Time Based Acupuncture: Chrono-Acupuncture 9780975956212

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Time Acupuncture Chrono-Acupuncture Zi Wu Liu Zhu

Ling Gui Ba Fa

Fei Teng Ba Fa

“One who can treat disease by selecting among the 66-points at differing times of the day has got the real medical secret.” Dou Hanqing

David Twicken

Time Acupuncture Zi Wu Liu Zhu

- Ling Gui Ba Fa - Fei Teng Ba Fa

Time Acupuncture All Rights Reserved © 2005 by David Twicken Copyright Registered February, 2005, 2020 2 No part of this book may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, graphic, electronic, or mechanical, including photocopying, recording, taping, or by any information storage or retrieval system, without the permission in writing from the author.

ISBN: 978-0-9759562-1-2

Disclaimer The information in this book is based on the author’s knowledge and personal experience, it is presented for educational purposes to assist the reader in expanding his or her knowledge of Chinese metaphysics, philosophy and medicine. Seek advise from a professional and licensed healthcare practitioner regarding the methods in this text. The techniques and practices are to be used at the reader’s own discretion and liability. The author is not responsible in any manner whatsoever for any physical injury that may occur by following instructions in this book.

Table of Contents Introduction Stem-Branch Energy Cycles 12-Stage Growth Cycle Chinese Calendar Origin of the Meridian Clock Luo Shu Cosmological Meridian Clock Zi Wu Liu Zhu Ling Gui Ba Fa Fei Teng Ba Fa

Introduction The foundation principles of Chinese medicine are in two classic Chinese metaphysical and medical texts: the I Ching and Nei Jing. Each of those books contain a central theme that permeates all Taoist art—the influence of change. Cycles, rhythms and patterns of qi are the basis of the art and science of I Ching, Feng Shui and Chinese Astrology. Chinese medicine, one of the branches of the Taoist arts contains many applications of cycles of time. Three of the most popular time based methods of acupuncture (chrono-acupuncture) are contained in this book: Zi Wu Liu Zhu, Ling Gui Ba Fa and Fei Tang Ba Fa. This book introduces classic methods of time acupuncture in a step-by-step method, designed for practitioners with no previous knowledge of the Chinese calendar and its applications, as well as anybody with an interest in learning more about these methods. This book contains user-friendly charts, diagrams and tables allowing fast, easy reference tools. Zi Wu Liu Zhu is the more complex of the methods in this book and it is presented in a detailed and comprehensive way in both theory and application. The principles of this method are found in the I Ching, Nei Jing, Chinese calendar and Chinese astrology. The time based acupuncture methods in this book can enhance your clinical practice. Classic methods are presented, as well as supplemental methods that have developed for centuries. The supplemental methods can be used with classic methods or as a sole treatment; all methods can be combined with traditional acupoint selection strategies. I hope you enjoy this text and find it an effective tool in your practice. Feel free to contact me with your feedback and questions.

Chinese Dynasties Dynasty

Years

Longshan Xia Shang Zhou Western Zhou Eastern Zhou spring and Autumn Period Warring States Period Qin Han Western Han Eastern Han Three Kingdoms Jin (Western and Eastern) Southern and Northern Sui Tang Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms Song Liao Jin Yuan (Mongol) Ming Qing (Manchu) Republic of China People’s Republic of China

2500 B.C. 2100-1600 B.C. 1600-1045 B.C. 1045-221 B.C 1045-771 B.C. 770-256 B.C. 722-481 B.C. 403-221 B.C. 221-206 B.C. 206 B.C.-220 A.D. 206 B.C.-24 A.D. 25 A.D.-220 A.D. 220-280 265 -420 420-589 581-618 618-907 907-960 960-1279 916-1125 1115-1234 1271-1368 1368-1644 1644-1911 1912-1949 1949-present

Stem-Branch Energy Cycles Yin-Yang & Five Phases Cycles Taoists view the universe as one integrated whole. Universal energetic patterns can be categorized with the the yin-yang and five phases models, both are used in the Zi Wu Liu Zhu system of acupuncture. The Chinese devised a method of calculating the influence of Time using the yin-yang and five phases (five elements) models; the method includes the heavenly stems and earthly branches. Cycles of time correspond to the five elements: water, wood, fire, earth and metal and each element contains a yin and yang aspect, for example, the 10-heavenly stems are yang wood, yin wood, yang fire, yin fire, yang earth, yin earth, yang metal, yin metal, yang water, yin water; the stems are the five elements with a yin and yang polarity. The 12-earthly branches include the five elements with their yin-yang quality, totaling 10branches, they also have an additional earth branch that contains a yin and yang aspect producing 12-branches. Earth is a transformer; it transforms one element into another and that is why there are two extra earth elements, one yin and one yang. The 12-branches are yang wood, yin wood, yang earth; yang fire, yin fire, yin earth; yang metal, yin metal, yang earth; yin water, yang water, and yin earth. Branches can also be referred to by their Chinese zodiac animal name, see the following 12-branch table. Branches reflect the earthly energies which include the 12-months of the year and the daily pattern of 12-double hour cycles.

Ten Heavenly Stems Tian Yuan Element 1 yang wood 2 yin wood 3 yang fire 4 yin fire 5 yang earth 6 yin earth 7 yang metal 8 yin metal 9 yang water 10 yin water

Stem Jia Yi Bing Ding Wu Ji Geng Xin Ren Gui

The flow or pattern of the 10-stems is the five phases generating (sheng) cycle and begins with wood: wood, fire, earth, metal and then water. Each element contains a yin and yang qi; the pattern of elements flow from yang to yin into perpetuity; all years, months, days and hours contain the 10-stems. Stem Stem Stem Stem Stem Stem Stem Stem Stem Stem yang wood Jia

yin wood Yi

yang fire Bing

yin fire Ding

yang earth Wu

yin earth Ji

yang metal Geng

yin metal Xin

yang water Gui

yang water Ren

Twelve Earthly Branches Di Yuan The earthly branches are also based on the five phases and their cyclic patterns. The theory of 12-five phases energies is presented and will clarify differences from the energy patterns of the 10-stems. The following table contains the 12-branches and their correspondences, the bold element in the last column is the main element of the branch, it is that element that is primarily used in Zi Wu Liu Zhu acupuncture, the other elements are called hidden elements, which explain certain relationships between branch pairings and are integral when explaining the 3-channel pairings on the arm and legs.

Earthly Branches Di Yuan

Animal

1

Branch Element Main and Hidden Elements Rat Zi yin water

yin water Gui

2

Ox

Zhou

yin earth

yin earth, yin water, yin metal Ji, Gui, Xin

3

Tiger

Yin

yang wood

yang wood, yang fire, yang earth

Jia, Bing, Wu 4 5

6

7

8

9

10 11

12

Rabbit Dragon

Mao yin wood Zhen yang earth

yin wood Yi

yang earth, yin

wood, yin water Wu, Yi, Gui Snake Si yang yang fire, yang fire earth, yang metal Bing, Wu, Geng Horse Wu yin yin fire, yin fire earth Ding, Ji Sheep Wei yin yin earth, yin earth fire, yin wood Ji, Ding, Yi Monkey Shen yang yang metal, metal yang earth, yang water Geng, Wu, Ren Cock You yin yin metal metal Xin Dog Xu yang yang earth, yin earth metal, yin fire Wu, Xin, Ding Pig Hai yang yang water, water yang wood Ren, Jia

Stems and branches represent a flow of energy; each hour, day, month and year comprise one combination of a stem and branch, which is a binomial. The binomials are organized in a cycle of 60, which includes every combination of stems and branches. Six cycles of 10-stems and five cycles of 12-branches equals one cycle of 60. Hours, days, months and years contain a stem and branch energy combination; see the 60-binomial cycle table. Those 60-combinations are called the JiaZi. Jia is yang wood and zi is the rat, the 60-year cycle contains all stem and branch pairings. Notice in the sixty stem-branch table, binomial 1 includes yang wood, number 2-yin wood and the five elements continue until binomial 10. Yang wood reappears again at 11, 21, 31, 41 and 51, those 10-stems continue for six cycles completing a cycle of 60. The branch rat begins at number 1 and the 12-animals/branches continue until they repeat again with the rat at 13, 25, 37 and 49.

Stem-Branch Cycle of 60 JiaZi Table Hours, Days, Months and Years

Number

1

2

3

4

5

6

stem branch Number

yang wood Rat 7

yin wood Ox 8

yang fire Tiger 9

yin fire Rabbit 10

yang earth Dragon 11

yin earth Snake 12

stem branch Number

yang metal Horse 13

yin metal Sheep 14

yang water Monkey 15

yin water Cock 16

yang wood Dog 17

yin wood Pig 18

stem branch Number

yang fire Rat 19

yin fire Ox 20

yang earth Tiger 21

yin earth Rabbit 22

yang metal Dragon 23

yin metal Snake 24

stem branch Number

yang water Horse 25

yin water Sheep 26

yang wood Monkey 27

yin wood Cock 28

yang fire Dog 29

yin fire Pig 30

stem branch Number

yang earth Rat 31

yin earth Ox 32

yang metal Tiger 33

yin metal Rabbit 34

yang water Dragon 35

yin water Snake 36

stem branch Number

yang wood Horse 37

yin wood Sheep 38

yang fire Monkey 39

yin fire Cock 40

yang earth Dog 41

yin earth Pig 42

stem branch Number

yang metal Rat 43

yin metal Ox 44

yang water Tiger 45

yin water Rabbit 46

yang wood Dragon 47

yin wood Snake 48

stem branch Number

yang fire Horse 49

yin fire Sheep 50

yang earth Monkey 51

yin earth Cock 52

yang metal Dog 53

yin metal Pig 54

stem branch Number

yang water Rat 55

yin water Ox 56

yang wood Tiger 57

yin wood Rabbit 58

yang fire Dragon 59

yin fire Snake 60

stem branch

yang earth Horse

yin earth Sheep

yang metal Monkey

yin metal Cock

yang water Dog

yin water Pig

Heavenly stems are in the top row and represent heaven or yang influences, they are always named as a five phase, for example, yang wood, yin wood, yang fire or yin fire. The lower row contains the earth branches/Chinese zodiac animals, they can be named as a five element or as an animal. If you are new to this system, I recommend using the animal name because it helps differentiate branches from stems, and branches from branches, especially since there are four earthly branches, either system can be utilized. The 60-binomial combinations occur during every hour, day, month and year cycles. The following is a circular binomial chart and illustrates how the cycle continues into perpetuity.

Earth Branches Chinese Zodiac Animals The following diagrams include the 12-terrestrial/earth branches and their corresponding main element, Chinese zodiac animal, geographical location and numerical position. These diagrams assist in understanding many interactions of the branches; there are numerous branch combinations that are integral in the Chinese astrology, the meridian clock and time acupuncture. Branches/animals in the same geographical area have an affinity for each other as they share the same element, therefore, they support or reinforce each other. In addition, a trinity/harmonic elemental frame relationship between each fourth animal creates a special relationship, for example, cock, ox and snake are four places apart from each other and therefore, they are compatible from an astrological view. Those energetic relationships play an integral role in revealing fundamental theories within acupuncture. The cardinal or middle positions (North, South, East and West) play a vital role in the acupuncture channel groupings of the hand and foot; each of these directions are the focal point for trinity/harmonic pairings of three branches and their corresponding acupuncture channels, these pairings comprise the three leg and three arm channel combinations.

12-Branch Diagram

South Red Snake + fire

Horse Sheep - fire - earth

6

7

8

Summer

East

West

Green

Gold-Silver

Dragon

+ earth

5

Monkey + metal

9

Rabbit

- wood

4

Cock

- metal

10

Tiger

+ wood 3 Dog

+ earth

11

spring

Fall

North Black-Blue Ox - earth water 2

-

Rat water 1

Winter

Pig + 12

Branch/Animal Relationships The following table summarizes important correspondences of the branches, including their corresponding name, main element, season, time of day and direction. Below the main element is the Chinese name (pin yin) for the branch.

12-Branch Table

Branch Main Season Time Direction English element of Pin yin * day Pig Hai Rat Zi Ox Zhou Tiger Yin Rabbit Mao Dragon Zhen Snake Si Horse Wu Sheep Wei Monkey Shen Cock Yu Dog Xu

yang water

Winter

yin water

Winter

yin earth

Winter

yang wood

spring

yin wood

spring

yang earth

spring

yang fire

Summer

yin fire

Summer

yin earth

Summer

yang metal

Fall

yin metal

Fall

yang earth

Fall

9pm11pm 11pm1am 1am3am 3am5am 5am7am 7am9am 9am11am 11am1pm 1pm3pm 3pm5pm 5pm7pm 7pm9pm

North North North East East East South South South West West West

Hidden Elements Nine of the 12-branches contain hidden elements (ren yuan), which are five element qi contained inside a branch, it has a smaller influence than the main element. The hidden elements are an integral aspect to the trinity pairs and connect directly to the branch-animal in one of the cardinal directions, each of the trinity pairs match the cardinal direction’s main element.

Branches and Hidden Elements Ren Yuan

Animal Pin yin Main element Hidden element element Frame Pig Rat Ox Tiger Rabbit Dragon Snake Horse Sheep Monkey Cock Dog

Hai Zi Zhou Yin Mao Zhen Si Wu Wei Shen You Xu

yang water yin water yin earth yang wood yin wood yang earth yang fire yin fire yin earth yang metal yin metal yang earth

yang wood yin water, yin metal yang fire, yang earth yin wood, yin water yang earth, yang metal yin earth yin fire, yin wood yang earth, yang water yin metal, yin fire

wood frame water frame metal frame fire frame wood frame water frame metal frame fire frame wood frame water frame metal frame fire frame

Branch Table Snake

Horse

Sheep

yang fire, yang earth, yang metal

yin fire,

yin earth, Ying fire, yin wood

yin earth

Dragon

Monkey

yang earth, yin wood, yin water

yang metal, yang water, yang earth

Rabbit

Cock

yin wood

yin metal

Tiger

Dog

yang wood, yang fire, yang earth

yang earth, yin metal, yin fire

Ox

Rat

Pig

yin earth, yin water, yin metal

yin water

yang water, yang wood

The main element is the first element listed and the hidden element(s) is the second and/or third element. The underlined animals are the cardinal branches and are the center of the trinity pairs.

The Element Frames (Trinity-Harmonic groups) Fire Frame Horse-Tiger-Dog Metal Frame Cock-Snake-Ox Water Frame Rat-Dragon-Monkey Wood Frame Horse-Sheep-Pig

12-Stage Growth Cycle The 12-stage growth cycle is an extension of yin-yang and the five phases cycle of expansion, peak, harvest, decline and regeneration or waxing-waning. Each of the five phases represents a season, as well as months in a year. The 12-stage growth cycle is comprised of the 12branches/the Chinese zodiac animals. The following table lists each of the five elements and their corresponding season.

Element Season Wood Fire Earth

Metal Water

spring summer indian summer or the transition from season to season fall winter

In Taoist theory, Wu Ji reflects life as one integrated whole, yin-yang views the whole in two interdependent aspects, and the 12-stage growth cycle views the same whole in twelve aspects or energetic phases. The 12-stage growth cycle can identify and reveal different conditions than the yin-yang and five phases models. These three models offer a variety of analytical tools to understand a condition and offer different treatment methods. Listed below is a 12-stage growth cycle table and diagram. The 12-stage growth cycle identifies the growth and decline stages in a cycle. Those stages are key in many applications in the Taoist arts. In the Zi Wu Liu Zhu (ZWLZ) method, the prime times are identified and needled based on nature’s energy cycles. They occur in 180-year, 60-year, 20-year, annual, monthly, daily and hourly cycles. Each acupoint selected is based on multiple systems that include 12-stage growth cycle energetics. The table and diagram below is the 12-stage growth cycle.

12-Stage Growth Cycle Cycle Stage 1

Birth - Chang sheng Needs Energy

Childhood - Mu Yu Needs Energy

Adolescence - Guan Dai Needs Direction

Adulthood - Lin Guan Rising, Growth

Prime - Di Wang Peak

Decline - Sui Harvest, Decline

Aging - Bing Weakening

Death - Si Depletion

Dormancy - Mu Buried, Storing

10 Void - Jue Preparation

11 Embryo - Tai Beginning

12 Pregnancy - yang New creation has began

Chinese Calendar The Chinese calendar is also called the natural energy calendar and the 10,000-year calendar. According to legend it began 2698 B.C., the first day of the first year of the reign of Huang Di, the Yellow Emperor. The calendar is the foundation for a variety of Chinese metaphysical arts, including locating the four pillars, which is the stem and branch of any hour, day, month and year. This calendar is the base for identifying binomials in the cycle of 60. The following are integral components necessary to find the correct stem and branch information.

Place of Birth Use the time of the city in which you are located, do not convert to China time.

Solar Calendar The new year begins during the month of yang wood/tiger, which is February, not yin water/rat. The Chinese use both lunar and solar calendars for different purposes.

Day A new day begins after midnight, the zi or rat hour pillar is based on 11:00pm-1:00am, a new day does not begin after 11:00pm.

Hour The hour of birth is based on the standard double Chinese hours, for example, the Zi hour includes any time from 11:00pm-1:00am. A comprehensive Chinese calendar contains 24-seasonal sections. They are 30-day periods segemented into yin-yang; the first part of the month is the yang aspect and the second part of the month is yin. The first section is the first day of the Chinese month and the second is the middle of the month. The first section of the month is called “Jie” and the second section is called “qi”. These sections can be viewed as the beginning and peak periods of a 30-day cycle. The meridian clock and the waxing-waning of the 2-hour periods are based on this energy pattern. The solar year begins on Li Chun/Beginning of Spring, it is usually February 4 or 5, it is when the Sun enters 15-degrees aquarius. It is also the beginning of the month of the tiger Yin Yue, it is when the big dipper points to the east. The natural energetics of the waxing-waning of qi flow during each month is applied in a micro-system to each day, the meridian clock is the tool for acupuncturists to utilize this cycle. The following is a table outlining the 24-seasonal points and contains each Chinese zodiac animal and their related monthly correspondences, I underlined the beginning day of months; note the corresponding branches or Chinese animal names. The actual first day of each month may change by one day, consult a Chinese calendar or contact

the author for the exact date.

Date

Jie

Feb 4

Li Chun Beginning of spring

Feb 19

March 6

Jing Zhu Insects Awaken

Qing Ming Clear and Bright

Li Xia Beginning of Summer

Rabbit Mao

East

Dragon Chen

East

Snake Si

South

Horse Wu

South

Sheep Wei

South

Xiao Man Small Surplus Mang Zhong Planting of Crops

June 21

July 7

East

Gu Yu Clear and Bright

May 21

June 6

Tiger Yin

Chun Fen spring Equinox

April 20

May 6

Branch Direction

Yu Shui Rain water

March 21

April 5

Qi

Xia Shu Summer Solstice Xiao Shu Lesser Heat

July 23

August 7

Da Shu Greater Heat Li Qiu Beginning of Autumn

August 23

September 7

Chu Shu Storage Heat Bai Lu White Dew

September 23 October 8

Han Lu Cold Dew

Li Dong Beginning of Winter

Dog Shu

West

Pig Hai

North

Rat Zi

North

Ox Chou

North

Xiao Xue Lesser Snow Da Xue Greater Snow

December 22 January 5

West

Shuang Jiang Frost Falls

November 22 December 7

Cock Yu Qiu Fen Autumn Equinox

October 23 November 7

Monkey West Shen

Dong Zhi Winter Solstice Xiao Han Lesser Cold

January 20

Da Han Greater Cold

There are many free online Chinese calendar calculators and phone apps with it too. There are english versions of the Chinese calendar that are easy to use. Right now I have a free four pillars calculator on my website that creates the the four pillars, which includes the day stem-branch. www.healingqi.com

Method to use the Chinese calendar tables. The Zi Wu Liu Zhu system requires identifying the day stem of the treatment day. 1. Locate the month of treatment in Table 1. 2. Locate the day of treatment. 3. Note the number at the day of treatment, it is the day binomial. 4. Refer to Table 2 and locate the box containing the day binomial, it contains the day stem.

5. Table 3 contains the day stem-branch; in some systems the stem-branch is required, for example, Ling Gui Ba Fa.

Table 1

Chinese Calendar Stem-Branch Binomial Table

2005 Day Jan Feb March April May June July Aug Sept Oct Nov Dec 1 22 53 21 52 22 53 23 54 25 55 26 56 2 23 54 22 53 23 54 24 55 26 56 27 57 3 24 55 23 54 24 55 25 56 27 57 28 58 4 25 56 24 55 25 56 26 57 28 58 29 59 5 26 57 25 56 26 57 27 58 29 59 30 60 6 27 58 26 57 27 58 28 59 30 60 31 1 7 28 59 27 58 28 59 29 60 31 32 2 1 8 29 60 28 59 29 60 30 32 33 3 1 2 9 30 29 60 30 31 33 34 4 1 1 2 3 10 31 30 31 32 34 35 5 2 1 2 3 4 11 32 31 32 33 35 36 6 3 2 3 4 5 12 33 32 33 34 36 37 7 4 3 4 5 6 13 34 33 34 35 37 38 8 5 4 5 6 7 14 35 34 35 36 38 39 9 6 5 6 7 8 15 36 35 36 37 39 40 10 7 6 7 8 9 16 37 36 37 38 40 41 11 8 7 8 9 10 17 38 37 38 39 41 42 12 9 8 9 10 11 18 39 10 38 39 40 42 43 13 9 10 11 12 19 40 11 39 40 41 43 44 14 10 11 12 13 20 41 12 40 41 42 44 45 15 11 12 13 14 21 42 13 41 42 43 45 46 16 12 13 14 15 22 43 14 42 43 44 46 47 17 13 14 15 16 23 44 15 43 44 45 47 48 18 14 15 16 17 24 45 16 44 45 46 48 49 19 15 16 17 18 25 46 17 45 46 47 49 50 20 16 17 18 19 26 47 18 46 47 48 50 51 21 17 18 19 20 27 48 19 47 48 49 51 52 22 18 19 20 21 28 49 20 48 49 50 52 22 53 23 19 20 21 29 50 49 50 51 22 53 23 54 24 20 21 30 51 50 51 22 52 23 54 24 55 25 21 31 52 51 52 53 24 25 26 Day Jan Feb March April May June July Aug Sept Oct Nov Dec

Table 2

60-Binomial Chart Locates a day stem (excludes branches) Number stem Number stem Number stem Number stem Number stem Number stem Number stem Number stem Number stem Number stem

1 yang wood 7 yang metal 13 yang fire 19 yang water 25 yang earth 31 yang wood 37 yang metal 43 yang fire 49 yang water 55 yang earth

2 yin wood 8 yin metal 14 yin fire 20 yin water 26 yin earth 32 yin wood 38 yin metal 44 yin fire 50 yin water 56 yin earth

3 yang fire 9 yang water 15 yang earth 21 yang wood 27 yang metal 33 yang fire 39 yang water 45 yang earth 51 yang wood 57 yang metal

4 yin fire 10 yin water 16 yin earth 22 yin wood 28 yin metal 34 yin fire 40 yin water 46 yin earth 52 yin wood 58 yin metal

5 yang earth 11 yang wood 17 yang metal 23 yang fire 29 yang water 35 yang earth 41 yang wood 47 yang metal 53 yang fire 59 yang water

6 yin earth 12 yin wood 18 yin metal 24 yin fire 30 yin water 36 yin earth 42 yin wood 48 yin metal 54 yin fire 60 yin water

If it was necessary to know the branch, as well as the stem for any binomial refer to the following table.

Table 3

Stem and Branch Cycle of 60 Hours, Days, Months and Years

Number

1

2

3

4

5

6

stem branch Number

yang wood Rat 7

yin wood Ox 8

yang fire Tiger 9

yin fire Rabbit 10

yang earth Dragon 11

yin earth Snake 12

stem branch Number

yang metal Horse 13

yin metal Sheep 14

yang water Monkey 15

yin water Cock 16

yang wood Dog 17

yin wood Pig 18

stem branch Number

yang fire Rat 19

yin fire Ox 20

yang earth Tiger 21

yin earth Rabbit 22

yang metal Dragon 23

yin metal Snake 24

stem branch Number

yang water Horse 25

yin water Sheep 26

yang wood Monkey 27

yin wood Cock 28

yang fire Dog 29

yin fire Pig 30

stem branch Number

yang earth Rat 31

yin earth Ox 32

yang metal Tiger 33

yin metal Rabbit 34

yang water Dragon 35

yin water Snake 36

stem branch Number

yang wood Horse 37

yin wood Sheep 38

yang fire Monkey 39

yin fire Cock 40

yang earth Dog 41

yin earth Pig 42

stem branch Number

yang metal Rat 43

yin metal Ox 44

yang water Tiger 45

yin water Rabbit 46

yang wood Dragon 47

yin wood Snake 48

stem branch Number

yang fire Horse 49

yin fire Sheep 50

yang earth Monkey 51

yin earth Cock 52

yang metal Dog 53

yin metal Pig 54

stem branch Number

yang water Rat 55

yin water Ox 56

yang wood Tiger 57

yin wood Rabbit 58

yang fire Dragon 59

yin fire Snake 60

stem branch

yang earth Horse

yin earth Sheep

yang metal Monkey

yin metal Cock

yang water Dog

yin water Pig

Origin of the Meridian Clock The traditional acupuncture meridian clock is based on a variety of principles. The clock includes the following: 1. The standard 2-hour period for each yin-yang organ/channel. 2. The corresponding yin-yang organ/channel for each time frame. 3. The 12-earthly branches with their related five phases, including hidden elements. The following section is an introduction to the Luo Shu, which is an integral theory that drives the meridian clock. The pattern of flow from one number to another is based on the five phases of each trigram and their numerical ascending sequence.

Luo Shu Nine Palaces Legend is heaven rewarded Yu the Great in the Xia Dynasty with the Luo Shu diagram for his many positive contributions to humanity. The Luo Shu has many applications in the Taoist Arts, for example, Flying Stars Feng Shui, Meridian Clock theory, Nine Star Astrology and Nei Dan internal alchemy. The three diagrams presented below are versions of the Luo Shu, which is commonly known as the magic square. The numbers include 1-9 in modern versions, and dots in ancient versions. Sum the three numbers in any direction and they equal “15”, representing balance. Five in the center is the earth element; it is the core, yuan, center or primordial condition and all aspects of life originate from the center. The Luo Shu has a number pattern: follow the ascending order of the numbers and the pattern is revealed. Patterns originate in the center-5, and flow/fly around the Nine Palaces from six through four. We can place universal correspondences into this special pattern; the items placed in this pattern can change but the pattern sequence is fixed.

4 3 8

9 5 1

2 7 6

The diagrams presented are different versions of the Luo Shu/magic square, the numbers include 1-9 in modern versions and dots in ancient versions. Sum three numbers horizontally, vertically or diagonally and they sum to “15”, representing balance. The Luo Shu reveals opposite energies contain a balance point and the goal is to find a balance point in all areas of life. Five in the center is the earth element, it is the core, yuan, center or primordial condition, all aspects of life originate from the center. Note the yin numbers are in the four corners and the yang numbers in the four cardinal directions. Yang numbers flow from 1-North to 3-East and pass through the Center to 7-West and then 9South. The yin numbers flow 2-South West to 4-South East and pass the Center to 6-in the North West and then 8-North East. Both patterns have yin and yang flows—yin flows clockwise and yang flows counter-clockwise reflecting yin within yang and yang within yin.

Luo Shu/Nine Palaces South East 4 East 3 North East 8

South 9 Center 5 North 1

South West 2 West 7 North West 6

Why do both pass the center? Five or the center is the earth element and the harmonizing force, both yin and yang enter the center and are transformed in the center or earth, five in the center is the only palace that touches every palace, influencing all numbers and palaces. The sum of yang numbers (1, 3, 7, 9) is 20 The sum of yin numbers is (2, 4, 6, 8) is 20 Yin and yang are balanced. Five has no trigram and is not included in these numbers The following Luo Shu and its nine palaces contain their corresponding number, five element and trigram, with those two pieces of information assign the twelve organ-channels to each number and trigram. The following diagrams explain this process.

Luo Shu 4 Xun yin wood Liver

9 Li fire Heart Small Intestine _______ __ __ ______

2 Kun fire-earth Pericardium San Jiao __ __ __ __ __ __

3 Zhen yang wood Gallbladder __ __ __ __ _______

5 Center earth

7 Dui yang metal Large Intestine __ __ ______ _____

8 Gen earth Stomach Spleen ______ __ __ __ __

1 Kan water Bladder Kidney

6 Qian yin metal Lung

__ __ _____ __ __

_____ _____ _____

______ ______ __ __

Luo Shu and the Cosmological Meridian Clock 4 Yin Xun wood Liver 3 Yang Zhen wood

9 Li fire

2 Kun fire-earth

Heart Small Intestine 5 Center earth

Pericardium San Jiao 7 Yang Dui metal

Gallbladder 8 Gen earth

1 Kan water

Spleen Stomach

Kidney Bladder

Large Intestine 6 Yin Qian metal Lung

1. Odd numbers are yang and even numbers are yin. 2. Note each palace contains a number, trigram, element and associated organ-channel. The Meridian Clock 1. The center is the beginning position and contains the earth element. In Ba Gua theory, there are eight directions, not nine, there is no trigram for the center. 2. Begin in the center-5 and move palace by palace in ascending order, for example, from 5 move to number 6 then 7, 8, 9, 1, 2, 3 then 4. 3. Odd numbers are yang and even numbers are yin. 4. The first channel is placed at number six-6: a. b. c. d. e. f. g. h.

6 is a yin number, yin metal and the Lungs. 7 is a yang number, yang metal and the Large Intestine. 8 is earth and related to the Stomach/Spleen. 9 is fire and relates to the Heart/Small Intestine. 1 is water and relates to the Bladder/Kidney. 2 is earth/fire (adjacent to fire-South) and is Pericardium/San Jiao. 3 is a yang number, yang wood and the Gallbladder. 4 is a yin number, yin wood and the Liver.

Cosmological Meridian Clock

The meridian clock is a traditional tool of Chinese medicine and is included in most books on acupuncture; the guiding principles for its construction has not been clearly presented to the public. This chapter reveals classic Taoist theories and models explaining the origin of the clock, including how the meridian clock explains the channel formation on the arms and legs, for example, why the Spleen, Liver and Kidneys are on the yin leg region. The meridian clock is an integral component of the Zi Wu Liu Zhu method, a deep study of the clock is instrumental in understanding this Taoist method. The meridian clock is a multi-dimensional model commonly used in the practice of Chinese Medicine but the depths of its theory and clinical applications have not been presented to the acupuncture community. The meridian clock is a profound energy system containing and integrating many principles contained in the classic texts I Ching and Nei Jing. This chapter presents classic Chinese metaphysical concepts and theories explaining the building blocks of the meridian clock and how it is the origin of foundational aspects of Chinese Medicine. All students of acupuncture are presented channel pairings on the legs and arms with no strong theory supporting their groupings, this section presents in a step-by-step basis how the meridian clock is a model supporting the channel groups of three leg yang, three leg yin, three arm yin and three arm yang channels. Additionally, a comprehensive meridian clock reveals why the Lung channel begins the clock flow at 3:00am-5:00am.

As a cosmological imaging system the meridian clock originates as a mirror image of the energetic flow of nature: yin descends and yang ascends—the energetics of water and fire.

fire yang

water yin

Yin-yang expands to the five elements and their energetic flow; below is a traditional presentation of the elements: water and metal are yin and descend, while wood and fire are yang and ascend, the positions and energetic flow of the four cardinal positions and their corresponding elements are presented. Notice in this presentation the earth element is in the central palace or position, it is the only palace that touches or connects to every palace and element, it is the transformer.

fire yang

wood earth metal yang

yin

water yin

The following diagrams contain integral correspondences that build the meridian clock. Geographical Directions

fire yang South

wood

earth

yang East

metal yin West

water yin North

Daily Time Periods

fire yang

Noon

wood

earth

metal

yang

yin

6:00 am

6:00 pm

water yin

Midnight

12-Stage Growth Cycle Cycle Stage 1 2

Birth/Chang sheng Childhood/Mu Yu

Needs Energy Needs Energy

3 4

Adolescence/Guan Dai Adulthood/Lin Guan

Needs Direction Rising Growth

5

Prime/Di Wang

Peak

6 7 8 9 10

Decline/Sui. Harvest Aging/Bing Death/Si Dormancy/Mu Void/Jue

Decline Weakening Depletion Buried, Storing Preparation

11 Embryo/Tai 12 Pregnancy/Yang

Beginning New creation has began

In traditional Chinese medicine, the 12-branches (Chinese zodiac animals) correspond to elements and directions, the table below expands the previous diagram to include the 12branches and their corresponding elements. Snake-6 yang fire

Horse-7

yin fire

Sheep-8 yin earth

Dragon-5 yang earth Rabbit-4 yin wood

Monkey-9 yang metal

South fire Summer East wood spring

Tiger-3 yang wood Ox-2 yin earth

West metal Fall

North water Winter Rat-1 yin water

Cock-10 yin metal

Dog-11 yang earth Pig-12 yang water

The animals and their associated acupuncture channels (presented below) have numerous relationships, a key one is referred to as a trinity or harmonic relationship. Select any animal and count in patterns of four palaces or positions, they comprise three animals and have many relationships. For example, the rat is located at the bottom, count four palaces or spaces arriving at the dragon and four more palaces arriving at the monkey, the rat, dragon and monkey comprise the water frame, the rat is water (the other two contain a hidden element of water), these pairs are used in Chinese astrology as potential romantic partners. In acupuncture, they reveal the three leg yang channels--Gallbladder, Stomach and Bladder.

Meridian Clock and Daily Time Periods Water is contained in the rat-zi and is yin, it relates to the winter solstice. Fire is contained in the horse-wu and is yang, it correlates to the summer solstice. The solstices (the two poles) set the noon-midnight axis and the endless flow from from these two peaks. Each 2-hour time frame is part of that endless flow and branches, times and elements correlate to the them; the correspespondences are placed into the 2-hour time periods. Snake-6 yang fire 9am-11 am

Horse-7

Yin fire

Sheep-8 yin earth

11 am-1 pm 1 pm-3 pm Dragon-5 yang earth 7am-9 am Rabbit-4 yin wood

South fire Summer East wood spring

Monkey-9 yang metal

West metal Fall

5am-7 am

3pm-5 pm Cock-10 yin metal 5pm-7 pm

Tiger-3 yang wood

North water Winter

Dog-11 yang earth

3am-5 am

7pm-9 pm Ox-2 yin earth

Rat-1 yin water

Pig-12 yang water

1 am-3 am

11pm-1 am

9pm-11 pm

Notice the five phase flow from rat/water to the rabbit/wood to horse/fire and cock/metal; the five phases is an integral aspect of the clock. The four earth branches are in the four corners and they transform the qi of one element to a different element; this clock clearly shows that key earth transformation function.

Meridian Clock and Internal Organs The internal organs correspond to the five phases and 12-branches, when matching five phases, 12-branches and time periods to the internal organs the traditional meridian clock is completed.

Snake-6 yang fire

Horse-7 yin fire

Sheep-8 yin earth

9am-11 am Spleen

11 am-1 pm Heart South fire Summer ______ __ __ ______

1pm-3 pm Small Intestine

Dragon-5 yang earth 7am-9 am Stomach

Rabbit-4 yin wood 5am-7 am Large Intestine

East wood spring __ __ __ __ ______

Tiger-3 yang wood

Monkey-9 yang metal 3pm-5 pm Bladder

West metal Fall __ __ _____ _____ North water Winter __ __ _____ __ __

3:00am-5:00 am Lung

Cock-10 yin metal 5pm-7 pm Kidney

Dog-11 yang earth 7pm-9 pm Pericardium

Ox-2 yin earth

Rat-1 yin water

Pig-12 yang water

1am-3 am Liver

11pm-1am Gallbladder

9pm-11 pm San Jiao

In the beginning of this chapter the Luo Shu theory revealed the sequence of the meridian clock and why the Lung is the first in the sequence, the next step is to understand why the Lung begins at 3:00am. 1. In most traditional Chinese astrology and Feng Shui systems the Tiger month (February) is the beginning of the new year as it is yang wood and represents the energy of ascending and growing, and the beginning qi of a new cycle. 2. The Luo Shu revealed the Lung is the first channel in the meridian clock. 3. Combining the two patterns above: the Lung as the first channel of the meridian clock is matched with the beginning branch of the energy cycle which is yang wood, uniting these two reveals the Lung is matched to the tiger/yang wood, which corresponds to 3:00am-5:00am, place the remaining channels in the exact order of the Luo Shu and the meridian clock pattern is revealed. 4. I Ching theory: Heaven created the myriad things with the trigram zhen, which from botton to top is a yang, yin and yin line, it is the trigram yang wood and is located in the east, the location where the sun rises and is the beginning of a new day, season and year. Yang wood corresponds with the tiger and is the energetic beginning of a cycle. 5. Note the meridian clock begins with the Lung-po soul and ends with the Liver-hun soul; hun and po are united. Yin/yang or po/hun are inseparable. The following tables present each of the four trinity/harmonic pairings and their corresponding acupuncture pairs, they comprise the three channel pairings on the arms and legs. This presentation of the meridian clock provides the theoretical support for the acupuncture channel pairs and reveals the clock is not just a time-based tool, but also an imaging system of the human body.

Snake-6 yang fire, yang earth, yang metal 9am-11 am Spleen

Horse-7 yin fire,

yin earth

11 am-1 pm Heart

Sheep-8 yin earth, Ying fire, yin wood 1pm-3 pm Small Intestine

Dragon-5 yang earth, yin wood, yin water 7am-9 am Stomach Rabbit-4 yin wood

South fire Summer

East wood spring

Monkey-9 yang metal, yang water, yang earth

West metal Fall

5am-7 am Large Intestine

3pm-5 pm Bladder Cock-10 yin metal 5pm-7 pm Kidney

North water Winter

Tiger-3 yang wood,

Dog-11 yang earth, yin metal, yin fire

yang fire, yang earth

7pm-9 pm Pericardium

3am-5 am Lung Ox-2 yin earth, yin water, yin metal 1am-3 am Liver

Rat-1 yin water

Pig-12 yang water, yang wood

11pm-1am Gallbladder

9pm-11 pm San Jiao

The fire frame reveals the three hand yin channels: Heart, Lung, Pericardium

Snake-6 yang fire, yang earth, yang metal 9am-11 am Spleen

Horse-7 yin fire, yin earth

Sheep-8 yin earth,

11 am-1 pm Heart

Ying fire, yin wood

1pm-3 pm Small Intestine

Dragon-5 yang earth, yin wood, yin water 7am-9 am Stomach

Rabbit-4

South fire Summer

Monkey-9 yang metal, yang water, yang earth 3pm-5 pm Bladder

yin wood

5am-7 am

East wood spring

West metal Fall

Cock-10 yin metal 5pm-7 pm Kidney

Large Intestine Tiger-3 yang wood, yang fire, yang earth

North water Winter

Dog-11 yang earth, yin metal, yin fire

3am-5 am Lung

7pm-9 pm Pericardium Ox-2 yin earth, yin water, yin metal 1am-3 am Liver

Rat-1 yin water 11pm-1am Gallbladder

Pig-12 yang water,

yang wood

9pm-11 pm

San Jiao

The wood frame reveals the three arm yang channels: Large Intestine, Small Intestine, San Jiao

Snake-6 yang fire, yang earth, yang metal

9am-11 am

Spleen

Horse-7 yin fire, yin earth 11 am-1 pm Heart

Dragon-5 yang earth, yin wood, yin water

Sheep-8 yin earth, Ying fire, yin wood 1pm-3 pm Small Intestine South fire Summer

Monkey-9 yang metal, yang water, yang earth

7am-9 am Stomach Rabbit-4 yin wood 5am-7 am Large Intestine

3pm-5 pm Bladder East wood spring

West metal Fall

Cock-10

yin metal

5pm-7 pm

Kidney Tiger-3 yang wood, yang fire, yang earth

North water Winter

Dog-11 yang earth, yin metal, yin fire

3am-5 am Lung

7pm-9 pm Pericardium

Ox-2 yin earth, yin water, yin metal

1am-3 am

Rat-1 yin water

Pig-12 yang water, yang wood

11pm-1am Gallbladder

9pm-11 pm San Jiao

Liver The metal frame reveals the three leg yin channels: Kidney, Liver, Spleen

Snake-6 yang fire, yang earth, yang metal 9am-11 am Spleen

Dragon-5 yang earth, yin wood, yin water

7am-9 am

Horse-7 yin fire, yin earth 11 am-1 pm Heart

Sheep-8 yin earth, Ying fire, yin wood 1pm-3 pm Small Intestine

Stomach

South fire Summer

Monkey-9 yang metal, yang water, yang earth

3pm-5 pm

Bladder Rabbit-4 yin wood

East wood spring

5am-7 am Large Intestine Tiger-3 yang wood, yang fire, yang earth

West metal Fall

North water Winter

3am-5 am Lung

Cock-10 yin metal 5pm-7 pm Kidney Dog-11 yang earth, yin metal, yin fire 7pm-9 pm Pericardium

Ox-2 yin earth, yin water, yin metal 1am-3 am Liver

Rat-1 yin water 11pm-1am

Gallbladder

Pig-12 yang water, yang wood 9pm-11 pm San Jiao

The water frame reveals the three leg channels: Gall Bladder, Stomach, Bladder Meridian Clock theory explaining the location of the channels on the hands and feet: The rabbit/Large Intestine is wood and the horse/Heart is fire, both are yang and their 3-channel patterns are located on the yang part of the body, the arm. The trinity pairs of these animals/elements are located on the arm. The cock/Kidney is metal and the rat/Gallbladder is water, both are yin and their 3-channel patterns are located on the yin part of the body, the leg. The trinity pairs of these animals/elements are located on the leg. These two principles provide a model supporting the location of the channels, not only their pairings.

Meridian Clock Applications 1. Identify the time a symptom occurs and treat the on-duty (live) channel. 2. Identify the time a symptom occurs and refer to the opposite channel as the possible root of the condition. 3. Treat acupoints on the “timely” channel that relate to the condition. For example, from 9 am-11am select acupoints on the Spleen channel. Select source, cleft, sea, five phase or other acupoints that can treat the condition.

Zi Wu Liu Zhu The origin of time related acupuncture is found in the Chinese medical classic Nei Jing. One example of time based acupuncture is the application of the five transporting acupoints during the four seasons; sophisticated methods evolved culminating with the work of Xu Feng in the Ming Dynasty. Zi Wu Liu Zhu developed in the Jin, Yuan and Ming Dynasties. Chinese medical history records He Rou Yu as the author of the classic—Zi Wu Liu Zhu in the Jin Dynasty (1153 A.D.) Dou Hanqing is (1234 AD) is known for stating: “One who can treat disease by selecting among the 66-points at differing times of the day has got the real medical secret.” In Ming Dynasty, the legendary Xu Feng wrote The Complete Volume of Acupuncture and Moxibustion which included Zi Wu Liu Zhu. He also presented the coupled pairings of the eight extraordinary channels that are commonly used, and their associated master points and trigrams, as well as the Ling Gui Ba Fa method. Zi Wu Liu Zhu is a method of acupuncture that unites traditional aspects of Chinese medicine and cycles of time, which is primarily based on the Chinese calendar. The importance of cycles of time and their influence on humanity is reflected in their many references in the Nei Jing Su Wen; the first two chapters contain cycles of time. The essence of the Zi Wu Liu Zhu system is vital substances flow thru the acupuncture channels in specific patterns of waxing-waning. The goal is to identify when channels and acupoints are at peak times, then treat the timely channels and acupoints. Treating the timely channel and points has a profound influence on all vital substances and the entire body. Zi Wu Liu Zhu identifies vortexes of vital substances, when activated they influence the entire body, not just the channel or traditional functions of the acupoint needled; a synergistic influence occurs throughout the body. Zi Wu Liu Zhu contains multiple energy sub-systems including the 24-hour meridian clock cycle, daily, monthly and early energy cycles and their common patterns of yin-yang and five phases, all moving throughout the five transporting acupoints, which are the system used to influence the entire body. Zi Wu Liu Zhu is a microcosm of universal cycles, as the sun and moon circulates in patterns throughout the solar system, qi circulates in patterns throughout the body, imaging macro patterns. Chapter two of the Nei Jing advises: “to live in harmony with each of the four seasons, each season has a unique energy and influence on humanity and health, knowing the timing of these different seasonal patterns allows one to take advantage of seasonal cycles.” Zi Wu Liu Zhu identifies similar cycles during each 24-hour period and this daily cycle functions within a month cycle, which also functions within a year cycle. Zi Wu Liu Zhu is a unique method of identifying these patterns and applies acupuncture as a way to stimulate all the cycles, optimizing their energetics for health. This method activates yin-yang and five phases with a multidimensional method, uniting the macro and micro. The goal in the ZWLZ method is identifying the acupoint to needle at a specific two-hour time

frame on any given day, that acupoint is referred to as the “timely acupoint”. It is important to realize hourly cycles are part of a daily cycle, which is part of a month cycle, which is part of a year cycle, which is also part of a 60-year cycle. The key is the 2-hour daily pattern is part of a larger pattern, this is why it is a more potent method than selecting the 2-hour daily pattern without including larger cycles. As qi flows throughout the body the dynamic five transporting points are vibrating, they can be viewed as vortexes of qi flow. Zi Wu Liu Zhu is a method to identify the peak flow and its related acupoint, the result is a synergetic effect more potent than a normal acupoint formulae. The goal of time based acupuncture is to incorporate as many energy cycles as practical for clinical practice. This book includes a variety of methods offering multiple tools and flexibility for clinical practice; the traditional method is presented, then variations developed over centuries.

Zi Wu Liu Zhu Terminology 1. Zi means the earth branch rat, midnight and relates to 11:00pm-1:00am. 2. Wu means the earth branch horse, midday and relates to 11:00am-1:00pm. 3. Liu means flowing. 4. Zhu means entering or pooling. 5. Zi Wu Liu Zhu means the flowing and entering of vital substances throughout the acupuncture channel network during the midday-midnight energy cycles. Zi-Wu sets the north-south or longitude axis, it also implies a latitude or horizontal axis, which is east/rabbit-west/rooster relationship and their combination with cycles of time contain energetic influences of Time and Space. Zi-Wu is also a metaphor for yin-yang, which includes micro and macro influences; this method integrates universal patterns and the human body. 6. Day Stem is the heaven stem for any given day, it will always be listed by its five phase (five element) name, for example, yang wood, yin fire or yang metal. Every day has a stem. 7. Day Stem Table is the table used to locate the day stem and the corresponding Zi Wu Liu Zhu information. 8. Opening Channel is the corresponding five phases channel of the day stem, for example, the opening channel for a yang metal day stem is the Large Intestine, or the Liver for a yin wood day stem. 9. Opening Acupoint is the acupoint that is the first acupoint needled in the Zi Wu Liu Zhu sequence for each day stem, it is always the well acupoint of the timely channel. 10.

Timely Channel is the Zi Wu Liu Zhu channel needled during a particular 2-hour time period, this channel changes each 2-hours.

11.

Timely Acupoint is the actual acupoint needled—it is the Zi Wu Liu Zhu acupoint and changes each 2-hour period.

12.

Timely Qi is contained in the Zi Wu Liu Zhu timely channel, and the acupoints on the same day as the day stem. When the Zi Wu Liu Zhu sequence of 2-hour time frames extends into a new day it becomes Transitional qi.

13.

Transitional Qi is when a ZWDS time frame flows into a new day. Each ZWDS has a 12-hour period, if a new ZWDS pattern started at 9pm, it would flow into a new day, the channels and points on that new day are called transitonal qi. Zi Wu Liu Zhu has patterns of 2-hour periods, some are on the original day as determined by the day stem and some extend into the next day.

Zi Wu Liu Zhu Theory 1. The ancient Chinese studied the influences of nature and its subtle changes during cycles of time; seasonal influences were easy to perceive as their cycles were long and they exerted distinct temperatures and unique influences on nature, for example, snow in winter, heat in summer, harvesting in fall and renewal in spring. The ancients realized to obtain health and longevity humanity needs to live in harmony with seasonal cycles. Daily cycles were also easy to perceive as the waxing-waning of the sun and moon produced clear phenomenon. Sophisticated ways to calculate the energetics of Time by applying the principles of yin-yang and five phases to smaller cycles developed over time, a key to these methods is the Chinese Calendar, it contains patterns of the 10heavenly stems and 12-earthly branches, which are the building blocks of Time related methods of acupuncture. These methods identify the energetics of 2-hour daily cycles within larger time cycles and are part of the Zi Wu Liu Zhu method. 2. The 10-heavenly stems and 12-earthly branches are applied to year, month, day and hour time periods, they interact with each other in a variety of sub-systems. 3. A comprehensive study of the meridian clock and the Chinese calendar reveals how the 12-branches are applied to multiple periods of time. The meridian clock contains lunar energetics, the rat-water and horse-fire set the winter-summer solstices and the midnight-midday time periods, the peak yin-yang times. Another example is the tiger/yang wood is the beginning of growth and springtime, the energetic beginning of a new year based on yang wood as the seed—the initial growth of a new period. There are systems of Chinese metaphyics that use yang wood/tiger as the beginning of a new year. 4. The Zi Wu Liu Zhu method is based on stem and branch patterns and the five transporting and five phases sequences. 5. When the day stem is identified locate its element during one of the 2-hour time frames (horary time) on the corresponding day, this identifies the opening time for the channel and is the first of six two-hour time periods. 6. Once the cycle of Zi Wu Liu Zhu is identified view it as an independent cycle beginning with the timely acupoint, that acupoint is a portal that influences the entire body and acupuncture network, not just the channel needled.

7. Patterns of Zi Wu Liu Zhu follow the five transporting/five phases cycles: 1. The channels needled follows the five phases cycle. The first channel treated is the day stem element and follows the generating cycle. For example, if the day stem is yang metal, the first channel is the Large Intestine,

the second channel is the Bladder, the third is the Gallbladder, the fourth is the Small Intestine and the fifth is the Stomach. The pattern includes yang channels: yang metal, yang water, yang wood, yang fire and yang earth; it is the yang five phases generating cycle. 2. The acupoints needled follows the five transporting pattern: well, spring, stream, river and then the sea point. 3. The channels selected are all yang or yin, they follow the polarity of the day stem. 4. Each Zi Wu Liu Zhu pattern contains six acupoints, five of them are the five transporting points, then there is one additional acupoint added to comprise 6acupoints, which completes a 12-hour pattern. The following introduces the sixth acupoint selected; the complete method is presented in detail later in the book. Yang channels have a San Jiao acupoint as the sixth acupoint. Zi Wu Liu Zhu theory: San Jiao is the parent of qi and is the reunion acupoint of yang channels, it is the acupoint needled at the end of the Zi Wu Liu Zhu cycle of acupoints on yang channels; it is the sixth acupoint. Yin channels have a pericardium acupoint as the sixth acupoint. Zi Wu Liu Zhu theory: All blood converges to the pericardium and it is the channel needled at the end of the Zi Wu Liu Zhu cycle of yin acupoints; it is the sixth acupoint. 5. Practitioners of Taoist arts, especially Chinese Astrology and Feng Shui say their art is about “doing the right thing at the right time”, the Zi Wu Liu Zhu method is an acupuncture application of that principle.

Zi Wu Liu Zhu Guidelines: 1. The 2-hour daily time period that is the same element as the day stem is the Opening Time and it is designated with an asterisk * in the tables, its’ polarity and time is derived from the Five Rats Chase the Hour chart. For example, on a yang metal day stem day the Opening Time is the yang metal time of day or 7 am-9 am/ dragon-zhen 2. The Opening Time begins a new five transporting cycle and always begins with the well acupoint of the opening channel and flows to the spring, stream, river and sea acupoints; that pattern is the squence for every channel. 3. For yang channels, when a stream acupoint is indicated select the source acupoint of the day stem element. Example If the day stem is yang metal and one of the six Zi Wu Liu Zhu acupoints is Gallbladder 41, which is a stream acupoint, select the source acupoint of the yang metal channel/the Large Intestine. The source acupoint is Large Intestine 4. Needle both Gallbladder 41 and Large Intestine 4. Stream acupoints on yin channels are source acupoints and no additional acupoint is required. 4. The sixth acupoint in the Zi Wu Liu Zhu cycle will be either a San Jiao or Pericardium acupoint; the following are the rules for selecting the sixth acupoint. Yang Channels Select the San Jiao five element acupoint that is the mother of the day stem element, for example, on a yang wood day select the water acupoint on the san jiao channel, water is the mother of day stem yang wood. Yin Channels Select the pericardium acupoint that is the child of the day stem element, for example, on a yin water day select the wood acupoint on the pericardium channel, wood is the child of water.

Zi Wu Liu Zhu Method 1. Locate the day stem in the simplified calendar to quickly find the binomial number, and then refer to the 60-binomial chart to locate the day stem. If you use a traditonal Chinese calendar locate the year, month and the day stem; then it is very easy to find the day stem. Computer programs and apps do this in a second. 2. Refer to the Five Rats Chase the Hour Chart. a. Locate the day stem in the chart, it is in the top row. b. Move down vertically from the day stem and locate the same element in the 12double hour columns, this element and its corresponding time is the opening time, it is the horary (same) element of the day stem element. 3. The day stem element and its corresponding time period contains the same element, select the matching elemental channel, which is the opening channel. For instance, on a yang water day, the yang water time is 3:00am-5:00am and that relates to the bladder channel (yang water), this is found in the hour chart. 4. The pattern of six 2-hour time periods begin with the opening time. 5. Treat yang channels on yang stem days and yin channels on yin stem days. 6. The acupoint selection always follows the order of the five transporting acupoints: well, spring, stream, river and the the sea acupoint. 7. The channels always follow the five phases generating cycle beginning with the element of the opening channel. 8. In the traditional ZWLZ method needle only the timely acupoint. 9. When a stream acupoint is indicated always needle a source acupoint. 1. The source acupoint on yin channels is the stream acupoint. 2. Yang channels require a source acupoint to be needled because the stream acupoint is not the source acupoint. It is required to needle the source acupoint of the opening channel. The source point is one point proxomal to the stream point on yang channels. For example, Large Intestine 4 is one point proximal to Large Intestine 3.

Example 1 The treatment day is February 23, 2005, 11:30am 1. Refer to the Chinese calendar below and locate February 23, 2005, note the number in the box for that day.

Chinese Calendar Stem-Branch Binomial Table

2005

Day Jan Feb March April May June July Aug Sept Oct Nov Dec 1 22 53 21 52 22 53 23 54 25 55 26 56 2 23 54 22 53 23 54 24 55 26 56 27 57 3 24 55 23 54 24 55 25 56 27 57 28 58 4 25 56 24 55 25 56 26 57 28 58 29 59 5 26 57 25 56 26 57 27 58 29 59 30 60 6 27 58 26 57 27 58 28 59 30 60 31 1 7 28 59 27 58 28 59 29 60 31 32 2 1 8 29 60 28 59 29 60 30 32 33 3 1 2 9 30 29 60 30 31 33 34 4 1 1 2 3 10 31 30 31 32 34 35 5 2 1 2 3 4 11 32 31 32 33 35 36 6 3 2 3 4 5 12 33 32 33 34 36 37 7 4 3 4 5 6 13 34 33 34 35 37 38 8 5 4 5 6 7 14 35 34 35 36 38 39 9 6 5 6 7 8 15 36 35 36 37 39 40 10 7 6 7 8 9 16 37 36 37 38 40 41 11 8 7 8 9 10 17 38 37 38 39 41 42 12 9 8 9 10 11 18 39 10 38 39 40 42 43 13 9 10 11 12 19 40 11 39 40 41 43 44 14 10 11 12 13 20 41 12 40 41 42 44 45 15 11 12 13 14 21 42 13 41 42 43 45 46 16 12 13 14 15 22 43 14 42 43 44 46 47 17 13 14 15 16 23 44 15 43 44 45 47 48 18 14 15 16 17 24 45 16 44 45 46 48 49 19 15 16 17 18 25 46 17 45 46 47 49 50 20 16 17 18 19 26 47 18 46 47 48 50 51 21 17 18 19 20 27 48 19 47 48 49 51 52 22 18 19 20 21 28 49 20 48 49 50 52 22 53 23 19 20 21 29 50 49 50 51 22 53 23 54 24 20 21 30 51 50 51 22 52 23 54 24 55 25 21 31 52 51 52 53 24 25 26 day Jan Feb March April May June July Aug Sept Oct Nov Dec

2. The stem-branch binomial is 15. 3. Refer to the stem and branch chart (60-binomials) below and locate binomial 15.

60-Binomial Chart (Excludes Branches) Number 1 2 stem yang wood yin wood Number 7 8 stem yang metal yin metal Number 13 14 stem yang fire yin fire Number stem Number stem Number stem Number stem Number stem Number stem Number stem

19 yang water 25 yang earth 31 yang wood 37 yang metal 43 yang fire 49 yang water 55 yang earth

20 yin water 26 yin earth 32 yin wood 38 yin metal 44 yin fire 50 yin water 56 yin earth

3 yang fire 9 yang water

15 yang earth 21 yang wood 27 yang metal 33 yang fire 39 yang water 45 yang earth 51 yang wood 57 yang metal

4 5 6 yin fire yang earth yin earth 10 11 12 yin water yang wood yin wood 16 17 18 yin earth yang metal yin metal 22 yin wood 28 yin metal 34 yin fire 40 yin water 46 yin earth 52 yin wood 58 yin metal

23 yang fire 29 yang water 35 yang earth 41 yang wood 47 yang metal 53 yang fire 59 yang water

24 yin fire 30 yin water 36 yin earth 42 yin wood 48 yin metal 54 yin fire 60 yin water

4. The stem element is yang earth. 5. Refer to the hour chart (Five Rats Chase the Hour Chart) below and note yang earth in the top row, move down the column under yang earth and locate the time of the day for yang earth, it is 11:00am-1:00pm, this is the opening time.

Timely Acupoint Chart Five Rats Chase the Hour Locating the Opening Acupoint Day Stem 11 pm-1 am Rat-Zi 1 am-3 am Ox-Zhou 3 am-5 am Tiger-yin 5 am-7 am Rabbit-Mao 7 am-9 am Dragon-Zhen 9 am-11 am Snake-Si 11 am-1 pm Horse-Wu 1 pm-3 pm Sheep-Wei 3 pm-5 pm Monkey-Shen 5 pm-7 pm Cock-You 7 pm- 9 pm Dog-Xu 9 pm-11 pm Pig-Hai

yang wood yang metal yang fire yin earth yin wood yin metal yang wood yang fire yang earth

yang water yang earth yin fire yin water yang metal yang water

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yin fire

yin wood

6. The next step is to locate the opening acupoint—it is the first acupoint of the six acupoints for the Zi Wu Liu Zhu method. Refer to the Zi Wu Liu Zhu day stem table and locate yang earth (see the table below), identify the asterisked time period that identifies the opening acupoint and follow the sequence of five acupoints, they comprise the Zi Wu Liu Zhu acupoint method. The sequence of Zi Wu Liu Zhu acupoints may extend into a new day, follow the pattern of acupoints as they flow every other 2-hour period. This book contains tables listing all stems in their cycles; below is a summary of the full table, note the asterisk acupoint or Stomach 45. Identify the pattern: Large Intestine 2, Bladder 65, Gall Bladder 38, Small Intestine 8 and San Jiao 6. Stomach 45 to Bladder 65 is on the yang earth day, the rest are on the following day or the yin earth day. In this example, Bladder 65 is the stream acupoint and requires the source acupoint (Stomach 42) of the opening channel (Stomach) to be needled.

Zi Wu Liu Zhu 24-hour Table Yang earth day stem 11pm1 am Rat yang earth Wu

yin GB 38 earth wood Ji

1am- 3am- 5am7am3am 5am 7 am 9 am Ox Tiger Rabbit Dragon KD 7 LV 8 water wood

Si 8 fire

SJ 6

9am11am Snake PC 7

* SP 1 earth

11am1pm Horse

* ST 45 earth

1 pm- 3 pm3 pm 5 pm Sheep Monkey LI 2 metal

5pm7pm Cock

7pm- 9pm9 pm 11pm Dog Pig BL 65 water ST 42

LU 10 metal

KD 3 water

LV 4 wood

(SP 3)

7. Notice Stomach 45 is the first acupoint of the Zi Wu Liu Zhu pattern of six points, it is the well acupoint and the first on the channel flow. a. The method to find the next acupoint is based on two theories: the five phases and the five transporting acupoints. b. The Stomach is the earth phase and corresponds to the day stem phase, in five phases theory, earth generates metal, therefore, the metal channel will be the second channel in the pattern. c. The acupoint sequence follows the five transporting acupoint theory, Large Intestine 2 is selected, it is the second acupoint in the sequence and is the spring acupoint. 8. Zi Wu Liu Zhu follows two cycles, the sheng/generating cycle and the five transporting cycle (well, spring, stream, river and sea). Metal generates water, therefore, water is the next channel. The next acupoint is Bladder 65, the stream acupoint, needle the source acupoint of the opening channel, which is Stomach 42 when Bladder 65 is indicated. 9. Follow the pattern from water to wood and then fire, moving from the stream to the river and then sea acupoints. 10.

The Stomach is a yang channel, therefore, the sixth acupoint will be on the San Jiao channel, select the mother five phase acupoint of the timely channel Stomach, fire is the mother of earth, select the fire acupoint on the San Jiao channel, it is San Jiao 6.

Example 2 The treatment day is June 30, 2005 1. Refer to the Chinese calendar and locate June 30, 2005, note the number on this day. The stem-branch binomial is 22.

2005 Chinese Calendar Stem-Branch Binomial Table Day

Jan

Feb

March

April

May

June

July

Aug

Sept

Oct

Nov

Dec

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 day

22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 Jan

53 54 55 56 57 58 59 60 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20

21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 March

52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 60 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21

22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 May

53 54 55 56 57 58 59 60 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22

23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 53 July

54 55 56 57 58 59 60 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 Aug

25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 53 54

55 56 57 58 59 60 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 Oct

26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 53 54 55

56 57 58 59 60 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 Dec

Feb

April

June

Sept

Nov

2. Refer to the stem-branch chart (60-Binomials)

60-Binomial Chart (Excludes Branches) Number stem Number stem Number stem Number stem

1 yang wood 7 yang metal 13 yang fire 19 yang water

2 yin wood 8 yin metal 14 yin fire 20 yin water

3 yang fire 9 yang water 15 yang earth 21 yang wood

4 yin fire 10 yin water 16 yin earth 22 yin wood

5 yang earth 11 yang wood 17 yang metal 23 yang fire

6 yin earth 12 yin wood 18 yin metal 24 yin fire

Number stem Number stem Number stem Number stem Number stem Number stem

25 yang earth 31 yang wood 37 yang metal 43 yang fire 49 yang water 55 yang earth

26 yin earth 32 yin wood 38 yin metal 44 yin fire 50 yin water 56 yin earth

27 yang metal 33 yang fire 39 yang water 45 yang earth 51 yang wood 57 yang metal

28 yin metal 34 yin fire 40 yin water 46 yin earth 52 yin wood 58 yin metal

29 yang water 35 yang earth 41 yang wood 47 yang metal 53 yang fire 59 yang water

30 yin water 36 yin earth 42 yin wood 48 yin metal 54 yin fire 60 yin water

3. The stem element is yin wood. 4. Refer to the timely acupoint chart on the next page, locate yin wood in the top row and move down the columns and identify the time of the day that is yin wood, it is 5:00pm7:00pm, this is the opening time. This is the yin wood time period on a yin wood day, it is the horary energy pattern within a daily and hourly cycle.

Timely Acupoint Chart Locating the opening acupoint Day Stem 11 pm-1 am Rat-Zi 1 am-3 am Ox-Zhou 3 am-5 am Tiger-yin 5 am-7 am Rabbit-Mao 7 am-9 am Dragon-Zhen 9 am-11 am Snake-Si 11 am-1 pm Horse-Wu 1 pm-3 pm Sheep-Wei 3 pm-5 pm Monkey-Shen 5 pm-7 pm Cock-You 7 pm- 9 pm Dog-Xu 9 pm-11 pm Pig-Hai

yang wood yang metal yang fire yin earth yin wood yin metal yang wood yang fire yang earth

yang water yang earth yin fire yin water yang metal yang water

yin wood

yin fire

yin earth

yin metal

yang fire

yang earth

yang metal yang water

yang wood

yin fire

yin earth

yin metal

yin wood

yang earth

yang metal yang water yang wood

yang fire

yin earth

yin metal

yin fire

yin water

yin water

yin wood

yin water

yang metal yang water yang wood yang fire

yang earth

yin metal

yin fire

yin earth

yang water yang wood yang fire

yang earth

yang metal

yin water

yin fire

yin earth

yin metal

yang wood yang fire

yang earth

yang metal

yang water

yin wood

yin earth

yin metal

yin water

yin water

yin wood

yin fire

yin wood

5. Below is the yin wood-Liver Zi Wu Liu Zhu table, it lists the time of the opening acupoint which is Liver 1 at 5:00pm-:00pm, the second Zi Wu Liu Zhu acupoint is Heart 8 at 9:00pm-1:00pm, the third is Spleen 3, then Lung 8, Kidney 10 and Pericardium 8. This process is the five phases pattern of wood, fire, earth, metal and water, because Liver is a yin channel the last acupoint is on the pericardium channel.

Zi Wu Liu Zhu acupoints 24-hour Table Yin wood day stem

Yin wood (Yi) – Liver day stem 11pm1 am Rat timely day

1am-3am Ox

Transitional day

SP 3 earth

3am-5am Tiger

5am7 am Rabbit

7am9 am Dragon

9am-11am Snake

11am1pm Horse

1 pm-3 pm Sheep

3 pm5 pm Monkey

5pm7pm Cock

* LV 1 wood LU 8 metal

KD 10 water

7pm- 9 pm Dog

9pm- 11pm Pig HT 8 fire

PC 8 fire

6. The first row in this table is yin wood and its opening time is 5:00pm, this begins the six 2-hour pattern of Zi Wu Liu Zhu acupoints. Note the pattern will go into a new day (transitional day) which is the second row and is a yang fire day, the pattern follows the generating cycle: yang wood to yin wood to yang fire and then yin fire, etc. When the Zi Wu Liu Zhu acupoints enter a new day they are transitional acupoints and transitional qi.

Zi Wu Liu Zhu Step-by-Step Method: 1. Assume the day stem is yang wood. 2. Locate yang wood in the top row of Five Rats Chase the Hour Chart, it is underlined and in larger font in the chart below. 3. Locate the two-hour time frame containing the day stem (see yang wood/dog in column one).

Timely Acupoint Chart Locating the Opening acupoint Five Rats Chase the Hour Day Stem 11 pm-1 am Rat-Zi 1 am-3 am Ox-Zhou 3 am-5 am Tiger-yin 5 am-7 am Rabbit-Mao 7 am-9 am Dragon-Zhen 9 am-11 am Snake-Si 11 am-1 pm Horse-Wu 1 pm-3 pm Sheep-Wei 3 pm-5 pm Monkey-Shen 5 pm-7 pm Cock-You 7 pm- 9 pm Dog-Xu 9 pm-11 pm Pig-Hai

yang metal yang fire yin wood yin metal

yang water yang earth yin fire yin water

yang fire

yang earth

yang metal yang water

yin wood

yin fire

yin earth

yin metal

yang fire

yang earth

yang metal yang water yang wood

yin fire

yin earth

yin metal

yang earth

yang metal yang water yang wood yang fire

yin earth

yin metal

yang metal

yang water yang wood yang fire

yang earth

yin metal

yin water

yin fire

yin earth

yang water

yang wood yang fire

yang earth

yang metal

yin water

yin wood

yin fire

yin earth

yin metal

yang wood

yang fire

yang earth

yang metal yang water

GB 44 yin wood

yin fire

yin earth

yin metal

yang wood yin earth yang wood

yin water

yin wood

yin water

yin wood

yin water

yin wood

yin fire

yin water

1. Yang wood is the Gallbladder channel, this is the first channel needled. The well acupoint is always the first needled in this method. 2. Gallbladder 44 is the well point and the first point on the channel and is the opening point, 7pm-9pm is the opening time; needle Gallbladder 44 only during 7pm-9pm in this method. The well acupoint is needled during the 2-hour wood time period during a wood day. 3. The process of selecting the next acupoint follows two patterns, the first is the generating (sheng) cycle of the five phases for the channels and the second is the sequence of the transporting acupoints. In this example, the second channel is fire, therefore, select the Small Intestine channel. Select the spring acupoint, which is the second acupoint of the five transporting acupoints and is Small Intestine 2, the corresponding time is 11pm-1pm, see table below.

Timely Acupoint Chart Locating the Opening Acupoint Day Stem

yang wood

11 pm-1 am Rat-Zi

yin earth yang wood

yang metal yin wood

yang fire yin metal

yang water yang earth yin fire yin water

yang fire Si 2

yang earth

yang metal yang water yin metal

1 am-3 am Ox-Zhou 3 am-5 am Tiger-yin 5 am-7 am Rabbit-Mao 7 am-9 am Dragon-Zhen 9 am-11 am Snake-Si 11 am-1 pm Horse-Wu 1 pm-3 pm Sheep-Wei 3 pm-5 pm Monkey-Shen 5 pm-7 pm Cock-You 7 pm- 9 pm Dog-Xu

yin wood

yin fire

yin earth

yang fire

yang earth

yang metal yang water yang wood

yin fire

yin earth

yin metal

yang earth

yang metal

yang water yang wood yang fire

yin earth

yin metal

yin water

yang metal

yang water

yang wood yang fire

yang earth

yin metal

yin water

yin wood

yin fire

yin earth

yang water

yang wood

yang fire

yang earth

yang metal

yin water

yin wood

yin fire

yin earth

yin metal

yang wood GB 44

yang fire

yang earth

yang metal yang water

9 pm-11 pm Pig-Hai

yin wood

yin fire

yin earth

yin metal

yin water

yin wood

yin water

yin wood

yin fire

yin water

4. Move forward to the next yang pattern which is yang earth and the Stomach channel, select the third of the five transporting acupoints which is the stream acupoint or Stomach 43; its opening time is 3am-5am. Return to the source - when a stream acupoint is indicated needle a source acupoint. The day stem is yang wood and the source point of yang wood is Gallbladder 40, select this source point when a stream acupoint is indicated. Needle Stomach 43 and Gallbladder 40.

Timely Acupoint Chart Locating the opening acupoint Day Stem 11 pm-1 am Rat-Zi

yang wood yin earth yang wood

yang metal yin wood

yang fire yin metal

yang water yang earth yin fire yin water

yang fire Si 2

yang earth

yang metal yang water yin metal

1 am-3 am Ox-Zhou 3 am-5 am Tiger-yin

yin wood

yin fire

yin earth

yang fire

yang earth Stomach 43

yang metal yang water yang wood

5 am-7 am Rabbit-Mao 7 am-9 am Dragon-Zhen

yin fire

yin earth

yin metal

yang earth

yang metal Li 5

yang water yang wood yang fire

9 am-11 am Snake-Si 11 am-1 pm Horse-Wu 1 pm-3 pm Sheep-Wei 3 pm-5 pm Monkey-Shen 5 pm-7 pm Cock-You 7 pm- 9 pm Dog-Xu

yin earth

yin metal

yin water

yang metal

yang water

yang wood yang fire

yang earth

yin metal

yin water

yin wood

yin fire

yin earth

yang water

yang wood

yang fire

yang earth

yang metal

yin water

yin wood

yin fire

yin earth

yin metal

yang wood GB 44

yang fire

yang earth

yang metal yang water

9 pm-11 pm Pig-Hai

yin wood

yin fire

yin earth

yin metal

yin water

yin wood

yin water

yin wood

yin fire

yin water

5. The next yang stem is yang metal and it is the Large Intestine channel, select the fourth of the five transporting acupoints, which is the river point and it is Large Intestine 5, it opens at 7am-9am. 6. The next yang stem is yang water, it is the Bladder channel, select the sea acupoint/Bladder 40, it opens at 11am-1pm, see below.

Timely Acupoint Chart Locating the Opening Acupoint Day Stem 11 pm-1 am Rat-Zi

yang wood yin earth yang wood

yang metal yin wood

yang fire yin metal

yang water yang earth yin fire yin water

yang fire Si 2

yang earth

yang metal yang water yin metal

1 am-3 am Ox-Zhou 3 am-5 am Tiger-yin

yin wood

yin fire

yin earth

yang fire

yang earth Stomach 43

yang metal yang water yang wood

5 am-7 am Rabbit-Mao 7 am-9 am Dragon-Zhen

yin fire

yin earth

yin metal

yang earth

yang metal Li 5

yang water yang wood yang fire

9 am-11 am Snake-Si 11 am-1 pm Horse-Wu

yin earth

yin metal

yin water

yang metal

yang water Bladder 40

yang wood yang fire

yang earth

1 pm-3 pm yin metal Sheep-Wei 3 pm-5 pm yang water Monkey-Shen 5 pm-7 pm yin water Cock-You 7 pm- 9 pm yang wood Dog-Xu

yin water

yin wood

yin fire

yin earth

yang wood

yang fire

yang earth

yang metal

yin wood

yin fire

yin earth

yin metal

yang fire

yang earth

yang metal yang water

9 pm-11 pm Pig-Hai

yin fire

yin earth

yin metal

yin water

yin wood

yin water

yin wood

yin fire

GB 44

yin wood

yin water

7. The Gallbladder is a yang channel and requires the San Jiao channel to be needled, it is the sixth acupoint in the Zi Wu Liu Zhu method. Select the element that is the mother of the opening channel, water is the mother of the opening channel, which is wood/Gallbladder, select the water acupoint on the San Jiao channel/San Jiao 2, it opens at 3pm-5pm; see the table below.

Timely Acupoint Chart Locating the Opening Acupoint Day Stem

yang wood

yin earth 11 pm-1 am yang wood Rat-Zi

yang metal yin wood

yang fire yin metal

yang water yin fire

yang earth yin water

yang fire Si 2

yang earth

yang metal

yang water

1 am-3 am Ox-Zhou 3 am-5 am Tiger-yin

yin wood

yin fire

yin earth

yin metal

yin water

yang fire

yang earth Stomach 43 Gallbladder 40

yang metal

yang water

yang wood

5 am-7 am Rabbit-Mao 7 am-9 am DragonZhen 9 am-11 am Snake-Si 11 am-1 pm Horse-Wu

yin fire

yin earth

yin metal

yin water

yin wood

yang earth

yang metal Li 5

yang water

yang wood

yang fire

yin earth

yin metal

yin water

yin wood

yin fire

yang metal

yang water Bladder 40

yang wood

yang fire

yang earth

1 pm-3 pm Sheep-Wei 3 pm-5 pm MonkeyShen 5 pm-7 pm Cock-You 7 pm- 9 pm Dog-Xu

yin metal

yin water

yin wood

yin fire

yin earth

yang water

San Jiao 2

yang fire

yang earth

yang metal

yin water

yin wood

yin fire

yin earth

yin metal

yang wood Gb 44

yang fire

yang earth

yang metal

yang water

9 pm-11 pm Pig-Hai

yin wood

yin fire

yin earth

yin metal

yin water

The table above shows how acupoints flow in a pattern of six time periods, the acupoints move through the five transporting acupoints in their exact order from the well to the sea acupoints, and the channels follow the promoting cycle from wood to water.

Zi Wu Liu Zhu Energy Patterns The Zi Wu Liu Zhu method requires identifying the day stem for the treatment day. Once the day stem is identified the same element is identified during its corresponding day, it will be one of the 2-hour time frames. This method matches each 2-hour time frame with the day stem element, this is the horary two hours located on its related element day. For example, on a yin metal day stem the method requires identifying the yin metal time frame, matching the day element to the hour element, it would be 5:00am-7:00am. Once the corresponding element time frame is known a pattern of 24-hours is revealed, it contains twelve yang and twelve yin element time frames, the traditional double hours. The method requires matching yin to yin and yang to yang, for instance, on a yin element day needle yin channels and on a yang element day needle yang channels. Only yang channels are needled during yang time frames on yang days, and only yin channels are needled during yin time frames on yin days. Two other patterns are contained in this method. The first channel selected is always the same element channel as the day stem, for example, a yin fire day stem begins with the Heart channel, or a yang water day begins with the Bladder channel. The second and remaining channels continue the five phases generating cycle pattern, for instance, if the day stem is the Heart (fire) the second channel is yin earth/Spleen, the third is yin metal/Lung, the fourth is yin water/Kidney and the fifth is yin wood/Liver. The pattern originates with the element of the day stem and follows the pattern of the five phases generating cycle. The second pattern is the five transporting acupoints, the well acupoint is always needled first and progressively follows the order of the five transporting acupoints: well, spring, stream, river and then the sea acupoint.

Energy Pattern Summary Once the day stem is identified four patterns are followed for the 24-hours of the Zi Wu Liu Zhu cycle: 1. Six 2-hour time frames are identified which follow the pattern all yang or all yin time periods. 2. Every channel pattern needled is either all yang or all yin and follows the polarity of the day stem element. 3. The acupoints needled follow the five transporting acupoint system sequence: the first acupoint treated is always the well acupoint and the following acupoints will be the spring, stream, river and sea points in that order. 4. The sequence of channels treated follows the five phases generating cycle. For example, if the day stem is yang fire, the first channel is fire/Small Intestine, the second is earth/Stomach, the third is metal/Large Intestine, the fourth is water/Bladder and the fifth is wood/Gallbladder. The following tables contain the pattern of acupoints used in the ZWDS method. The five phases, five transporting and special acupoints are listed in the “Tables” section at the end of the book.

Zi Wu Liu Zhu Acupoint Pattern The first or opening point of each channel is its well acupoint, then the pattern flows to each of the five transporting acupoints.

Five Transporting and Five Phases Acupoints Cycles Yin Jing well Ying spring Shu Jing He Channels stream river sea Opening Channels source Lung Lung Kidney Liver Heart Spleen Spleen Spleen Lung Kidney Liver Heart Heart Heart Spleen Lung Kidney wood Kidney Kidney Liver Heart Spleen Lung Liver Liver Heart Spleen Lung Kidney

Yin channel stream acupoints are also source acupoints and fulfill the requirement that when a stream acupoint is indicated, a source acupoint must be needled. No additional acupoint on yin channels is required to be needled. Yang Channels Jing Opening Channel well

Ying spring

Large Intestine

Large Intestine

Bladder

Stomach

Stomach

Small Intestine

Small Intestine

Large Intestine Stomach

Bladder

Bladder

Gallbladder

Gallbladder Small Intestine

Gallbladder

Shu stream Add source Gallbladder Large Intestine 4 Bladder Stomach 42 Large Intestine Small Intestine 4 Small Intestine Bladder 64 Stomach Gallbladder 40

Jing river

He sea

Small Intestine Stomach

Gallbladder

Small Intestine

Bladder

Gallbladder

Stomach

Large Intestine

Large Intestine Bladder

Stream acupoints on yang channels are not a source acupoint and it is required to needle the source acupoint of the opening channel; these acupoints are listed in the table.

Substitute Acupoints Zi Wu Liu Zhu Substitute Acupoints Stem combinations are presented in chapter 67 of the Nei Jing Su Wen. One translation of the name of the chapter is “Five-Phase Circuits”. The principles in that chapter are the basis for the application of the Substitute Zi Wu Liu Zhu acupoints. Stem combinations are an integral aspect of Zi Ping/Four Pillars of Destiny Chinese Astrology method. One application is that stem elements can change with specific combinations, it is like mixing colors together, certain colors combine to create a new color. Specific stems combine and share the same new element providing the basis for substitute acupoints; this theory is found in the Nei Jing and is often used to predict pathogens during years.

He Tu Legend is Fu Xi found the He Tu diagram, a profound energy formation with many applications in the Taoist arts. The He Tu combinations have energetic relationships and can be used to identify cosmological patterns. Some advance Feng Shui prosperity methods utilize the He Tu patterns. Some also believe the He Tu is the oldest of all Taoist diagrams. This diagram is key in understanding the Zi Wu Liu Zhu Substitute Pairings. The He Tu pairs: 1. 2. 3. 4.

The top is south, fire and 2, 7 West is to the right and is 4, 9 and metal The bottom is water, north and 1, 6 To the left is east, wood and 3, 8

He Tu Pairs: 1, 6

3, 8

4, 9

2,7

Dark Dots are yin Clear Dots are yang Note in each of the cardinal directions there are two numbers, one is yang and one is yin, reflecting yin-yang in each direction. In the center there are five dots, five represents the center, core, yuan or the primordial, and it is

the earth element. This diagram reveals all elements, numbers and directions originate from the center or earth. Each He Tu combination is related to the number five, for example, 1. 2. 3. 4.

6-1=5 9-4=5 8-3=5 7-2=5.

All combinations originate from the center.

He Tu Combinations 1-6 combine to create water

3-8 combine to create wood

2-7 combine to create fire

4-9 combine to create metal

These He Tu combinations are a key in Chinese metaphysics. The central principle is there are relationships between two directions (and stems), these relationships are united and paired creating Coupled or Substitute Pairs. He Tu combinations:

1-6

3-8

4-9

2-7

In Chinese astrology, stems can combine and transform to a new element, it is always a yang stem combining with a yin stem, and the yang stem controls the yin stem in the five phases. The table below shows the stem combinations.

Stem Combinations

New element

Yang wood and yin earth Yang metal and yin wood Yang fire and yin metal Yang water and yin fire Yang earth and yin water

earth metal water wood fire

The stem pairs and their transformations are an integral aspect of Zi Wu Liu Zhu. In the Zi Wu Liu Zhu method, stems are paired under the theory of Guest and Host (Husband and Wife), these are the controlling five phases pairs and are the pairs presented in the table above, they can substitute for each other. These pairings are found in chapter 67 of the Nei Jing Su Wen. The table below contains yang wood and yin earth, they are Zi Wu Liu Zhu substitute pairs; notice during the yang wood day at 7:00am-9:00am there is no acupoint, its pair yin earth can be used as the substitute acupoint, needle San Jiao 6 as the Zi Wu Liu Zhu acupoint, apply this method to any time periods with no acupoint. Tables in this book contain these stem pairs.

Time

Yang wood Jia

Yin earth Ji

1 2 3 4

Rat Ox Tiger Rabbit

11 pm-1 am 1 am-3 am 3 am-5 am 5 am-7 am

GB 38-wood

5 6

Dragon Snake

7 am-9 am 9 am-11 am

7 8 9 10 11 12

Horse Sheep Monkey Cock Dog Pig

11 am-1 pm 1 pm-3 pm Lung 5 – metal LU 10-metal 3 pm-5 pm 5 pm-7 pm Pericardium 9 KD 3-water 7 pm- 9 pm * Gallbladder 44 - wood 9 pm-11 pm LV 4-wood

Liver 2 - wood Si 8-fire Heart 7 - fire (Kidney 3) (Pericardium 7) Spleen 5 – earth

SJ 6 * SP 1-earth

The tables in the next chapter contain Zi Wu Liu Zhu tables used for this method. Note stem pairs are presented together, if the 2-hour time frame has no timely acupoint use the paired acupoint, because they share the same element they share a similar energetic influence (they share the same transformed element). Stem combination partners provide a method for selecting a timely acupoint during most 2-hour cycles, these alterative points are substitute acupoints.

Modern Applications of Zi Wu Liu Zhu The traditional method of Zi Wu Liu Zhu identifies one timely acupoint during a two-hour period of time. Zi Wu Liu Zhu unites yin and yang polarities and skips every other time period creating two-hour cycles where no acupoint is available, in clinical practice that is not practical and practitioners have added new methods for void time periods. The following lists a variety of methods for applying Zi Wu Liu Zhu in clinical practice. 1. Select the paired-substitute acupoint during time periods when there is no traditional Zi Wu Liu Zhu acupoint. 2. Select any acupoints on the timely channel based on the day stem and its six 2-hour patterns; apply appropriate acupuncture point selection strategies. For example, if the day stem is yang metal and the person was diagnosed with Kidney yin deficiency, select the metal acupoint on the Large Intestine Channel, the water acupoint on the Large Intestine channel or other acupoints that supplement metal or the water element. 3. Select the horary acupoint on the timely channel, this acupoint has a potent influence on the channel. 4. Apply the five phases theory of acupuncture. a. If there is an excess select the child five phase acupoint on the timely channel b. If there is a deficiency select the mother five phase acupoint on the timely channel

Summary Modern Zi Wu Liu Zhu Applications a. Select the one Zi Wu Liu Zhu acupoint. b. Select the Zi Wu Liu Zhu substitute acupoint. c. Select any acupoints on the timely channel based on Chinese medical theories. d. Select the horary acupoint on the timely channel. e. Select the proper five phase acupoint on the timely channel, either the reinforicing (parent) or sedation (child) acupoint.

Examples Traditional Zi Wu Liu Zhu Method 1. Treatment Date: February 14, 2005. 2. Day stem is yin earth/ binomial 6. 3. The opening time for February 14, 2005 is 9:00am-11:00am. The points listed in the table below are the traditional Zi Wu Liu Zhu acupoints; select the acupoints listed.

Zi Wu Liu Zhu Table Ten Stem Day Pattern in Generating (sheng) Cycle Day Stem yin earth Ji

11pm1 am Rat

1am3am Ox

3am5am Tiger

5am7 am Rabbit

7am9 am Dragon

9am11am Snake * SP 1 earth

11am1pm Horse

1 pm-3 pm Sheep LU 10 metal

3 pm5 pm Monkey

5pm7pm Cock KD 3 water

7pm9 pm Dog

9pm11pm Pig LV 4 wood

Substitution Method Yang wood and yin earth are pairs and used as substitute acupoints, when available select the substitute acupoint. A yin earth day’s opening time is 9:00am, if your patient arrives at 7:00pm, select Gallbladder 44, it is the substitute paired Zi Wu Liu Zhu acupoint. 11pm1 am Rat yang wood Jia

1am-3am Ox

3am-5am Tiger

LV 2 wood

5am7 am Rabbit HT 7 fire

7am9 am Dragon

9am-11am Snake

11am1pm Horse

1 pm-3 pm Sheep

3 pm5 pm Monkey

SP 5 earth

LU 5 metal

5pm7pm Cock PC 9

* SP 1 earth

LU 10 metal

KD 3 water

7pm- 9 pm Dog

9pm- 11pm Pig

* GB44 wood

(KD 3) (PC 7) yin earth Ji

GB 38 wood

Si 8 fire

SJ 6

LV 4 wood

Select any acupoints on the timely channel. At 9:00am select any appropriate acupoint on the spleen channel for the condition, for example, if the patient is spleen qi deficient select Spleen 3, Spleen 6 or Spleen 9 in any combination based on acupuncture principles. In this method, we are not limited to the one Zi Wu Liu Zhu acupoint or its substitute. If the treatment is at 1:30pm select appropriate acupoints on the Lung channel. Yin Earth-Ji 11pm1 am Rat GB 38 wood

1am3am Ox

3am5am Tiger Si 8 fire

5am7 am Rabbit

7am9 am Dragon

9am11am Snake

SJ 6

* SP 1 earth

11am1pm Horse

1 pm-3 pm Sheep LU 10 metal

3 pm5 pm Monkey

5pm7pm Cock KD 3 water

7pm- 9 pm Dog

9pm11pm Pig LV 4 wood

(SP 3)

Select the Horary acupoint on the timely channel. Select the earth acupoint on the Spleen channel during 9:00am-11:00am, select the metal acupoint on the Lung channel during 1pm-3pm and select the water acupoint on the Kidney channel during 5pm-7pm.

Five Phase Theory Tonification Your patient has Kidney yin deficiency and is being treated at 5:30pm, select the tonifying acupoint of the Kidney/water channel, which is Kidney 7 (metal element), this is the parent nourishing the child. Sedation Your patient has phlegm in the Lungs and is scheduled to be treated at 1:30pm, select the sedation acupoint of the Lungs or Lung 5 (water element), this is the child sedating the parent.

Treatment day: March 19, 2005 1. 2. 3. 4.

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Day Stem

9

yang water Ren

4

yin fire Ding

11pm1 am Rat

Li 3 metal Si 4

Binomial is 39. The day stem element is yang water. The table below contains the Zi Wu Liu Zhu points for this day. Select alternative acupoints when no acupoints are listed, for example, horary, yuan, five phase (element) acupoints or use the Ling Gui Ba Fa method. 1am3am Ox PC 3

3am5am Tiger * BL 67 water

BL 60 water

5am7 am Rabbit

7am9 am Dragon GB 43 wood

GB 34 wood

9am11am Snake

11am1pm Horse Si 3 fire

BL 64 SJ 4 SJ 3

1 pm3 pm Sheep

* HT 9 fire

3 pm5 pm Monkey ST 41 earth

5pm7pm Cock

SP 2 earth

7pm9 pm Dog Li 11 metal

9pm11pm Pig

LU 9 metal (HT 7)

Treatment day: April 26 1. Binomial 17. 2. The day stem element is yang metal. 3. Select alternative acupoints when none are listed, for example, horary, yuan, five phase (element) acupoints or use the Ling Gui Ba Fa method. Day Stem 7

yang metal Geng

2

yin wood Yi

11pm1 am Rat

Si 2

1am3am Ox HT 3 fire

3am5am Tiger

ST 43 earth GB40

5am7 am Rabbit PC 5

7am9 am Dragon * Li 1 metal Li 5 metal

9am11am Snake

11am1pm Horse BL 66 water

BL 40 water

1 pm3 pm Sheep

3 pm5 pm Monkey GB 41 wood Li 4 SJ 2

5pm7pm Cock

* LV 1 wood

7pm9 pm Dog Si 5 fire

9pm11pm Pig

HT 8 fire

Zi Wu Liu Zhu Tables

Chinese Calendar Stem-Branch Binomial Table

2005 Day 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 day

Jan 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 Jan

Feb 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 60 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20

Feb

March 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 March

April 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 60 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 April

May 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 May

June 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 60 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 June

July 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 53 July

Aug 54 55 56 57 58 59 60 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 Aug

Sept 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 53 54 Sept

Oct 55 56 57 58 59 60 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 Oct

Nov 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 53 54 55 Nov

Dec 56 57 58 59 60 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 Dec

Chinese Calendar Stem-Branch Binomial Table 2006 Day 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 day

Jan 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 54 54 55 56 57 Jan

Feb 58 59 60 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25

Feb

March 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 53 54 55 56 March

April 57 58 59 60 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 April

May 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 53 54 55 56 57 May

June 58 59 60 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 June

July 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 July

Aug 59 60 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 Aug

Sept 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 Sept

Oct 60 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 Oct

Nov 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 60 Nov

Dec 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 Dec

Chinese Calendar Stem-Branch Binomial Table

2007 Day 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 day

Jan 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 60 1 2 Jan

Feb 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30

Feb

March 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 60 1 March

April 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 April

May 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 60 1 2 May

June 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 June

July 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 60 1 2 3 July

Aug 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 Aug

Sept 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 60 1 2 3 4 Sept

Oct 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 Oct

Nov 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 60 1 2 3 4 5 Nov

Dec 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 Dec

60-Binomial Chart (Excludes Branches) Number stem Number stem Number stem Number stem Number stem Number stem Number stem Number stem Number stem Number stem

1 yang wood 7 yang metal 13 yang fire 19 yang water 25 yang earth 31 yang wood 37 yang metal 43 yang fire 49 yang water 55 yang earth

2 yin wood 8 yin metal 14 yin fire 20 yin water 26 yin earth 32 yin wood 38 yin metal 44 yin fire 50 yin water 56 yin earth

3 yang fire 9 yang water 15 yang earth 21 yang wood 27 yang metal 33 yang fire 39 yang water 45 yang earth 51 yang wood 57 yang metal

4 yin fire 10 yin water 16 yin earth 22 yin wood 28 yin metal 34 yin fire 40 yin water 46 yin earth 52 yin wood 58 yin metal

5 yang earth 11 yang wood 17 yang metal 23 yang fire 29 yang water 35 yang earth 41 yang wood 47 yang metal 53 yang fire 59 yang water

6 yin earth 12 yin wood 18 yin metal 24 yin fire 30 yin water 36 yin earth 42 yin wood 48 yin metal 54 yin fire 60 yin water

Timely Acupoint Chart Locating the Opening Acupoint Five Rats Chase the Hour Simplified chart Day Stem 11 pm-1 am Rat-Zi 1 am-3 am Ox-Zhou 3 am-5 am Tiger-yin 5 am-7 am Rabbit-Mao 7 am-9 am Dragon-Zhen 9 am-11 am Snake-Si 11 am-1 pm Horse-Wu 1 pm-3 pm Sheep-Wei 3 pm-5 pm Monkey-Shen 5 pm-7 pm Cock-You 7 pm- 9 pm Dog-Xu 9 pm-11 pm Pig-Hai

yang wood yang metal yang fire yin earth yin wood yin metal yang wood yang fire yang earth

yang water yang earth yin fire yin water yang metal yang water

yin wood

yin fire

yin earth

yin metal

yang fire

yang earth

yang metal yang water

yang wood

yin fire

yin earth

yin metal

yin wood

yang earth

yang metal yang water yang wood

yang fire

yin earth

yin metal

yin fire

yin water

yin water

yin wood

yin water

yang metal yang water yang wood yang fire

yang earth

yin metal

yin fire

yin earth

yang water yang wood yang fire

yang earth

yang metal

yin water

yin fire

yin earth

yin metal

yang wood yang fire

yang earth

yang metal

yang water

yin wood

yin earth

yin metal

yin water

yin water

yin wood

yin fire

yin wood

Hour Stem and Branch Chart Five Rats Chase the Hour Complete chart with Stems and Branches

Day Stem yang wood yang metal yang fire yang water yang earth yin earth yin wood yin metal yin fire yin water 11 pm-1 am 1 am-3 am 3 am-5 am 5 am-7 am 7 am-9 am 9 am-11 am 11 am-1 pm 1 pm-3 pm 3 pm-5 pm 5 pm-7 pm 7 pm- 9 pm 9 pm-11 pm

yang wood Rat yin wood Ox yang fire Tiger yin fire Rabbit yang earth Dragon yin earth Snake yang metal Horse yin metal Sheep yang water Monkey yin water Cock yang wood Dog yin wood Pig

yang fire Rat yin fire Ox yang earth Tiger yin earth Rabbit yang metal Dragon yin metal Snake yang water Horse yin water Sheep yang wood Monkey yin wood Cock yang fire Dog yin fire Pig

yang earth Rat yin earth Ox yang metal Tiger yin metal Rabbit yang water Dragon yin water Snake yang wood Horse yin wood Sheep yang fire Monkey yin fire Cock yang earth Dog yin earth Pig

yang metal Rat yin metal Ox yang water Tiger yin water Rabbit yang wood Dragon yin wood Snake yang fire Horse yin fire Sheep yang earth Monkey yin earth Cock yang metal Dog yin metal Pig

yang water Rat yin water Ox yang wood Tiger yin wood Rabbit yang fire Dragon yin fire Snake yang earth Horse yin earth Sheep yang metal Monkey yin metal Cock yang water Dog yin water Pig

Transporting Points & Five Phases Yin Channels

wood

fire

earth

metal

water

jing well

ying spring

shu stream

jing river

he sea

Lung

11

10

Spleen

1 9 T 1 S 9 T 1 H

8 H 5 S 4

5 S 9

Heart

2 T 8 H 2

9 T 3 H 7 S 3

7 T 5

10 H 3

4

8 T

Kidney Pericardium Liver

8 H 2 S

7 S 3

3

Yang Channels

metal

water

wood

fire

earth

jing well

ying spring

shu stream

jing river

he sea

1 H 45 S 1

2 S 44

3

5

43

San Jiao

67 T 1

66 H 2

41 T 5 H 60

11 T 36 H 8 S 40

Gallbladder

44

43 T

Large Intestine Stomach Small Intestine Bladder

2

3 T 65 S 3 T 41 H

6 H 38 S

10 S 34

Code: T=Tonification Point or Mother Point S=Sedation Point or Child Point H=Horary Point, point is the same element as the channel A Horary point is a point on each channel that is the same element as the channel’s element. For example, the Lung is metal and Lung 8 is the metal point on the Lung Channel, therefore, Lung 8 is the horary point of the Lung Channel.

Table 6

Zi Wu Liu Zhu Substitute Table Guest-Host Pairs Day Stem 1

yang wood Jia

6

yin earth Ji

5

yang earth Wu

10

yin water Gui

9

yang water Ren

4

yin fire Ding

11pm1 am Rat

1am3am Ox LV 2 wood

GB 38 wood

3am5am Tiger

5am7 am Rabbit HT 7 fire

Si 8 fire

KD 7 metal

7am9 am Dragon

9am11am Snake SP 5 earth

SJ 6

* SP 1 earth

LV 8 water

PC 7

11am1pm Horse

1 pm3 pm Sheep LU 5 metal

3 pm5 pm Monkey

LU 10 metal

* ST 45 earth

5pm7pm Cock PC 9

7pm9 pm Dog * GB44 wood

KD 3 water

Li 2 metal

9pm11pm Pig

LV 4 wood

BL 65 water ST 42

SJ 1

* KD 1 water

PC 3

Li 3 metal

* BL 67 water BL 60 water

GB 43 wood

Si 3 fire B 64 SJ 3

GB 34 wood

ST 41 earth

* HT 9 fire

Li 11 metal

SP 2 earth

LU 9 metal

Si 4

3

yang fire Bing

8

yin metal Xin

7

yang metal Geng

(HT 7)

SP 3 earth

ST 36 earth

SJ 10

HT 3 fire

LU 8 metal

KD 10 water

PC 8

* LU 11 metal

KD 2 water

LV 3 wood

PC 5

* Li 1 metal

BL 66 water

* Si 1 fire

ST 44 earth

HT 4 fire

GB 41 wood

SP 9 earth

Si 5 fire

Li 4 2

yin wood Yi

SI 2 fire

ST 43 earth GB 40

LI 5 metal

BL 40 water

SJ 2

* LV 1 wood

HT 8 fire

Zi Wu Liu Zhu Table Generating (sheng) Cycle #

Day Stem

1

yang wood Jia

2

yin wood Yi

11pm1 am Rat

1am3am Ox LV 2 wood

SI 2 fire

3am5am Tiger

5am7 am Rabbit HT 7 fire

ST 43 earth

7am9 am Dragon

9am11am Snake SP 5 earth

LI 5 metal

11am1pm Horse

1 pm3 pm Sheep LU 5 metal

BL 40 water

3 pm5 pm Monkey

5pm7pm Cock PC 9

SJ 2

* LV 1 wood

7pm9 pm Dog * GB44 wood

9pm11pm Pig

HT 8 fire

G 40 3

4

yang fire Bing yin fire Ding

SP 3 earth LI 3 metal

LU 8 metal BL 60 water

KD 10 water GB 34 wood

PC 8

SJ 3

* Si 1 fire

* HT 9 fire

ST 44 earth SP 2 earth

LU 9 metal

Si 4 5

yang earth Wu

KD 7 metal

LV 8 water

PC 7

* ST 45 earth

LI 2 metal

BL 65 water ST 42

6

yin earth Ji

7

yang metal Geng

GB 38 wood

Si 8 fire

HT 3 fire

SJ 6

PC 5

* SP 1 earth

* Li 1 metal

LU 10 metal

BL 66 water

KD 3 water

GB 41 wood

LV 4 wood

Si 5 fire

Li 4 8

yin metal Xin

9

yang water Ren

10

yin water Gui

ST 36 earth

SJ 10

PC 3

SJ 1

* BL 67 water

* LU 11 metal

KD 2 water

GB 43 wood

LV 3 wood

Si 3 fire

HT 4 fire

ST 41 earth

SP 9 earth

Li 11 metal

BL 64 * KD 1 water

Special Acupoints Table Channel Tonify Sedate Horary Source Front Mu Lung 9 5 8 9 Lung 1 Large Intestine 11 2 1 4 ST 25 Stomach 41 45 36 42 Ren 12 Spleen 2 5 3 3 Liver 13 Heart 9 7 8 7 Ren 14 Small Intestine 3 8 5 4 Ren 4 Bladder 67 65 66 64 Ren 3 Kidney 7 1 3 GB 25 10 Pericardium 9 5 7 Ren 17 7 San Jiao 10 6 4 Ren 5 3 Gallbladder 38 41 40 GB 24 43 Liver 2 1 3 Liver 14 8

Back Shu UB 13 UB 25 UB 21 UB 20 UB 15 UB 27 UB 28 UB 23 UB 14 UB 22 UB 19 UB 18

Zi Wu Liu Zhu Substitute Table Guest-Host Pairs Day Stem 1

11pm1 am Rat

yang wood Jia

1am3am Ox LV 2 wood

3am5am Tiger

5am7 am Rabbit HT 7 fire

7am9 am Dragon

9am11am Snake SP 5 earth

SJ 6

* SP 1 earth

11am1pm Horse

1 pm3 pm Sheep LU 5 metal

3 pm5 pm Monkey

5pm7pm Cock PC 9

7pm9 pm Dog * GB44 wood

9pm11pm Pig

(KD 3) (PC 7) 6

yin earth Ji

GB 38 wood

Day Stem

11pm1 am Rat

7

yang metal Geng

2

yin wood Yi

Si 8 fire

1am3am Ox HT 3 fire

SI 2 fire

3am5am Tiger

5am7 am Rabbit PC 5

ST 43 earth

7am9 am Dragon * Li 1 metal

9am11am Snake

LI 5 metal

LU 10 metal

11am1pm Horse BL 66 water

1 pm3 pm Sheep

KD 3 water

3 pm5 pm Monkey GB 41 wood Li 4 SJ 2

BL 40 water

5pm7pm Cock

LV 4 wood

7pm9 pm Dog Si 5 fire

* LV 1 wood

9pm11pm Pig

HT 8 fire

GB 40

Day Stem 3

11pm1 am Rat

yang fire Bing

1am3am Ox SP 3 earth

3am5am Tiger

5am7 am Rabbit LU 8 metal

SJ 10

* LU 11 metal

7am9 am Dragon

9am11am Snake KD 10 water

11am1pm Horse

1 pm-3 pm Sheep PC 8

3 pm5 pm Monkey * Si 1 fire

5pm7pm Cock

7pm9 pm Dog ST 44 earth

9pm11pm Pig

(LV 3) 8

yin metal Xin

ST 36 earth

KD 2 water

LV 3 wood

HT 4 fire

SP 9 earth

Zi Wu Liu Zhu Substitute Table Guest-Host Pairs Day Stem 9

4

11pm1 am Rat

yang water Ren

yin fire Ding

1am3am Ox PC 3

Li 3 metal

3am5am Tiger * BL 67 water

5am7 am Rabbit

7am9 am Dragon GB 43 wood

9am11am Snake

11am1pm Horse Si 3 fire

1 pm3 pm Sheep

3 pm5 pm Monkey ST 41 earth

5pm7pm Cock

7pm9 pm Dog Li 11 metal

9pm11pm Pig

B 64 SJ 4

BL 60 water

GB 34 wood

SJ 3

* HT 9 fire

SP 2 earth

LU 9 metal

Si 4

Day Stem 5

11pm1 am Rat

yang earth Wu

1am3am Ox KD 7 metal

3am5am Tiger

5am7 am Rabbit LV 8 water

7am9 am Dragon

9am11am Snake PC 7

11am1pm Horse * ST 45 earth

1 pm3 pm Sheep

3 pm5 pm Monkey Li 2 metal

5pm7pm Cock

7pm9 pm Dog BL 65 water

9pm11pm Pig

ST 42 10

yin water Gui

SJ 1

* KD 1 water

Ling Gui Ba Fa Secrets of the Mysterious Turtle Time acupuncture is based on the waxing-waning of vital substances and the identification of the proper time to needle specific acupuncture points. Treatment at the right time has a potent influence on the vital substances, which can lead to optimal treatment results. Ling Gui Ba Fa (LGBF) is a time based method for acupuncture treatment. The essence of LGBF time acupuncture is identifying which of the eight extraordinary channel’s opening point can most powerfully influence vital substances at a given hour, day, month and year promoting health and vitality. Time acupuncture includes utilizing nature’s energy flows, as reflected by stems and branches. The fundamental difference between traditional acupuncture methods and time based acupuncture is the type of points selected. Time or chrono-acupuncture points should be used in conjunction with traditional acupuncture points, they can be viewed as keys to optimally activating the body’s vital substances, facilitating any treatment plan. An important concept to realize is in the Ling Gua Ba Fa method the waxing time reveals where and when vital substances are full and accessible, by treating them at that time all aspects of the body is influenced, not just one or two channels/organs relating to a particular time. Ling Gui Ba Fa (The Eight Techniques of the Mysterious Turtle) is an acupuncture method for applying stems, branches, eight trigrams and the opening points of the eight extraordinary channels. The eight extraordinary channels influence the most profound levels of health. An old text states “The 360-acupuncture points on the twelve regular channels are controlled by the 66points on the extremities, the 66-points on the extremities are controlled by the 8-opening points”. According to legend a Chinese sage saw a tortoise emerge from a river, which contained special markings in a certain formation that is called the Luo Shu. The Luo Shu, which is also called the Nine Palaces and the Magic Square, is the basis for the Ling Gui Ba Fa method. Odd numbers are yang and represent the celestial and even numbers are yin and represent the terrestrial. The numbers in the four directions (South, West, North, East) are odd and relate to the celestial, the numbers in the four corners (South East, South West, North West, North East) are even and relate to the terrestrial. The Luo Shu and the Later Heaven Ba Gua are integrated. The diagram below presents the eight trigrams in the Luo Shu and the corresponding element, direction and eight extraordinary channel opening point.

Nine Palace Luo Shu South East South South West wood fire earth 4 9 2 Xun Li Kun Gallbladder 41 Lung 7 Kidney 6 East Center West wood earth metal 3 5 7 Zhen Dui San Jiao 5 Kidney 6 Small Intestine 3 North North North West East water metal 8 1 6 Gen Kan Qian Pericardium 6 Bladder 62 Spleen 4

Table A Point Gua-Number Coupled Pair Bladder 62 1 Small Intestine 3 Kidney 6 2,5 Lung 7 San Jiao 5 3 Gallbladder 41 Gall Bladder 41 4 San Jiao 5 Spleen 4 6 Pericardium 6 Small Intestine 3 7 Bladder 62 Pericardium 6 8 Spleen 4 Lung 7 9 Kidney 6

Gua-Number 7 9 4 3 8 1 6 2,5

Table A lists each of the eight opening points and their gua/number. A gua is a trigram. The eight trigrams are the foundation of the I Ching. For our purposes, the number will identify the opening point.

The Ling Gui Ba Fa Method 1. Refer to the following calendar and select the year in question, locate the month of treatment and note the binomial number next to the day. 2. Table B contains the 12-double hours along with every combination of the 60-stembranch combinations (binomials). Locate the binomial number for the treatment day, it is in the top row. 3. Locate the treatment hour in the first column. 4. Identify the intersection of the treatment hour and treatment day binomial, this is the Ling Gui Ba Fa number, refer to Table A for the related opening point. 5. Master Points of the Eight Extraordinary Channels are grouped in pairs. It is very effective to use the paired opeing point in a treatment; this point is referred to as the coupled point. Treat the Ling Gui Ba Fa opeing point first, then utilize the paired point in Table A.

How to use Table B 1. Locate the binomial for the treatment day in the top row. 2. Locate the treatment hour in the first column. 3. Locate the intersection of the day binomial and the treatment hour, this is the Ling Gui Ba Fa number. 4. Refer to Table A for the opening point.

Chinese Calendar Stem-Branch Binomial Table

2005 Day

Jan

Feb

March

April

May

June

July

Aug

Sept

Oct

Nov

Dec

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 day

22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 Jan

53 54 55 56 57 58 59 60 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20

21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 March

52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 60 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21

22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 May

53 54 55 56 57 58 59 60 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22

23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 53 July

54 55 56 57 58 59 60 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 Aug

25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 53 54

55 56 57 58 59 60 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 Oct

26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 53 54 55

56 57 58 59 60 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 Dec

Feb

April

June

Sept

Nov

Table B – Ling Gui Ba Fa Tables Binomials Hour 1 11pm1am 1am-3am 3am-5am 5am-7am 7am-9am 9am11am 11am1pm 1pm3pm 3pm5pm 5pm7pm 7pm9pm 9pm11pm

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

8

5

2

3

5

5

5

1

7

1

2

2

1

5

3

6 4 2 9 3

3 1 4 2 6

5 3 1 8 6

1 5 3 6 4

3 6 4 2 9

3 1 5 3 6

3 1 4 2 9

4 2 6 4 2

5 3 1 4 2

5 2 6 4 2

9 7 5 3 6

6 4 1 5 3

4 2 9 7 5

3 1 5 2 6

1 4 2 9 7

7

4

6

2

4

4

4

5

6

6

1

1

5

4

2

5

2

4

6

7

2

2

3

4

3

8

5

3

2

5

3

5

2

4

5

6

5

1

2

1

6

2

1

6

3

1

3

9

1

3

4

3

5

5

5

4

6

8

3

1

4

1

7

5

1

1

1

3

3

3

7

4

6

1

8

2

5

1

3

8

5

8

6

1

1

5

2

9

5

6

Binomials Hour 16 11pm1am 1am3am 3am5am 5am7am 7am9am 9am11am 11am1pm 1pm3pm 3pm5pm 5pm7pm 7pm9pm 9pm11pm

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

6

8

4

5

2

1

4

4

2

2

2

6

5

8

5

4

6

1

3

6

8

2

7

6

9

6

4

2

6

3

2

4

5

1

3

6

6

5

4

3

4

2

6

4

6

6

7

6

8

1

4

3

3

2

1

2

5

4

2

4

4

5

1

3

5

2

1

1

5

8

6

3

2

5

2

1

3

5

9

3

5

5

8

3

6

3

1

6

3

6

5

7

2

4

1

9

3

8

1

1

1

5

3

7

4

3

5

6

2

4

7

1

6

5

4

5

3

1

5

1

1

8

4

9

2

5

4

4

3

2

3

6

5

3

5

5

6

2

3

6

3

2

2

6

9

1

4

3

6

3

2

4

6

1

4

6

6

9

4

7

4

2

1

4

1

6

2

3

8

2

4

4

3

2

5

2

9

4

2

5

1 2, 5 3 4 6 7 8 9 BL 62 KD 6 SJ 5 GB 41 SP 4 Si 3 Pc 6 Lung 7

Binomials Hour 31

32

33

34

35

36

37

38

39

40

41

42

43

44

45

11pm-1am 1am-3am

8 6

5 3

3 6

4 2

5 3

5 3

5 3

1 4

6 4

6 4

2 9

2 6

1 4

5 3

4 2

3am-5am

4

1

4

6

6

1

1

2

2

1

7

4

2

1

5

5am-7am

2

4

2

4

4

5

4

6

9

5

5

1

9

5

3

7am-9am

9

2

9

1

2

3

2

4

3

3

3

5

7

2

1

9am-11am

3

6

7

5

9

6

9

2

1

1

6

3

5

6

8

11am-1pm

7

4

7

3

4

4

4

5

5

5

1

1

5

4

3

1pm-3pm

5

2

5

1

7

2

2

3

3

2

8

5

3

2

6

3pm-5pm

3

5

3

5

5

6

5

1

1

6

6

2

1

6

4

5pm-7pm

1

3

1

2

3

4

3

5

4

4

4

6

8

3

2

7pm-9pm

4

1

8

6

1

1

1

3

2

2

7

4

6

1

9

9pm-11pm

2

5

2

4

8

5

8

6

9

8

5

2

9

5

7

Binomials Hour 46

47

48

49

50

51

52

53

54

55

56

57

58

59

60

11pm-1am

1

8

4

5

2

9

3

4

2

2

2

7

6

8

5

1am-3am

5

6

1

3

6

7

1

7

6

9

6

5

3

6

3

3am-5am

3

4

5

1

3

5

5

5

4

3

4

3

1

4

6

5am-7am

1

7

3

8

1

3

2

3

2

1

2

6

5

2

4

7am-9am

5

5

1

2

5

1

6

1

5

8

6

4

3

5

2

9am-11am

2

3

5

9

3

4

4

8

3

6

3

2

1

3

6

11am-1pm

6

7

2

4

1

8

2

8

1

1

1

6

4

7

4

1pm-3pm

4

5

6

2

4

6

6

6

5

4

5

4

2

5

1

3pm-5pm

2

8

4

9

2

4

3

4

3

2

3

7

6

3

5

5pm-7pm

6

6

2

3

6

2

1

2

6

9

1

5

4

6

3

7pm-9pm

3

4

6

1

4

5

5

9

4

7

4

3

2

4

1

9pm-11pm

1

2

3

8

2

8

3

3

2

5

2

1

5

2

5

1 2, 5 3 4 6 7 8 9 BL 62 KD 6 SJ 5 GB 41 SP 4 Si 3 Pc 6 Lung 7

Example Date: January 15, 2005 Time: 1:00pm The Binomial is 36 The Ling Gui Ba Fa number at 1:00pm-3:00pm is 2 1. Two (2) is Kidney 6 2. Also needle its pair Lung 7

Point Gua-Number Coupled Pair Gua-Number Bladder 62 1 Small Intestine 3 7 Kidney 6 2,5 Lung 7 9 San Jiao 5 3 Gallbladder 41 4 Gall Bladder 41 4 San Jiao 5 3 Spleen 4 6 Pericardium 6 8 Small Intestine 3 7 Bladder 62 1 Pericardium 6 8 Spleen 4 6 Lung 7 9 Kidney 6 2,5

Fei Teng Ba Fa 8-Methods of Flying and Jumping (10-Day Cycle of the Stems) The Fei Teng Ba Fa method is based on the day stem of the day of treatment. Locate the day stem and identify the opening (master, confluent, master points) of the eight extraordinary channels. #

Day Stem

1

yang wood Jia yin wood Yi yang fire Bing yin fire Ding yang earth Wu yin earth Ji yang metal Geng yin metal Xin yang water Ren yin water Gui

2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

11pm1 am Rat SP 4

1am3am Ox B 62

3am5am Tiger P6

5am7 am Rabbit K6

7am9 am Dragon G 41

9am11am Snake L7

11am1pm Horse SJ 5

1 pm-3 pm Sheep SI 3

3 pm5 pm Monkey SP 4

5pm7pm Cock B 62

7pm- 9 pm Dog SP 4

9pm11pm Pig B 62

P6

K6

G 41

L7

SJ 5

SI 3

SP 4

B 62

SP 4

B 62

P6

K6

G 41

L7

SJ 5

SI 3

SP 4

B 62

SP 4

B 62

P6

K6

G 41

L7

SJ 5

SI 3

SP 4

B 62

SP 4

B 62

P6

K6

G 41

L7

SJ 5

SI 3

SP 4

B 62

SP 4

B 62

P6

K6

G 41

LU 7

SJ 5

SI 3

SP 4

B 62

Sp 4

B 62

P6

K6

G 41

Lu 7

Sj 5

Si 3

Sp 4

B 62

Sp 4

B 62

P6

K6

G 41

Lu 7

SJ 5

SI 3

SP 4

B 62

SP 4

B 62

P6

K6

G 41

L7

SJ 5

SI 3

SP 4

B 62

SP 4

B 62

P6

K6

G 41

LU 7

SJ 5

SI 3

SP 4

B 62

SP 4

B 62

P6

K6

G 41

L7

SJ 5

SI 3

SP 4

B 62

SP 4

B 62

P6

K6

G 41

LU 7

SJ 5

SI 3

SP 4

B 62

Application: Treat the listed opening point of the eight extraordinary channels at the hour of the day of treatment. For example, if the day stem is yin water, treat Bladder 62 at 1am-3am, and its coupled pairing Small Intestine 3. Point Bladder 62 Kidney 6 San Jiao 5 Gall Bladder 41 Spleen 4 Small Intestine 3 Pericardium 6 Lung 7

Coupled Pair Small Intestine 3 Lung 7 Gallbladder 41 San Jiao 5 Pericardium 6 Bladder 62 Spleen 4 Kidney 6

Zi Wu Liu Zhu-Fei Teng Ba Fa Midnight-Midday & Flying Horse Methods Day Stem 1

yang wood Jia

6

yin earth Ji

5

11pm1 am Rat

1am3am Ox LV 2 wood

Sp 4 GB 38 wood

yang earth Wu

3am5am Tiger

5am7 am Rabbit HT 7 fire

P6 Si 8 fire

G 41 SJ 6

B 62

K6

KD 7 metal

LV 8 water

SP 4

7am9 am Dragon

Sp 4

9am11am Snake SP 5 earth

11am1pm Horse

1 pm3 pm Sheep LU 5 metal

SJ 5 * SP 1 earth

PC 7

3 pm5 pm Monkey

5pm7pm Cock PC 9

7pm9 pm Dog * GB44 wood

SP 4 LU 10 metal

B 62 LV 4 wood

KD 3 water

SJ 5

SP 4

SP 4

* ST 45 earth

Li 2 metal

BL 65 water

P6

Lu 7

9pm11pm Pig

SI 3

B 62 ST 42

10

9

4

yin water Gui

SJ 1

yang water Ren

yin fire Ding

SP 4

PC 3

* BL 67 water

SJ 5 Li 3 metal Si 4

3

B 62

yang fire Bing

yin metal Xin

ST 36 earth

P6

K6

GB 43 wood

BL 60 water

B 62 GB 34 wood

SJ 3

B 62

B 62

SP 3 earth

LU 8 metal

KD 10 water

SJ 5 SJ 10

LU 7

Si 3 fire

SI 3

L7

G 41

2

yang metal Geng

yin wood Yi

HT 3 fire

SP 4 * LU 11 metal

PC 5

P6

G 41

SI 2 fire

ST 43 earth K6

SI 3

ST 41 earth

K6 * HT 9 fire

PC 8

SP 4

Li 11 metal

KD 2 water

SI 3 LU 9 metal

G 41

SJ 5

* Si 1 fire

ST 44 earth

LV 3 wood

K6

L7

HT 4 fire

SP 9 earth

SP 4

* Li 1 metal

BL 66 water SI 3

LI 5 metal L7

L7 SP 2 earth

SP 4

SP 4 7

SJ 5

B 64 B 62

G 41 8

B 62

* KD 1 water

B 62 BL 40 water

SI 3

B 62

P6

G 41

GB 41 wood

Si 5 fire

Li 4

B 62

K6

SJ 2

* LV 1 wood

HT 8 fire P6

GB 40

Fei Teng Ba Fa points are listed when the ZWLH points are not indicated.

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