Quiz 1 - Tx of Possession and Clearing Energetic Blockages Flashcards
Tx for possession: Release of the 7 Dragons/Internal Dragons
Top to Bottom/Right to Left Ren 14.5 ST 25 ST 32 ST 41 First sedate counterclockwise/top to bottom/right to left After 20 minutes if Shen has not returned, then tonify clockwise/top to bottom/left to right Remove needles in order inserted
List the Energetic Blockages in the order that you clear them:
- Possession
- Aggressive Energy
- Husband/Wife
- Spirit Blockages
- Meridian Blockages
- Transverse Luo Blockages
- Entry/Exit Blockages
Tx for Possession: Release of 7 Dragons/External Dragons
Top to bottom/right to left Du 20 UB 11 UB 23 UB 61 First sedate counterclockwise/top to bottom/right to left After 20 minutes if Shen has not returned tonify clockwise/top to bottom/left to right Remove needles in order inserted
How to treat Possession?
Use Internal Dragon first
Internal Dragon works on patient’s demons (compulsion, self-hatred, and recurring issues that they are constantly working on)
If no change with Internal Dragon Tx, do External Dragon Tx
External Dragon helps when someone:
-feels like they are being physically attacked
-have gotten hurt in an accident and haven’t been the same since
-have been in warfare or have been living on the streets, or frequently find themselves in a toxic environment
What is trauma Tx used for?
- Survivors of physical, sexual, emotional, and psychic attacks (recent or distant)
- Physical or emotional shock (a death in the family or break-up with a loved one)
- Long-term physical or emotional pain
- When a person’s body is worn out due to overwork with inadequate rest and/or nutrition
- People who put an inordinate amount of time and energy into their career or caring for others without caring properly for themselves
What is the trauma Tx?
Needle points Right then Left in following order
- KD 27: needle obliquely, angled towards sternum; superficial insertion, just tap in
- KD 16: palpate this point and the points at 4 and 8 o’clock to the navel; needle the more sensitive pair perpendicularly to 1 cun, or angle towards the center of the navel
- KD: needed without manipulation – just tap in
Remove after 20 minutes in reverse order, Left to Right, Bottom to Top
What was the concept that Sun Si Miao developed the Ghost Points for?
Phlegm as the cause of mental disorders, rather than “angry spirits”
What are Ghost Points used for?
Mania: Bipolar disorder Hallucinations Schizophrenia Thoughts of Suicide Epilepsy
What are the 4 Trinities?
The 4 Trinities are groupings of 3 Ghost Points. Each trinity relates to the progression of mental disease
Different practices w/Ghost Points?
Some choose points within just one trinity
Some only go up to the trinity the person is at
Some do all 13 points
How does Ghost Point Tx differ for males and females?
Males are treated starting on left side and when needles are removed ending on left side or taking out left side last
Females are treated starting on right side removing right side last
What is the 1st Trinity used for and what are the points?
The 1st Trinity, there is the initial build up of phlegm, characterized by the beginnings of psychological dysfunction, disorientation towards the world, and sore throat
The points are mainly used for heat and wind
1. DU 26 (Ghost Palace)
-associated w/inheritance - of ancestral genetics, as well as the human legacy
-humanity
-used for inappropriate, spontaneous laughter or crying
-epilepsy
-fatigue
- LU 11 (Ghost Faith)
- Associated with the world (worldly affairs & undertakings)
- epilepsy
- sore throat
- clears heat in channel
- Jing Well point - SP 1 (Eye of the Ghost)
- Associated with Earth (one’s body)
- Used for feelings of disorientation in the world
- Epilepsy
- Resusitation
- Jing Well point
What are the points of the 1st Trinity?
DU 26 + LU 11 + SP 1
What is the 2nd Trinity used for and what are the points?
At the level of the 2nd Trinity, life attitudes begin to become inflexible – people become set in their ways. Or there’s lots of running about “w/o a clue” – w/o decisive decision
In the 2nd Trinity Wind can be an issue. Wind can either cause excessive movement or paralysis
4. PC 7 (Ghost Heart)
-Earth of Fire - Ghost is at pericardium, trying to get into heart, characterized by intense cravings for material objects
-Earth of Fire – deals with Dampness and Phlegm harassing heart, causing alternating and frequent laughing/crying and/or irritability
5. UB 62 (Ghost Path) fire needle - warm a thick needle over flame until red hot, then insert and withdraw 3-7 x
-opening point for Yang Qiao Mai
-deals with how you walk into/deal with the world (your constitution)
-here you begin to believe the same thign and walk the same path as the Ghost
-epilepsy
-paralysis
-headache
6. DU 16 (Ghost Pillow) aka Feng Fu – Warehouse of Change
-Deals with flexibility and ability to adapt to change
-Ghost gains access into brain ~ sleeping with Ghost
-ridged tongue
-lock jaw
-loss of voice
-headache
What are the points of the 2nd Trinity?
PC 7 + UB 62 + DU 16