SUJOK ACUTOUCH Part I – Direct Correspondence System Part II – Six Ki Acutouch
Compiled and Explained by
Er. K.P. Sundararajan Dr. K. Poongavanam
Part I – Direct Correspondence System
Part II – Sujok Acutouch (Six Ki) I. Destination Acutouch Acupuncture – Definition Piercing a sharp instrument in a specific location and a particular point of the body for healing purpose – is a sufficient definition for our understanding.
Evolution of Acupuncture The Origin and development of Acupuncture is generally attributed to the Chinese people. This is only a partial truth, because this art was known to the rest of the world through China. There are evidences that the ancient Tamils and Chinese were in touch, through frequent visits of travelers. Some of the techniques pertaining to warfare and medicine – said to have travelled to China through them. Occasionally the saints are said to have gone to China and taught them a few skills – thousands of years ago. One such art “Varmam” – an established practice in ancient Tamilnadu is said to be the cause for birth of Acupincture. Both these arts share some common features even today.
The Chinese Acupuncture system is now known as classical Acupuncture. Though it has a long history and possesses rich healing merits, it still remains an art which is difficult to master.
Sujok Acupuncture Professor Park Jae Woo, a Korean exponent and teacher of Chinese Acupuncture invented and developed the art of Sujok Acupuncture. Su-Jok means Hand and Foot. The entire body of ours has its semblance in a hand or foot which we have learnt in previous lessons of Correspondence Systems. Same way, the meridians also have their similarities in Hand and Foot. The area of meridians are still reduced from Hand and Foot, to fingers, which are called Byol Meridians. Flow of energy in a particular path is known as Meridian. Thus the Sujok Acupuncture is a simpler version of the complicated Chinese Acupuncture. In Sujok Acupuncture, it is necessary to know the followings. 1. Location of body parts and organs in a hand or foot.
2. Pattern of flow of Six energies (Six Ki) through Meridians in hand and foot. 3. Flow of Meridian in two fingers especially the index and middle fingers. 4. The five Meridian.
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Specially designed needles were used in Sujok Acupuncture, which are now replaced with different kinds of small magnets.
Indian Acupuncture A modified form of Chinese Acupuncture is known as Indian Acupuncture. This art is developed by two allopathic doctors, Dr. Fazlur Rahman and Dr. Siddique Jamal, generally known as Doctor Brothers. In this method also, the needles were used initially, which practice is replaced by the Touch Method. This is popularly known as Acutouch. The two specialties of Indian Acupuncture method are, 1. Pulse reading for diagnostic purpose 2. Acutouch for healing purpose.
Sujok Acutouch To make the acu-healing plain and simple and accurate at the same time, the best features of Sujok Acupuncture and Indian Acupuncture are integrated
into one healing method which we call as Acutouch.
Sujok
II. Vital Energy and its flow Vital Energy is the one which enables the body and its systems to carry out their functions. Vital Energy is received through many sources. The food and water we consume, the air we breathe, the sunshine to which we are exposed are main sources of our Vital Energy. We have innumerable sweat glands through which the waste and toxins are thrown out. Apart from this, the tiny holes in sweat glands receive the natural energies from Universe. These energies are integrated into one, which is known as Vital Energy. Vital Energy flows and circulates throughout our body and the path through which the Vital Energy flows is called Meridian. There are five elements, which produce five different energies. They are : Elements
Energies
Wood
Wind
Fire
Heat, Hotness
Earth
Humidity
Metal
Dryness
Water
Coolness
The Fire element produces two distinct Energies, Heat and Hotness. Therefore the actual number of Energies is six. The six Energies are called Six Ki in Sujok Acupuncture system. The Six Ki flows in our body as paired Meridians according to YIN YANG principle. Thus there are twelve Meridians on left and right sides of our body. The twelve Meridians are named as follows. Sl No.
Energy
Name of the Meridian
Abbreviation
1.
Wind
Liver
Liv
2.
Wind
Gall Bladder
GB
3.
Heat
Heart
HT
4.
Heat
Small Intestine
SI
5.
Hotness
Brain
6.
Hotness
Backbone
There were others who thought that the mind is located in Brain and so, the term Pericardium is used to denote the mind and also the Brain.
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Humidity
Spleen
SP
8.
Humidity
Stomach
ST
9.
Dryness
Lungs
LU
10.
Dryness
Large Intestine
LI
For our purpose, let us follow the latter meaning for the term Pericardium. At the same time we should remember that it refers to the subtle organ, mind.
11.
Coldness
Kidney
KI
As the Backbone controls the nervous system, it is known as Triple E nergizer.
12.
Coldness
Bladder
BL
Apart from the twelve Meridians, there are two Meridians which run through the center of our body – one in front side and the other at the back. The Yin Meridian is called Conception Vessel and Yang Meridian is Governor Vessel. Activation of Conception and Governor Vessels is explained in the chapter Chakra Healing. The organ Brain is also known as Pericardium and the Backbone as Triple Energizer (Triple Warmer). There seems to be some confusion in this regard. There are organs which have material form and there are few which do not have the material form. They are known as subtle organs. Mind is one such subtle organ. The Mind was assumed to be located in Heart, so it was mentioned as over or around the Heart. Thus the term Pericardium came into existence.
We now know that each Meridian is the path for the flow of a particular energy. E.g. The energy Wind flows through the paired Meridians Liver and Gall bladder. At the same time we should also know that in each Meridian, the other energies also pass through as Branch Energies. E.g. The Liver and Gall bladder Meridians, apart f rom their main energy Wind, they also have the other energies as Branch Energy. All the Meridians, along with their points of Branch Energies are shown in individual diagrams.
III.
Interaction among the energies of five elements
There are four types of interactions known as relationship among the five element energies. They are :
Anti-creation Instead of the natural flow of energy, if it flows in opposite direction, it is called the anti-creation. E.g. Wood anti-creates water Water anti-creates Metal
Creative cycle pattern
Metal anti-creates Earth
Here, one Energy creates the other. That is to say that natural flow of energy takes place from one organ to another organ. E.g.
Earth anti-creates Fire Fire anti-creates Wood.
Wood creates Fire. Water
Fire creates Earth Earth creates Metal
Metal
Wood
Metal creates water Water creates Wood Earth
Water
Metal
Fire
Wood
Flow of energy against its natural flow is anti-creation – which means illness.
Earth
Fire
Subjugation The energy flow has to be maintained at an optimum level. If more energy is drawn by one organ, the other organ suffers from lack of energy. To prevent this, there is a controlling system which is known as Subjugation. E.g. Wood subjugates Earth
Anti-subjugation Against this natural control system, if subjugation takes place in the opposite direction, it is known as antisubjugation. Wood anti-subjugates Metal
Water
Earth subjugates Water
Water
Metal anti-subjugates Fire
Water subjugates Fire
Fire anti-subjugates Water Metal
Fire subjugates Metal
Wood
Metal subjugates Wood
Metal
Wood
Water anti-subjugates Earth Earth anti-subjugates Wood. Earth
Earth
Fire
Fire
This relationship is further explained as : One which creates is the Mother.
If this controlling system fails, there would be stagnation and disruption of energy flow, resulting in illness.
One which is created is the Daughter. One which controls Grandmother.
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One which is controlled is the Granddaughter. Knowing these relations is necessary for applying Acutouch method for curative purpose.
Pulse reading is an unique technique for diagnosis and treatment about which let us know in detail.
IV.
Diagnostic Methods
In Acutouch, diagnosis means ascertaining the point in which treatment has to be given. The diagnostic methods are 1. Listening and observing 2. Knowing the condition of Meridian and their energy flow 3. Knowing the Disease condition 4. Selecting the point for treatment through Pulse reading By listening to the patient, we may be able to judge the organs and meridians affected due to illness. As all the meridians are interrelated, by knowing the condition of a particular meridian due to illness, we can judge the condition of other meridians through Creative and Subjugative relationship. We need to know the condition of the disease and also the condition of the patient, his age and his energy level. By that we can decide whether this case in hand can be cured through Acutouch, and how long the treatment would be required etc., so that we can provide suitable advice and treatment.
Location of Pulses Pulses are read in both the hands. There are three pulses in left hand wrist and another set of three in right hand wrist. In left hand at the depression just above (as you are looking at the patient’s hand) the root of the thumb bone is the location of Fire (Heat) pulse One finger length above the Fire pulse and just below the projecting wrist bone is the place for Liver pulse. One finger width above the Liver pulse is the location of Water Pulse. Similarly in the right hand also, the depression at the root bone of thumb is the place for Dryness pulse. One finger width above the Dryness pulse is the place of Spleen pulse. One finger width above the Spleen pulse is the location of Fire (Hotness) pulse. The superfluous pulses show the condition of Yang organs and deep pulses belong to the Yin Organs. Ability to read the pulses accurately is a must for applying Acutouch for curative purposes. Pathological reports are not required for diagnosis of disease. However, comparing the prior and later reports will reveal the progress of the case in hand and be an evidence of cure.
V. Treatment through Pulse reading Through pulse reading we can know the following four conditions.
subjugating element of Water is Earth. Therefore Acutouch treatment should be given to free Water from Earth. Treatment Go to Spleen meridian and touch Water point.
1. Absence of a pulse indicates energy block in that organ / meridian. 2. Weak pulse indicates that the energy flow is weak. 3. Normal pulse indicates optimum flow of energy. 4. Pounding / hard pulse indicates stagnation of energy in that organ. Except the third one, all the other conditions indicate that the health is not normal and Acutouch treatment is required. Absence or weakness of pulse in one place naturally results in stagnation of energy at another place and by correcting the absent pulse, the energy flow is normalized through Creation and Subjugation principles. Now let us know as to how to go about when one or more pulses are absent.
Absence of ONE pulse
Absence of TWO pulses If Water (superfluous) pulse and Earth (superfluous) pulse are absent, both the points are to be connected through Acutouch. Treatment Go to Stomach meridian and touch Bladder (Water) point Or, Go to Bladder meridian and touch Earth point.
Absence of THREE pulses There are two ways to establish the normal flow of energy. If the absent pulses are in Creative Cycle – The Mother and Daughter elements are to be connected. E.g., Absent pulses – Wood Fire and Earth Treatment
E.g., if Water (deep) pulse is absent, it means that the Kidney meridian is suffering. The controlling or
Wood + Fire
Go to Liver meridian and touch the Fire point. If the absent pulses are in Subjugative Cycle – Connect the two elements omitting the daughter element. E.g., absent pulses: Wood, Fire and Metal. Treatment Go to Liver meridian and touch the Metal (Dryness) point.
Absence of FOUR pulses When four pulses are absent, connect to the element where the pulse is present in creative cycle. E.g., Absent pulses: Wood, Earth, Metal and Water.
VI.
Chakra Healing
Important glands in our body are situated in almost centre of our body along the line of Chakras. Apart from activating the twelve meridians, we shall also be equipped to activate the glandular functions through Chakra Healing. Six Ki and Five element principles are also applied here. There are two meridians running in the centre of body one on Yin side (front) and another on the Yang side. There are seven points on each meridian. Please refer to the drawing to know the location of those meridians and elemental points.
Treatment Chakra healing is performed for the following cases. Here, the pulse present is only Fire. Therefore Earth element has to be connected to Fire.
1. For normal growth of children
Go to Fire meridian and touch Earth element point.
2. To the aged people whose vital energy is low
The organs located in the sides of our body should also be considered while providing treatment. E.g. Liver – right side of the body.
3. For diseases due to excess or deficient glandular functions 4. For chronic diseases along with regular Acutouch treatment.
Points to remember This Acutouch method of treatment is introduced for the self cure and maintaining good health of an individual and those around him. This knowledge is not enough for a professional practice. This is not a replacement for a condition where regular medical treatment is required. Medication can be altered with the advice of a medical practitioner, when health improves by Acutouch treatment. Acutouch treatment can take place along with any other form of medical or Energy treatments. Vital Energy, which is available in a constitution, can only be distributed and stagnation be removed through this treatment. Energy cannot be produced by this method. Be wise; you have some responsibility in maintaining your good health. You need not become a victim of exploitation in the name of medical practice. Use your knowledge for your good health.
