When a patient is so fixed on one form of emotional expression, or if they have a fascination with themselves, their thoughts/desires or feelings has thoroughly obscured their heart's light, then this is called being possessed internally, and must be treated with the Internal Dragons treatment. When diagnosing possession there are several things to look for. Both Sun Simiao and Li Shizhen wrote about treating possession with herbs and acupuncture. One can also be vulnerable to possession after being subjected to extreme weather, or even witnessing something traumatic. This treatment is especially important if someone has experienced a shock or trauma or suffered severe emotional, physical or mental abuse or witnessed it. Nevertheless, if someone is not in full possession of their body, a variety of issues might come up that cannot be resolved any other way than to specifically treat that person for possession. It brings up thoughts of demons, or past lives, or karma - ideas that many people in the West do not think are real. The concept that one might become possessed might be too much for the average person to think about. The concept of Demonology and disincarnate spirits dates back to the Shang dynasty, and was a major branch of Chinese medicine that evolved with the rest of Chinese medicine. These treatments are not directly related to physical symptoms that might have originally brought the patient in to your clinic. The following two treatments are an example of commonly used TCM practices that were used prior to the Cultural Revolution. The doctors listen to the physical symptoms of the patient only and are not interested or aware of the holistic viewpoint whereupon the spiritual, mental and emotional aspects are also considered in the treatment plan. These teaching methods are no longer taught in mainstream China, but only among the generations that learned from the diaspora community.īased on my experience while studying in China, today, Chinese medicine taught at hospitals and universities has taken on a very Western feel. The prohibition of TCM in China represented an opportunity for the rest of the world practitioners fleeing China created a diaspora community, spreading their wisdom and a traditional pedagogy practiced by the most honored former teachers. Additionally, it was forbidden to establish a Chinese medical school or open a TCM hospital. A few months later, the government prohibited physicians from practicing TCM. Public and private schools of Western medicine were established. Seven years later, in 1919, the Ministry of Education issued regulations on medical instructions. Practitioners today, mainly focus on the physical and emotional symptomatology and forget the spiritual, mental and other transformative treatments that are available to our patients.ĭuring, Sun Yatsen, the new president of China, commanded the country to forget about the unscientific methods of Chinese medicine, and focus only on Western medicine. It utilized all aspects of wisdom, combining healing on many aspects from spiritual, mental, physical and emotional. It was holistic medicine at its finest, believing in the mind/body connection. Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) was intertwined with wisdom.
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