Sun's Season of Channels : An Introduction to Chinese Philosophy, Chinese Medical Theory and Channels.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Shubs, Jonathan.

Contributor:

Byrne, Fergus.

Becker, Simon.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Medicine, Chinese--Philosophy.

Medicine, Chinese.

Philosophy, Chinese.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (210 pages)

Edition:

1st ed.

Other Title:

Sun's Season of Channels

Place of Publication:

London : Jessica Kingsley Publishers, 2021.

Summary:

This is a creative, entry-level book on Chinese medicine theory, philosophy, and concepts told in an accessible, story-telling format in the context of a child visiting their grandparents over the summer and having lessons over afternoon tea. It presents the theory of Yin/Yang, the five elements, the Chinese Biorhythm Clock and the placement of the channels with a logical explanation in a narrative style. With a dialectic approach, it not only aids Chinese medicine students in understanding the Classical texts, but also nudges students away from memorising information and towards a deeper understanding of the channels and relevant theories.

Contents:

Intro

Sun's Season of Channels

Cover

Of related interest

Title page

Copyright

Contents

Foreword by Simon Becker

Acknowledgements

Introduction

1. Sun Visits Their Grandparents

2. The Difficulty of Grasping the Classics

Part I: The Theory of Yin and Yang

3. The Essence of Yin and Yang

4. Yin and Yang and the Four Seasons

Part II: The Theory of Five Elements

5. Four Becomes Five

6. From Seasons to Elements

7. The Associations of the Five Elements

8. The Movements of the Five Elements

Part III: The View of the Human Body in Channel Theory

9. Yin and Yang in Relationship to the Human Body

10. What Exactly Is a Channel?

11. The Mysterious Qi

12. The Internal Organs and the Bowels

13. The Three Divisions of the Human Body

Part IV: Understanding of the Channels

14. The General Flow of Channels

15. The Meaning behind the Chinese Names of the Channels

16. Associating the Organs and Bowels with the Channels

17. Each Channel Will Have Its Hour: The Channel Clock

Part V: The Channels on the Body

18. Channels in the Arm

19. Channels in the Leg

20. Channels in the Torso

21. Channels in the Head

22. The Midline Crisis: The Governing and Conception Vessels

23. Sun Goes Home

The Book of Channels

1. The Tai Yin Lung Channel

2. The Yang Ming Large Intestine Channel

3. The Yang Ming Stomach Channel

4. The Tai Yin Spleen Channel

5. The Shao Yin Heart Channel

6. The Tai Yang Small Intestine Channel

7. The Tai Yang Bladder Channel

8. The Shao Yin Kidney Channel

9. The Jue Yin Pericardium Channel

10. The Shao Yang Triple Warmer Channel

11. The Shao Yang Gall Bladder Channel

12. The Jue Yin Liver Channel

13. The Governing Vessel

14. The Conception Vessel.

Notes:

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ISBN:

1-78775-903-2

OCLC:

1259593622