Classical Taoist Acupuncture Advanced Courses

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Acupuncture Course Eligibility

The Classical Taoist Advanced Acupuncture Course course is open only to those who have completed the foundation taoist stems and branches acupuncture course, or have a solid background in Classical Stems and Branches acupuncture.

Times and Venues

Each advanced acupuncture training course will take place over one weekend, Saturday and Sunday, in London. The times of the acupuncture course will be set when enough people have shown serious interest in the advanced training, so do let me know and you will be kept informed of developments.

Total cost for week-end courses

Advanced Stems and Branches Acupuncture Courses

1. CHINESE COSMOLOGY

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In order to understand stems and branches acupuncture theory at the deepest level, one needs to understand Han dynasty Chinese astronomy.

We will look at astronomy as understood during the Han dynasty. We will examine the importance of the plough, known as Beidou, in relation to such basic concepts such as the five elements and in relation to the nine needles. The importance of the Celestial Huang Di to five element philosophy will be discussed.

The twenty-eight lunar mansions will be explained in relation to the twenty-four seasonal energies of the Farmer’s Calendar. They will then be looked at in relation to theten stems and twelve branches, and how this differs from the solar/lunar position of the lunar mansions. The combination deities of the twelve terrestrial branches will also be explained.

2. PSYCHOLOGY

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The psyche will be examined in relation to Heaven, Earth and Mankind. There are three aspects to the psyche: the spirit, the emotions and mentality.

We will examine these aspects in relation to Stems and Branches acupuncturetheory, which combines concepts of Heaven, Earth and Humanity, yin and yang, and the five elements.

3. NUMEROLOGY AND TRIGRAMS

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Numerology is based on Han astronomical concepts, so it is helpful but not essential to understand Han dynasty astronomy. The Nine Palaces in relation to the nine field division (of the heavens) will be explained, as will the Hetu map and River Luo map. The numerological relationship between the stems and branches and the River Luo and Hetu maps will be examined. Forbidden points according to the nine palaces, according to the stems and according to the branches will be explained.

I will explain the development of the trigrams. The post-heaven and early-heaven arrangement of the trigrams will be compared. The images associated with the trigrams, and their relevance to Stems and Branches acupuncture theory, and in particular the open points system according to the bagua will be explained.

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