THE LUO COLLATERALS by the same author The Divergent Channels – Jing Bie A Handbook of Clinical Practice and Five Shen Nei Dan Inner Meditation ISBN 978 1 84819 189 1 eISBN 978 0 85701 150 3 Eight Extraordinary Channels – Qi Jing Ba Mai A Handbook for Clinical Practice and Nei Dan Inner Meditation ISBN 978 1 84819 148 8 eISBN 978 0 85701 137 4 I Ching Acupuncture – The Balance Method Clinical Applications of the Ba Gua and I Ching ISBN 978 1 84819 074 0 eISBN 978 0 85701 064 3 of related interest Heavenly Stems and Earthly Branches – TianGan DiZhi The Heart of Chinese Wisdom Traditions Master Zhongxian Wu and Dr. Karin Taylor Wu Foreword by Fei BingXun ISBN 978 1 84819 151 8 eISBN 978 0 85701 158 9 Developing Internal Energy for Effective Acupuncture Practice Zhan Zhuang, Yi Qi Gong and the Art of Painless Needle Insertion Ioannis Solos ISBN 978 1 84819 183 9 eISBN 978 0 85701 144 2 Acupuncture and Chinese Medicine Roots of Modern Practice Charles Buck ISBN 978 1 84819 159 4 eISBN 978 0 85701 133 6 THE LUO COLLATERALS A Handbook for Clinical Practice and Treating Emotions and the Shen and The Six Healing Sounds DR. DAVID TWICKEN, DOM, L.AC. LONDON AND PHILADELPHIA First published in 2015 by Singing Dragon an imprint of Jessica Kingsley Publishers 73 Collier Street London N1 9BE, UK and 400 Market Street, Suite 400 Philadelphia, PA 19106, USA www.singingdragon.com Copyright © David Twicken 2015 All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced in any material form (including photocopying or storing it in any medium by electronic means and whether or not transiently or incidentally to some other use of this publication) without the written permission of the copyright owner except in accordance with the provisions of the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988 or under the terms of a licence issued by the Copyright Licensing Agency Ltd, Saffron House, 6–10 Kirby Street, London EC1N 8TS. Applications for the copyright owner’s written permission to reproduce any part of this publication should be addressed to the publisher. Warning: The doing of an unauthorised act in relation to a copyright work may result in both a civil claim for damages and criminal prosecution. Library of Congress Cataloging in Publication Data Twicken, David, author. The luo collaterals : a handbook of clinical practice and treating emotions and the shen and the six healing sounds / Dr. David Twicken. p.; cm Includes bibliographical references and index. ISBN 978-1-84819-230-0 (alk. paper) I.Title. [DNLM: 1. Meridians--Case Reports. 2. Acupuncture Therapy--Case Reports. 3. Medicine, Chinese Traditional--Case Reports. 4. Qigong--Case Reports. WB 369.5.M5] RM184.5 615.8’92--dc23 2015014567 British Library Cataloguing in Publication Data A CIP catalogue record for this book is available from the British Library ISBN 978 1 84819 230 0 eISBN 978 0 85701 219 7 Printed and bound in Great Britain CONTENTS Disclaimer. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 Acknowledgments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 Author Note . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 Introduction. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 1 The Luo Mai. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 2 The Luo Mai Pathways . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25 3 The Luo Mai Functions and Conditions . . . . . . . . . . . . 35 4 Classical Clinical Applications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45 5 The Shen. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51 6 The Five Shen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59 7 The Emotions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81 8 Window of the Sky Points. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91 9 New Luo Mai Theories and Applications. . . . . . . . . . . . 99 10 Clinical Strategies for Treating Emotions and Shen Disturbances . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 115 11 The Healing Sounds . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 139 Appendix. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 155 Endnotes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 167 Bibliography . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 169 Index . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 173 DISCLAIMER The information in this book is based on the author’s knowledge and personal experience. This information is presented for educational purposes to assist the reader in expanding his or her knowledge of Chinese philosophy and Chinese medicine. The techniques and practices are to be used at the reader’s own discretion and liability. The author is not responsible in any manner whatsoever for any physical injury that may occur by following instructions in this book. Consult a licensed physician for any health condition. 7