Archetypal Acupuncture: Healing with the Five Elements

337 Pages·2011·22.73 MB·English

by  Gary Dolowich

Archetypal Acupuncture
Tai
TheHarmonyof
Heavenand
Earth
—/Ch/ng
In mymiddleyears Fvegrownratherfond ofthe Way,
AndIcameto dwellatthefootofJadeMountain.
Whenthe spiritmoves, Iwanderalone
Amidst beautythatisallforme
Ifollowthe streambackto itsSource,
Then sitandwatch the risingclouds—
And some day meet an oldwood-cutter
Andtalk andlaugh andnever return.1
—WangWei, eighth-centuryChinesepoet
1. WangWei,"MyRetreatatMountChung-Nan,"inTheJadeMountain,trans.Witter
Bynner(NewYork:VintageBooks,1929),p.195.
Archetypal
Acupuncture
Healing with
the Five Elements
GaryDolowich, M.D.,B.Ac., DipLAc.
JadeMountain Publishing
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Contents
Foreword xi
Preface xiv
Acknowledgements xix
INTRODUCTION 1
LEAST MEETS WEST:
ThePlaceofChineseMedicine intheWestern World 7
2. CHT.TheBreath ofHeaven 23
3. ANCIENT CHINESEWISDOM:
Numerology, Patterns in Naturefrom One to Eight 35
Tao: The UnityofAll Things 39
Yin andYang: The Balance ofComplementaryPairs 41
Heaven-Earth-Man: The RoleofHuman Beings in
the Cosmic Order 46
The NumberFour: OrganizingTimeandSpace 49
ModelsofFive,Six, and Seven 52
TheEightTrigrams oftheIChing: TheSoul of
Chinese Medicine 55
4. MODELOFTHE FIVE ELEMENTS:
SymbolsofEnergeticMovementandTheirAssociations 65
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5. THE CIRCLE OF ENERGIES:
Life'sFundamentalPatterns 85
Wood: The Expansion ofSpringtime 86
Fire:"You Have theEnergyoftheSuninYou" 93
Earth: The Source ofNourishment 101
Metal:Connection tothe Spirit 108
Water: ReturntotheMysterious Stillness 116
6. CF, THE CENTRAL FOCUS:
OurPrimaryImbalanceandthePlacefrom which We Shine125
7. ARCHETYPALPATTERNS IN POPULARCULTURE:
TheFiveElements in theTelevision Series Seinfeld 139
8.THE TWELVEOFFICIALS: TheFamily Within 147
The Liverand Gall Bladder 148
The Heart, Small Intestine, Three Heater, and
HeartProtector 153
The StomachandSpleen 160
The ColonandLung 162
The BladderandKidney 165
The Chinese Clock 168
9. ARCHETYPES OFTHE UNCONSCIOUSAND
CHINESEMEDICINE:AJungian Perspective 175
TheWarrior: Defenderofthe Boundaries 178
The Lover: Appreciative Consciousness 179
The King: Center ofCalmness 182
The Queen: The Great Mother 184
The Sage:Archetype ofAwareness 186
Contents ix
10. SEASONS OFOURLIVES:
ShengCycleTransformations OverTime 195
TheWood Stage: Childhood andYouth 197
The FireStage: EarlyAdultYears 201
The EarthStage: The HouseholderPhase 204
The MetalStage:ATimeofWisdom 207
TheWater Stage: RetirementandRest 211
11. RESOLVING EMOTIONAL IMBALANCES:
DeeperInsights into the K'o Cycle 219
ReleasingAnger 222
QuietingAnxiety 224
When SympathyBecomes SickeninglySweet 225
EnduringExistential Grief 228
FacingOur Fears 230
12. ORIGINS OFTHE FIVE ELEMENTMODEL:
TheShiftfrom Fourto Five inthe IChing 237
13. SPIRITUALRESOURCES OFTHE FIVE
ELEMENTS: TheAncientChineseViewoftheSoul 245
14. THE ELEMENTWITHINTHE ELEMENT:
SeinfeldRevisited 255
15. CONCLUSION:
Enriching OurLives withArchetypalSymbols 271
Appendix 285
Bibliography 289
Index 295
Author 311