Rooting the Spirit: Clinical Application of the 13 Ghost Points

This course is a personal summary of almost thirty years of experience treating numerous patients suffering from diseases of ‘ghost possession’. We explore the points' names and energy, deepening our understanding of the classical indications and their clinical relevance for modern-day patients.

Rooting the Spirit: Clinical Application of the 13 Ghost Points

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What will you learn

  • Deepen your understanding of the 13 ghost points by understanding their names and energy. 
  • Review the classical and modern indications for point selection.
  • Apply the 13 ghost points in your clinic.

十三鬼穴: The Thirteen Ghost Points – Course Overview

“Withdrawal and mania disease can manifest as deep silence or excessive and reckless speaking. Laughing, crying, singing, falling asleep while sitting, wanting to eat filth or excrement, running around naked or at night, manic yelling, chaotic gesturing….For this kind of patient, use acupuncture and moxibustion in your treatment. When a hundred evils cause illness, there are thirteen points you can needle.”

Sun Simiao – “Essential prescriptions worth a thousand gold coins.”

In 500 B.C., the legendary doctor Bian Que revived a patient from a state of convulsions by needling the point Gui Gong – Ghost Palace. This is the first documented treatment of a Ghost possession. A thousand years later, Sun Simiao summarized the information and the clinical protocols for thirteen ‘ghost points’, indicated for extreme clinical situations such as neurological disorders, Shen / psychiatric disorders, growths, and tumours.

This course is a personal summary of almost thirty years of experience treating numerous patients suffering from diseases of ‘ghost possession’. We explore the points’ names and energy, deepening our understanding of the classical indications and their clinical relevance for modern-day patients.

This course has been produced from materials recorded at the ICCM Congress. The ICCM arranges a yearly outstanding international TCM gathering held in Tel Aviv during Vernal Equinox in March.


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Course Reviews:

very informative

Rated 5.0 out of 5
May 14, 2021

The course has been very informative and has helped clarify the usefulness of ghost points in acupuncture treatment. The audio has been grainy at times and there have been some slip-ups in the quizzes. But on the whole, a very good course indeed.

Dr Prem Anand Nagaraja., MD

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Rated 5.0 out of 5
August 14, 2020

Wow! I was always afraid of using these points, they seemed to be needing special teaching. Rani’s teaching is this teaching. I feel not only as I can now use these points in my clinic but also that I better understand my own patience and Chinese Medicine. Thank you.

Jessica
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About the Teacher

Rani Ayal

Rani Ayal has been practicing and teaching Chinese Medicine since 1989. Initially trained in Japan in Shiatsu and Meridian style Acupuncture, he returned to Israel to complete his studies in TCM acupuncture and herbal therapy and then continued his training in Classical Chinese Medicine, specializing in the philosophies of Five Phases and Stems & Branches, with master acupuncturist Joan Duveen of Holland who continues to be his mentor to this day. Former head of Acupuncture at Sourasky medical center in Tel Aviv and chairman of the Israeli TCM association, Rani maintains a full time clinic for adults and children, treating over 120 patients a week. Rani is co-author of an upcoming book on the points of acupuncture, named "Gates of Life" and lectures frequently in Israel and internationally.

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  • 2.5 Hours Course Duration
  • Course Certificate
  • Course Credits

    AACMA Image AACMA2.5 CPD's
    ACI Image ACICertificate
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    CAB Image CALIFORNIA3 hours
    Florida Image FLORIDA2.5 CEU's
    NCCAOM Image NCCAOM3 CEU's
    Fachverband Image TCM FACHVERBAND3 Hours

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