Five Spirits: Alchemical Acupuncture for Psychological and Spiritual Healing (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781590560921)

The Five Spirits are the Taoist map of the human psyche. The system provides a view of the nervous system and forms the basis of Chinese medical psychology. It also describes a precise and efficient technology for spiritual transformation, the process through which a human being rediscovers their essential wholeness and innate connection to the divine. The Five Spirits themselves can be understood as the Taoist version of the chakra system of Vedic India. Like the chakras, the spirits exist as centers of consciousness in the subtle body rather than as structures in the physical body. Just as each chakra relates to a particular level of consciousness, each spirit relates to a particular aspect of human awareness, a particular vibration or frequency of psychic energy. An understanding of the Five Spirits is the key that opens the doorway to the mysteries of Taoist psycho-spiritual alchemy. By taking advantage of the discoveries of Western archetypal psychology and new discoveries about the mind and nervous system, we can decipher the Five Spirits and reorganize the system in a way that has proven to be clinically invaluable in treating psychosomatic, emotional, and psychospiritual distress.

Author: Lorie Eve Dechar
ISBN-10: 1590560922
ISBN-13: 9781590560921
Publisher: Lantern Publishing & Media
Language: English
Published: 01/01/2006
Pages: 448
Format: Paperback
Weight: 1.60lbs
Size: 8.40h x 7.00w x 1.30d

Review Citation(s):
Library Journal 09/15/2005 pg. 83