Acupuncture's Ironic History

he dogma "qi flows in meridians", or "energy flows in channels" as phrased in the TCM community in the West, is the deity worshiped in today's standardized acupuncture world. No one dares think about replacing the qi or energy with a different entity, or to coin a new meridian or delete an existing one. But the ancient Chinese physicians prior...

In today's acupuncture world, a Chinese word 气 (qi) is pervasively used to mean "energy" or "vital element" which is defined as flowing in mysterious channels called "meridians". However, few practitioners today who use acupuncture in their practice are aware of the truth: There were no such "energy"-transporting meridians from the very beginning,...

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