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Chinese medicine, the Earth and the Center

25 August 2008 Learning

When talking about the five elements, particularly as applied to the organ systems of Chinese medicine, it’s easy to find an angle from which to proclaim the supremacy of any of the elements.  Fire gets four organs, for instance, one of those being the Emperor – surely it’s the most important.  Water, on the other [...]

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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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7 keys to understanding the Classical Chinese Medicine concept of organs

5 July 2007 Organ systems

I’d like to piggyback off of the organ clock post and introduce the Chinese medicine theory of organs in a little more depth. It’s important to understand that there is not just one right way to view the body. There is no more validity in viewing it in the Western medicine manner than there [...]

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