Chinese Medicine Quarterly : multiple perspectives on Spirit

As many of you might have guessed, the new issue of Chinese Medicine Quarterly is coming out on July 20. We are just putting the finishing touches on it now, and Ive never been so excited about Deepest Health as I am now. Our first issue was good full of discussion on the nature of Classical Chinese medicine & some interesting perspectives on what it means to practice our medicine in the contemporary world. But, like all first tries, there were things we could have done better and we were eager to see what we could do with another try.

I can tell you that everything you mentioned that you liked about the first issue has been retained and amplified, and weve eliminated most of the first-timer mistakes that kept me up nights! It doesnt mean its going to be perfect, but Im very pleased with the result.

One thing I really love about a publication of this nature is the way that multiple, even sometimes contradictory, viewpoints on an important topic like Spirit can appear harmonious not clashing. Indeed, thats the point of this magazine as an institution, and of the new Deepest Health in general. We KNOW there are many ways to look at even the most cherished concepts of Chinese medicine. Why not take a look at them all in turn, and test our theories out against the world? Its a nourishing way to go about learning, productive of mature insight.

I promised that I would give a little synopsis of my own article in the issue, concerning what Ive learned from Dr. Liu Lihong about the nature of Spirit. The thing about Dr. Liu, and most great teachers, is theyre always teaching more than one thing. They may ! be talki ng about the qualities and uses of Fuzi/aconite, but the transmission you receive is so much bigger than that. In my case, I learned a lot about the nature of medicine as compassion and the best way to look at studying the classics of Chinese medicine.

In my article, I discuss how Dr. Liu revealed his view on the proper way to approach our profession and how that impacts us as individuals on the level of Spirit. I also point to the way that studying the classics is supposed to transform us at a deep level, not just fill our head with facts. I had a wonderful time going back over my notes from those lectures, I felt like my understanding of what I learned really deepened and Ive already seen it transform my own clinical practice and the way I approach the texts. I think youll get a lot out of the article, too.

Youll also be able to get a great intro to the Spirit of the Shanghan Lun, an in depth treatment of Yiyiren, and several articles treating the issue of Spirit in a pretty straightforward manner. Descriptions of the articles, ordering details and more will be available on the issue page on July 20th.

We hope you will tell your friends and colleagues about whats coming, and look forward to getting the issue yourself. Im looking forward to the conversations it will begin, both here on the blog and with my friends in the Portland area. Remember the issue will be released here on the 20th, well have a blog post and an email newsletter announcement and will also talk about it on our Facebook page.

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