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Foreword | xi | |
Preface | xiv | |
Acknowledgements | xix | |
Introduction | 1 | |
1. | East Meets West: The Place of Chinese Medicine in the Western World | 7 |
2. | CH'I: The Breath of Heaven | 23 |
3. | Ancient Chinese Wisdom: Numerology, Patterns in Nature from One to Eight | 35 |
Tao: The Unity of All Things | 39 | |
Yin and Yang: The Balance of Complementary Pairs | 41 | |
Heaven-Earth-Man: The Role of Human Beings in the Cosmic Order | 46 | |
The Number Four: Organizing Time and Space | 49 | |
Models of Five, Six, and Seven | 52 | |
The Eight Trigrams of the I Ching: The Soul of Chinese Medicine | 55 | |
4. | Model of the Five Elements: Symbols of Energetic Movement and Their Associations | 65 |
5. | The Circle of Energies: Life's Fundamental Patterns | 85 |
Wood: The Expansion of Springtime | 86 | |
Fire: "You Have the Energy of the Sun in You" | 93 | |
Earth: The Source of Nourishment | 101 | |
Metal: Connection to the Spirit | 108 | |
Water: Return to the Mysterious Stillness | 116 | |
6. | Cf, the Central Focus: Our Primary Imbalance and the Place from which We Shine | 125 |
7. | Archetypal Patterns in Popular Culture: The Five Elements in the Television Series Seinfeld | 139 |
8. | The Twelve Officials: The Family Within | 147 |
The Liver and Gall Bladder | 148 | |
The Heart, Small Intestine, Three Heater, and Heart Protector | 153 | |
The Stomach and Spleen | 160 | |
The Colon and Lung | 162 | |
The Bladder and Kidney | 165 | |
The Chinese Clock | 168 | |
9. | Archetypes of the Unconscious and Chinese Medicine: A Jungian Perspective | 175 |
The Warrior: Defender of the Boundaries | 178 | |
The Lover: Appreciative Consciousness | 179 | |
The King: Center of Calmness | 182 | |
The Queen: The Great Mother | 184 | |
The Sage: Archetype of Awareness | 186 | |
10. | Seasons of Our Lives: Sheng Cycle Transformations Over Time | 195 |
The Wood Stage: Childhood and Youth | 197 | |
The Fire Stage: Early Adult Years | 201 | |
The Earth Stage: The Householder Phase | 204 | |
The Metal Stage: A Time of Wisdom | 207 | |
The Water Stage: Retirement and Rest | 211 | |
11. | Resolving Emotional Imbalances: Deeper Insights into the K'o Cycle | 219 |
Releasing Anger | 222 | |
Quieting Anxiety | 224 | |
When Sympathy Becomes Sickeningly Sweet | 225 | |
Enduring Existential Grief | 228 | |
Facing Our Fears | 230 | |
12. | Origins of the Five Element Model: The Shift from Four to Five in the I Ching | 237 |
13. | Spiritual Resources of the Five Elements: The Ancient Chinese View of the Soul | 245 |
14. | The Element Within the Element: Seinfeld Revisited | 255 |
15. | Conclusion: Enriching Our Lives with Archetypal Symbols | 271 |
Appendix | 285 | |
Bibliography | 289 | |
Index | 295 | |
Author | 311 |
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