4.9 More details on the paths of the meridians
(Better not read this section until you have determined for
yourself the path of the meridians in the hand and fingers.)
Acupuncture describes the Heart Constrictor Meridian as ending at
the tip of the middle finger (the one between the index and the
ring finger). It may well happen that you feel a tingling in the
ring finger too, as the Heart Constrictor Meridian is said to be
coupled and to exchange energy with the Triple Warmer Meridian
that circulates on the ring finger.
The Heart Meridian is said to end up at the tip of the little finger.
(The Small Intestine Meridian, coupled with the Heart Meridian,
also circulates at the tip of the little finger.)
The Lung Meridian is said to terminate at the tip of the thumb.
While working on the Lung Meridian, it is not uncommon to feel
vibration moving in the index finger too, related to the Large
Intestine Meridian, for there are intense exchanges of energy
between these two channels.
Tips, tricks and traps
- If this is not what you've felt, don't worry, for after all you
might be right! (Yet I suggest you go on practising for a while
before you make up your mind.) It is the privilege of the seers to
be able to bring everything into question. For ultimately, direct
perception is always superior to what is written in a book or
copied from another book. Maybe also, the traditional cliche of the
meridians as inflexible pipes is not so accurate. You will rather
perceive them as ‘rivers of breath’ or flows of vibration that can
sometimes deviate slightly in one direction or another. Once more,
my view is that the essential still has to be discovered, as far as
the etheric body is concerned.
4.10 The different levels of perception of energy
circulations
The first level is to perceive the vibration along the line you have
rubbed and to realise that this vibration is of the same nature as
the one in your eye (between the eyebrows).
The second level is to perceive a flow of energy, meaning a
circulation of the vibration along the meridian. It can either move
upwards towards the shoulder or downwards towards the hand. By
using the throat friction and the connection with the eye, you
will be able to gradually intensify this flow.