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How the Chinese organ clock yields a more nuanced view of the Heart

21 August 2008 Cultivation

Here I will present a basic overview of TCM information concerning the Heart and then add a layer of information gleaned from the Organ clock (a more CCM way of looking at things).  I want to do this to demonstrate how the Classical approach yields a more nuanced view than the straight organ-based TCM [...]

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Learning how to keep life in balance

2 April 2008 Student Life

It’s time for my March Year of Sagely Living update! I believe that my efforts were successful, overall. My true goal this month was two-fold. First, I wanted to pay close attention to the two hour time periods associated with each organ system on the Chinese medicine organ clock. Second, I [...]

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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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Another scholar reviews his first month of Sagely Living

1 February 2008 Student Life

This is an article that Michael Givens, author of the recent article “Why does Chinese Medicine seem so complicated?” sent to me last night. He was one of the first on board for the Year of Sagely Living, but doesn’t have an online home – so he’s posting his insights here.
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Since this is the [...]

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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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