Joan Duveen Death and Bereavement 2011 Death and

Joan Duveen Death and Bereavement 2011

Death and Bereavement Tod und Trauer / Verlust (G) Dood en Rouw (NL) La Mort et le Deuil (F) © Joan Duveen 2011 2

Death and Bereavement • • • Guidance Life and Death Five phases Death pulses Gui - Ghosts © Joan Duveen 2011 3

Death and Bereavement Guidance © Joan Duveen 2011 4

Guidance A peaceful death is one of the fundamental rights of man It is an act of love to support someone to pass away peacefully Be yourself. Nothing special is expected Be honest Keyword: compassion © Joan Duveen 2011 5

Guidance Give space to all emotions of the dying person Be receiving and receptive. No personal beliefs Give positive confirmation, comfort and love © Joan Duveen 2011 6

Guidance Be careful what you say near the dying or dead person Be careful with touching the dead person Create a peaceful environment Talk with soft voice Take away tensions (also concerning material things, a last will etc. ) © Joan Duveen 2011 7

Death and Transformation East: - A life long event to understand reality; to let go of the personality (ego) - Transformation via the inside West: - Dialogue with others and God - Transformation via the outside © Joan Duveen 2011 8

Death and Transformation Knowing yourself and Transformation of the self Death opens; releases tensions, brings tensions to the surface No time for “frills” © Joan Duveen 2011 9

Death and the internal ‘devils’ Suffering, fright, fear Anger Joy (Laughter) Worry, thinking, desire Anguish Grief Hate Love pain Kidneys Liver Heart Spleen and Lungs Lung Colon Gallbladder, Heart © Joan Duveen 2011 10

Suffering, fright, fear-Kidneys Creates : Bitterness Growth Liv yin xu, Gb shi Wood balanced Scatters and deranges the qi Pulse Ki: Taut, Sunken, Jumping © Joan Duveen 2011 11

Suffering, fright, fear-Kidneys Da qi – Gu qi Ki grasping Lung qi Destiny, Ming Men, Door of Life Ki 1 (Yong Quan Bubbling Spring) Vitality, Courage Chung Mai connected to Earth Revives consciousness and rescues yang. © Joan Duveen 2011 12

Suffering, fright, fear-Kidneys Zhen, upright It is normal to have moments of fear Renunciation, self dinial, turning away alternates with fear Ask questions (not when there is a panic attack) Love will relieve fear © Joan Duveen 2011 13

Anger- Liver Creates : Stagnation or cause qi to rise Temporary movement of qi Lack of care and compassion (S. i) Pulse: - Tight, wiry, but not in Liver - Liver agitated © Joan Duveen 2011 14

Anger- Liver Saying “No” and “Yes” No against outer world/ circumstances Yes against inner world Creating new nucleus Unfolding new events © Joan Duveen 2011 15

Joy (Laughter)-Heart Creates : Bitterness Inability to integrate to be centered Slows down and relaxes the qi Often due to Hc xu Ht - Hc Ht – Si, Th Pulse Ht: scattered © Joan Duveen 2011 16

Joy (Laughter)-Heart Gaining Shen results in Life What are my possibilities? Door to meaning of life © Joan Duveen 2011 17

Worry, thinking, desire - Spleen, Lungs Creates : Stagnation of qi, lack of transformation Too centered. Egocentric Earth necessary to hold the Po Pulse Sp: constricted © Joan Duveen 2011 18

Grief - Lungs Creates : Stagnation of circulation of qi Disperses and consumes the qi © Joan Duveen 2011 19

Grief - Lungs Creates : Kidney yin xu leading to depression, melancholy (suppressed grief, loosing contact with origin of grief) Severe grief but subdued (with contact to origin): Anguish, leading to more Ki yin Xu or stagnation of Fluids. (Dryness and Heat) Pulse Lu: Rough, Trickling (thin and rough) © Joan Duveen 2011 20

Worry and Grief and imbalance in the 3 Hun and 7 Po General Treatment principle: Balance Hun and Po. © Joan Duveen 2011 21

3 Hun Gathering and transmitting divine inspiration and spiritual insights. Giving and receiving unconditional love. Motivation of spiritual growth through prayer, devotion and commitment. © Joan Duveen 2011 22

Hun in Upper Dan Tien Strives for purity and governs intuitive communication nourished by spiritual intuition and divine insight Governs spiritual growth and maturation. © Joan Duveen 2011 23

Hun in Middle Dan Tien Strives for a balanced social life and communication with empathy and sympathy, nourished by spiritual attitude and virtues. © Joan Duveen 2011 24

Hun in Lower Dan Tien Strives for pleasure and passion based on movement, nourished and balanced by quiescence and serenity. © Joan Duveen 2011 25

Hun treatment Bl 47, Hun Men, Hun Gate, Door of the soul. Depression, frustration, resentment (long term). Roots Hun and helps to plan one's life, find sense of direction and purpose. Vague fear at night from Yin xu. © Joan Duveen 2011 26

Hun treatment Liv 4, Zhong Feng, Central Blockade, Middle Seal: Balances Hun and Po. Liv 5, Li Gou, Drain of Calf With fear, nervousness, depression. Use only together with Gb 37 or Gb 40. © Joan Duveen 2011 27

7 Po Responsible for the development of growth of consciousness through obstacles and passionate experiences. Five Po in relation to the Wu Xing Two related to Heaven and Earth. © Joan Duveen 2011 28

7 Po Earth Po creates worry and regret Metal Po creates grief, sadness and shame Water Po creates fear and loneliness Wood Po creates anger, resentment and blame Fire Po creates nervousness and excitements Heaven Po creates nightmares Earth Po creates envy with bitterness © Joan Duveen 2011 29

Po treatment Lu 1, Zhong Fu, Central/ Middle Palace Works on the Po, directs Qi and Blood within the Mai - like Po. Moves blockages in Lungs © Joan Duveen 2011 30

Po treatment Lu 2, Yun Men, Cloud Gate: Meeting point of Large Intestine & Lungs. Beginning of Lung Mai, as Lu 1, is also meeting point of Lung & Spleen. Door to which the Qi of the Upper Jiao emerges to circulate in the body. Gently diffuses energy from top to bottom of the body. © Joan Duveen 2011 31

Po treatment Lu 3, Tian Fu. Celestial Storehouse Works on Po directly. Calms the Po. Sadness, depression, weeping, disorientation, forgetfulness and somnolence/insomnia (if from Lung imbalance). © Joan Duveen 2011 32

Po treatment Lu 3 Enlightening and enlivening effect. Allows free communication with universal spirit when locked inside oneself. + Gb 41: Balances Hun and Po. © Joan Duveen 2011 33

Po treatment Lu 7, Lie Que, Broken Sequence Takes Qi from inside to outside, drags up emotions. Descends Lu-qi Strengthens Po, early death (!) © Joan Duveen 2011 34

Po treatment Lu 7 Emotional tension caused by unsettled Hun which manifests in a physical form (tense shoulders, shallow breathing and feelings of oppression in the chest). Calms the mind and settles the Hun. © Joan Duveen 2011 35

Po treatment Lu 9, Tai Yuan, Great/ Supreme Abyss Someone in abyss of grief and despair. Earth point on Lung links Earth with Qi bringing nourishment, security and love. Use only with strength in Earth. It will otherwise lead to weakness and imbalance in Spleen and Stomach. Takes Qi from outside to inside. Nourishes and strengthen Po aswell, early death (!) © Joan Duveen 2011 36

Po treatment Bl 13, Fei Shu, Lung Shu Nei Jing: Diagnoses nervous depression: When there is a disturbance of the energy with a swollen abdomen, swollen chest and difficult respiration, one must needle Lu 1 and Lu 2. If one applies finger pressure to these points and on Bl 13, the patient feels energy rise. If one presses very strongly, the patient feels relief. © Joan Duveen 2011 37

Po treatment Bl 37 (42), Po Hu, Po Door, Door of Vital Fluid Descends Lu – qi Cleansing through all openings Incontinence of urine and faeces from fright (Po Men) Accesses Po very deeply, reconnecting to the essential being and helping rediscover the preciousness and quality of life. Soothing for the spirit. © Joan Duveen 2011 38

Po treatment Bl 38 (43), Gao Huang Shu, Vital Region Shu, Yu of Vital Centers Nourishes Lung, Heart, Kidney, Spleen and Stomach. Nourishes Yin and clears heat. Nervous depression, loss of memory, coldness, weakness. Fosters Yuan Qi. Tonifies all deficient conditions. Nourishes man in his autonomy independent from his mother-(figure). © Joan Duveen 2011 39

Grief - Lungs Creates imbalance in the 7 Po, Lower Dan Tien: Depression: Kidney yin xu leading to, melancholy, loneliness, insecurity. “Leave me alone, to die” Po related to Water (Yin) Posterior of Cv 8 in front of line Gv 20 -Cv 1 Affirmative answer: Wisdom © Joan Duveen 2011 40

Grief - Lungs Creates imbalance in the 7 Po, Middle Dan Tien: Suppressed grief, loosing contact with origin of grief Lung qi xu: anxiety, sadness, shame, guilt “I just want to die” Po related to Metal (Spirit) Posterior of Cv 17 Affirmative answer: Integrity © Joan Duveen 2011 41

Grief - Lungs Creates imbalance in the 7 Po, Upper Dan Tien: Anguish: Severe grief but subdued (with contact to origin) Leading to more Ki yin Xu or stagnation of Fluids. Nightmares, restless sleep (Dryness and Heat) Po related to Heaven (The Yin bird) Below Gv 20 Affirmative answer: Oneness, Radiance © Joan Duveen 2011 42

Hate - Colon Creates : Dryness and heat Is the negative side of love (Wood-Metal) Being indifferent is opposite of Love Pulse Co: Taut, thin and rapid © Joan Duveen 2011 43

Love pain -Gallbladder Creates : Lack of guidance and direction Feels paralysed Pulse Gb: Constricted © Joan Duveen 2011 44

Death and Bereavement Life and Death © Joan Duveen 2011 45

Paradigms Revelation of Life has a centrifugal movement = development of Being Development of Consciousness has a centripetal movement © Joan Duveen 2011 46

Paradigms Doing=Sowing Centrifugal movement (development of Being) is doing, based on desire and attachment. Learning from experience = Harvesting Man has consciousness so he can go back to the center, the Universal spark, the Universal intelligence. © Joan Duveen 2011 47

Death The end The greatest lesson of life Passing Finish No more Yang Birth on another level ? © Joan Duveen 2011 48

Death We talk without “knowing” We depend on: - clairvoyants - memories - nearly death experiences - experiences The way we die, the way we live © Joan Duveen 2011 49

“The Dalai Lama, when asked what surprised him most about humanity, answered “Man”. Because he sacrifices his health in order to make money. Then he sacrifices money to recuperate his health. And then he is so anxious about the future that he does not enjoy the present; the result being that he does not live in the present or the future; he lives as if he is never going to die, and then dies having never really lived. ” © Joan Duveen 2011 50

Ch 54 Ling Shu: Long Lifespan Structure 5 Zang firm Channels genial and harmonious Muscles smooth and moist Skin fine and dense Ying and Wei qi normal Respiration light and slow Qi running moderate way with proper speed 6 Fu convert cereals and body fluids spread to orifices © Joan Duveen 2011 51

Ch 54 Ling Shu: Decline 50 years: Liver 60 years: Heart 70 years: Spleen 80 years: Lungs 90 years: Kidney 100 years: all organs, no more spirit © Joan Duveen 2011 52

Life and Death Ch 54 Ling Shu The spirit enters the body Mother provides foundation Father provides construction Father and Mother coming together means inspirited, inspired, breath, life, qi Gaining Spirit means life Loosing Spirit means death © Joan Duveen 2011 53

Death Form can’t hold Life Emancipation of the Self Shen – Hun Yi Po - Zhi © Joan Duveen 2011 54

Death Shen leaves the body Ideally through Gv 20 Often through Po Men Bl 35, Hui Yang, Meeting of Yang Bl 56, Cheng Jin, Supporting Muscles Bl 57, Cheng Shan, Supporting Mountain Bl 60, Kun Lun Mountain © Joan Duveen 2011 55

Gv 20, Bai Hui, One Hundred Meetings Meeting Point of all Yang meridians Receives a vessel from the Liver and Bladder TMMs and the Three Heater Divergent meridian Sea of Bone marrow Entry Point Sends a vessel to the Brain (Jing!) Lifts the Spirit; recaptures the Yang © Joan Duveen 2011 56

Gv 20, Bai Hui, One Hundred Meetings Blocked - delusions, mood swings, feel victimized. Open - feel radiance and in tune with Higher Self © Joan Duveen 2011 57

Po Men, Door of the corporeal soul “The door of the corporeal soul (i. e. anus) is the messenger for the five viscera and it drains off water and food without storing them for too long. ” Bl 37 (42) Po Hu, Door of Po, Window of the Corporeal Soul Incontinence of urine and faeces from fright. © Joan Duveen 2011 58

Bl 37 (42) Sends Lu qi down Accesses Po very deeply, reconnecting to the essential being and helping rediscover the preciousness and quality of life. Soothing for the spirit © Joan Duveen 2011 59

Bl 35, Hui Yang, Meeting of Yang 0. 5 sun lateral to the tip of the coccyx, just above Gv 1 Lower jiao damp heat and Yang xu. Broken coccyx Gb Good for weakness of Yang. With moxa warms body and lifts spirits Meeting of Yang, Returning of Yang, to slow down death. Shen leaves through anus (Po Men) © Joan Duveen 2011 60

Bl 56, Cheng Jin, Supporting Muscles Bl 57, Cheng Shan, Supporting Mountain 5 and 8 sun inferior to Bl 40 (54) Relaxes muscles, alleviates pain in lumbar spine, lower leg, feet and heels. Hemorrhoids, oedema legs, knees, heat sole of foot, constipation, incontinence. Special point for muscle dystrophy Treat hemorrhoids, release constriction of anus, release tightness of rectal area © Joan Duveen 2011 61

Bl 56, Cheng Jin, Supporting Muscles Bl 57, Cheng Shan, Supporting Mountain Releases the Spirit through Po Men © Joan Duveen 2011 62

Bl 60 Kun Lun Mountain Kun Lun is a mountain in relation with the center of man as connection between Heaven and Man. Post - natal / Pre - natal connection Bl 60 from Post-natal to another level of Prenatal To release the Soul through Po Men (anus), to the light (Tai Yang) of the mountain in the West. Bl 67 from Pre-natal to Post-natal. © Joan Duveen 2011 63

Three Dantians Upper Dantian: Yin Tang - Gv 16 - Gv 20 Essence, Pineal gland Middle Dantian: Cv 12/Gv 6 - Cv 17/ Gv 11 - Cv 22/Gv 14 Heart Lower Dantian: Cv 1 - Cv 8 - Gv 4 posterior Cv 4 (male) or posterior Cv 6 (female) Golden Stove © Joan Duveen 2011 64

Daoism The spirit enters the body In the middle Dan Tian: an area between Cv 12, Zhong Wan (guan) and Gv 6, Ji Zhong, Cv 17, Shen Zhong and Gv 11, Shen Dao and a point between Cv 22, Tian Tu and Gv 14, Du Zhui The middle Dan Tian transforms Qi into Shen, which is housed in the heart. © Joan Duveen 2011 65

Cv 12 HUI Point of the FU. Stimulates all the Yang Regulates Stomach qi, Center of Yong qi The place/seat of Life Psycho - emotional: obsession, sadness, concerns N. B. Cv 14: Centre of Shen, The source of Life © Joan Duveen 2011 66

Gv 6, On the midline of the back, at the lower border of spinous process of Th-11, level with BL-20 Central point - earthy, grounding. Ji means to accumulate Level of adrenals - helps pump life force up spine. Psycho-emotional: Open - feeling of freedom. Blocked - feeling burdened © Joan Duveen 2011 67

Cv 17 Sea of Qi (also known as the HUI Point of QI). MU Point of Three Heater (Upper Heater) and Pericardium. Regulates ascending QI. - Meeting of all Yang, Shao Yin and Pericardium Meeting Point of the Three-Arm Yin TMMs © Joan Duveen 2011 68

Cv 17 “it is by Cv -17 that the Qi returns to the interior of the body by the route of the Three-Heater, after having circulated externally via the route of the Pericardium". © Joan Duveen 2011 69

Gv 11, On the midline of the back, at the lower border of spinosus process of T-5, level with BL-15 Some say: from here is flow of energy around HT to crown centre. Helps activate energy of love, joy, peace and happiness. Governs Yin psychological problems like depression etc. , Shen Xu Recommended for weak HT or sluggish qi Blocked - feeling of burden, hopelessness, melancholy and chaos. Free - love of life, joy, peace with the world © Joan Duveen 2011 70

Cv 22 Celestial Chimney Yin Wei Mai Sp Thyroid Yin from thorax to head © Joan Duveen 2011 71

Gv 14 Meeting point of all the Yang meridians. (receives qi of all secondary vessels of the Yang of the entire body) Tonifies Yang qi. Raises all Yang Direct action on pituitary and suprarenal glands © Joan Duveen 2011 72

Daoism The spirit enters the body In the lower Dan Tian: Cv 4, Guan Yuan, Origin Pass The Yuan Qi and Jing Qi are stored in the lower Dan Tian. They determine the constitutional strength and vitality Psycho-emotional: Psychosis © Joan Duveen 2011 73

Daoism The spirit enters the body From behind it enters at Gv 4, the Gate of Life, Ming Men. This is the root of the Yuan Qi, determining life and death From the front it enters at Ki 21, You Men, Dark or Hidden Gate, it influences the Kidneys to decide about the form and the power of the blood. © Joan Duveen 2011 74

Gv 4 Ming Men - Door of Life. Helps tonify qi of whole body. When this point is attacked, it is because the Yang has triumphed over Yin. The body is burning hot “like a fire“ with very high temperature © Joan Duveen 2011 75

Gv 4 Nei Ching (Ch. 6): Chi Po studied the combination of Yin and Yang, their separation and union, and noted the function of Tai Yang and Du Mai: The root of Tai Yang is located in Bl 67 and its terminating point is Gv 4". Psycho-emotional: Flowing - emotional gentleness Blocked - fear of being taken advantage of © Joan Duveen 2011 76

Ki 21, 0. 5 sun lateral to CV-14 Brings Yin up to chest, sends Yin to legs Balances Yin and Yang Opens gate between St and duodenum; works on pylorus sphincter (needle on right) Spreads LIV qi. Influences the Liver: Wei qi, circulation of blood, metabolism of food, collector of and conserves blood Psycho-emotional: Helps person face fears and move on with life (Hun) © Joan Duveen 2011 77

Death Death happens when Yin and Yang separate: Water (Pre-natal Qi) becomes too weak: Water, Form and Substance cannot hold the Fire, Life and Spirit. One dies from a relative surplus of Yang. The Shen (the Spirit) and Hun (the spiritual soul) return to their origin, Heaven, the Yang Root The Po (the physical soul) returns to its origin, Earth, the Yin Root. © Joan Duveen 2011 78

Death The Spirit leaves the body after death Ideally at Gv 20 (Bai Hui). It can leave the body also at different openings (as Po Men) © Joan Duveen 2011 79

Death and Bereavement Five Phases © Joan Duveen 2011 80

Five phases Denial Negotiate and aggression Depression Acceptance and surrender New birth; Deep desires, ideals and the view you have of yourself, are creative powers and are as well qualifying a new creation © Joan Duveen 2011 81

Earth Su Wen: To work hard without fatigue Centered Ability to integrate and to transform Patience Inner foundation Nourishing qi (Yung qi) Denial is needed to balance the Earth © Joan Duveen 2011 82

Earth-Denial: i. Patient ii. Family iii. Patient and Family © Joan Duveen 2011 83

Earth-Denial Denial is needed to balance the Earth Imbalance: Spleen Transformation - transportation Spine Irresponsibility Xu: No growth Shi: Piling up (physical, emotional, mental) © Joan Duveen 2011 84

Water Su Wen: To satisfy desires naturally Will power and wisdom Letting go of desires; quit obedience Determination, discrimination Ancestral qi, Yuan qi, Jing qi Habits Negotiation is needed to balance Water © Joan Duveen 2011 85

Water-Negotiate/ Aggression Water not feeding Wood Annoyance Resentment, Grudge (Wo-E) Envy © Joan Duveen

Water-Negotiate/ Aggression Negotiation is needed to balance Water Imbalance: Kidneys – Jing; Innermost being Problems loins and thighs and lower back Water not feeding Wood Xu: dries up, heat Shi: disaster of floods © Joan Duveen 2011 87

Fire Su Wen: Maintain a peaceful mind without fear Consciousness, Awareness, Focus Shen; rising bright energy Compassion, Love and Warmth Depression: Fire breaks out. © Joan Duveen 2011 88

Fire-Depression Retroactive: i. Shame ii. Low Self Esteem iii. Need for practical support, contact and togetherness © Joan Duveen 2011 89

Fire-Depression Preparatory: i. Bereavement and anxiety treatment ii. Need for physical contact, silence, keeping silent, periods of sleep © Joan Duveen 2011 90

Fire-Depression Depression: Fire breaks out. Imbalance: Heart and Heart constrictor Problems chest and ribs Fire breaks out due to Ki xu Xu: hidden brightness Shi: excessive brightness © Joan Duveen 2011 91

Metal Su Wen: To obtain satisfaction of every need Strength The effort to learn, to gather Peaceful qi in contact with heaven and earth. Zhong qi Acceptance and surrender needed for peaceful passing © Joan Duveen 2011 92

Metal-Acceptance and Surrender Balance : Less emotional No interest for news etc No visitors needed More non-verbal contact Moments of silence When asked: stay till the end © Joan Duveen 2011 93

Metal-Acceptance and Surrender Needed for peaceful passing Imbalance: Could be fake; subdued depression or subdued aggression Lung Problems shoulder and upper back Fire breaks out to Lungs!, Lack of joy. Justifying oneself Xu: susceptible to burning fire Shi: Hard complexion © Joan Duveen 2011 94

Wood Su Wen: To obtain a smooth energy circulation Gentleness Creativity and decisiveness Healthy Wei qi New “birth” © Joan Duveen 2011 95

Wood- “New birth” Imbalance Liver Neck problems Loosing discrimination between subject and object Xu: withering peace Shi: Spreading of life energy © Joan Duveen 2011 96

Earth No qi Heavy White complexion Difficult to open/close eyes Dark spots in teeth Sunken cheeks The form ceases Spirit: excited, disturbed, dull © Joan Duveen 2011 98

Water Looses control body fluids Nose drips, fluids from eyes, incontinence, mouth water Can’t move tongue Eyes dry, lips tight, no blood Mouth, throat blocked Thirst Feeling ceases Spirit: unhappy, nervous © Joan Duveen 2011 99

Fire Dry nose and mouth Body heat ceases No digestion possible Can’t look outside Awareness ceases Spirit: awareness disturbed, no recognition/ memory of family © Joan Duveen 2011 100

Metal Difficult breathing No movement Hallucinations Intellect ceases Spirit: confused, no longer conscious of the outside world © Joan Duveen 2011 101

Wood Everything dissolves in consciousness The essences of all experiences, thoughts and emotions are collected in the heart Upside-down conception= =Death © Joan Duveen 2011 102