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The Theory and Practice of Spiritual Acupuncture

Lecture 11 – A Generic Protocol

Performing Spiritual Acupuncture
The Generic Protocol

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PERFORMING SPIRITUAL ACUPUNCTURE

SPIRITUAL ACUPUNCTURE is an art requiring you to apply many (or all) of the Lectures in this course.

This course has been offered many times as an in-person class. The most common question is, "Which points do I use?"

The answer, as indicated in the first lecture, is:

"It is recommended to always use Du 20 at the Crown in order to give a spiritual influence to the whole process. Then one point is inserted on each extremity (bilaterally) to be determined by the physical diagnosis. For example, if the patient is emotionally depressed and anxious, Liver 3 and Pericardium 6 would be appropriate. Other points, chosen specifically for medical symptoms, can also be added at this stage."

A second question is, "How do I actually apply all this information?"

Even though demonstrations are given in class, practitioners are often unable to synthesize the information into a protocol that works for them and their patients.

We therefore include in this course, a generic protocol that can be used by the practitioner who is just beginning to apply these many techniques.

THE GENERIC PROTOCOL

Establishing the Purpose

• Before beginning, ask the patient to describe their problem. For example, "I want to know the source of my anger."

• The patient may have several problems. Limit their list to three problems.

Insert the Needles

Insert the acupuncture needles as indicated below, and in the order indicated:

• Du 20

• Liver 3 – bilaterally

• Large Intestine 4 – bilaterally ..... (see photo) ---------------->

• Soma Zero point – Scan the epigastric area with the palm of the hand. Insert a needle at the coldest spot on the Ren channel. Or you may feel the point as an electrical disturbance.

• Add the ear point "sympathetic" if the patient is anxious.

• Add the extra point "yintang" if the patient has difficulty visualizing.

Regularize the Patient’s breathing

• Ask the patient to close their eyes and take a few deep breaths, using the diaphragm, and exhale very slowly.

• After the patient has taken 3 breaths and exhaled very slowly, ask them to forget their breathing and let their subconscious regulate their breathing.

In the Garden of Consciousness

• Ask the patient to imagine a garden. It can be anywhere, and anything can be growing there.

• Ask the patient if he or she is in the garden. Do not continue until they verbalize that they can see the garden.

• Ask the patient to describe the garden. Any description will do.

• Ask the patient if they can hear anything. He or she must respond.

• Ask the patient if they smell anything. He or she must respond.

• Ask the patient to touch something in the garden.

• The above exercises tune up the internal senses of vision, hearing, smell, and touch.

Rising on the Planes

• Ask the patient to look around the garden and find a level, clear space. This is a space where nothing is growing. It can be sand, or dirt, or grass.

• Ask the patient to affirm that they see such a space.

• Ask the patient to stand in the center of the clear space.

• Ask the patient to affirm that they are standing in the clear space.

• Ask the patient to levitate – to go straight up.

• Ask the patient to affirm that they have levitated. Ask how far.

• Ask the patient to go farther up. Straight up!

• Keep checking with the patient. Most people go up and stop, but you want them to keep going.

• Explain that this is like a rocket-ship ride. Starting off slowly, you want to keep accelerating, faster and faster, just like a rocket.

• The idea is to get the patient to leave the earth’s atmosphere. They should not be looking at the earth, but looking straight up.

• Many patients will encounter darkness at this point. If so, ask them to put out radar beyond the darkness in order to see what is beyond this dark "veil."

• The patient is expected to break out into outer space and to see stars.

• When stars are reported, ask if one star is brighter than the others. The reply should be "Yes."

• Ask the patient to travel at high speed to that brightest star.

• Upon approaching the star, ask the patient to penetrate the outer layers of the star. To go into its center, and to Stop!

• Ask the patient what they feel. Inquire as to temperature, comfort, and pleasant feelings.

• Ask the patient if there is any other consciousness here. If there is, it is good to set up a between the patient and the other consciousness. Have the patient describe the dialog.

Addressing the Problem

• Now ask the patient to look back on their life on earth while staying inside the light of the star.

• Ask the patient to address the problem they told you about before you started this session. For example, ask the patient to find the source of their anger.

• The patient should verbalize what they see and feel.

• Repeat this exercise with the patient’s other problems.

The Return

• After addressing the problem(s), allow the patient to absorb the light and energy of the star for a minute or two.

• Then ask the patient to return to the garden. Tell them they don’t have to rocket back, but that they can simply and instantly be back in the garden.

• Ask the patient if they are fully back in the garden. They should answer "Yes."

• Ask the patient to be aware of the star’s energy in their astral body in the garden.

• Ask the patient to return to their body, absorbing all the energy of the star into their physical being.

• Ask the patient to take a deep breath, and to exhale slowly while opening their eyes.

• Remove all needles.

Debriefing

• Ask the patient to recount the high points of their journey, relating the visions and feelings to their present life situation.

• Have the patient write down any guidance or information received.

 

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