The Soul / Shen / Hun etc.

[Guest guest]

David, I think we are talking about a different book. (Do you mean the Angela

Hicks

Constitutional Acupuncture book?) The Rossi book is all classic references and

definitely

more TCM than Worsley treatments.

 

Shen - Psycho-Emotional Aspects of

By Elisa Rossi, MD, PhD, BA

 

480 pages

Trim size 7 7/16 X 9 11/16 in

Copyright 2007

 

It's available in any quality second floor school bookstore and only $50 with a

professor

discount.

 

Doug

 

Chinese Medicine , " flyingstarsfengshui "

<flyingstarsfengshui wrote:

>

>

> Hi Doug:

>

> I believe her material is based on Worsley Five Elements and her

> clinical practice. IMHO is great for a certain view, it does not

> focus on the spiritual aspect, more emotional/psycholigical

> viewpoint. I do recommend the book to any practioner into five

> phases.

>

> regards,

> david

>

> Chinese Medicine , " Douglas

> " <taiqi@> wrote:

> >

> > Shen- the new Rossi book is very good on this discussion. I can't

> remember where she got

> > her sources from obviously but it is very knowledgable. From what

> I remember, Po is what

> > seeps back into bones and stays with the (decaying) body, Hun

> leaves the earthly realm. Po

> > is what might be used in ritual.

> >

> > I've found her ideas helpful in the clinic. I'll present 2 stereo

> types- not to offend anyone:

> > Briefly, the Po centered person is the exercise addict (or

> Brittany Spears) who is only

> > concerned with matters of the body. The person running a marathon

> is using Po to achieve

> > the next mile. It also, according to Rossi, a component of auto

> immune issues, anorexia

> > (but that's a complex argument).

> >

> > The Hun is more like the sloppy professor type, not worried about

> the body, appearance

> > etc... Einstein, to be most extreme. Only concerned with ideas and

> thought and concepts.

> > A writer, with coffee and whiskey and cigarettes at his or her

> side is working on Hun.

> > This description (and my understanding) may be simplistic to all

> the issues but it has

> > given me an insight to a lot of my patient's patterns.

> >

> > The Hun and Po reflect upon each other in an internal process.

> >

> > And no it's not just a matter of needling the Lung or Liver

> channels.

> >

> >

> >

[Guest guest]

hi doug:

 

sorry, i was thinking of " Five Spirits " by Lorie eve Dechar.

 

David

 

Chinese Medicine , " Douglas

" wrote:

>

> David, I think we are talking about a different book. (Do you mean

the Angela Hicks

> Constitutional Acupuncture book?) The Rossi book is all classic

references and definitely

> more TCM than Worsley treatments.

>

> Shen - Psycho-Emotional Aspects of

> By Elisa Rossi, MD, PhD, BA

>

> 480 pages

> Trim size 7 7/16 X 9 11/16 in

> Copyright 2007

>

> It's available in any quality second floor school bookstore and

only $50 with a professor

> discount.

>

> Doug

>

> --- In

Chinese Medicine , " flyingstarsfengshui "

> <flyingstarsfengshui@> wrote:

> >

> >

> > Hi Doug:

> >

> > I believe her material is based on Worsley Five Elements and her

> > clinical practice. IMHO is great for a certain view, it does not

> > focus on the spiritual aspect, more emotional/psycholigical

> > viewpoint. I do recommend the book to any practioner into five

> > phases.

> >

> > regards,

> > david

> >

> > Chinese Medicine , " Douglas

> > " <taiqi@> wrote:

> > >

> > > Shen- the new Rossi book is very good on this discussion. I

can't

> > remember where she got

> > > her sources from obviously but it is very knowledgable. From

what

> > I remember, Po is what

> > > seeps back into bones and stays with the (decaying) body, Hun

> > leaves the earthly realm. Po

> > > is what might be used in ritual.

> > >

> > > I've found her ideas helpful in the clinic. I'll present 2

stereo

> > types- not to offend anyone:

> > > Briefly, the Po centered person is the exercise addict (or

> > Brittany Spears) who is only

> > > concerned with matters of the body. The person running a

marathon

> > is using Po to achieve

> > > the next mile. It also, according to Rossi, a component of

auto

> > immune issues, anorexia

> > > (but that's a complex argument).

> > >

> > > The Hun is more like the sloppy professor type, not worried

about

> > the body, appearance

> > > etc... Einstein, to be most extreme. Only concerned with ideas

and

> > thought and concepts.

> > > A writer, with coffee and whiskey and cigarettes at his or her

> > side is working on Hun.

> > > This description (and my understanding) may be simplistic to

all

> > the issues but it has

> > > given me an insight to a lot of my patient's patterns.

> > >

> > > The Hun and Po reflect upon each other in an internal process.

> > >

> > > And no it's not just a matter of needling the Lung or Liver

> > channels.

> > >

> > >

> > >

>