Five Command Points-Cyclic Models-Mother, Horary and Son points.

Horary Point:

Out of the five command points of each channel, the pointof the same element as the channel, is the Horary point. E.g., Wood point of Wood channel GB 41, LIV 1 – or Water point of WaterChannel K 10, UB 66 – or Earth point of Earth Channel SP 3, ST 36. The Horary point is usedto tune up or tune down the channel’s organ, appropriately during its Horarytime (Organ Clock Time). E.g., ST 36 isused to Tonify the Stomach (Digestion) between 7and 8Am. The same point if used between 8 Am and 9 Am,will sedate the Stomach functions.

The time (hour) of needling over these Horary points is ofprime importance. Treating the Horarypoint during the first hour of the Organ’s time results in increasedfunctionality (of its tissues, sense organs and associated organs), andtreating the same point during the second hour results in the reverse.
Mother Point



The Mother point is the point that precedes the Horarypoint i.e., the mother point corresponds to the Organ’s mother organ, and drawsenergy from the mother organ on stimulation. E.g. Air is the mother of Water. Therefore K 7, is the Mother Point on the Kidney channel, as it is an Airpoint. It draws energy from the Lungs,resulting in Bronchodilation and removal of Phlegm. Kidney functions are activated and release ofAdrenaline, Corticosteroids, Androsterones and Prostaglandins to the Blood stream is enhanced.
Son Point



The Son point succeeds the Horary point and corresponds tothe Son organ of the Channel’s Organ. The Son point is used to sedate the organ, by transfer of energy to theson organ. E.g., Earth is the son of Fire. H 7 is the Earth point of Heart (Fire) channel. This point is used to sedate the Heartfunctions i.e., Thoughts, Stress, Emotions etc.

The Five Command Points of each channel arerepresented in the following Cyclic Models for easy reference of Mother, Horaryand Son points.

Ø The Left Top positionrepresents the channel’s Jingwell point.
Ø The Yung spring and otherpoints until He sea point proceed Clockwise.
Ø The Left Bottomposition shows the He Sea point.
Ø The Horary point(Point’s element same as Channel) is marked ‘H’.
Ø The point preceding ‘H’ isMother point ‘M’.
Ø The point succeeding ‘H’ isSon point ‘S’.
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Eccleciastes:3 1.To everything there is a season, and a time to every purpose under the heaven:

2. A time to be born, and a time to die; atime to plant and a time to pluck up that which is planted;
3. A time to kill, and a time to heal; atime to break down and a time to build up;…………..