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Spirit of the Organs: Twelve stories for practitioners and patients

  • ISBN-13: 9781848193789
  • Publisher: JESSICA KINGSLEY PUBLISHERS
    Imprint: SINGING DRAGON
  • By John Hamwee
  • Price: AUD $37.99
  • Stock: 8 in stock
  • Availability: Order will be despatched as soon as possible.
  • Local release date: 14/11/2017
  • Format: Paperback (217.00mm X 167.00mm) 208 pages Weight: 259g
  • Categories: Complementary medicine [MX]
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In the Chinese medicine tradition, understanding and resonating with the spirit of the organs leads to better diagnosis and more effective, powerful treatment. Behind most symptoms lies a disturbance of spirit, and the more alert a practitioner to the nature of such a disturbance the more effective the treatment is likely to be.
 
John Hamwee explores the spirit of each organ not in analytical, rational, summarising language but through life stories that express the nature and tendencies of the organ at a deep level. Through the stories of 12 people that embody the unique spirit of each organ, he shows the physical, emotional and spiritual nature of each, and their related tendencies and possibilities for improved wellbeing. Written to give Chinese medicine practitioners new ways to reflect on each organ in the most complete way, this book is also a lighthearted yet profound introduction to the heart of the Chinese medical tradition.
 
Introduction: Spirit. 1. Lungs - Still Life. 2. Large Intestine - Gold. 3. Stomach - Epiphany. 4. Spleen -Upheavals. 5. Heart - Mr Spencer. 6. Small Intestine - Lady Mary. 7. Bladder - The Line. 8. Kidneys - Twins. 9. Pericardium - Opening the Gate. 10. Three Heater - Soft Bamboo. 11. Gall Bladder - When to Quit. 12. Liver - The Navigator. References.
As a practitioner of Chinese Medicine, I found that reviewing this book was not just a matter of overviewing the text, but also a learning experience, in which things I already knew were presented in such a way as to provide a different level of understanding.
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