Lonny S. Jarrett

Lonny Jarrett has transformed a lifetime of experience and study into an original and groundbreaking discussion of Chinese medicine.-Ted Kaptchuk Author of The Web That Has No Weaver

Lonny Jarrett has revived the spirit of Chinese medicine that is so often lacking in contemporary studies of this cultivational art. Integating philosopy, cosmology, and mythology back into the evolution of Chinese medicine, Lonny has offered an intiation to pratitioners, students, and clients alike to expand their own unfolding to this intricate art of healing. Nourishing Destiny offers the profundity of Chinese medical concepts, elemental archetypes, acupuncture points, and more importantly-the healing process. Lastly, the text inspires us to reawaken our own inner selves to reconnect with the roots of chinese medicine-which in itself is an act of healing!-Jeffrey C. Yuen Director Acupuncture Program and School of Oriental Studies Swedish Institute

Contents

Foreword
Preface: A view of the labyrinth from above
Acknowledgments
Introductin
1 Cosmogony
2 Ming: our contract with heaven
3 The language of destiny
4 Zhi: human will
5 The spiritual alchemy of Mingmen
6 The ontogeny of life
7 The turning point
8 The five elements
9 Constitutional type
10 The iconography of constitution
Water-The great
Fire-Moving away
Wood-Far away
Metal-The return
Earth-The axis
11 The physiology of qi and blood
12 Health, illness, and healing in the iner tradition
13 The inner nature of acupuncture points
14 The intake
15 Case histories
Appendix: The comlementary natures of Chinese and Western science and medicine
Glossary of Chinese terms
Glossary of English terms
References (bibliography)
Pinyin index
English index… (mais)