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Archetypal Acupuncture: TABLE OF CONTENTS INTRODUCTION 1. EAST MEETS WEST: The Place of Chinese Medicine in the Western World 2. CH’I: The Breath of Heaven 3. ANCIENT CHINESE WISDOM: Numerology, Patterns in Nature from One to Eight Tao: The Unity of All Things Yin and Yang: The Balance of Complementary Pairs Heaven-Earth-Man: The Role of Human Beings in the Cosmic Order The Number Four: Organizing Time and Space Models of Five, Six, and Seven The Eight Trigrams of the I Ching: The Soul of Chinese Medicine 4. MODEL OF THE FIVE ELEMENTS: Symbols of Energetic Movement and Their Associations 5. THE CIRCLE OF ENERGIES: Life’s Fundamental Patterns Wood: The Expansion of Springtime Fire: “You Have the Energy of the Sun in You” Earth: The Source of Nourishment Metal: Connection to the Spirit Water: Return to the Mysterious Stillness 6. CF, THE CENTRAL FOCUS: Our Primary Imbalance and the Place from which We Shine 7. ARCHETYPAL PATTERNS IN POPULAR CULTURE: The Five Elements in the Television Series Seinfeld 8. THE TWELVE OFFICIALS: The Family Within The Liver and Gall Bladder The Heart, Small Intestine, Three Heater, and Heart Protector The Stomach and Spleen The Colon and Lung The Bladder and Kidney The Chinese Clock 9. ARCHETYPES OF THE UNCONSCIOUS AND CHINESE MEDICINE: A Jungian Perspective The Warrior: Defender of the Boundaries The Lover: Appreciative Consciousness The King: Center of Calmness The Queen: The Great Mother The Sage: Archetype of Awareness 10. SEASONS OF OUR LIVES: Sheng Cycle Transformations Over Time The Wood Stage: Childhood and Youth The Fire Stage: Early Adult Years The Earth Stage: The Householder Phase The Metal Stage: A Time of Wisdom The Water Stage: Retirement and Rest 11. RESOLVING EMOTIONAL IMBALANCES: Deeper Insights into the K’o Cycle Releasing Anger Quieting Anxiety When Sympathy Becomes Sickeningly Sweet Enduring Existential Grief Facing Our Fears 12. ORIGINS OF THE FIVE ELEMENT MODEL: The Shift from Four to Five in the I Ching 13. SPIRITUAL RESOURCES OF THE FIVE ELEMENTS: The Ancient Chinese View of the Soul 14. THE ELEMENT WITHIN THE ELEMENT: Seinfeld Revisited 15. CONCLUSION: Enriching Our Lives with Archetypal Symbols
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