This ground-breaking book examines direct relationships between the primary channels, extraordinary vessels, zangfu and extraordinary organs, and presents a theoretical model that demonstrates how they are directly connected to each other and to Daoist conceptions of the evolution of consciousness. These interconnections allow for a direct link between the individual and their environment, as well as a continuous connection to Heaven above and Earth below. Understanding these connections allows practitioners of acupuncture and Chinese medicine to gain a deeper view into the functions of the various channel systems.
Through these connections, the channel and organ systems demonstrate an underlying drive to continually bring us back to the transcendent unity that we are always a part of, the natural state. This book will enlarge the perspective of practitioners of Chinese medicine, Daoism, and martial arts, and prompt new approaches to treatment.
Book Description
A new understanding of the development of consciousness based on Daoist cosmology and the extraordinary vessels and organs
About the Author
Review
This is a valuable book for Chinese Medicine and qigong practitioners. As a Chinese Medicine and qigong practitioner myself, I felt that not enough attention was paid to the Extraordinary Vessels and Organs in my university degree course. The author does a great job in restoring some of the spiritual and Daoist concepts back into Chinese Medicine. I recommend this book to Chinese Medicine students and practitioners because I am sure it will deepen their understanding and expand their view of Chinese Medicine, restoring some of its lost depth. -- Kenneth Morgan, Medical Qigong Education Centre
Thomas Richardson is a Licensed Acupuncturist, as well as an internationally recognized scholar and teacher in the field of acupuncture and Oriental medicine. He completed a Master of Theological Studies at Harvard University, where his research focused on relationships between Buddhism, Daoism, and Chinese medicine as well as trauma, storytelling, and healing. He has published numerous articles in various journals of acupuncture and Oriental medicine, and is a senior teacher in the system of Neoclassical Pulse Diagnosis.
