From the category archives:

Organ systems

Learning about the Lung through the Chinese medicine organ clock

7 July 2008 Organ systems

To this day, some of my most popular posts involve the organ clock. I find the organ clock to be fascinating, but lately I haven’t thought that much about it. Thus, I haven’t posted much about it. As our education has focused more and more on the superficially practical information (points, needling, formulas) it’s become [...]

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Classical Chinese medical symbolism: Wood, Metal and Spring (part 2 of 2)

18 March 2008 Huangdi Neijing

Here is the continuation of Michael “Delli” Dell’orfano’s article on the symbolism of wood, metal and the spring season in Classical Chinese medical symbolism. Please feel free to leave any thoughts you have on this two-part article in the comments. Lively discussion is always appreciated! If you missed the first installment, read [...]

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Why I am about to become slave to the clock

5 March 2008 Cultivation

As I described in my last post on the Year of Sagely Living, March is meant to have us focus on the balance of rest and activity in our lives. I’ve thought more about this category than the two prior, because nothing immediately sprang to mind as a perfect practice to undertake. This [...]

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Rest and activity in the Year of Sagely Living

4 March 2008 Organ systems

You might wonder why you haven’t yet seen a post from me about March’s Year of Sagely Living goal. Fittingly enough, I was at a Qigong retreat all weekend in one of the most beautiful places I have ever been with some of the greatest people I know. It was a good way to [...]

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The importance of the Spleen in studying Classical Chinese Medicine

12 January 2008 Organ systems

I’ve been trying to find a way to make my Year of Sagely Living posts interesting to folks who are not specifically following my progress in that area. To that end, I have created a Year of Sagely Living page of the website where you can see more regular “updates” of my progress, as [...]

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