The third special route is the Yang-Chiao-Ma, the Positive Leg
Route. It starts at the outer aspects of the two ankles and rises up
the outside of the legs along the outer thighs. From the thighs it
goes up to the hips, a strong absorbing energy center, the outer
sides of the back and winds over the left and right shoulder, which
are strong absorbing energy centers, whence it ascends along the
neck to the corners of the mouth and enters into the eye-sockets
and then over the forehead and skull to terminate in the medullar
region.
The fourth special route is the Yin-Chao-Ma or Negative Leg
Route. This channel originates at the center of the soles and turns
along the inner sides of the ankles, rising up the inside of the legs.
It passes from the inner thigh past the external genitalia and
continues up to the chest, clavicle, throat and up to the face to the
inner corners of the eyes. These routes are composed of two
routes, one on each side and can be worked separately, also.
The fifth special route is the Yang-Wei-Ma. This starts at the
front of the outer ankle and moves straight up the outside of the leg
continues up the side, circles over the shoulder and proceeds up
the side of the neck and face, over the forehead and skull, where it
terminates in the medulla.
The sixth special route is the Yin-Wei-Ma. It starts on the inner
shin and moves straight up the front of the body, over the knee, up
the thigh, the side of the abdomen and chest and up to the nipples.
From there it veers inwards towards the throat where it joins the
Functional Meridian.
Thus, all of the energy passageways of the body are linked
together in a network of the two Channels, the six special routes,
and the twenty-four regular routes corresponding to the organs on
each side. These passage ways are the superhighways, highways,
and roads, respectively, of energy flow across the body.Chapter XV