The original source of TCM meridian system

[Feng]

I believe the TCM theory is basic on meridian theory, and the meridian theory is basic on astronomy and Geography.

In TCM theory, human being's body is connected by the environment sky and earth, the stars like the points on the body is the energy field spread condtion, and it is the same as the energy field condition on the earth.

Ancient Chinese found and made 12 longitudes and latitudes on the earth to locate the earth condition on the earth map, the same, put them on the sky to locate the star system on the sky map. And they found the human body also has the same meridian system, 12 meridians and Dai meridians, the meridians system is for locate the acupuncture points on body, shows the human body's energy field condition. The star energy move in the sky like the Qi move in body's meridian system from point to point, they have certainly orbits. To coordinate the body's energy movement to sky stars energy movement can help body health condtion, because in TCM theory, there is a sentence said: sky and human is one unite(天人合一), that mean human body energy system is same as universe energy system, same move steps, if the body qi movement go upset or blocked not follow the same steps of universe stars movement orbits, the human body will be sick, so the acupuncture is through stimulate the points on body meridian system, to adjust the Qi movement cooperate to the universe energy frequency for body health.

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Feng Mei
L.Ac.
website: www.latcmwellnesscenter.com

[Roisin Golding]

Hi Feng,

this is what the theory and practice in my book is based on. It is the only acupuncture book with star maps in it. These are needed to explain obscure passages in the Su Wen and Ling Shu. Of course this is all stems and branches stuff.

The first interaction between heaven and earth produces time and space, which are the governing forces of energy. Even in the ling Shu it describes the nine needles being based on the stars of the plough.

The Yellow Emperor, Huang Di, was a Celestial being during the Han dynasty and his home was Xuan Yuan (Unshuld states that Xuan Yuan was the 'personal name' for Huang Di without going into the details of what Xuan Yuan meant.) I have a picture drawn of Xuan Yuan on the front of my book - also known as the Yellow Dragon, which is a dragon superimposed on the 17 stars of Xuan Yuan, a constellation where the sun is during the thrid moonth of summer (during the Han dynasty. This is the main home of Huang Di. I have quite a full article on stars, astronomy, and Huang Di on my site. http://www.acupunctureworks.co.uk/for-a ... time-lord/

However the astronomy gets quite complicated and there are mistakes made about where the stars are in relation to the months etc. A very good source to clear this up is Lu Buwei. Month by month he tells wehre the sun is in relation tot he stars - and these constellations have specific qualities which really add to our understanding of the organs and meridian system when we know which stem and branch is associated with these. Reading Lu Buwei in association with the star map in my book really clears this up. You can tell to the day when the monoths start etc. But there are all sorts of things to understand, like jupiter and counter-jupiter movements. ONe needs to know the difference and understand what they mean.

Oh my book is Complete Stems and Branches: Time and Space in Traditional acupuncture. There are still a few copies around, but it is having to be reprinted (because the publisher started doing a print on demand version when the first run was finished but this didn't allow for the energy disc to be made - so now I am doing that.) there are only a few copies around of the original with disc.
Best wishes,
Roisin Golding