INDEX
Acknowledgements
Preface
Introduction:
Between West and East
Myths and cultures
PART I:
Symbolisms and cultures
Numbers and laws of nature
The meaning of numbers
Conclusions
The laws
East-West: introduction
Traditional Chinese Medicine
Enneagram
New sciences
Body and mind: health and illness
Psychology
Epigenetics
PART II
West:
Ontogenesis
The three embryonic leaflets
The nervous system
The enteric nervous system
The endocrine system
Psychoneuroendocrinoimmunology
Self-awareness
The three brains
East
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Brain, Marrow and Bone in Chinese Medicine
The Meridians
The Extraordinary Meridians
Ontogenetics in Chinese Medicine
The ‘taking of form’
The three brains according to the Chinese vision
Jing, Qi, Shen
Anterior Sky Posterior Sky (at birth)
The Five Fundamental Substances – The Three Treasures
Xue (the blood)
Jin-Ye (body fluids)
Psychoneuroendocrinoimmunology: the Zang/Fu
Five Emotions and Seven Feelings
The circadian rhythm
PART III
Enneagram and Chinese Medicine
Enneagram: history
Symbology
Ennea-Psychology
The three centers: instinctive, emotional and mental
The traps
Enneatypes
Center of instinct-Belly: 8,9,1
Emotional center-Heart: 2,3,4
Intellectual Center-Head: 5,6,7
Wings
Arrows
Subtypes: outline
Chinese medicine. The creation of life: the laws
Yin/Yang:etymology of signs
The Five Movements:
(a) Generation Cycle
(b) Control Cycle
(c) Cycle of Inhibition
(d) Cycle of Revolt
(e) Earth cycle
Energy Movement Wood
Energy Movement Fire
Earth Energy Movement
Energy Movement Metal
Energy Movement Water
Organs, Viscera and Meridians
The twelve principal meridians:
Lung and Large Intestine
Spleen and Stomach
Heart and Small Intestine
Kidney and Bladder
Minister of the Heart and Triple Hearth
Liver and Gall Bladder
PART IV
EnneaMediCina:
Psycho/symbolic language in body functions: introduction
Comparing Symbols
EnneaSymbols
Instinctive Center: the three EnneaSymbols
Emotional Center: the three EnneaSymbols
Intellectual Center: the three EnneaSymbols
Link between Centers
The three Centers
Enneasymbols and Zang/Fu: the laws applied
Earth cycle
Generation Cycle
Control Cycle
Cycle Inhibition
Cycle of Revolt
PART V
Six Energies (Liu Qi) applied to the EnneaSymbol
Introduction
Tai Yang: Bladder – Small Intestine
Shao Yang: Triple Hearth – Biliary Bladder
Yang Ming: Stomach – Large Intestine
Link between the three brains
Tai Yin: Lung – Spleen
Shao Yin: Kidneys – Heart
Jue Yin: Liver/Minister Heart
Enneaconoscence and well-being
Where can I be found EnneaSimbolo?
What is my starting type?
Enneasymbolic type “One”
Psychic/symbolic language in body functions:
The direction of the arrows
Assi Jue and Shao Yin
The practice
The work on Self according to the Chinese medical view
Food and Health
Tai Chi Chi Kung
Tai Chi Chuan through the Enneagram and Enneamedicine
Chi Kung: the exercises of health
Epilogue
Notes
Bibliography
General summary
Thanksgiving
The Author
