSY• not IU .aucnpl tasl..:$ OC-yond and ~rrngth 11.nd not from inner $T.J6 Rf M
thC"ir t'.ilp.l('ify. b\lt nOt to ~tponc n;"~.tl~sn('S$ o1nd f~ar. to sJcr,.,. ilhMTI~t" C\'. 2, (,V',4, C V,lO, fll.1J, Bl..52 Rf M
cr M l.:.ave t..!!lo.s unfitlbhl-d. t;) lco'lm dov.'TI ~nd k?.Jm :tw hai.Jn<l' ol
th ~ ltSiOfl uf •etiou, to find uti\Cr adi\ ity and ~~. to I~Mm U• bt- Yang lJ'P'"
E~e§6 CV.20 , 11:. ~.
~tn-ttsth :o ov~tome lh... f~·,Jr w .:n well .u to do. to open up ti.J CV. 14, Kl. l Rd; CV.17, Kl.6 !U
f;~ ihm• 10\'fl' ~ nd ..,.,_m ronsid.,..~tion fat Odicicn~'}· CV.ZO, CV. ~. KU, Sr.6, $T.)6 Rf; ~ Rd
.self <11\d ot ht'r!i
Wood to tlnd tlwit inner s.:nmg th a1'<1 pin to sk.lw do,vn and to cultiV.Jtt'" Yln lype CV.4, TE.4, CU.-40, $P.6. S T.J6 Rf; CV. H,
u~·" 1Ufcty to ~~r~>t~cn the
ol k'li. di,dplinC' of in.m.T f'C'~«'. to a(C CB.Jl E
pro;toctinn of thtu ""~"b1' ttl C1'1'.ltt' out ol ~iln~ an d i nn~.,- C't"rtiJinty, ahMT~.-.tt> CV,4, BL..19, Bt.23, BL.48 Rf
Mrong,·r boundlries to n:-duc~· dw not out of impa1i.mn· and ino.er
lntru)ion .t.mJ dt.tmln..tklo of otht->n, ~. to lcam tt'l n:l,._,. .mJ Yang~ G\'.20, y;n tAng:. PC.S. lR.l. Kl.l Rd: L.R.8,
10 dc\'t'liJp their intuition to gi\·~ a sum:n~ to ilnd lo dcv(:lop thc>it Kl6
g.n>atfr !ioenW of ttr~aJn:r and ol1he11 intuition tiO thilt thev can #low
J.'llltll ln lift< h.trmoniou~ly throuS,h tlfe In tu.nt."
wilh thi.· n«.•' b of others
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"tlif. Tl;N I'ERSONALI"I1' TYPES 25
ARE AND WATER and in soda! ac;:tivity. Thf..• person fN:Is hmcl)•. unlovt:.-d
and unlovcablc. Howe"·cr, th.c Stagn.Hion type mny
The Fire element, the spirit, has an e)._l'ansive energy, recover for a time if the emotional blocks are loost>d, for
knowing no limits or boundaries. The Water element has example. by laughter and social entertainment Uut the
a concc.ntrativ(' energy, limiting the spirit within the relief may be onl)' temporary since the;;., poople tend to
capabilitkos of an individual. Water controls Fire, ilnd difficulties in the flow and lhc expression of their cmo·
between them th(-re is balance. nw steady focused tions.
energy or the will js n~ed to balance the tendency of
the Fire clement to scatter its energy in aJJ directions, and
to move quickly from one object to another. THE YANG FIRE TYPE
just M fe.u controls excessive joy. so (cJ.t in its positi\•c
sense. as em awarcn(.>SS of limitations, moderates the now The Fire in the Yang type seems to bum too brightly,
o( love within the boundaries of an lndi\•idual's potential. without proper control. The Yang Fire type tends to
rt-stlt.-ss overexcitement, ovt.·renthusiasm and even to
manic behaviour. There can be excessive talking.. social or
COMMUNICATION sexual overactivhy, nnd J lack of considcrtltion of the
consequences of speech nnd <';ction, tL>sulting in foolish or
The fire of the spirit welling up within an individual seeks irresponsible behaviour.
expresslon in communiC<ltion and sharing of ideas and This rype tends to bum out t hcir energies. bi'coming
feeling, of love and aJf<..oction. Fire typt.>s often need to exhausted and depressed, or even suicidal.
moderate their spontant.~ ty. to rontemplate the ronse-
quenccs of their SJXx>eh :.nd actions, to b.Uanc~ love ,,·ith
\'lisdom, .-.nd to have ronsidcr.1tion for other pc.•opiL'. THE BALANCE
W(')(l(l liver lntwtlon Yin Fire typt-s c.an be divided into two groups, those
\\',tta- Kid.nt:")''$ wiD where there ls rt.-duccd manifestation of Fire due to
M('~I wb.dorn
Ealth
L"""'
Splt't."n .:ontt-mpl.ltion
Deftcleilcy, and those wht:rt:· this is due to Stagnatio n .
DEFICIF.NC\'
YIN AND YANG FIRE TYPES
Thts can be due to gcn<'ral constitutional Ocfid~ncy, to
THE YIN FIRE TYPE specific constitutional Dcfick"''lcy of the Fire clement, to
burnout o( the Fire eJement. or to lack of a suitable
In the Yin type there is reduced manife-station of Fire in situation to ('11oourage d evelopment of the Fire clemen t.
the individual due either to Deficien cy or Stagn:.tion. In For gener-..U OOtl!ltitutitmill Deficiency, the person needs
the Delidenc..j' type, there is simply a lack of Fire and love to le.1m how slowly to build up strength and conserve
and joy. In the Stagnation type, the foellng is th•re. but is energy. For constitutional Oefidcncy of the Fire element,
blocked. th€! person needs to strengthen the hCJJt ond ciJ\."'UI.ltion
In both types, lhcre a seriou.sn~.·ss, a sadness, a
~ with suit.lbh: nutrition and tnot:k•rate exercise. To rom·
melancholy, and a lack of interest in life. in relalionships pcnsate for their internal Jack of Fire, they may be dr~1wn
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26 'rHEORE'rJCAL PRINCIPLES Of POi~'l COMSINAT10N
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THE nN r"ER'SONALITY l'YPl:S 27
insecure they may use concern (or others as a means o( le\'el of CV. 12. has (unctions overlapping with that of the
holding them in their lives. They may be insecure. Spleen org.1n, in that it is responsible (or the .-.ssimil.ltion
clingtng a_n d ~ive in relationships, or they may try of energy into the body and its distribution throughout
to dominate and iniTUde into the li\·es o( others, using the system. Nourishment on the physical level links the
their concern. J( they are rejected in this. they may fl~l Spleen centre to th~ Dan Tian amtre and thr.• Kidneys.
very sorry for themselves and try to bind others to them which store the energy. Nourishment on the emotional
by making them feel guilty. level links the Spleen centr~ and the Heart Centrt', and
nourishment on the mental JcvcJ links the Spleen and
Brow centres.
EARTH AND THE CONTROL CYCLE Therefore, Dclldcncy of Qi can be tn•ated by
CV.4 + CV. I2 Rf. Difficulty in finding <)'mpathy and lov•
On the Control cycle o( the five Elements, Earth ts fo r others can be treatt."CC with CV.J2 + CV.J-7 Rf M, and
controlled b)• \\'ood, and itscH controls \Vntcr. AlkrTl;l• melltal <.'Ongl'Stion und ovcractivity can be treated with
th•cly. ange-r rontrols sympathy, and sympathy controls CV. l2 • )<In tong Rd.
fear. Hm..•ever, there may bl' back-control o ( Wood by
Earth where excessive oonccm limits th e i.ndcpcndcnt;e
and (n."edom of otherS, creating resentment. Or there ma)' YIN AND YANG EARTH TYPES
be back-control o( Earth by Water, where (e;u limits the
development of the ability to care for others. TI~E YIN EAR1'H ·rYPE
Hvc Eleme-nt treatm~-nts using the Control cycle can be
used to relieve these imbalances. There are two main typt-s of Yin Earth pcTSonality. thO::;<~
with lack of action and those '"'' hO lack concern.
CONTEMPLATION
LACK OF ACTION
Contemplation, thinking and analysis are attributes of the
Earth demt'tlt and o f the rational mind. This is the part o f
This person Hv~ in an intc:rnal world of thoughts and
the mind that d(:'.lls with both day-to-day practical
worries. wherl? thought is not translat4!'d into action,
matters, and with the logic of abstract thought. It h.u
indeed thought may be d issociated from tc.llil)'• Thi$
been described as the left brain. os o pposed to the right
grou p includes the ovt•rly inteli('Ctual. the worriers, the
brain which d eals with intuition. more the domain of th<-
obs4.--ssh•es and the• schizophrenies. They are not fully
Uver and Heart.
inhabiting th~ phystcal world o r thc.ir p h ysital body,
if there is too much thinkin1; and not enough action, alt_hough they may <.>ndlcssly worry about them.
the person ma)' become lost in .1 world of obsessive
thoughts, worries and mental arguments. In schizophre·
nia, the person's thoughts become divorced from the
LACK OF CONCERN
reality of their physical body and environment.
These >~repeople who feel an emptiness within them-
WORRY selves and find it hard to c.are (or and nourish themselves
o r others. Sometiml$, in the early c;hildhood. sympathy
is overrontrollcd by fear, or else the He.ut, the mother,
A person can show sympathy and C'Onc~m \vithout trying
to hold on to or Limit the freedom of the individual fOf' c.nnot supply the love tlt<lt the Splccn, the child,
whom they arc caring. But if sympathy and concern are transmutes into sympathy.
mixed with fear and insecurity. th('n the person becomes
attacht'd to the one they ar{' helping_ needs their ciOSt..~ess
and tries to cling on to them. THE YANG EARTH TYPE
Worry is a compound of the emotions of insecurity and
conrem \\tfth the me:ntal overactivity of the Earth cle-o The Yang Earth types often h ~w e a s:rong ability to care
ment. for otherS, but because of their own fears._, inS«Urities and
inner emptiness, they often usc their caring to h old on to
others or co dominate their lives.
THE SPLEEN CENTRE They may USt! their sympathy and concern so strongly
:tS to smothe-r the dc.•vdopmc-nt of those o1round them,
The Sploon c:ncrgy centre, located within the body at the limiting the dc\·elopment o( their independence, S€!'1f·
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28 THF.ORF.TICAI. PRt~C I PLF.S OF POINT C0~ 18:NATION
confidence and their own creativity. Yang Ec.1rth types can caring (or. it JTh)y be d ifficult to c.arc for o thers. Qi Gong
use selfles.~ness in " vtorv ~!fish wav. exerci.st.~ focushlg on the Splel'n centre with thcrnes of
Such is the rel.Jtions hip between Earth and Wood, that n ourish ment and caring. can support acupuncture trN t·
those cared (or may bt"t-'()me resentful o( the limitations of mcnt. Lucr exercises CJO focus on the Hearl centre.
their freedom. tht· carer Ol<''l)' be resen1ful that they are
tcjc<-tcd, and ye: c.1ch rcm;~ ins locked in dependence on
the oth er. THE YANG EARTH TYPE
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i HE l'f.N l1ER50NAUTY 'rYPES 29
most physical and the most material a sped of the sou l o f \Vhen a person is as willing to let go of auadunems as
a hum,tn bdns. It is equiv.llcn t to the energy body o f th ey are to form them, as frt..'<'ly as the rhyt hm o f takins
Western m~ taphysks. sometimes l<llled th~ etheric body in and letting go o f the breath, wh en they arc as willin g
or eth~rk web. Th e Cnrporeal Soul c)r en~sr body, ro tl(tept th(' pain of grief as tlw undcr.st>Jnding th at it
in t~rpt.'n~tr.lt<.'S the p h ysical body, an d is S.Jid to be thl' b rlnss, then they 3re tru.Jy wis,.,
(ound.'!tion on which the physic..tl body c."'OleSC\.">S. ll is
insep.uabk· !ron\ th~ physical body, and al death. both
undergo dissolution. TYPES OF GRIEF
WISDOM
FEAR AND GRIEF
Grid (ul6Js itsel! in wisdom. From each <1ttachmcnt, and
from the clarifying p.lin of letting go of it, comt'S a new ln the Fi\'t~ E l em (~n t Promotion t...yclc. th~ child of gric( ls
level of sc.lf-knowledsc and aw.1rcnC'SS. This is \\isd om. fc.u . Letting go means being alone, suffering a ioss of
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30 'I'HJ.:ORETICAl. PRINCIPI.£5 Of' POINT c m.UllNA'I'ION
iden tity and " little death. Grief can be closely bound to SPLEEN CEI'ffRE
f~.u, fear of being alone, fear o f th~ unknO\\'n, fear of
letting go of attachments and the fear of death, fear of Sympathy is the mother of grief, ond the obility to core for
fo rming auachmt.."tll$ and the fear of life. and nourish another person is necessary for the formation
If there is Deficient Kidney, the person may be too o( long· term attachment$. CV.12 am assist this.
feaduJ of failure or loss to form bonds. Jt there is Deficient
Lung Qi, the ptrs<.Jn may simply lack the energy to fonn
bonds. or only be abl~ to form weak bonds, so that they DAN TIAN CENTRE
have difficulty in continuing relationships.
Strengthening the Dan Tian centre can rL"Ciucc the fear
that p~\1Cnts pt.-oplc from letting g o of or starting
relationships. It CL\n also provide more energy !or the
METAL AND THE ENERGY CENrnES formation of bonds. CVA can be used with Reinforcing
method far this purpose, whilst CV.6 is better in rombi-
The Mctal clement and grief hJve d ifferent manifcsta· Mtion with C\'.17, with Even method, to move the
tions according to the energy centre.
Stagnant Qi of 5upprcsst:d grief and dcpTC$Sion.
Completed grief can bring wisdom and a dc-cpcr p<'t'Cl.'?" Grief can st.'lgnatc che Reproductive centre and the
tion and perspective. Unexpressed grief c.m cause ment.1l process of sc~ and reproduction, causing incguhr men·
dullness and confusion. The point of yln tcfng can treat struation. <y$ts. fi.broids, d ischarge or impotenre.
this. The grief can be at the loss of a partner, childr(!n, a
business, or it can be the grief of nevc:r having hlld
children. CV.J can be used in combination with CV.17 to
THROAT C£/'ffR£ treat these problems.
STAGNArtON
SOLAR PI.E.XUS CENTRE
These people may havl' mo re energy. and also more
Fear, ~mxiety and insecurity at wparations can focus on unexpressed grieJ. They may be reluctant to talk about
the Solar Plexus centre, and th(loSC emotions can suppK'SS their grief, to fact" or to expr~s it. and they may try to
grief, as wdl as causing phrsic:ol problems such as suppress it with tro.nquillizcrs, alcohol or othl"T drugs.
restricted breathing or irritable bowel syndrome. CV. 14 Their internalization of grief can block satisfactory new
c;.1 n ht>lp to relieve th l~ situation. relationships and sometimes lead to physical Hlness.
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The Yang Metal type is the least Yong and extrovert of aU The ICSSQn is letting go, in le.aming to ~xtcmaUzc their
the Yang Fi\'e FJement types. Violent public manifestation emotions. Meditation ca_n be helpfu1 in going dt.-cpcr and
of grief, with sobbing. wailing, beating of the body. and d~per into the self to find the st~ngth and peacl? to face
the tearing of Mit and clothes, is r3rc in Wcstt'm society. the truth, slowly a.nd .Jt their own speed. They need to
It also tends to be sporadic and relatively brief. unlike the leam that overactivity in the outer world may allow them
continuous hypomania of the Fire type or the continued partly to ignore their grid. but will m)t resolve h.
intrusive possasivcncss of the Earth personJ.lity.
h is natural to want to help someone who is g.rie\'ing.
but some Yang Metal personalities don't want tt"> let go of
their grief, they just want to t.l1k about it and offioJd som(' TilE YANG METAL TYPE
of their mist:_ry on to others. Tht.")' may also hold on to
bittem t'$, rest."l'\tmcnt and n.-grct about the past. and lh(.>SC pt-.ooplc need first to be aware of wMt they ore
cxtuust others with the <.·ndless repetition ol their '""0<.-s. doing. that i$, refusing to look o~t their grief and let go o(
They may also use other people. by funning new it, and us ing other people In a selfis h and negath·e way.
relationships hlmply to as..'>uttgi' the pain of tht!ir grief. and They have the e-nergy •md ability to form bonds. but m.1y
no t bcc.1usc they have any real rcgJrd for their new be selJ-indulgcnt in cherishing their grief. enjoying their
p.1rtner. self-pity. and not being honest with thcmseh'es and
others. It may be useful for them to help to deal ·w ith the
gri'-•(s and sorrows o( others. to ovcrcomt..~ their sclfhh·
TilE BALANCE ness, berome aware of th~ needs of oth(>rs, and put their
own griefs in perspective.
The balance til'S in allowing the p~s of grief, in ll."Uing
go of the past, in gaining wi5dom and in lc~ming and
growing from t>ach relationship or attachment, in pwtrtl· POINT COMBINATIONS
dpating fully in lifc ;md in fanning new bonds, without
being inhibit<.-d by fear of loss. Yin Mel<il type
Deficiency CVA. CV. I2. CV.17.LU.IO.
HT.8. ST.36 Rf M
LIFE LESSONS OF THE METAL TYPES altcmatc GVA. GV. I2, BL.20.
BL23. 81..42. 6l.44 Rf M
THE YIN METAL TYPE StJgnation CV.6, CV.17 EM; LU. I, LU.6,
LU.7. LJ.4, Kl.6. 5T.40 E
DEFICIENCY .>Hematc BL.I3, BL.I5, BL17.
UL.U, UL.H E
If Qi ls too \\'eak to fonn bonds, then the first step is to Yang Melal type CV. 6. CV.17 E M; LU.7, U.4.
strengthen the phy!>;cal body by nutrition and moderate SP.t. SP. 21 , LR.t. LR.U E
exercise. Qi Gong and otcupuncture con focus on the Dan
nan, Spleen and Heart centres. Strengthening the Dan Exam pit
1ian centre can help to conserve energy and reduce fear.
tonifying the Spleen centre can increase the ability to ht'lp A wtt1'nMI o ( 35 ~nd<'d to " 'ithdraw i nt() hcrS.tlf, was un.Jbk'
and care for self and others, and strengthening the Heitrt to Itt go oi mu<h grief from unh.1ppy p3St rel.ltk>nshlps.•1nd
rentre can incrca.w the flow of love and the dl"Sire to fonn tt:>nded to act in her new relationship a 5o if it were one of her
bonds with others. uns.ul~(.,etory ()ld (K,~. Mu~·h M the rq*.:ttl.'d tliftl ~uh1et in hltr
rel1tionships with ~ cam.; from a disturbed rel.ttion!ihip
For those who have withdrawn into th<•msclv('S, they with h'-'1" fathn. Her puis.." was thin. ~:hoppy. h indl'fCd and
net."li to learn to come $lowly out of their sad and lonelY changing. The lung position Vo'o1S sometimt:S empty .md
world of ghosts, and become stimd again by the vibrAncy somdimcs flooding.
of life. joy controls grid , fire l.'Ontrols Metal, and Five The di.lg:nosis W.l.S ~ci<nC)' .t.nd St.:t.gnadun of Luns Qi
Efem~.-nt treatments on the Control cvcle, with needJes .1nd Dtoficie-nc)' o( Heart Fit<". The point combination \~.,:as:
a nd much mox;a, c-.:ut hi: used to h elp 'tht~e p...-.ople. C\!.17, 8LJ3 EM; LU.J, lU.i IC f/T.8. LU.IO. ST.J6 Rl M
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The Water clement, the Kidney organ systl!m and the Dan
Tia1\ ~oergy c.:eotre, all relate to the storage and ronser- STRENGTH
\lation of energy, so that H can be available- wh~n
required. If this stored energy bL">Comt.-s depleted. then the The e!\perience of inner slrength, of faith in life and f<tith
person may be exh~usted with no reserves of strength.
in self, overcomt~ fear. Focusing on the Dan Tian centre
Their emotional responses may be reduced, or the)' may in Qi Gong or mediation can Si'' e relief from fear. The use
become emotionally IJ.bile, since there is not enough Qi to
of CV.4 can assist this same effect.
hold tht! t•motion~ stablt". Since Qi giv~ the quality of
adaptability, tht:!y may avoid or postpt:mt> nlrct?Ssary
chi'lng~. since they do not h..wc suffici<'nt Qi (or OcxibiC'
bd\0)\'iour. WATER AND TilE ENERGY CENTRES
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DEFICIENCY rontrol fear. so that they fee-l more secure, and less driven
to gain power over othcrs. CV.4 with Reinforcing method
These ore people who <!ither have constitutionally weak CM\ be combined with CV.l4 with Reducing DlCthod. to
energy and strong will. or who once had strong energy assist this.
and strong will. but who bumlXI themsch·cs out by
ovcrnctivity. They can s uffer great depression and loss of
scH·rt'.Spt"'<'t. They St"e themselves as failures and weak- DEFICIENCY
lings, but their problem is that they have set th~sc l vL'S
inappropri<'lte or unrealistic goJis. They howe to lc.1m that they arc n ot weak fai.lun.."S. but
that they need to ret~ dj ust their goals. They need to le.lm
that life can be enjoyed. it is for living, not mcf'l_'ly (or
TilE BALANCE achieving an endless succession of goals.
The OOI.mcc is a Ann wilt but with conrem (or self and
o thers, not discour<l.gcd by dangt-r or difficulty, court~· POINT COMBINATIONS
geous but not foolhardy. The balance lit.•s in action
proc:coffiing from inner strength :~nd faith in self, and not
Yin Wat<r typ< GV.20, CV.4, HT.S, Kl.l. Kl.7,
as compensation for inner insccurities and feats.
BL64, ST.36 Rl M
•ltornate GV.2, GV.-1.. GV.20, 81..23,
BL.S2 Rl M
Yllrlg W•l<r lyp<
LIFE LESSONS OF THE WATER TYPES Exc"" GV.20, CV. I4, PC.6, Kl. l Rd;
CV.I7. KJ.6 Rl
THE YIN WATER TYPE Deficiency GV.20, CV.4, KLJ, SP.6, ST.36 Rl;
PC.6 Rd
The Yin water types have to Jearn the lesson of <h.'tion.
They need carefully to conserve their energy, and not to
attt->mpt tasks beyond 1heir c.1p.1dtiC'S. However, thC)' E.:ran1pie
n("(-d to discipline themselves not to ddJ}'· but to act.
A man ol 38_. wa5 frustmttd and deprt"SSed hec:n.ts~ (I ( h.l.s
They tend to postpone tasks repeatedly so that thi.'$C tirt!dncss and dl!liculty in maintdining a ' 'igorou.s exercise
never get done, and they n eed daily self-discipline to go r<>utine. His pu!~ w4S ~kJw. d(·~p. ~mpty, wiry <~nd Ooodin,t;.
beyond this h.1bit. Once they start .1 t.tsk they must lcam His tongue was pale and fuabb)'·
to fi nJ~h it with out delay. Jh~ di.WlOSC. W.;J~ Of 01.•fteicnt Kidney Qi With ExeC..,$
Tiley need slowly and gradually to build up their Kidney Will, and Stag.\ilnl U\•cr Qt. The flooding pulse in
this case indi<.1tcd th e strain o( txcc:ssh-c effort and prnsurc
seU· conf'idcncc by complcti.ng l.1sks of increasing diffi· l)f will, .tnd not H«1t. Th(' p¢int ('l)mbination w.:..s:
cuhy and challenge. but th ey must be careful not to go
beyond their abilities or they become disrouragl~ o r GV.20, PC.6. LR.l E; SP.3, ST.J6, Kl3 R1 M
dcpn."S.Scd, and once again give up. CVA. wa$ not U$1.-d iuitiatl\', .., i.n c;a~ thi.s m..1n .:x•:rci.~~.-d
.m'<l)' his last rocr\'cs o( citerg)'· l-Ie was ad\'iscd temporarily
to I'Cdu.c., h.is I."Xt:rciH• routine to give:.• the ,1.a~puncture a clmncl.'
to work, and to s ubstitute h''O sessions of S\\'imming per
THE YANG WATER TYPE we-ek ror some or thc joggins.. sin!X long -term tho.'lt wouJd
increase his e ndurance and the strength of his muscles. 1'h.e
Both Excess and Deficiency types need to find th eir source lde.1 ~hind this w;l:S simpl)· to gt•t him to n._-d.ucc his cxressivc
of inner strength ll_n d pc<~C(', They need to learn to act E'xercise routine.
fn>m inn er stillness and strength, not from inner restless·
ness .1nd (Nr . They need to learn how to be. as well as
how to do, and thcv need to slow do,vn and learn the Wood
m!4..'d o f a balance b~tween activity and rest. There ic, a
time to be buS>'• and a time to rest and store energy.
Those who arc ru thless~ ldthout rcs-ud for others, need THE NATURE OF WOOD
to learn considt'Tation, cumpa$sion and love. They need to
find strength within thcmseh'es so that they can o pen INTUITION
themselves up to love, and not ~ it as a c:Lmg'--rous
vulnerability. Thli.> Hun, or Spiritual Soul, is related to the Wood element
t-.·teditation focusing on the Dan Tian centre can help to and to the Liv~. It is associated \otith intuition, imagina-
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34 TUEOklmCAL PRINCU"LES Of POINi COMSINAiiON
tion, and the right side o f the brain. lntui!ion is the abilit)' blocked a nd obstructed in their live-s. but so often crtatc
t" feel and percciv._• overall p.1t:ems. in perspt>Ciive. Jt is,,. these s:iluoHion!': (o r themselves.
romplcmcntary f.:~ <ulty to the JnJ.lytical mind ctssodatcd
with the Spleen. and the left side o f the brain.
Intuition can givt-;) dc.-.r pktur(' of tht\ main thrt-ads of SUI'I'RESSION OF EMOTIONS
.1 person's lif(', or it can give .1 fcdinJ; of rightness .1bout
a p.1rticular course of action. It C<'ln gh·e an insight into the Milll)' p-.!op!e, whelht>r by natme Yin or Yang Wood
pole:ntial unfolding o( ;. personality, nnd it can give ,, types. suppress their Jngt"r ;md irriuttion, either bcc:tusc
strong sense of dir<'<.iion in life. they fear the consc:qucnccs of cxpre.ssion. or b«.mse they
r.,"<.·l it is wrong. This is espt'Cially tme- uf WOO<.J- Earth
typ.--s who wish to appear pleasant. carin s and n ice.
PLANS AND DECISIONS However, the ph~·s i cal conscqu("f''C::cs of ~uppression of
angt:'r can rang(' from hcadach(" a nd irril·a ble bowel
The Wood element is linked to the abiiHy to moke pb.ns S)11dromc to myoc.1rdial infarction .lnd cerebrovascular
and to make dt-'d!Jions. Thls .1bility is cln exten~ion into the i!Ccidcnt. Also, SOtne degree o£ expression of "'nger can lx!
analytical mind oi the function of intuition to ~ an ne<t"SSMY to t..>stablish boundari(-s. t>specially in those Yin
o verall pattern ,md to know how it (.'0\J.Id un(old. Th~ \Vt)l">d typ&s who allow themselves to be dominated by
analytical ability of planning dnd decision·rnaking, and oU\cr people.
the intuitive ability to pcT<'\"ivt• pJttems of the past and
prc:scnt unfolding into the future? a.rc complementary.
Out, when planning and dKision·making have lost con· SELF-EXPRESSION
nec.1ion with the person's inner unfolding, tht>n their life
can bt."CQmc filled w ith d.ifficultics .:~n d fmst:rJtions, The \Vood clement ha.s ~n cxp;:tnsivc energy, it is the
Tht~ problem of the moclt:m world i~ partly Lhat sx-oplc clt:mcnt of birth, growth and ::o~.·l f-t.•xpre~~ion. Jndeed.
a r~ rarely trained in the irHllitive iat'ulty. and partly that some Yang Wood types try to usc thC' poopll.> around thtm
it is difficult for mind, ~motions and body to rda.x merdy JS a Ol fo'IJ\S to cxp.1nd the seff ..~prcssion of th('ir
sufti:dently (o!' intuitioll to function. own t.•gos.
Many Wood people like movt:"ment. travel .md change.
b(."Causc they hall' the fc-cli ng of stasis, st.1gnation a.nd
INNER PRESSURE d ~prt."S!Km, to which thcr dre prune. They can be
impatient for scll·grO\\'th. personal change .1nd develop·
M:my \Vood pc<1plc fct;l on inner rcstlt..'SS prcssu.rc of mcnt, oftt'fl because their lack o f paticnc(' :.m d inability to
~ncrgy :hat secrns to need release in action. This Inner use their intuitioll has put them in J s ituation of inter·
pr...--ssurc tends to mnk<' them live and work <'H sp('(>d, .1nd woven difficultk"S.
to become- imp.'ltienl, irrittlbiC' and angry when progress The \'\'ood element can h.wc a rather )'OUthful aspect o(
becomes tO() slow to meet their mood. This pressure can imp.'ttiencc with oonst.rni.nl .tnd limil...1tion, dl"Si.rc for
give stress to thcmsl'lv(os .1nd to those who li\'e ond work frCi!dOm and independence·. and a fC"('ling of rebellion and
around Ihem. aggrcssion towards restraining authority. The mature
rt thl!y Surrender tO thi.i inner preSSUN, and tht- net.'d expression of the Wood elcm<.>nt is the baku1t.'C betw(•eo
for speedy action they c.1n make m.lny unwise decisions, fn:~dom and n:~ponsi bili ty.
that .uc n ol based on their o wn inner needs, but simpl)'
on thdr d c:;irc lor a rapid de-cision. so that they C.tn ·get
on with it'. Thcy arc the kind o( people likely to 'jump out YIN AND YANG WOOD TYPES
o £ the frying pan into the fire·.
THE YlN WOOD TYI'E
FRUSTilATION AND DErRESSION The Yin Wood type o ften has Deficient Kidm.· y Qi, so that
they have weak sense (lf self and insufficil!nt personal
When Wood people c.1nno1 sec their p>tth in life, so that force. They arc un$ure o f their own identity and path in
they have no !><lli~fa~fory o utlet fQr crcativil)'. ~if· life. unccrt.tin of their o pinions and decision...~. and find
cxpn:.-ssion and Sl.'lf...growth, th('y <:Jn beroml.' frustrated difficulty in expressing their own t:'go, so th:~t they h;,ve
and depressed. This c:-;m also hJppcn i( they lose conl.lct weak bound.;uics :md :tre Nsily influenced and domi·
with their intuition and make unsuitable plans and n.1ted by others. They are timid, Jack t.-onfidl'ncc, .and an~
dedsions. They are vel')' sensitive to the feeling, of being plagued by sel f-doubt.
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"rHE YANG WOOD 'I'YPE to relax. to surrender? and Jet go of the- pressure o f thelr
plans and dt'Cisions. Only by doing this can they develop
Ahhough energetic and forceful, they often lack conn('c- lh(•ir intuition which can allow tlu~m to flow sJnoothly
tion with their o w-n inner strength, and f~l a press-tare of through life. in hMmony with it. The y need ro leam that
insecurity .md untcrt.1inty, so that th ey are impati<.'Tlt and things happen in their own time, and that life cannot be
irritable with others. They may, on th~ other hand, be forced t1r hurried.
\"('Ttain o f self and know their o wn d iro:ti<m in life. or ~ t Th('y ll('t.'Cfto accept !hat there are times of no a ppart>nt
le.1st th.i nk they d o. They may be in tol('rant of others k-ss action and change, either in the ou tside world or in
s ure and quick than themselvc~. and may sdfi~hly thcmscJves. They need to accept time:s of rest, to ~
express and expand their own ego, regardl e~"S of the patient and to attunt! with their hig her seU. their intu~
needs of others. ilion. to S{'{' the way they s hou ld go. They also have to
The)' htnd to be domineering Hke the Yang Kidney overcome th(..-ir natural sclf'i.$hncss. and team love, com·
typf'. but angry and aggres.siv~ or even violent. where thi! passion and considerAtion (or oth('f'S. They have to
Kidney type wo uld be coldly manipulating. They arc replace ans~ with calm, imp;)tienc:c with patience, and
pn)ne to great impatience. fru!Unnion a nd dt.-pression judgement with ob-servation.
when they loci blockC'd.
A."l'GER
THE BALANCE
Both Yin and Yang Wood types have to learn to d eal with
The bal:m t"e manifests in the ronhde n t intuitive perSOn, their angcr. not to fc,u it or be disgusted by it, not to
with a clear vision of their own path in life, and the indulge in it, but when to cxprl"SS it omd when to S..lY
paticncl! to allow it to unfold . They arc strong and nothing. By increasing streng:h of self, they are ll"SS
independent. but able w express their own personality ''Ulncrablc to imp~lti cncc ;md touchiness. By d ecre3sing
and c realivitv in ,\ sm ooth and rclt\Xed wow. in hannonv the stress in their lives and living more harmo nio usly,
with the l.iv~ or o thers. . • they reduc(> the internal pressure that product's cxplosiv(•
angn. By slowing down and acting more from innl>r
stillness and strength they (.an slowly reduce anger and
LIFE LESSONS OF THE WOOD TYPES impatience, b'tt it takes a co ntinual daily disciplin(• and
remembering.
THE YIN WOOD TYPE
POINT COMBINATIONS
First of Jll, th e \ 1in \Vood type n eeds to contact and
de\'elop their own inner stre ngth iU\d sutcl)' of self. Yin Wood type CV.4. TE.4, GD.40, SP.6, ST.36 Rl;
f\·tt'dilatlon techniques focusing on the D.ln Tian centre CV. I4. GB. I3 E
t~rc helpful. cspt.-'Cially i( their wl!akncss in Wood is linked altomato GV.4, BL.I9, BL.23,
to Defident Kidneys. They need first to strengthen the BL48 Rl
Dan ·nan centre, then to drculate its energy through their Yang Wood type GV.20, yin t.ing, I'C.8, tR.2,
bodies. then to project it .1round thcmsch·cs to strengthen Kl.l ll d: LR.8, Kl.6 Rl
thdr sense o r boundaries. so that they artt tl ble to resist
the intruSiOI\S Of Oth~rS. l".tamplt
The S<.'COnd main lesson is to dcvdop .;md use their
intuition , to make .m incn:dSingly strong conn">ttkm to A m~ n of 30 \\'.:lS in somt> "-'A)'S indcprndcnt ::md in othcN!
the ongoing patt\.'rn uMolding within thetn. This gives E>morionally dcpendent on his famil~·· He w~s in some ways
the m a greater sense of ccrtairlly and dinX'tion . to 3$~~ nh.·~. but in othc!'1; t:.ckins in ronlldi'J'n t."(', n«"dln& much
ovL"rc:ome th(-ir tendency to hesitation. dithering and rt'.lS'Suran<¥'. and 0 \'CT'Sl~Sith'f 10 criticism or adviet-, He suffe red
from both migraine-s and dt-pression. His pulse was t!mpty.
procras tl n ation. ~pt!Cidll)' at the Kidney and Sp! ~1 positiOn$, ol.nd thin and
w iT)' in lht Livt,>r .md G.:tllbladdt"f po!litkln:s.
TI1e diagnosis w<~s lclCk of conflde-ncc and hypL'TSCI'ISith·it)•
Tt!E YANG WOOD TYPE due to Dt fici ent Qi o( IGdney .:md (".allbladdcr, .md o l a tension
lx-tw(•cn ind.:pcndcncc .tnd dependence, due to Deficiency
Tile f'trs t step is to slow do wn. and to t:u ltivatc u di~pline
of liver 01nd Sph."'·n. Uvcr i..i so;-en M ruH.ng ftcedt)m .,,\d
independence. and Splccn as ruling dcpcnd{'l1«' due to th\'
o f innL"r pcdcc. To act out of stilln('S$ and c.:·rtalnty and n('l.">d to b\' cou{'Ci for by othC'rS.
not out o f impatience and inner stress. They have to learn Tile point combin.Jtion h' as:
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36 THEORETICAL PRINCIPl.f.S OF POINT COMBI~ATION
This chaptCT has dJscus.~ tht> tiw Yin and the five Yang
persoMlity types. General discussion of the Yin-Yang is
given in the n(."Xt chapter.
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Maintaining the balance 5
of Yin and Yang
Y;mg giv~ energy. mo\·emt.:~-nt and warmth; Yin gives solidity. no uris hm("flt, moistur~.
rootncss and I"CSt. The h<~.rmonious babnre o f Yin .-.nd Yang givl'S health and
contentment.
Yin·Yang imbalance is at the root of much illness, whether physical o r psychological.
&ccsshrc Y.1ng, or Deficient Yin, mc.1ns excessive activity, movement, hc.1t and
drynt~$. with lack of rest due to lnsuff'icicnt, rlourishmc n t and grounding of the Ht:.ul
Spirit. Excessive Yin. or Dcflcient Y.lng_ mc.lns lack of physical. t'motional <'tnd mental
movement, with exccssh·c Cold and 0.1mp.
The loss of these four things relates to the loss o( the deep feelings o( peace. calmnl"SS
and tranquillity. that rom1.'S fnmt contact with the inm.'f self. ·r h c e-'<p('1iene(.• of the
in ner self is the experience of the balance bctw.:cn Yin and Yang. There Lo; scn.sc of
inner peace. Yin, at the same time as an experi{'t'li.'t' o( energy and strength. Yang.
37
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REST shut th'tm~IH~ off (rom the SOUl\"t or th~lr rt•411 s trength.
111 rt
MAI;\' iAINI]'.;G niE 8At.ANCE OF YIN AND 'YANG 39
CV.I7 for Deficient Yin with overexdh:.'fnent point combinotions for the 10 personolit}' trpes J;J"C
or an.xiety summarized In Table ~ . 3 .
for Deficient Yin with mental restless -
ness
an mi<1n for Dcficicnl Yin + Ocfidcnt Blood with FEMALE AND MALE
insomnia
GV.20 for Deficient Yin + H)·peracti\'C liver E.Jch human being can focus their attention on their inner
Yang self, lhe Yin or female nspcc.t. or on the outer world, the
for Deficient Yin with insomnia and Yang or male aspect. The inner and outer aspects are
dn~.m·disl urbcd sh."Cp. complementary, and wh~n an individual overemph<l.Si2:CS
t ither of th(.- ,e Mp<:ds there is imb.llancc.
DEVELOP INNER PEACE AND STRENGTH Yang must have> its foundation in Yin. ActJvity in tht.~
outer world, Yang. needs to be foundl?d o n a strong
This can only happt'n when patients realize that their contact with the inner self, Yin. E.xtcrior Jctivity ncNs to
greatest resources lie within themselves. and when they c!crivc- from inner s!illnl~::; and s trength and to be .t
make a daily routine of rclax.ation a n d meditation cxcr~ natural con~qu~ncE' o f the unfolding and t?xpression of a
c:iscs that allow thcr.n to contact thc54: rcsourt'Cs. a.n d bring peT5on's inner potenti.11 or life p.1th. Yang 01nd Yin M'e
them out into their lives. then working together in harmony.
Acupuncture can open a window of opportunity. and Man)' pt'(lpfe in the modem world have lost contact
the practitioner c.m give instruction and support, but it is with their inn~ self. so that the-y ~~ri cnc~ separation of
only the patient's daily appUcation that will lead them to Yo.m g and Yin. Titeir cxtemalactivity does not derive (rom
a direct experience of the balance between Yin and Yang.. inner s tillness and strength. but from inner restle~ness
the experience of unity. and weakness. as a compens.."'tion for the loss of oontact
t ..; th the inner self. Much of their ~c:rions result not from
their il\nl'r unfo lding_ but as a conS<.'t}ucntt of tr~·ing to
t.>scapc th e tangled consequences of being out of tunl"
READJUST GOALS
with this. Y.:~ng has lo~n its foundations in Yin, so that Yin
and Yang become depleted, and individuals experience
1'¥t'any people in the modem world, set tht..•rnselvt.'S goals the inner discomfort of Yin-Yang imbalanre.
thJ.t are inappropriate to their pcrsonaiHy, b'-'yond their Men and women each have their male ilnd female
capacity. or impossible within a given time limit. As a
a..<~-pt•cts. each have their Yang and their Yin. A-; a
result they bum out th~r resf:rves of energy a_n d suffer generilliz.ltlon ~ in men 1he Yang is ernph.lsi?.cd and in
both exhaustion and deprt'Ssion- S4."e Chapter 34.
women the Yin. In women there tends to be .l stronger
Patient counselling is necessary if they arc cv(.•r to
link with the inncr-S<.•IJ and with intuition, in men thcl'('
rebu.ild the Qi and Yin, so that they undmtand them-
is a stronger tendency to lx> active a nd asserth•e in the
~lvcs, both their abilitit.-s and limitations. select goals
outer world.
within their capacity••md .li!Ow themselves time to rest
and recover.
Combinations such as GV.20 • K1.1 Rd can only be
used to rcl.lx the will if thC' pc"'ticnt is lik<'1y to il~pt the PI!OBLEMS FOR MEN
sensation of exhaustion that may follow the use of tht.'5<.'
For men. the problem has always been ovt>remphasis on
points - see Chapter 4 on th~ life lessons of the
e:xtema.l acti\'ity, Y,;mg. and .1 loss of ronb1ct with the
J'CI"'"• lity types.
innt.-r world, Yin. This not only rl.~ults in burnout of Yin
but a lso in loss of contact with the softer Yin qualities of
tC11dcmcss, compassion and anng. This results in a
YIN AND YANG PERSONALITY TYPES world of fear. inscru.rity. hatred, aggression, warfare and
t.-ruclty, which <lfft."Cts buth men c1nd women.
Each of the Five Elements has a Yin and a Yang Since the focus of men is outward, they tend to have
personality type. E.lch of these 10 types te nds to charac- difficulty in devt>loping their intuition, ilnd achieving a
teristic illnesses and life problems. For each of the Fi\'e bal<~n cc between intuition and analysis. This is aggra-
Elements there is a s tate of balance between Yin and vated b)' the modem overemphasis on .malysls and the
Yang. and each of the 10 p('rsonality types can pro~ lack of tru!>t or training in int\1ition, which is the \'Oicc of
towards this ba:IJ.nce by learning the particu lar lessons of the inner self.
their type. This is discussed in detail in Chapter 4, and To correct this in1balunce, mc)St men n(oed to learn to
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din.·ct their attention inward. to cn.-.uc d •trong(.'1' cont.1ct childr~ nt."C'\.1 10 e:..pcrience both the YJng .md th~ Yin
with che lnntr selr. 11t0 thilt they c:en bnng more of the qualities of th" father. and both thr Y•ng and the- Yin
feminine quolbtil'"S of the inner M>lf otll Into their I1V('$ .tnd quJiitl(.\'5 of the n\Other. They ni.'i!d to rxpcnt:'ncc the
into thl! world around them. masculine .ruu.t feminine aspects ol both par<'nl:s, so that
their own mllk._fcmc'lle b,,lancc c;,,n dcvdop h.umo11i·
ously.
PROBLEMS FOR WOMEN In reallt)11 many childretl grow up in on <'· p.ucnt fomU-
Ih."S, whil)l the 1t\11joritr d evelop in lamilict where the
In most of the sodeti<"S of the p.ut, the problt'tlt ror rarent~; Mi> rwilhvr in baJan cti> wilh th4.·m~lvl~ nor l'3C'h
womrn wa, c-xh.1ustion of Yin throush continual child· other. Jn Lh('Se conditions or ronlu.s.ioll, ronnict, insecurity
birth and c-hlk! Colrt.". and uno;-rt.ainty, .nisc not only childhood disc.1M'S 01nd
In modt-m society. 3$ ,~·omen l>N'olne mot"'e arn,·e in juwnite crimtt, but al..o an unstabJe foundation for .ldult
lht• "'-lcm.ll worid. they are incn.·.uinsJy suffering from hfe. Acupuncture treatment of c-hildrt"f'' 11 lh"'Tt(ore vny
tht· s.anw problems as men. in O\'('n"fnph.htS of Yang.. loss often enh.u~ by acupuncture tr('.Jtmrnt a.nd rnun..o;el-
or ront.lct wuh the inner-5('1( o~nd lnruhK>O. and the lanz;: of l hl." p._.ltl.'flb
burnout o( Yin. Thls is rcHocteJ in ·' change in disc.tSc
patterns. fur cx41mplc. an incredse In my{)('.,Jial infarc-
Hon. In ~dditiMt, not only Jo many wom~n have th(' YTN-YANG AND THE AGEING PROCESS
d ouble lo:\d of motherhood and job, but .liSO this is n lime
o( confwlon ;.nd uncertainty "bout thl.!' n:.'ltun: oi ft.•mi- In th.: \\'t')ttm world, the pressure for children Jnd
nlulty. and the l~la n«' of the male and (~,.•mah.• •.b5)('C'ts for t('("'agci"S I"~~ to lvok nnd act like Olduhs. For >ldults, thert' is
women. cnormoui prt'iSUn' to maintain d youthful ..ppc:uomce,
Whilst womC"n l('nd to h<wc ll n;~turoJily ttronst-r contact C\'t.•n in old "S:~ lndl-t.-d. dut" to 11 los~ o( con Wet \\'ilh the
with the lnnt."r-sclJ and intuition. they oflm find it inne-r ~If. peep~ identify ";th their external appedrd~.
d•fficvlt to trust their intuilion~ lin• by 1t, .md bnng 1t mlo and cannot aca."PI the ageing p~
d~ outtt woTkl cspcciaUr in the current durwtt' of thc- AI mtdHie. b..."'th'C\"1\ .1bout 40 oJnd 50 yt".ns of Jge. there
wor:thip o( ano~lysb and logic. r-or women with (ull•timc is 6n opportunity tu g.tin sreat s:rength Jnd hisdom by
iobs t~nd rnn.oers. th\!re is the doubt<" d•lngl.'r of th~ assimililhng the ••xperi~n:e:es of ;~dult life, and ronhnuing
ovcn.·mphasis o( the Y.lng or mal(' .upcct. and ol the .!dive hfc with a deeper understandin,; ilnd awartm"Ss.
St;lgn•.Hion ol the Yin, or fcmalt: encrttk~. Acupuncture Midlife b , time whl.'n the (jUality of VAn~ c,'lr, tx.o
and m~.~li l<lllon can both help to harnlHnit\~ the Yin-Yang incroJscd by ~' 1'\.--tun\ to Yin, and the!'(' c:~m be the
b.lt<lnC'I). Points orl the ConC\"ption ch.mncl co11 be com- cst ;~blf11hmcnt ol :'1 n'' "' b:.t.,ncc o( Yin .. Y.ltlfi:. However-,
bined wilh Extra channel Opcnin~ po i.nts o.s ..t b.uis for (o r m.ln)'• thi:t opportunity is rt.'3trili(-d by Cl ft'Cii•,g of
tre.:~tm~nt. Polnl combindtiOil"o for 1ht: Yin IUld Y.111g E..:trd despair at growing old and an dUempr W h old u n to th~
channel pcrson.llily types are discussed m Chapter JO and past.
summo~nU'd m T.1ble 10.5. Jn old "S'-'· from 65 onwards, there is .1 dcdin~ of Y.tng,
o1 rt'duC1jon in uutt<r acti\•ity. o~nd a return to Yin. II people
~C"<.'l1" this, old .J);t> can be a time of'""" d..-\elopment
and wnt(.ontm~t. but 1f tht'v do not. it can be a time of
CHILDREN AND YIN-YANG frus.tr..,tion, bitterness and d~sion.
The F..>.tr.t dhmnd pairs ant (Mnicularly useful in
E.lrly childhood U a time or acting out o( the innl'r world. h"Nting physkol and psychologic;.>ll problrnl'i ~u.sod ated
A time o f Jiving from the im.lgin.uion, a lim~ of the
with tlw diffcn.•nt mojor st.Jgt-s o f th~.• d cl'clopnlcnt.•l
devt'loprn~m and growth of Yin,
p rocess. and ill rt>-est.tblis hillg ~he Yin- Yang blll.mce .11
In \Vt"SICnl society there iJ in CTC.uins pr(>S.Surc on (>ach phtlsc.
children to look .~md beh.a\'e like ft'l..'nng~,.'l'S or even like
tldults. Al-.o. tn a large exll.'flt, t.ht' dewlvprn~n t of the
imagin:'ltion has bt."Cn replac;ed by vidco~s.amc~ and telt"- TREATMENT OF DEFICIENT YANG
\'ision. This di."\.:Sluation and short('fling of d1ildhood is
not simply tht> Joss of • magic tim~ in life. it is a The empha.J, of thi~ ~tion has been on the urlgin$ .md
wt~kt"n1ng olthe dl"Ve!opment of the Yin qu.thhes which treo~t:n'l\.~1 of DcfkKmt Yin. However, th...,-p an.• those who
fonn the foundations o( .tduh lif~. arr Odkicnt Yon& c1thcr br ronstitution. physic:.d O\"Cr'•
This situation is m.:~de ''~-'l)r.,(' b)' the cu".:-nl weakening work and ..-.po;urc to Cokl. or b...'C.auw they \\'trc
of rhl' (,lnuly and social structtzre. o>~nd b)' the confusion originally healthy or ~fidt"nl Yin, but bumt>d our thi."ir
41bout th~ noature and roi<'S of men :md women. ldt-.tll)', Yang by stn•5sful activity.
C. py I I m ·n
T~ltment of Dolicirnt Yang lw fe\'cr>t .upoos: and omotions. partly due to O...ficiency, and partly due to
tonify Qi thr Stagnation that follow·s iL Points c-.m be clws.._~
tonify Y•ns according to the shuatk>n and the ene-rgy cenlrtlS affc."("tfd.
dispc,... Cold and Damp For f'XJmpte, CV.3 • CV.6 (or depre$$ion "·'ith infertility,
rcliuw dl'prt":4Sion cv .3 + CV. 17 ror ~,,dm~s with lm."gUlitr m-.:·nstruAtion.
prcv~nt futuro bu"'out. CV.6 • CV. I4 fur fcdrful depns<ion wllh l><k of will. All
points can be US(.-d with E.,.en method and mo-.:a.
TONIFY Q l
l'REVE.'IIT FUTURE BURJ\'OUT
To provide • solid foundation for Yang. it is n<tt>Sdry to
tonify Qi. Blood •nd Yin. This an bo don~ "''th rombi· For those- \\ ho ha\·t beromt Dl"fident Y~ng due to
notions li"" CV.~. ST.36 Rl M; SP.6 Rf. burnout there is • problem that .. soon .s !hey a &''"
little man: en~rgy. thclr rcstles.sncss lllnd (I'U61ration ~·ill
tend CO the 0\'t>rilCtivUy that ,~,;n burn OUt Y.,ng .tgAin
TO:-.I!FY YANG Moxa must be used "'ith great caution with these
patil!nts. since they can e.1.sily dunge (rom Delidenl Y.mg
Yang ltsol( can be streng1hmed by noc<llil or moxa on back to DcOdenl Yin. Points need to lx.- iiddtd to C'<llm th(•
•uch points •• GV.l. CV.4.• GV. l -1 and C V. 20. The Yang mind and to rcl,u: the '''ill, SU(h as GV.9, C V.20. y\n t.ing,
$pedfk organJ c:nn be treated with nt"l'<llc ""d snox11 on BL7, G B.I 3, CV.I4, KLI .and KL7. Tiwse point• con be
the Fire point of that organ. e.g. KI.2. LR.2. SP.2, HT.S. used h'ith Even or Redudng method, pmvldin~ 01hcr
I'C.S, LU.IO: or Governor or Bl•dder point associ a led. e.g. poims are tonlfil<d to !'trengthl"n Qi and Y;mg.
C V. II and BL IS for the Heart.
In o dd i~on ro needle .md moxa of the Fire points. Cold The ne-.ct ch.lpter exp._lnds the- dassific01tion of d&sharmo-
ond Damp con be dispersed by the use of 5uch points as njes into Yin or Ytlng, by using the concept o( the! four
• CV.6. CV.8, CV.9, CV.I2, ST.36. ST.40 and SP.9 with main irnbalan«-s o( Qi, Ocficit•ncy. Exn.-ss, Stagnation ~md
Relnfordng method .lnd moxa. lm'gularlty.
()('fldency .md Stagnation .:are rc-lati\'cly Yin, nnd E.~cctts
and lmgul.11it)' are relatively Yang:
REI.IEVE DEI'RESSION Yin Y•ng
Detidency E'(ttSS
Oefirlent Yang con lead to l•ck of mov~menl of both mind S"'gn•tlon lmsu.Luity
Deficiency, Excess, 6
Stagnation and
Irregularity
The concept of the four main Qi imbalances w.ls developed by the author .-.so system
of the classification of disharmonies. which could be: used to inh:gratc acupundurc.
energy work .md medit.lt1on. Once the dish;nm<,n y has been classified in this way,. the
principle o f lreiltm£.-nt is the s.am(" in all three therapi<.-s.
DEFINITIONS
-./·r~~-·
~ S••a••<io n /
Fig. 6.1 Th~ four m.t.ln Ql lmN!.JJ1t'ts.
43
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~-' TUf.'ORE'ffCAL I"KJNCIPIJ:S OF I'ONf CO\l81~ATI0.\.t
PUI.SES
Each of the few main imbalanre, can be JUOciJtrd , ..;th O THER IMBALANCES
a group uf pulses as sho\'tn in T.1ble 6.2.
WIND, HEAT. DRYNESS. COLD AND DAMP
St:otsnahM
t-mply, ch.ln. d"'PPY• m~n:u:e
rulf. lloo.l."J' • Wind rcpr('S('nts mo\'emmt and chansc and li Yang.
WW¥, htndt"l"((d
l m~l.tr t~\1111, rNMn~ ~Ut•nod E"'tl'rior Wind results in .1cutc ExC'CS$ in the surf~ ol the
body. Interior Wind is lm..ogulari1y \~hkh an b..• .wod·
ated \\ith Ex=s. e.g. U•-er Fi"'· or D<fldtncy. o.g.
In tlus dltlpltr, tht ;rords tmpry. full, wiry 4nd '"fSUl"r will Def1Cient U\•tr Blood.
bt ustd to indicalt thrir rapcctirr"~ puiJt J!,'f"'ups. If llrt word
'tmpty' b uud. a.s i11 Tablt 6A and F;grtrt 6.2, for rxample. • lieat i.' Y.1ng dnd incn:ases mm~ent and is therefore
il CDII hrdicutt any unt< iJj tlrr ,,,ur
fmlsrs m tltt Drfoc•imry more likely to be .1ssodated "ith lrn.--gularity than Stag~
nation. ahh ou~h He.1t C.ln be associated with St.tgnation
RfOUp.
as in Uver-Gallbl.ldder D.m1p Heat, o r wh\'n the Heat is
o:~s.sod.,t t.-d with R~:hmtion of Phlegm in 1he Lungt. 14cat
c.:m be assodJtc.-d with either Deficiency or Exo.."Ss.
PRINCIPLES OF TREAniENI
• Drym.'SS m11y origina te from Excess Heal p.ntf."mS or be
For the four basic imbalances. the SJmc principles of associated \\i.th Ocfident BJood or Dcficicnl Yin. II is itwlf
lre41mcrU .tpply whether the pr.lC't ition~r wcs 010.1punc· a Deficiency p.11h.·m representirlg " lbek or nuids.
lure, ent.-rgy techniques ()( medit.. tion. • Cold 11 Yin .1nd m~y ori.giMte from E;\terior Eu<SS of
tonify Ddirit"ncy Cold or (rom lntt"rior Dc6cient YMg. ln itsclf. 1t slo\.""$
d~pc:rse E.,n.,.s movcm~11t and tends to c-ause Stagnation of Oi and Blood.
MO'I.'C Stagnation • Damp i§ Ym, whcth('r it originates from Ext~rior Excii.'Ss
calm lrrl'gulouity. of O.tmp ur lnlcrior Od idc-nt Spleen and Kidneys. 0Jmp
is ht>avy i'lnd lingering and is <.lS.~odah..'il with Slagu a llosl.
irrogulot
~-<.T>~
PRIII:CII'I.F.S OF TREAThiENT
• For Exl<.'rior \~lind Dryness, the \\1ind is dispersed ;m d if As another ~xampfe, fo r a <Xlmbination of Ddicient
n('c(_'SSary1 Yin is toni6ed. Lung Qi with StJgn<lnt Lu.ng Qi, it is possible to us.c some
points with Even or Rl.'<lucins method to tnO\'C lhl'
• For Interior Dryne~. tonify Yin.
S1ag.nant Lung Qi. e.g. CV. 17. BL.13. whilst :.t the same
• Exterior Cold, Excess Cold .u~ dispersed, ;md for time reinforcing other poin ts to tonify th<> l uns Dd'i·
fnterior Deficiency Cold, the Cold is dispersed and the dency. •·S· LU.9 and ST.36.
DeficiC'nt Yang is tonificd.
• Exterior or Interior Damp mus t ~ dispeJs.t.--d Jnd the CLASSIFICATION OF THE ORGAN
asK'IC'iated Stagnation moved, and if tlw Interior Damp is SYNDROMES
based on Dcf'lcicmdC's of SpleC'n and Kid_ne~•s, these must
be tonificd. The organ syndromes can bt> classi fied into the 10 catego-
ries of Ddidcncy. E."ccss, StJgn.1tion \lnd lm•gularity and
lheir six combinJtions as sho\''" in Tab}~ 6.3.lt can be seen
COMIJINATIONS OF THE FOUR MAIN from 1he table that the Kidne)'S tend to Oefidency and fr-
regulari:y ;md not so much to Excess. Th~ liver and the
IMBALANCES H~Jrt are espt."Cially prone to patterns of Irregularity. due to
the disturbance .lssodated with Heart Firl!', Liver Fire, Hy-
There :ue six combin:Hions of the four main imbJlrmccs .lS pcrJctivc Uvcr YJng. or Uvcr Wind rising up t.he body,
shown in Figure 6 .3: causing Disturbance of He.ut Spirit.
'"•gul.,;ry \
• Stagnation APPUCATIONS OF THE CONCEPT Of
(
THE FOUR IMBALANCES
\-~
SlaQnMion
T
Stagnation
The .:on1..--ept of che four nlain Qi imbalances, De(kienq•.
Ex·ccss. Stagnacion and lrrcgulo1rity, is most useful in
understanding the origins of d iseases. It is helpful i.n
understanding the dinical applic-aUon.s tlf the five Ele-
ment th~:~ry (Chapter 9). and it is essential in extending
.,. Excess • Ooficioncy
the r.J.ngc of usc of the ExtT;l ch.m.n cls (Chilptcr 10). Jt ca_n
'-.._ Sll..,.tlon __..-/ illuminate an undcr.;tanding o f the treatment of p$)'c.".hO·
Jogital di5:0rderS, sin«- the mind and emotions can be
seen JS Qi·flow phenomena.
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46 THEORETIC.\I. PRINCU>U:.'S Of' POINT COMBINATION
R.b.LU Qi
ln tl:
fear ditturb$ l-IT
LR Fue
Hyf>!r Y.mg
Spirit • 1-rT Flh'
OUt. oil-IT
Rtb.ST Qi
+ ST Rh'
R<b.5T Qi
• Drbonc)· ._ lkl.LU Qi • r>eua QJ • - .LR Blood Spirit • Od,HTQi tDd'SfQi
ll'f\?'Sularl ty Rt>b.LU Qi H)'p. I..R Yang l>ist. nl Ht R~o~.ST Qi
"' SLISJI.Uion • St.l.U Qi ·t !)t.I..R Ql Spirll + St.HT Qi • St.ST Ql
."""""
St•gnatlon
St•putiun
~ 0..~-ncr
Rfk'ntion of Phk•gm in LU
St.Qi •
O..f,LU Qi
St.KI Qi •
Qi
LR-C8 txunp HC'.t:
St.LR Qi •
Phlegm Cold [n HT
SLiiT Blood
Damp Heo~t In SP
St.SP-ST Qi •
Dr.f.KI Ocl.LR Yo1ns • Dcl.HT Y~ng D<f.SP·ST Qi
Ot"f.• [k(K"Ien~)': Sc_ St.lgn<~tion.: Reb.. R£-bellious: Hyp.. Hypt-ractio,.-e: Dlst., Obhub.tnc~
• <oniunctlvitb
""""""'
tonify empty or Ri, M Oe1. LR Yin sr.6, u u Rf
• F.x""" d~~ fuU Rd. EJ. C, B • LR Fife G8.1 E~ GO.JS Rd; LR.IB
lm!S"l.lrir)'
... E.~«'!'~ d.,..,.
olm ., irK'S'll.lT
to full
Rd, F.
Rd. FJ. C, 8
m~t. of
• HT Fiw
tn Spirit nuni.1 .md
anxletr
CV.U, IIT.7, SP.6 E Rd
HT.8, KU Rd
lrrtgu~rit)' c.tm • !rre,;ubr Rd. E ~~~, d~tu1bs Hr fear ;ind CV.H, f'(;_.6, HT.7 Rd
• Otfidmcy tonify • empt)' R(, M • ()rl.KJ Q; .lppl'l'ht"nsion CV.4, KI.J, ST. l6 R1 M
Sla~;JUtion ID0\'1.' t wiry • Rd. E. fl. M. C. B Rl'tCTitKm ot Phlq;m <hronic CV.I7, LU.I, LU.6 Rd; 81..13.
+ E.~s di~JX'rso." full Rd. 8 Cold in LU bronchili• SVoORd M
lmgul.trit)' <:aim ,. in-eg:uJM Rd. E Hrp. LR Y11ng ptt'l'nen.Sirual C\'.20. C8.20E
St.'lgn..~tiOt\ wi ry Rd. f. FJ, M, C, 8 • Sc. LR Qi S)'ndtome- LK.2, I..R.l4, SP.6 Rd
"'"'~
'l' 1-
Sta~rion 0\(1\'(- .. wiry • Rd. E. D. M, C. 8 St. J-IT 6Jooc.l •ngin11 p«tori5 CV.I7, SP.4 Rd M; SP.21,
... Dcfkienc:y tcnify «"mpty Rf . M Od. HT Yang PC.6 Rd
cv.•. s·r.l6 Rf M
PuN! rwn~ l'f'fn h) dw pulse sroup. se.! p. ~.;. oot tht> indl\!idual qu,iJ!ty.
Pd ... ~l'icit':nty; 5~ . . S~gn•lil'ln; RA:ob .. !Wbdtio~ llyp.• IIYJ"-'I'•<tive; D41t .. Di.-.turb..ula:.
Rf.. Rcinf<m:ing.: Rd,. Rrducing; E. E\'t'n; M, mo..-<~; B. bktding; £l. clectnucupunct~; C. roppi.ng.
Cvpyrghlcd m lcria
WICII!SCY. F.XCESS, STAC'IA110:-1 ...m> lllRf.CULARITY ~ i
Poial trr- Point UM The da>SifiC>~Ion of 1he Four Imbalances w•~ sp«ifir.lly
Od!d<ft<)' Eu... Slllf'.tllo• IIHp.l.Uity
designed by ihc author 0\S .t system of dlff<>rt'nti.ltion to
integrate i\cupuncture. energy work and ml'<liliHion. The
Sou... X X same principle or n-eatment applies in (>il(h r.uc.
Connc'<'llng X For cxomplc, (or a patient where lrrc.ogulr.rity of move~
AtcuMul.1lk11\ X
ment in the ht:-ad is associ.ated with sn6dt.•ncy ()( the
At.nn • X X X
Kidneys. the principle of treatment in e.lCh o( thi" lhrre
Wdl 1 X • ' thcrapit"S is to tonify the 0.:6ciency .md to c.Jtm the
8.ac): Tr•ra;ponlns
A~ Elftwnt
X
' •~ \
\ lrrq;uJ•rit)'. Acupuncture treatmenl con do lhls "lth
~
' \
CV.lt X X
CV.ll 'X X X
CV.I 7 1 1 X 1
cv.u
cv.n
•
X '
X
•
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This is usually o nly done when the i'ff'cct is Exterior nud is dominant to the cJ usc. For
ex:amph:.•, when there is Wind Cold in\'asion with only mild underlying Deficiency of
Qi. so that this Deficiency will be corrected by the body itself. \\ithout further
treatment, once the Exterior Wind Cold has been expelled. ~.g. with lU.i • Ll.4 Rd.
This is rare in the clinical experience of the author. since most of his patient"s h,we had
chronic underlying Defkiendes which needed to nifying. after tht> Exterior factor w.1s
n.~ovcd.
II both rouse and elfeel arc Interior it is more common to tre<tt them succt:t'$ivcly o r
sirnultaneously. rather than treat the effect only. For e)tample, if there is inson·ulia f-rom
DcfidMt Heart Yin, an micin for insomnia can b.~ used at lh e s.lm(' ti.me as HT.3 for
Deficient Heart Yin.
This is not used for Exterior conditions. since the Exterior factor must be expcl1<-d first.
It may be enough In some internal problems to treat the root only. For example.
CV.4, ST.36, Kl.3 Rf M for an underlying condition of De6cicnt Kidney Y~ng. may
relieve the symptoms of tiredness and impotence. HO\\'Cvcr, addltion.tl point:; arc
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o ften needed to tnMt th~ symptoms, CSP\'cially if these arc headache assodat('d with Hyperactive Uver Yang may
local. e.g . C"old hands :.md (~t. SP.2 .1nd PC.S Rf M can h.we an underlying c-ause of Ocfident Kidn ey Qi. C V.4
then b~ <"tddcd to th~ points (or the cau~. •nd K1.3 JU M for tho Deficient Kidnov c•n bo used
simultanoously with CB.34 and CB.20 Rl for th< Hyper·
acti\'e !Jver Yang.
TI~ EAT C AUSE THEN EFFEG
Tltis is r.m: in Exti.•rior conditions, sin.:~ the: Ext<:rior fa~:tor tl MATTER OF EMPHASIS
is usually c-x}X'JI('\J tlrst lt L~ .1lso uncommon ln llllerior
condl:ions. since :he Interior c.1us~ ,,nd lntc.•rior effect Me Of!('n, between JliJcks. J com bin~ltion is selected thO:t is
often tr~.,tcd togclhc1·. prt'Ciominam l ~' for treating the cau:;~. but with a few
points to treat the ~ffoct. For example, for headaches after
mcnstruo1.tion due to Dchcicnt Blood, bctwc-cn att.,cks, the
combination could be;
H EM EFFECr THEN CAUSE
Bl.l i , BL.20, BL. 23, BL.43 Rl M; GV.20 E
This is ver)1 common for illnes!ies when there is a chronic
In this combinatio n most points ..uc fo r Dd lclcnt Blood.
l merior c-c.mdition, with ()Ctasional more seven.• ag.sr<W.'i· but thC' CV.20 is added to hannoniz€' the movement of Qi
tions, ;and also fo r illm.'$SC'S where the effect i!P SO llrl)Cn t in the head. During attacks. the combin.1tion could lw:
it must be d ('alt wilh hllllledi.Jtdy.
C V.20. CB.20. yin tang. U.4 E; 51.36 Rf M
Chronic Interior plus acute Exterior l-l~n:~. the mnjority of points arc for the> acute dfect, but
ST.36 is 10 lt Nt th(' und<.•tlying Cdti.S('.
Fo r t>xamplc. a chronic Interior condiHon of Deficient Qi. The relati\'e number of points inch1ded h.l treat cause
with tiredn('SS, Ot.:ty ,lllow ~riodic Exterior irw.l5ion by and to treat cHcct, will depend on the- rclati\'~ dominance
Wind Cold. w ith intlucnu. During th e .tcute ph.JSC. the o ( l'.lusc tt!ld cl(C(,'' t at Jny gi\'Cn time.
influl'M:a. the C't'fcrt is treated by expelling !h(' Wind Cold;
during thc <hronil.' phase, th(' ,,,use is treated b~· tonifying
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chronic phase acute phase
This st><Lion in cl ude~ a discussion of:
(between attacks) (durins ntt<"te:ks)
e.g, Odkicn! Kidney ,md e.g. Wind Cold invasio n Ah Shi, local, adjacent and diStal po ints
Lungs \\'Hh tiredn ess and with i nflu~n za chains of points
t"("duccd resistM'ICC to inf«tion single points
CV.4, CV.!7. LU.9. Kl.3. CV.H, LU.i, Ll.4 Rd encircling an "rra
ST.36 Rf points o n Yin and " ·' "S channels
combining .tccording to the Six Divi!>ions
Chronic lnterior plu) acute Interior points o n front .'\lld b.1ck
point .1nd energy centr es
For <'X., mplc, Dcfldcncy of Sple-t•n Qi m.1y result in tht.~ points olboVL' ilnd below
Spleen not holding the blood. \\'ith severe haemorrhage. points right and left
The acuh': eficrt must be trc.Hed fi rst, for ('xamplc. with common ((mnulas.
points such .1s S P. J and SP. IO Rf M. Once the bk>eding
h..,s stopped, the Oefid c nc~· of Qi that c.-. used it, and th.:- AH S lil, LOCAL. AO)ACF.NT AND DISTAl. POINTS
Deftcit:-ncy of Olood l'\'Sulting from it, can be !redted with
points such •s BL.17. BL.20, BL.H R( M. This system is especially useful for local problems and
'hannt>l problt'ms. Tite prindpJe is to us(• Ah Shi points.
adjace-nt poin ~. and local and distat poin t$ on the affected
d1o1.nnd.
TREAT CAUSE AND HrEG S I~I ULTANEOUS LY
'fhis is not used for Exterior problems, since the Exterior Ah Shi points
fJclor must b~ cxpl•llcd first. It is. howcvt.'r, !he common ~
L-'5.1 method of lre.lting Interior problems. For example, a These are points in the affl'Ctcd area, whic:h arc painful on
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