Time and Space in Traditional Acupuncture To order this title, and for more information, click here
By Roisin Golding, Acupuncturist, London, UK
Description This exciting and comprehensive book gives a clear, detailed and accessible presentation of the stems and branches theory of acupuncture.
The majority of the principles behind Stems and Branches underlie the whole of acupuncture, regardless of the system being used. Fundamental
principles are outlined in a clear manner and each chapter covers philosophical theory in depth and uses practical examples and exercises
throughout, allowing any practitioner to integrate this form of acupuncture into practice as they progress throughout the book. Easy
to follow and easy to use, the book will guide practitioners in the use of a patient?s Stem and Branches birth chart to allow them to
combine this information with their own therapeutic approach to formulate tailor-made treatments for each client.
Contents Contents
Table of divisions, stems, branches, 24 solar periods, 28 lunar mansions
Preface Acknowledgements
PART
ONE Time, space and the Dao Chapter 1: Non-time Four seas Eight extraordinary meridians
Chapter 2: Sequential time Reproductive
life Ageing habits Forbidden years Death Exercises
Chapter 3: Cyclical time Day and night The four seasons The
five elements Moon cycles Case study Recap Exercises
Chapter 5: Heaven, Earth and humankind (tian, di, ren) Humans – between a rock and a high
place The centre The birth of humankind Humankind?s creativity The middle region The triple heater Clear Heaven and
muddy Earth Nine pulses of the three regions Treatments using the principles of Heaven, Earth and humankind Treatment of mental
and emotional disorders
Chapter 6: Wu xing – five elements The sheng cycle The ke cycle Exercises PART TWO Heavenly
stems and earthly branches – tian gan di zhi
Chapter 7: Divisions Divisions of the body Internal/external pairings of divisions Host
divisions Guest division Treatment strategies Case study Exercises
Chapter 8: Great movements Wood Fire Earth Metal Water Treatment Exercise
Chapter
10: Branches (di zhi) Chinese clock Branch inner energy Branch meridian sequence – the sheng cycle Anomalies Branch treatments
Chapter
11: Putting it all together The Stems and Branches Year Chart Personal chart Four pillars Case studies Herbs General
rules Exercises
Chapter 12: Open-hourly method of point selection Methods based in branches – na zi fa Methods using
stems – na jia fa Intergeneration of points Using the eight extra meridians PART THREE The inner core of acupuncture
Chapter
13: The Chinese sky Huang Di The shape of the universe Divisions of the heavens Three enclosures Five palaces The 28
lunar mansions Four palaces of the cardinal directions Relationships with the stems and branches Planets
Chapter 14:
Psychological profiles Spirit Emotions Element types Stems and the psyche Branches and the psyche Character and the
six divisions Typing according to yin and yang Clinical applications
Chapter 15: Numerology The Hetu/Yellow River map The
Luoshu magic square Forbidden points Needle technique
Chapter 16 Symbols Early Heaven arrangement of trigrams – Fu Xi Later
Heaven arrangement of trigrams – King Wen Trigrams and the body Eight extra meridians and trigrams
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