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Brian Carter wrote- " then feel free to " peer-review " the

articles, especially in reference to the sources you

have available to you. I'd be happy to create an official

" peer-review " board...But don't tell me to stop writing to

them just because you disagree with one point in one

article, or because you own a book that I don't! "

 

Brain, I didn't get the impression Jason wanted you to stop

writing. You are young and enthusiastic; obviously with a

passion for your work. I've seen your website (and your

picture).I think he is just advising more caution in your

pronouncements, and you have learned from that. So let's

all move on.

 

Going forward, if you had a question about something that

the public asks you about, such as Yunnan Bai Yao, you

could always post it here and get a couple of opinions.

After all, it is still your priveledge as the editor, to

synthesize any comments you receive into a workable

paragraph, and disregard anything that seems to be from a

sketchy source. But it might enrich your writing, which is

already strong, clear, and geared to your market. You and I

have access to some of the best minds in our practice here,

and it's an asset not to be overlooked.

 

All the best-I know how hard it is to go out there and put

yourself on the line by trying to educate.

 

Gabrielle

 

 

 

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Gabrielle,

 

>

> All the best-I know how hard it is to go out there and put

> yourself on the line by trying to educate.

>

 

 

Can I quote you?

 

I've got just a few minutes before I

have to catch a plane. But I wanted

to chime in briefly on a couple of

threads that I believe are inter-

related.

 

What shall we call the degree? What

shall we call the license? What shall

we call ourselves?

 

Well, as I recall Bob Felt pointing

out months...or is it years ago now,

this all depends on who or what we

conceive of ourselves to be.

 

Who are we?

 

I'm reading Paul Unschuld's new volume

on the Nei Jing, and it is highly

enlightening and liberating, so far

as reading experiences go. Thanks

to Prof. Unschuld's fastidious work

and remarkable insights, I believe that

readers can begin to see the landscape

that we refer to as traditional Chinese

medicine far more clearly than it has

previously appeared in the English

language. Although he illuminates a

relatively narrow part of that landscape,

the patterns that emerge from his investigation

are broadly applicable in perceiving,

understanding, appreciating and applying

the ideas and methods contained in many

traditional transmissions of medical

knowledge and skills throughout Chinese

history.

 

I mention this book in the context of

this discussion because I think that if

everyone were to read this book, the

discussion of who we see ourselves as

being could be substantially advanced.

 

Unschuld is an outstanding example of

a scholar who puts his faith in facts

and relies upon sound scientific reasoning

coupled with highly informed and refined

insights and intuition concerning his chosen

subject. He embodies the experience that

you have referred to above and represents

those rare individuals who not only know

how hard it is but who have figured out

successful strategies and methods to

overcome the difficulties and actually

educate us.

 

Ken

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