Acupuncture
An ancient Oriental system and medical technique that involves inserting and stimulating particular points on the skin with fine needles. It is one of the main forms of treatment in traditional Chinese medicine.
Acupuncture n : a procedure used in or adapted from Chinese medical practice in which specific body areas are pierced with fine needles for therapeutic purposes or to relieve pain or produce regional anesthesia.
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It however, is more akin to Indian yoga, in that it starts at level of the etheric body (nadis or acupuncture points) and proceeds from there.
Their increased acknowledgment has came about from the use of acupuncture meridians and other Eastern systems in healing the body. Evidence for the existence of chakras, although controversial, was presented by Hiroshi Motoyama of Japan.
Think of the acupuncture meridians. If you visualise yourself as a point of light (an esoteric exercise of the Mysteries) and literally take the journey from head to feet as per the table, you are stimulating the flow of chi through the meridians.
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In acupuncture
and reflexology traditions, the big toe contains points to
stimulate these two glands. The ajna chakkra is the "third
eye," hence the visionary function, though these visions are ...
' Acupuncture is based on a map of internal channels of energy in the body, unknown to western science.
Many New Agers seek and practice alternative methods of healing, often shunning Western medicine. This holistic healing includes yoga, meditation, massage, acupuncture, chiropractic care and herbal remedies.
of the subtle bodies, formed by the intersection of many "nadis" or strands of etheric substance, forming the seven main chakras of the human being and the 22 minor chakras. There are also 343 "points of light" which correspond to the acupuncture ...
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