CM* 711 - Advanced Chinese Organ Systems: Cosmology and Symbolism I

Credit(s): 2.00

This three-course series represents a gradually deepening introduction into the time-honored system of Chinese symbol science, which defines the physiology of microcosm as a projection of macrocosmic themes (stellar constellations, months of the year, earthly branches, hexagrams, rivers in the sacred landscape of ancient China). Presenting the results of eight years of continuous inquiry by NUNM’s ancient symbolism research group, the functional archetypes informing the acupuncture point names of Chinese medicine and their expression in the physical, mental, emotional and spiritual planes are described in exclusive detail. Specifically, the first course presents the symbolism behind the point names of the channels of the lung, large intestine, stomach and spleen. Prerequisite(s): Third-year status; These courses are to be taken in the ordered sequence of CM711, CM721 and CM731.