Sun's Dance of the Channels

Jonathan Shubs is a Canadian acupuncturist who lives and practices in Switzerland. He is the creator of the Unified Acupuncture Theory system and teaches this internationally. He is also a lecturer at Chiway Academy for the Healing Arts in Switzerland where he teaches undergraduate students and CE. He is trainer for professional development courses at the Academie des Arts-Therapeutic in Geneva where he teaches acupuncture and Chinese medicine as well as clinic management and patient-therapist relationships.

Table of Contents

Introduction............................................................................................ 5
Story of the creation of UAT................................................................ 5
Section 1 Holography, images and mirroring
Chapter 1 Sun arrives to visit grandparents for the summer........................ 7
The idea of local and distal uses of the channels.................................... 7
Chapter 2 Patterns and Nature................................................................ 11
Mathematical basis of Holography...................................................... 11
Chapter 3 An arm for an arm and a leg for a leg....................................... 17
Holography and mirroring.................................................................. 17
Chapter 4 As above, So Below............................................................... 24
Holography of the limbs to the body................................................... 24
Chapter 5 Like treats like, Image treats Image......................................... 31
Micro systems and other forms of holography...................................... 31
Section 2 Understanding the basic theory
Chapter 6 Starting at the beginning......................................................... 35
The Theory for Channel Interactions................................................... 35
Chapter 7 The separation of heaven and earth.......................................... 42
Including Heaven in the 5 elements..................................................... 42
Chapter 8 One theory to unify them all................................................... 48
The Unified Acupuncture Theory Model............................................. 48
Chapter 9 Same, Same but Different....................................................... 59
Rules for how channels can interact.................................................... 59
Section 3 Systems of channel interactions
A: Systems based on space
Chapter 10 Where exactly are we?.......................................................... 65
Interactions based on space................................................................ 65
Chapter 11 For every Yin there is a Yang................................................ 69
System 1 - Interior / Exterior Biao/ Li................................................ 69
Chapter 12 One long pathway................................................................ 75
System 2 - Full Channels or Shared Channel Names............................ 75
Chapter 13 Crossing paths...................................................................... 81
System 3 - Closed Circuit Channels.................................................... 81
Chapter 14 Gathering all the matter........................................................ 85
Space based systems compared........................................................... 85
B: Systems based on time
Chapter 15 Every channel will have its hour (or 2)................................... 92
Explanation of Biorhythm clock......................................................... 92
Chapter 16 Friendly neighbors................................................................ 98
System 4- Biorhythm Neighbors......................................................... 98
C: System based on exposure to sunlight
Chapter 17 Dancing partners................................................................ 105
System 5 - Biorhythm opposites....................................................... 105
Section 4 Putting it into Practice
Chapter 18 What is in a name?............................................................. 111
System 6 - Exposure to Sunlight....................................................... 111
Chapter 19 A Family Matter................................................................. 120
Chapter 20 Getting to the point............................................................. 124
Shortcuts and how to choose images................................................. 124
Chapter 21 A guiding light................................................................... 132
The guiding needle Technique.......................................................... 132
Chapter 22 When family matters........................................................... 139
Using channel interactions, imaging, and family of points together...... 139
Chapter 23 When it gets complicated.................................................... 143
Case Studies involving more than one affected channel...................... 143
Chapter 24 Sun goes home................................................................... 154
Conclusion...................................................................................... 154
The Systems........................................................................................ 157
System 1 Interior-Exterior................................................................ 157
System 2 Full Channels.................................................................... 158
System 3 Closed Circuit Channels..................................................... 158
System 4 Biorhythm Neighbours....................................................... 159
System 5 Biorhythm Opposite.......................................................... 160
System 6 Exposure to Sun Light....................................................... 161
A reference for interactions of each channel.......................................... 162
Hand Tai Yin Lung.......................................................................... 162
Hand Yang Ming Large Intestine...................................................... 162
Foot Yang Ming Stomach................................................................. 163
Foot Tai Yin Spleen......................................................................... 163
Hand Shao Yin Heart....................................................................... 164
Hand Tai Yang Small Intestine......................................................... 164
Foot Tai Yang Bladder..................................................................... 165
Foot Shao Yin Kidney...................................................................... 165
Hand Jue Yin Pericardium................................................................ 166
Hand Shao Yang Triple Warmer....................................................... 166
Hand Shao Yang Gall Bladder.......................................................... 167
Foot Jue Yin Liver........................................................................... 167
Holography - Imaging and Mirroring.................................................... 168
Limbs.............................................................................................. 168
Limbs to Head and Torso................................................................. 170
Limbs to Head................................................................................. 170
Limbs to Torso................................................................................ 170
Large Tai Ji..................................................................................... 172
Medium Tai JI................................................................................. 172
Small Tai Ji..................................................................................... 172
Correlations of the system names and numbers between Unified Acupuncture Theory and Dr Tan Balance Method Acupuncture.............. 174