Ministerial Fire

Ministerial Fire delves into the rich tapestry of cosmological, mythological, entergetic, and physiological elements that underpin acupuncture and classical Chinese Medicine. Integrating the interconnected realms of Body, Mind, and Spirit, Dennis offers a holistic approach to well-being. In todays tumultuous world, this holistic perspective both restores balance and lays the groundwork for fostering One Peaceful World – a timeless vision embedded within the classical acupuncture system, awaiting rediscovery in modern times.

You will learn:

• The origin and formation of Ministerial Fire

• Six mythological themes showing how ancient Chinese cosmology and mythology are unified

• How these systems are incorporated into the human body energetically and physiologically through the acupuncture pointnames

•  Levels of intimacy within Ministerial Fire

• How Ministerial Fire is the beginning of the meridian system used in acupuncture

•  How the levels of Ministerial Fire polarization are integrated with each other and how they are incorporated in clinical practice

• How the Triple Heater and Pericardium follow the Pattern/Template of Heaven, Earth, and Man polarization through the upward and downward course of circulation in the torso.

• The Six Polarization of Ministerial Fire Treatments and additional points located on the torso that specifically enhance these functions, as well as the energetics, functions, and uses of these points

• Sixteen Comprehensive Treatments organized around the Yìjīng concepts of the Former and Latter Heaven sequences of the trigrams, reframed into the more modern concepts of Prenatal and Postnatal.

• How acupuncture points located at the same level around the torso (tiers) have related functions relative to the Triple Heater and Pericardium, and to their Yin and Yang relationships.

• The meaning and use of the 20 horizontal torso tiers

• How to use the Inner Phase Points, Ministerial Fire Points, Alchemical Points, Common Meridian Points, and Eight Extraordinary Vessel Points in horizontal tier treatments

• In-depth exploration of the Inner Phase Points in relation to horizontal tier treatments

Dennis Willmont dedicated nearly six decades to the practice of acupuncture Taijiquan, and Daoist meditation