General Review for Second Test

Question 1

Law of midday and midnight

Answer 1

Movement of Qi through 24 hour period across the 12 meridians of the officials showing 2 hour peaks of each official.

Question 2

Cheng/Sheng Cycle

Answer 2

Describes the clockwise movement of the Qi through the five elements. It only flows in one direction. AKA the cycle of generation: each element is generating the element in front of it.

Question 3

Ke Cycle

Answer 3

It is the relationship between the five elements that have to do with controlling/checking of each element. The movement describes a star pattern. Movement of predominantly yin to yin officials of the elements.

Question 4

Power of Elements

Answer 4

Wood: Birth
Fire: Maturing
Earth: Decrease, gathering up
Metal: Balance
Water: Emphasis

Question 5

Law of Mother and Child

Answer 5

Follows the Sheng Cycle and states that each element nurtures and generates the next element in the Sheng Cycle.

Question 6

Command Points

Answer 6

Group of points along the meridian that are located among the points below the knees and elbows. Command points occur where the polarity of Yin and Yang occur. Command Points allow us to affect an official directly and command the energy of the official through these points. All meridians have Command Points.

Question 7

Source Points

Answer 7

A command point. Each meridian has one source point. Some points are the most direct way to affect an official. They are also the safest points to use on the meridian to affect the official. Source Points are often the first points we use to treat an official.

Question 8

Element Points

Answer 8

Each meridian of an official has one representative of each element as a point among its command points. Element points are the representation of the five elements in each meridian. They bring that element’s quality to the official.

Question 9

Junction Point

Answer 9

Each meridian of each official has a junction point that is a point that opens two officials of each element. It allows the two officials to communicate. It is used to balance the energy between both officials of each element.

Question 10

Horary Points

Answer 10

The element within the command points and is the element of that official itself. Clinically, the use of the points has to be at the hour of the peak of that official in that official’s season.

Question 11

Element Taste

Answer 11

Wood: Sour
Fire: Bitter
Earth: Sweet
Metal: Spicy/Pungent
Water: Salty