https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-kd9XPH9u98 How do we sidestep a familiar and unhelpful pattern of thought or behavior in that moment when trauma or pain begins to assert itself and trigger a response? Can we in the triggering moment find a uniquely creative and new response that helps illuminate and loosen the trauma’s grip? Learning to pause before reacting to … Keep Reading »
The ‘Articles by Lonny’ Category
Entheogens: The Light and Shadow of Subtle Medicine
Hello Friends, This article was originally accepted by the Journal of Transpersonal Research nearly three years ago in December 2019. The pandemic slowed the Journal down and now, finally, the article sees the light of day. Enjoy. -Lonny S. Jarrett 12 session Class: Shadow Resolution in Chinese Medicine. Fall 2024. Keep Reading »
Corrections to Deepening Perspectives on Chinese Medicine
Hi Folks, Here is a list of mistakes that are being found in DPOCM. I'll expand this as they are discovered. 1. Page 119: "The Lingshu in Chapter 8 frames this in a physiological context, recognizing that ghosts to whom we may superstitiously attribute illness are nothing more than projections … Keep Reading »
Understanding Blocks
Hello Friends, Here's a 2:15 lecture I did on understanding the importance of removing blocks before proceeding to depth, constitutional treatment. This was given to The Acupuncture Academy at Leamington Spa, UK on 4.9.2021. Warmly, Lonny -> There are still 60 copies of my new text Deepening Perspective on Chinese Medicine available at a pre-press discount … Keep Reading »
Catalyzing Emergence: Integral Chinese Medicine Parts I, II, & III
Dear Friends, Here are the three installments in a series of three articles I'm publishing in the Journal of the American Society of Acupuncturists Meridians. The series is abstracted from the current book I'm writing: "Deepening Perspectives on Chinese Medicine." Integral Theory expands Chinese medicine and offers us a … Keep Reading »
CM & Psychoanalysis, Parts I & II
Dear Friends, Here are Parts I & II of CM and Psychoanalysis. Part I is on Repression and the Diaphragm, Part II is on The Metal Element and the Anal Personality Type. Click here for Part I: Click here for Part II: Courses: … Keep Reading »
2006 Interview with Lonny Jarrett covering Chinese medicine, evolutionary theory, and spiral dynamics.
Here I discuss evolutionary perspectives on Chinese medicine. Keep Reading »
The Use of Exit and Entry Points in Traditional Acupuncture
This work is greatly expanded in my Clinical Practice of Chinese Medicine text book. Keep Reading »
The Holographic Paradigm and Acupuncture
This article discusses the similarity between holographic theory and the inductive synthetic model that lies at the heart of traditional Chinese medicine. It was first published in The Journal of Traditional Acupuncture (1985). This article represents my introduction of Ken Wilber's work on Integral Theory and its import for medicine. Keep Reading »
Myth and Meaning in Chinese Medicine
This is the first article where I began to elaborate Chinese myth (Shenhua 神話, "Spirit talk) as an adequate language of the subtle realm for describing acupuncture point function. In a future article I will expand this from a psychoanalytic perspective using Erich Neumann's work as a template. Keep Reading »