tech01 The Theory
& Practice of Source Acupuncture
The Primary Scroll -
The Essence of Source Acupuncture
Scroll Number One contains :
Introduction
Source Acupuncture
An Overview of the Shen (Consciousness)
Diagnosis and Treatment
The Patients and their Goals
"THE ORIGINS OF ACUPUNCTURE are lost in a history whose written records can be traced back no further than the Han Dynasty (200 BC), and whose "implied age" is 5,000 years.
"The quaint stories about soldiers being wounded by arrows, and their medics noticing unusual healings, would indicate that acupuncture was a science and an art built up during the slightly-later-than-stone-ages in China.
"A popular metaphysical view indicates that the ancient Chinese sages had operating etheric vision, and were thus able to directly see the channels and points.
"A third, and more recent, theory states that China inherited acupuncture from a highly-advanced, previous civilization, and the knowledge which we have today is that which survived by being orally transmitted through China's stone-age to eventually be written in classics like the Nei Ching (the famous "Yellow Emperor's" text)."
- The Theory and Practice of Spiritual Acupuncture (1989)
WHICHEVER HISTORICAL TRADITION IS TRUE, this course examines the Techniques of Source Acupuncture, a subject not fully described in the Oriental medical literature now available to us in the West.
This course contains acupuncture concepts and techniques of value to any holistic practitioner, including acupuncturists and medical doctors.
The Techniques of Source Acupuncture lead to very interesting results. These results are indicative of a true holistic treatment that balances and aligns all the "bodies" or "spirits" of the patient, including the physical, the emotional, the mental, and the spiritual.
OUR CONTEMPORARY MEDIA, such as newspapers, tabloids, and television, has ensured that almost everyone has heard of acupuncture and has made them aware that it is used for pain control, weight loss, and facial toning. A smaller segment of our population has learned that acupuncture is also applicable to virtually the entire spectrum of human illness, ranging from the common cold to life-threatening diseases.
Very few people (including many acupuncturists) are aware of the depth of spiritual healing available through the use of acupuncture. We all learned a little more when Shirley MacLaine, in her book, Dancing in The Light, told the tale of her "spiritual awakening" under the influence of acupuncture needles.
Most acupuncturists are aware of the Spirit points used in acupuncture; they are the ones with the Chinese names which contain the word, "Shen." For example, we find points called Shenmen (Spirit's Gate) and Shencong (Spirit's Storage), to name only two.
There are also the points which are said to "Influence the Spirit", such as Baihui (the Hundred Meetings), a point which traditionally "calms the Spirit," and the "Window to the Sky" points which are access points for spiritual energy on the various channels.
HOW, THEN, is this Source Acupuncture performed?
First, the practitioner makes a traditional Oriental clinical diagnosis of the patient's problems, including inspection, auscultation & olfaction, inquiry, and palpation, accompanied by a western medical history and those diagnostic tools that are are appropriate to the patient's condition.
Secondly, the practitioner must have some means of determining the states and the associated blockages in the various levels of consciousness of the patient.
One of the most accurate diagnostic tools is assessment of the human energy fields, commonly called the Human Aura. Merely by assessing the etheric/physical body (this is where the acupuncture points and channels are found), one can often come up with an Oriental medical diagnosis which is absolutely confirmed afterward by pulse and tongue diagnosis. However, unless one is a "natural" clairvoyant, it can take several years (or decades) of training to develop this skill, and thus this method eludes most practitioners.
Another simple and accurate diagnostic tool is Miki Shima's text, The Medical I-Ching, published by Blue Poppy Press..
Thirdly, the acupoints proper to the patient's condition must be selected and punctured, or activated by other means such as acupressure or energetics (Qi Gong).
AN OVERVIEW OF THE SHEN
The Seat of ConsciousnessSHEN is interpreted as "Consciousness" or "Spirit." Our basic acupuncture texts tell us that the Shen can be observed in the eyes of the patient and that it can be manifested in three states:
"Having Shen" - is defined as bright eyes, distinct speech, and coherent response to inquiry. This normal spirit is a sign of healthy consciousness, with perhaps a minor health problem.
"Losing Shen" - is defined as dull eyes, hesitant speech, and incoherent response to questioning. This damaged spirit is a sign that the consciousness is impaired, and a serious health problem is present.
"False Shen" - is defined as a sudden change from dull eyes to bright eyes, and from hesitant speech to rapidly flowing speech, accompanied by a bright malar flush. This is a sign that the patient is about to die or about to take a rapid turn for the worse.
Beyond these basic definitions, the depths or levels of Shen remain somewhat of a mystery to most practitioners.
AFTER ASSESSING the various levels of consciousness of the patient, we are not only in a position to say what their problem is, but also which level of consciousness contains the CAUSE of the problem. In general, the approximate percentages attributed to causes at the various levels are as follows:
Table I - Levels of Consciousness attributed to Cause of disease.
* This is often called "Karma."Having diagnosed the patient by available western methods, and through the four methods of Oriental diagnosis, and with any additional analysis, the practitioner will select the acupuncture points accordingly.
It is recommended to always use Du 20 at the Crown in order to give a spiritual influence to the whole process ("Treat the Spirit first!"). Then one point is inserted on each extremity (bilaterally) to be determined by the physical diagnosis. For example, if the patient is emotionally depressed with a headache, Liver 3 and Large Intestine 4 might be appropriate. Other points, chosen specifically for medical symptoms, can be substituted at this stage. But don't get carried away - try to hold the total number to a total of eight needles (including those points mentioned below).
Next, we scan the Ren channel, either by etheric vision or by the sensation in the palm of the hand, searching for the imbalanced areas in the major centers (nodes or acupuncture points). Usually, one distressed key point is found in the abdomen, the epigastric area (the "Soma-Zero" point of Spiritual Acupuncture), and the chest.
The techniques and the acupoints mentioned above constitute the content of this course, culminating in the generic holistic acupuncture protocol described in the final scroll.
After the needles are inserted, the patient may be asked to enter a period of breathing regulation (several, deep, slow breaths - with emphasis especially on slow exhalation).
Then we might choose to move into energetic exercises designed to further unlock the blockages and to contact the Inner Source (Yuan-Shen). These energetic exercises are not included in this course, but may be reviewed by clicking below:
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During a two-year period (1986-88), slightly over 80% of the people your Instructor treated with these Acupuncture techniques successfully made contact with their Shen (Consciousness) during their first session - by this we mean that they consciously and directly contacted their causal body (Shen) or they contacted both the causal body and the monad (Yuan-Shen). Over a longer period (1986-2002), the percentage figure is higher - mainly due to careful pre-screening of patients in order to determine if this technique will be beneficial for them.
After the treatment session, these patients always report feeling Great - well in excess of the usual endorphin-induced euphoria of traditional acupuncture treatments. What has happened is that the higher consciousness (Shen) has been contacted and has then penetrated into the lower vehicles (or the lower vehicles have been raised to higher consciousness, depending on your viewpoint), and an alignment of ALL levels has taken place.
Long after the treatment (weeks or months later), patients often report that the pathway of energy or consciousness that was opened or unblocked during the acupuncture session can still be accessed afterward in their private meditations. This amounts to a permanent breakthrough!
EXPERIENCE MAY TEACH YOU to work only with those patients who have a background in some form of mental or energetic discipline. Anyone who meditates regularly or who practices some type of energetic self-discipline will usually have no difficulty with the Source Acupuncture techniques.
Patients have come to your Instructor with a variety of goals, including: Trying to find the original cause of a physical or emotional condition, development of inner visual skills, enhancment of writing skills, overviewing creative projects (including movie productions and stage-plays), getting "out of the body," and (all too often) to seek re-balancing of their vehicles which have been afflicted with nervous and psychological conditions imprinted by less-than-competent gurus and "spiritual" groups.
For those who seek to discover their purpose in life, they often find that Will or Intent is merely a level of energy and consciousness - as opposed to a specific goal that can be identified.
If patients themselves can identify (that is, name or describe) an inner blockage, then we usually can address it through Source Acupuncture - and more often than not, we can dissolve it. This is normally accomplished in a single treatment. Patients who come for Source Acupuncture more than once or twice are coming for "prevention" or "development" - not a breakthrough experience.
Your Instructor always requires that a patient come in with a specific problem that they can verbalize.
THIS COURSE examines the above concepts in greater detail, and is intended as a guide for licensed acupuncturists and other health care providers who are working ever more deeply into energetic discovery.
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