SHANG HAN LUN Lines

1 In disease of the Tai Yang, the pulse is floating, the head and nape are stiff and painful, and there is aversion to cold. 2 When in Tai Yang disease there is heat effusion, sweating, aversion to wind, and a pulse that is moderate, it is called wind strike. 3 Tai Yang diseases, whetherContinue reading “SHANG HAN LUN Lines”

The Return

We find ourselves on the cusp of the winter solstice, that sacred time of year when the yang returns. The winter solstice is governed by the Gallbladder Meridian. Here we see yang’s return represented in the single yang line at the bottom in Hexagram 24 (Fù). The title of this hexagram is variously translated asContinue reading “The Return”