I N T R O D U C T I O N T O T H E C O M P L E M E N T C H A N N E L S

THE

COMPLETE CHANNEL SYSTEM

THE CHANNEL SYSTEM

Pathology = Physiology gone “wrong”

Pathogen = Unresolved challenge

Channels = Roadmaps• individual

• represent one’s path

THE ENERGETIC LAYERSOF THE BODY

Wei/Defensive

Ying/Nutritive

Yuan/Source

Qi

Blood

Jing

External

Internal

Constitutional

Jing

Blood

QiWei

Ying

Yuan

Div

erg

ent

Pri

mary

Sinews

Luo

8 Extra

THE CHANNEL SYSTEM

Environmental, Climate, EPFInstinctual

Cognition (mind)Emotions, IPF, Lifestyle

Congenital, Hereditary Temperament, Unconscious

CHANNEL SEQUENCE

• Reflection of philosophy of the system

• Different from channel system to channel system

• Physiology

• Pathology – progression

SINEW CHANNEL SEQUENCE

Leg Tai Yang Leg Shao Yang Leg Yang Ming

Arm Tai Yang Leg Shao Yang Arm Yang Ming

Leg Tai Yin Arm Tai Yin

Leg Shao Yin Arm Shao Yin

Leg Jue Yin Arm Jue Yin

Bringing inward

Interacting with the world

diff

ere

nti

ati

on

inte

ract

ion

surv

ival

PRIMARY CHANNELS SEQUENCE

LU LI

SP ST

HT SI

KI BL

PC SJ

LR GB

8 EXTRAORDINARY SEQUENCE

First Ancestry

Second Ancestry

Third Ancestry

Chong

Ren Du

Yin Wei Yang Wei

Yin Qiao Yang Qiao

Dai

CHANNELS OF PATHOLOGY

Created as needed• Keep pathogens latent

• Keep pathogens away from ZF

• Financed with body’s resources

LUO CHANNELS

DIVERGENT CHANNELS

LUO CHANNELS

Luo

Primary

• Breaks away from primary channels• Luo channels do not connect to ZF (*HT,PC)

• Uses Ying (blood and Fluid) to hold pathology• Visible• Treated by bleeding

Luo poin

t

1st Confluence

2nd Confluence

3rd Confluence

4th Confluence

5th Confluence

6th Confluence

DIVERGENT CHANNELS SEQUENCE

LULI

SPST

HTSI

KIBL

PCSJ

LRGB

Jing

Blood

Thin Fluids (Jin)

Thick Fluids (Ye)

Qi

Yang

ST12

GB22

Da Bao

ACHIEVEMENT OF LATENCY

sinew

PF

Luo Divergence

Primary

8-extra

Great Luo

Organ

He/Sea

Joints

Heat

SJGB8

Dai Mai

Bao Mai

GB Primary

Source

ST42

CV2

Qiao