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Lying motionless, gazing at a chart on the wall showing streams of force connecting the little toe with the corner of the eye in a web of continuous loops, I feel my breath soften and my vision sharpen. Read the first page
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The first section, which summarises the theory of Traditional Chinese Medicine, is quite personal and contains some very unorthodox interpretations; these are not always presented as such, making this book NOT suitable for complete beginners to TCM. Having said that, the introductory chapters are very informative and interesting, highlighting the differences between Oriental and Occidental approaches to medicine in a way which certainly gives pause for thought. Did you know that one report in 1910 was responsible for American medical science following the direction it did? The details are in here.
The third section of the book attempts to cover acupuncture and herbalism in greater depth, and ends up going into far too much detail on herbs in particular (bearing in mind that herbalists will need much more comprehensive texts anyway, and the rest of us have little use for page after page of plant names). Overall, I think it's fair to say that the book suffers from a lack of cohesion and focus. Still, the central thesis as set out in section two is so illuminating (and - as far as I know - unique to these authors) that I can certainly recommend this book to all students of shiatsu, acupuncture, herbalism etc. Don't make it the first book you read (Kaptchuk is probably a better introduction, then Maciocia), but do read it, if only for the bit in the middle!
The main problem with the book is it's over-emphasis on the Five Elements. From what I understand, the Chinese five element theory is not regarded as important to diagnosis and treatment in TCM as the theory of yin/yang and chi (in fact, the validity of the theory is still hotly debated in China today) so its treatment here may be a bit over-emphasized.
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