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The Channels of Acupuncture
➙
KI
(Zu Shaoyin)
= Water
➙
PE
(Shou Jueyin)
=
Fire minister
➙
TW
(Shou Shaoyang)
= Fire minis-
ter
➙
GB
(Zu Shaoyang)
= Wood
➙
LR
(Zu Jueyin)
= Wood
This order of circulation may be interpreted in two
different ways:
One, starting with Lung
LU
➙
LI
➙
ST
➙
SP
➙
HE
➙
SI
➙
etc. as shown
in Fig. 6
This order represents the reverse order of the
Sheng
≈
Creation cycle in the Five Phases sequence,
the normal sequence being:
Metal
➙
Earth
➙
Fire
➙
Water*
➙
Fire minister
➙
Wood (Fig. 7)
* Water here may be considered as the root of original
Fire or as Ministerial Fire. The sequence can be seen as
Fire descending to raise Water, which in other words is
the Sanjiao
≈
Triple Warmer concept.
This cycle would signify the physiological aging or the
pathological evolution of disease.
The second sequence, starting withWater,
that is
Zu
Taiyang-
BL and
Zu Shaoyin
-KI:
Water
➙
Fire
➙
Wood
➙
Metal
➙
Earth (Fig. 8)
This sequence actually represents the order of the
“Creation” in the cosmogenic Five Element cycle.This
cycle starts with the Water element, Water being the
matrix of creation. Again Fire is considered in its dual
aspect, Fire Minister as the envoy of the DM-4
Ming-
men
, source of life, and Fire Emperor as representing
the life principle, the desire to live, the centre of life
hence evolving from the Earth.
This order would refer to the Bladder channel as
dominating the last month of pregnancy and being
responsible for the birthing process and the initial
development of the child.
Fire-Minister
Fire
Earth
Metal
Wood
Water
Fig. 7
The circulation of
Qi
in the Primary channels,
corresponds to a reverse movement in the Five Phases
Fire
Minister
Earth
Fire
Metal
Wood
Water
LU
Shou Tai Yin
LI
Shou Yang Ming
ST
Zu Yang Ming
SP
Zu Tai Yin
HE
Shou Shao Yin
SI
Shou Tai Yang
BL
Zu Tai Yang
KI
Zu Shao Yin
PE
Shou Jue Yin
GB
Zu Shao Yang
TW
Shou Shao Yang
LR
Zu Jue Yin
Fig. 6
The 24 hour circulation of
Qi
in the Primary channels, starting with the Lung
