Last Tuesday marked the end of my first acupuncture class. Although I will have to take many more acupuncture classes in the future and have a lifetime of learning ahead of me, I begin to see some of the hidden secrets of this special art.
Points with names like Jing-Well, Shu-Stream, and He-Sea are not just metaphor examples. They actually describe the movement of Qi and compare its movement to the movement of water in our atmosphere and deep inside the Earth. It is no coincidence that the powerful points tend to reside within natural depressions on the surface of the body. These depressions are similar to the fertile valleys where elements necessary for growth come together in one spot to create a perfect environment for producing energy. The water cycle traces water movement through mountains, to streams, to rivers, to oceans, and finally as rain back to the mountains. Qi also has its own flow order, avoiding some parts while flooding other parts. Some parts of the body seems to be saturated with points, while other parts are sparsely populated. And not unlike the green-house effect created by heat being trapped under thick layers of polluted air, Qi can also be trapped and stagnated.
Certain acupuncture points can affect change in parts of the body that are much farther away from its location. For example, certain points in the feet can resolve problems in the head or chest. Perhaps certain parts of the Earth have a similar relationships. Wouldn't it be exciting to know that what happens to the river in New Orleans may directly affect the summer length in Barcelona? The idea seems ridiculous...but only as long as it is not observed by a child's eyes.
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