David Twicken - I Ching Acupuncture - The Balance Method: Clinical Applications of the Ba Gua and I Ching

I C HING
A CUPUNCTURE

T HE B ALANCE M ETHOD

I am most delighted to welcome David Twickens new book, I Ching AcupunctureThe Balance Method . This book lays a solid foundation for understanding the background theories of acupuncture. The simplicity and clarity of presenting a profound subject is truly fantastic.

Joseph Yu, founder of Feng Shui Research Center, Toronto, Canada

There have been many books on the I Ching and acupuncture, but rarely with such clear integration of a deeper and thorough understanding of this ancient philosophy and wisdom. David Twickens book has given the readers what we need to know, The Balance Method, in learning and partaking in these treasures from the sages of the old China.

Master Chungliang Al Huang, founder of Living Tao Foundation and author of Embrace Tiger, Return to Mountain , Essential Tai Ji , Quantum Soup and The Chinese Book of Animal Powers

I have followed David Twickens work since 1998. He has authority of lineage and direct knowledge, which brings clarity and accuracy. This work is mature and it is my number one recommendation when learners ask me what resources there are for Yijing theory as it pertains to acupuncture.

William R. Morris, PhD, President, AOMA Graduate School of Integrative Medicine, Austin, Texas

In classical Chinese medicine, the highest level doctors utilize the Yijing to deepen their understanding of the medicine itself, and to enhance their clinical results. In his book, I Ching AcupunctureThe Balance Method , David Twicken provides the serious practitioner with a method for far-reaching healing through the guidance of the Yijing .

Master Zhongxian Wu, lineage holder of four schools of Qi Gong and martial arts, and author of Vital Breath of the Dao , Seeking the Spirit of the Book of Change and Chinese Shamanic Cosmic Orbit Qigong

The most brilliant, concise, penetrating synthesis of Taoist cycles ever done. Suddenly, the I Ching trigrams, Ten Stem/Twelve Branch Chinese calendar, YinYang, Five Phase, twelve hour body clock and Six Channel medical theories all leap into sharp, unified focus. More amazingly, Twicken turns theory into easily grasped how-to practice. Finally we have a clear map of Taoist body channels, natural models of healing and life-balance that acupuncturists, Taiji and Qi Gong players, energy healers, and feng shui and astrology adepts cannot do without.

Michael Winn, founder of HealingTaoUSA.com and co-author of seven Tao books with Mantak Chia

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I CHING
ACUPUNCTURE

THE BALANCE METHOD

CLINICAL APPLICATIONS OF THE BA GUA AND I CHING

DR. DAVID TWICKEN , DOM, LAC

LONDON AND PHILADELPHIA

First published in 2012

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C ONTENTS

LIST OF FIGURES AND TABLES

FIGURES

Classical Diagram of Ancient Chinese Cosmology

The Early Heaven Ba Gua

The Eight Trigrams Grouped by their Yang-Yin Polarity

The Eight Trigrams: Their Names and Positions in the Ba Gua

The Eight Trigrams: The Number of Strokes in each Trigram

The Early Heaven Ba Gua and Nine

The Early Heaven Ba Gua and the Human Body

The Five Phases

The Five Phase Promotion Cycle

The Five Phase Controlling Cycle

The Five Phase Reduction Cycle

The He Tu Diagram

The He Tu Diagram with Numbers

The He Tu Pairings

The He Tu and the Human Body

The Nine Palaces

The Nine Palaces and the Human Body

The Later Heaven Ba Gua

The Later Heaven Ba Gua and the Five Phases

The He Tu

The He Tu Expanded to the Nine Palaces

The Later Heaven Ba Gua

The Later Heaven Ba Gua with Numbers and Five Phases

The Early Heaven Ba Gua and Trigrams Positions

The Nine Palaces Numbers for the Later Heaven Ba Gua Trigrams

The Five Phases are Integrated into the Nine Palaces and Each Palace Contains an Element

The Geographical Locations are Integrated into the Nine Palaces

The Nine Palaces Combines Numbers, Five Phases and Geographical Directions

The Integrated Nine Palaces

The Nine Palaces: Early Heaven Ba Gua

The Nine Palaces: Later Heaven Ba Gua

The Nine Palaces: Early and Later Heaven Ba Gua Combined

The Early Heaven and Later Heaven Ba Gua Combined

The Twelve Earthly Branches

The Twelve Branches

The Branches and Hidden Elements

The Twelve-Stage Growth Cycle

The Nine Palaces and He Tu

Nine Palaces Showing Acupuncture Channel Correspondences

The Twelve Branches, Elements and Directions

The Twelve Branches and the Times of Day

The Twelve Branches, Channels and Internal Organs

The Fire Branch Trinity

The Wood Branch Trinity

The Metal Branch Trinity

The Water Branch Trinity

The Nine Palaces

The Early Heaven Ba Gua

The Ba Gua with the 12 Acupuncture Channels

The Daily Meridian Clock in a Circular Format

The Daily Meridian Clock in a Grid

Two Trigrams and their Corresponding Lines

Hexagram Composed of Two Trigrams

Hexagram with the Six Stages

The Favorable Hexagrams

The Later Heaven Ba Gua

TABLES

Chinese Dynasties

Yin-Yang Correspondences

The Five Phases Table

The Eight-Trigram Correspondences

The Ten Heavenly Stems

The Twelve Earthly Branches

The Stem and Branch Cycle of 60

The Twelve Branches and their Name, Element, Season, Time of Day and Direction

The Branches and Hidden Elements

The Five Phases Elements and Seasons

The Twelve-Stage Growth Cycle

The 24 Seasons

The Arm and Leg Channels

The 12 Joints and Acupuncture Channels