Guest guest Posted June 14, 2004 Report Share Posted June 14, 2004 Hi all, A doctor last week described how the body is made up of positive and negative points. Positive relates to Yang and negative to Yin. So the top of the head will be positive and the chin is negative. The upper chest is positive and the lower abdomen is negative. The upper thigh negative and above the knee positive. Just below the knee is negative and just above the ankle is positive and so on. Within each of these spheres lies two boundaries, Yang and Yin. Each of these spheres can represent humankind at the microcosmic level, which of course relates to the macrocosmic level. Now take any sphere on the body, I.e. the lower leg, from below the knee to the ankle, and there you can find the microscopic representation of the body. The upper part is Yin and the lower part above the ankle is Yang. Therefore, the head is above the ankle and the genital area is below the knee. There are many different styles of TCM, especially acupuncture, that use this theory to treat illnesses. As I explained before with abdominal acupuncture, the whole body can be represented on the abdomen, which relates to this theory. I also observed a gynaecological disorder, dysmenorrhoea, being treated by pressing and massaging a 'uterus' point on the upper inner leg. Not an acupoint but rather in relation to the above theory of anatomical location based upon positive and negative theory. So, my thinking is this. That any theory of the body can be born, such as abdominal acupuncture, hand massage and reflexology by using the microcosmic theory of Yin and Yang/positive and negative. What do other members think? Has anyone 'created' their own style of acupuncture by using this theory. Does this theory relate in some way to vibrational medicine in some way? Kind regards Attilio www.chinesedoctor.co.uk <http://www.chinesedoctor.co.uk/> Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 15, 2004 Report Share Posted June 15, 2004 Hi Attilio I practice a unique form of shiatsu called Body Energy Balance Shiatsu. We use the same pressure points but the application is different than other forms. New forms are always possible if the intention behind the form is directed in the right way. fred [Fred Albrecht] So, my thinking is this. That any theory of the body can be born, such as abdominal acupuncture, hand massage and reflexology by using the microcosmic theory of Yin and Yang/positive and negative. What do other members think? Has anyone 'created' their own style of acupuncture by using this theory. Does this theory relate in some way to vibrational medicine in some way? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 18, 2004 Report Share Posted June 18, 2004 Attilio D'Alberto <attiliodalberto wrote: >So, my thinking is this. That any theory of the body can >be born, such as abdominal acupuncture, hand massage and >reflexology by using the microcosmic theory of Yin and >Yang/positive and negative. Allilio, Hi, I think you're on to something fundamental; a way to look at each part as it relates to the whole, and how to use that knowledge to correct or allow the intrinsic healing effect to become more than the self-image of sickness. Thinking like the Vitruvian Man, about bilateral human nature, or eightfold chemical genetic expression. In cold blooded creatures, the tendency for uncontrolled mutation is lower than in endothermic critters with their tendency toward creating yang(yang + yang = more yang). But only a theory that results in healing the human's or other's ills is medicine. Yin and Yang. No Thing is outside it. Our bilateral nature and multiple dualistic manifestations give us the grid to work on. Clear yang enters at head, empty matter leaving lower turbid orifice, but even in this, there is a little yin in yang and a little yang in yin. Like sweat on the brow, heat in palms, soles, calves. Head to toe, verticle bands; Left to right horizontal bands. Not theoretical, with anatomical reflex understanding,steer the conciousness to heal the body. A way to take someone's mind off their stubbed toe is to pinch them on the forearm. Human reflex is up to a full second slower on inhale than at exhale. Before yin and yang met, before yin and yang separated, there was no left or right or up or down, past or future, injury or medicine, or duality of any kind, just Unity(the Mysterious, Clear Luminous Anscestor). A small point stirred and all became everything, forever re-creating its' selves in a limitless empty sky filled with light. Soon, drawn to each other through eons and kalpas beyond calculation, from remotest isolation, the essence of Unity entered/emerged from even the coagulating slowing strands of the prehensile dream soup, and tried to express the imprint of undiferentiated childhood joy, before we knew that in the smallest particles or vibrational units there was the power of a hundred suns, and the hugest celstial objects collapse to infinite smallness; the greatest becomes the least, the least is raised. Blah, blah, blah... Mail is new and improved - Check it out! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 18, 2004 Report Share Posted June 18, 2004 Hi Ykcul and Fred, Yes, it seems that all things can be found within Yin and Yang. The most basic and simple of the TCM theories holds so much, and used by itself as a simple base for a treatment principle, has great power and effect. Many of humankind's woes and answers to life can be found within the forces of Yin and Yang, positive and negative. Kind regards Attilio www.chinesedoctor.co.uk <http://www.chinesedoctor.co.uk/> mystir [ykcul_ritsym] 18 June 2004 01:37 Chinese Medicine Re: Additional Reflections from Observations Attilio D'Alberto <attiliodalberto wrote: >So, my thinking is this. That any theory of the body can >be born, such as abdominal acupuncture, hand massage and >reflexology by using the microcosmic theory of Yin and >Yang/positive and negative. Allilio, Hi, I think you're on to something fundamental; a way to look at each part as it relates to the whole, and how to use that knowledge to correct or allow the intrinsic healing effect to become more than the self-image of sickness. Thinking like the Vitruvian Man, about bilateral human nature, or eightfold chemical genetic expression. In cold blooded creatures, the tendency for uncontrolled mutation is lower than in endothermic critters with their tendency toward creating yang(yang + yang = more yang). But only a theory that results in healing the human's or other's ills is medicine. Yin and Yang. No Thing is outside it. Our bilateral nature and multiple dualistic manifestations give us the grid to work on. Clear yang enters at head, empty matter leaving lower turbid orifice, but even in this, there is a little yin in yang and a little yang in yin. Like sweat on the brow, heat in palms, soles, calves. Head to toe, verticle bands; Left to right horizontal bands. Not theoretical, with anatomical reflex understanding,steer the conciousness to heal the body. A way to take someone's mind off their stubbed toe is to pinch them on the forearm. Human reflex is up to a full second slower on inhale than at exhale. Before yin and yang met, before yin and yang separated, there was no left or right or up or down, past or future, injury or medicine, or duality of any kind, just Unity(the Mysterious, Clear Luminous Anscestor). A small point stirred and all became everything, forever re-creating its' selves in a limitless empty sky filled with light. Soon, drawn to each other through eons and kalpas beyond calculation, from remotest isolation, the essence of Unity entered/emerged from even the coagulating slowing strands of the prehensile dream soup, and tried to express the imprint of undiferentiated childhood joy, before we knew that in the smallest particles or vibrational units there was the power of a hundred suns, and the hugest celstial objects collapse to infinite smallness; the greatest becomes the least, the least is raised. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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