ACUPUNCTURE UO asa amsatl Nath Treating the Cause of Disease JOHN R. CROSS pene {Coy Sco g Healing with the Chakra Energy SystemACUPUNCTURE AND THE CHAKRA ENERGY SYSTEM Treating the Cause of Disease JOHN R. CROSS FCSP, DrAc, SRP; MRSH 0 North Atlantic Books Berkeley, CaliforniaCONTENTS List of Illustrations — ix Foreword by Nadia Ellis — xi Foreword by John Amaro — xiii Introduction — xvii Chapter One THE CHAKRAS — 1 ‘The Aura — 1 Physical Body — 2 Etheric Body — 2 Emotional (Astral) Body — 3 Mental Body — 4 The Chakras — 6 Structure and Functions — 6 ‘The Seven Major Chakras — 8 ‘The Twenty-One Minor Chakras — 35 Combination of Major and Minor Chakras — 48 Symptomatology of the Combined Chakras — 49 Chapter Two TRADITIONAL CHINESE MEDICINE AND THE CHAKRAS — 51 Ayurvedic Medicine — 52 Diagnosis and Treatment — 52 Energy Concepts—Nadis, Sushumna, Ida, and Pingala — 53 Remaining Nadis Energy Channels — 55Ayurvedic and Traditional Chinese Medicine — 56 Acupoints — 56 Meridians — 57 ‘The Bight Extraordinary Meridians — 59 Key Points — 62 The Six Chious — 62 ‘The Law of Five Transformations (Elements) — 67 Law of Five Elements and the Chakra Energy System — 71 Methods of Analysis — 73 ‘Tongue Diagnosis — 74 Traditional Pulse Diagnosis — 77 Traditional Abdominal and Hara Diagnosis — 78 Tender Acupoints (Major Chakras) — 79 Chapter Three TREATMENT OF PAIN — 89 Acupuncture Treatment of Pain — 89 Use of the Minor Chakras in Pain Relief — 91 Technique — 96 Associated Meridians — 97 Conclusion — 98 Chapter Four TREATMENT OF CHRONIC CONDITIONS — 115 Acupuncture Treatment of Individual Chakras — 115 Balancing and Treatment of the Major Chakras Only — 116 Combination of Major and Minor Chakras in Chronic and Complex Conditions — 120 Symptomatology of the Combined Chakras — 122 Order of Treatment — 123 Hormonal Production Using the Major Chakras, the Eight Extraordinary Meridians, and Bladder 1 — 132 Adrenaline — 132 ‘Thyroxine — 135Female Sex Hormones — 136 Cortisone — 139 ‘Treatment of Ten Named Conditions Using Chakra Acupuncture — 142 Chronic Sore Throats and Colds — 142 Asthma — 144 Insomnia — 145 Chronic Lower Back Pain — 146 Dysmenorrhea — 147 Rheumatoid Arthritis — 148 Psoriasis — 149 Depression and Anxiety — 150 Frozen Shoulder — 151 Hypertension — 152 Case Histories — 153 Lower Back Pain with Sciatica — 153 Menopausal Hot Flashes — 155 Cervical Spon: Chronic Depression — 159 Appendix One—Copper and Zinc Needles — 163 ‘The Use of Copper and Zinc Needles with the Chakra Energy System — 163 Advantages — 163 Disadvantages — 164 Techniques — 164 Appendix Two—Biomagnetics — 167 Biomagnetic Therapy and the Chakras — 167 References — 175 Index — 177LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS ricure 1.1, The Major Chakras and the Aura — 5 Figure 1.2, Anatomical Positions of the Major and Minor Chakras — 10 Figure 1.3, Associations of the Major Chakras with the Endocrine Glands — 13 Figure 1.4. Associations of the Major Chakras with the Autonomic Nervous System — 18 Figure 1.5, Associations of the Crown Chakra — 21 Figure 1.6. Associations of the Brow Chakra — 23 Figure 1.7. Associations of the Throat Chakra — 25 Figure 1.2, Associations of the Heart Chakra — 27 Figure 1.9. Associations of the Solar Plexus Chakra — 29 Figure 1.10. Associations of the Sacral Chakra — 31 Figure 1.11. Associations of the Base Chakra — 33 Figure 1.12. Associations of the Spleen Chakra — 39 Figure 1.13. Associations of the Hand and Foot Chakras — 40 Figure 1.14. Associations of the Elbow and Knee Chakras — 42 Figure 1.15. Associations of the Groin and Clavicular Chakras — 44 Fiure 1.16. Associations of the Shoulder and Navel Chakras — 45 Figure 1.17. Associations of the Ear and Intercostal Chakras — 47 Figure 2.1. Diagrammatic Representation of the Conception, Governor, Stomach, Kidney, and Bladder Meridians — 99 ricure 22. Representation of the Sushumna, Ida, and Pingala Nadis (One) — 100 ricure 2. Representation of the Sushumna, Ida, and Pingala Nadis (Two) — 101 Ficure 2.4. Law of Five Elements—TCM — 102FIGURE 25. FIGURE 2.6. FIGURE 2.7. FIGURE 2.8. FIGURE 2.9. FIGURE 2.10. FIGURE 2.11. FIGURE 2.12. FIGURE 2.13. FIGURE 3.1. FIGURE 3.2. FIGURE 3.3. FIGURE 3.4, FIGURE 3.5. FIGURE 3.6. FIGURE 4.1. FIGURE 4.2. FIGURE 4.3, FIGURE 4.4, FIGURE 4.5. FIGURE 4.6. FIGURE 4.7. FIGURE 4.8. FIGURE 4.9. FIGURE 4.10. FIGURE 4.11. Law of Five Elements—Chakras — 102 Traditional Tongue Diagnosis—TCM — 103 Traditional Tongue Diagnosis—Chakras — 103 Traditional Pulse Diagnosis—TCM — 104 Traditional Pulse Diagnosis—Chakras — 104 Abdominal Diagnosis Areas—TCM Transposed to Chakras — 105 ‘Traditional Hara Diagnosis—TCM — 106 ‘Traditional Hara Diagnosis—Chakras — 107 Reflected Major Chakras on Arm and Leg — 108 Minor Chakras Pain Relief—Schedule One — 109 Minor Chakras Pain Relief—Schedule Two — 110 Minor Chakras Pain Relief—Schedule Three — 111 Minor Chakras Pain Relief—Schedule Four — 112 Minor Chakras Pain Relief—Schedule Five — 113 Pain Relief Areas — 114 Crown, Hand, and Foot Chakra Combination Points — 14 Brow, Clavicular, and Groin Chakra Combination Points — 126 Throat, Shoulder, and Navel Chakra Combination Points — 127 Heart, Ear, and Intercostal Chakra Combination Points — 128 Solar Plexus, Sacral, and Spleen Chakra Combination Points — 130 Base, Elbow, and Knee Chakra Combination Points — 131 Hormonal Production using the Chakras, Key Points, and Bladder 1 — 133 Acupoints in Adrenaline Production — 135 Acupoints in Thyroxine Production — 137 Acupoints in Female Sex Hormones Production — 138 Acupoints in Cortisone Production — 141FOREWORD Itis an honor and privilege to write the foreword for this book. I was first made aware of the existence of the chakras in relation to acupuncture at one of John’s excellent seminars for physiotherapists. The challenges faced by practitioners to improve the efficacy of treatments and to explore the underlying reasons for successful outcomes are infinite. This book addresses the theory and practice of acupuncture and relates acupunc- ture points with the sites of the chakras, an important concept in Ayurvedic medicine. This in itself has been a breakthrough in finding the connection between two different traditional medicine concepts. John has further addressed this basic relationship to include a comprehensive system of diagnosis and treatment. This approach has influenced a great number of therapists, including myself, who have found their practice enhanced by using these techniques. This book does not offer a large reference of controlled trials; how- ever, it gives the reader the opportunity to learn from John’s vast clinical experience, The knowledge it contains is invaluable and demonstrates how the manipulation of subtle energies of the body can contribute toward successful treatments. John comprehensively writes of the many similar- ities and differences in chakra energy and acupuncture theory. In the fol- lowing pages there is much to take “on board.” The journey, though, will be very worthwhile. Nadia Ellis MSc, FCSP, LicAc Past president of the Acupuncture Association of Chartered Physiotherapists and author of Acupuncture in Clinical Practice: A Guide for Health Professionals (Chapman and Hall, 1994) xCHAPTER ONE THE CHAKRAS You will find a full and detailed description of the subtle bodies (aura) and chakras in my previous book Healing with the Chakra Energy System, so a full discussion of the subtle bodies and chakras will not be repeated here. For those of you who have not read Healing with the Chakra Energy System, this chapter covers the salient points of the subtle bodies and chak- ras for you. I have also added some information not found in the first book that pertains specifically to acupuncturists. THE AURA There are said to be seven bodies including the Physical Body that make up our aura, They are the Physical, Etheric, Emotional or Astral, Mental, Intuitional, Monadic, and Divine or Spiritual. Different philosophies, individuals, and cultures have given these bodies other names depend- ing on whether they are being discussed in Eastern religious, Hindu, Bud- hist, Western spiritual, or New Age terms. There are subdivisions of the Etheric Body, which are extremely important to know—Physical-Etheric and Etheric-Emotional. Some very gifted people have the capability of seeing and interpreting auras (clairvoyants), some people can feel them but not see them, and others just see colors. The acceptance and know|- edge of the auras are fundamental precepts in being able to learn about and use the chakras with acupuncture, One cannot exist without the other.