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Meridians
- the Pathways of Energy Flow
The pathways of chi flow are called meridians.
`Where are the meridians? When a surgeon operates on a person, he does
not find any meridians.The surgeon does not see air either, but it is
still there. Compare
a meridian with a stream. A stream, unlike a pipe, has no defined boundary.
It is simply
where water flows, and it may constantly change its shape, although the
change is so small that it generally maintains a definite line of flow.
In the same way, a meridian has no fixed boundary.
It exists where the chi flow is, though it maintains its general form.
Meridians are of two kinds:
the main ones are called channels (jing), and the branches are called
collateral (luo).However,
the term `meridians' is often used to denote channels, and that is the
term I shall be using.
When
Chi does not flow easily and smoothly we have what is commonly called
a dis-ease. The Chinese believe that a Chi gets trapped in the meridian
and the body suffers from all the ailments. To heal this blockage the
Chinese healers understood the flow of energy through the various Meridians.
They stimulated the energy points to let flow the Chi and, so therefore
the healing took place .
I
have put in illustrations of the Meridians and some of the common ailments
to be able to cure yourself ,and be able to live happily and in a fulfilled
way. .........Shana
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