Mike Mandl
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THE MIRACLE OF THE MERIDIANS
(for the European Journal of Chinese Medicine)
Meridians are much more than abstract energy lines, through which Qi circulates. Meridians are orientation lines on the map of our soul. They provide us with orientation, so that we can better explore and understand the broad connections between body and mind. Not just to maintain or restore our health; they also allow us to develop and grow as human beings.
What is a meridian?
On the one hand, the existence of meridians is controversial, since according to Western standards it cannot be demonstrated scientifically. On the other hand, attempts are made to explain this interesting phenomenon, using models such as the fascial system. Instead of getting lost in evidence or interpretation, we might also ask ourselves what we can learn from the concept of meridians, beyond their use across the spectrum of Traditional Chinese Medicine. And here we discover one of the clearest and most comprehensive connections between psyche and soma. The twelve main meridians are certainly the best known. However, many traditional approaches talk about 72 meridians. These consist of: 12 skin regions, 12 Jing Jin, 12 Jing Bie, 15 Luo Mai, 12 Jing Mai, 8 Qi Jing Ba Mai and 1 Hua Tuo meridian. It is no coincidence that the number 72 is the total: it is a deliberate indication. A suggestion that meridians do more than just maintain the vitality of internal organs. Because numerologically 72 is a significant number in symbolic history, especially in mystical, spiritual or religious schools of thought.
It can be found in both the Bible and Kabbalah. It has a role in Daoism and according to Platon too. It appears in the Grail stories and in the sacred writings of India. It is even said that the number 72 is hidden in the Mona Lisa painting. So, if we come across this number, we come across an indicator of a greater meaning. In relation to the meridians we can talk about celestial currents. In other words, the meridians are the roots of the soul with which it is anchored to the body. And each of these roots tells its own story.
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LIVER :1:00-3:00 The liver is important in detoxifying toxins in the body and, according to Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM), it also detoxifies our emotions. The emotion most strongly linked to the liver is anger, as well as frustration, bitterness and resentment. Sleeping during these hours is ideal for concentrating maximum energy on the detox function. This explains why going to sleep before this time makes the body and mind healthy.
Interestingly, if you often wake up during these hours, or have not yet fallen asleep, and feel a change in state, it may be caused by latent anger or frustration that is putting pressure on the liver as it tries to detoxify itself from they.
The cyclical energy of the organs and our mood are linked.
Do you ever have changes in energy and mood at different times of the day?
You could sleep more but do you always get up at the same time? The biological clock of the organs can give us an answer. TCM believes that for each organ of the body, there are certain hours of the day in which a maximum peak in its functionality occurs. The peak time of an organ is the one in which Qi (the vital energy) flows most through the meridian linked to that particular organ.
In Chinese medicine, depending on whether a disorder often (or always) appears at the moment in which the energy is maximum in a certain organ, it provides very useful indications for understanding how to clean that organ and which emotion is blocking it. To learn more, see how the energy of emotions decides the health of organs. Here’s how to understand them.
Here then is the scheme of the organs in relation to their specific time slot (reference is made to solar time).
Lung: 3-5 am; Large Intestine: 5-7 am; Stomach: 7-9 am; Spleen/Pancreas: 9-11 am; Heart: 11am-1pm; Small Intestine: 1-3 pm;
Urinary Bladder: 3-5 pm; Kidney: 5-7pm; Pericardium: 7-9pm;
Triple Heater: 9-11pm; Gallbladder: 11pm-1am; Liver: 1-3 am.
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Stomach time according to the Chinese calendar is between 7 and 9 solar hours. A positive sign of the good functioning of the stomach, is having a good appetite at this time. It is also believed that eating in this time slot ,promotes good digestion and correct sugar metabolism.
The psychoemotional component in this viscera organ is fundamental, it is no coincidence that when one says when one has been wronged, “I really didn’t like it”. It is no coincidence, that they advise us not to eat while discussing with relatives, as is unfortunately often done during official and non-official holidays. And again it is no coincidence, that we are told that it is better not to talk about work, or unpleasant things during lunch. Well even the stomach doesn’t want thoughts! You already knew this and I’m not telling you anything new, but this aspect needs to be taken into consideration more seriously than it is currently done.