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The acupuncture points are supposed locations where the
meridians come to the surface of the skin.
It is also based on the occultic concepts of yin and yang,
which are the two opposite forces of the Qi energy. If the
yin and yang are out of balance, ill health results, and
they must be brought into balance through the various
occultic techniques.
There are said to be between 360 and 2,000 acupuncture
points.
Acupuncture diagnosis is often done by examining the
tongue and teeth, listening to the breath, smelling body
odor, inquiring about fever, perspiration, appetite,
defecation and urination, pain and sleep, and feeling the
body for “palpation” in the mystical “ashi” points.
Other forms of acupuncture are ELECTRO-
ACUPUNCTURE (the use of weak electrical impulses to
stimulate the needles), AURICULOTHERAPY or
AURICULAR ACUPUNCTURE (performing
acupuncture on the ear), ACUPRESSURE (applying
p r e s s u r e t o t h e m e r i d i a n e n e r g y p o i n t s ) ,
MOXIBUSTION (applying heat to acupuncture points),
and CUPPING (stimulating the points by suction).
Though some modern practitioners in the West are trying
to divorce acupuncture from its occultic origins, it is not
possible. It is occultic and mystical rather than medical.
Felix Mann, first president of the British Medical
Acupuncture Society, admitted, “The traditional
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