Richard Bertschinger

The Great Intent

Acupuncture Odes, Songs and Rhymes
Illustrator: Lewars, Harriet E J

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Produktbeschreibung

This collection of songs and rhymes composed by Chinese acupuncturists was compiled by the physician Yang Jizhou in 1601. Used both as teaching vehicles and as expressions of the poetry behind the practice of acupuncture, these odes offer a rich insight into the history of acupuncture, as well as practical indications for treatment.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Jessica Kingsley Publishers
• Seitenzahl: 320
• Erscheinungstermin: 28. Mai 2013
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 244mm x 172mm x 20mm
• Gewicht: 583g
• ISBN-13: 9781848191327
• ISBN-10: 1848191324
• Artikelnr.: 36920046

Autorenporträt

Richard Bertschinger studied for years with the Taoist sage and Master, Gia-fu Feng. An acupuncturist, teacher of the healing arts, and translator of ancient Chinese texts, he works and practises in Somerset, England. He is the author of The Secret of Everlasting Life, Yijing, Shamanic Oracle of China and Everyday Qigong Practice, also published by Singing Dragon.

Inhaltsangabe

Preface. Original Introduction to The Golden Needle. Introducing The Great
Intent. The Odes, Songs and Rhymes. Ode to the Whole Body's Points and
Channels. Ode to the One Hundred Symptoms. A Song on the Rule of the
Hundred Points. A Song on how the Six Qi Create Disease. The Song 'Four
All-encompassing Points'. The Song 'Nine Needles which Revive the Yang'.
Ode to the Streamer out of the Dark. Ode to the Magnanimity of the Mat. Ode
to the Golden Needle. A Song on how the Cycling Five of Heaven Control
Disease. A Rhyming Guide to Essential Indications when Needling. Ode to the
Jade Dragon. Old Teacher Mulberry's Rhyme 'Secrets of the Stars'. Ma
Danyang's Song on the Twelve Points. Shining Bright as the Starry Sky and
Able to Heal all the Many Diseases. Ode to the Importance of Penetrating
the Dark Mystery. Ode to the Magic Brightness. Ode to Holding Back the
River. Ode to Intricacies in the Circulating Flow. The Song 'Tricks to Keep
up Your Sleeve'. The Secret Rhyme on Needling 'Barriers Within'. Tonifying
and Reduction Swept Clear as Snow. The Song 'General Pointers When
Needling'. The Song 'Opening the Door to Needling Law'. Symptom Index.
Point Index.Glossary. Bibliography. English/Chinese Point Name Index. Index
to Chinese Point Names. Brief Dynastic History. General Index to the Odes.