The Medical I Ching: Oracle of the Healer Within [Paperback]

Miki Shima (Author)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 0936185384 | ISBN-13: 978-0936185385 | Publication Date: October 1992 | Edition: 1

This book is a special version of the timeless Chinese classic of philosophy and metaphysics written especially with the health care practitioner in mind. It includes diagnostic and prognostic indication for each of the 8 trigrams, 64 hexagrams, and all changing lines. Dr. Shima also includes extensive instructions on using all types of casting methods and the pros and cons of each, interpretation of readings, and an entire chapter of case histories.

Editorial Reviews

Review

For the first time in English, Dr. Miki Shima has synthesized the age old wisdom of the I Ching and the vast body of Chinese Medicine. I strongly recommend this exciting, original work. -- Dr. Janet Zand, ND OMD

I firmly believe that this volume is the first of its kind in the West and will further the understanding of this ancient book of wisdom. I have no problem in recommending Dr. Shima's work on the I Ching to anyone interested in practicing medicine, Western or Oriental. -- Grandmaster Sango Kobayashi

From the Back Cover

Chinese doctors of antiquity have strongly asserted a great many times that, "Medicine is connected to the I Ching."

Sun Si-Miao said, "Without understanding the I Ching, it is not possible to become a supreme doctor.

Zhang Jie-bin said, "The theory of the Nei Jing is based on the theory of the I Ching." And, "If the theory of the I Ching is not clear, neither can one know the Nei Jing clearly."

Based on these statements, a literature developing in China called yi yi or medical I (Ching). This is exemplified by Tand Zong-hai's Clarifying Words on Medicine and the I Ching; Li Yu-cun's A Guide to the Reasoning of the Medical I Ching; and Shao Tong-zhen's medicine and I Ching, One Theory amongst a number of other books.

The importance of the I Ching in medicine is still reiterated today. Sifu Tsuei Wei has said, "If the Nei Jing is the door to the treasure house of Chinese medical classics, then the I Ching is its key."

Now, with the publication of Dr. Miki Shima's The Medical I Ching: Oracle of the Healer Within, perhaps the most clinically useful part of the medical I Ching literature is being introduced to the West.

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Product Details

• Paperback: 244 pages
• Publisher: Blue Poppy Pr; 1 edition (October 1992)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0936185384
• ISBN-13: 978-0936185385
• Product Dimensions: 8.9 x 7.6 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 3.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #952,032 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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13 of 14 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The Medical I Ching: Oracle of the Healer Within, July 9, 2003

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This review is from: The Medical I Ching: Oracle of the Healer Within (Paperback)

While I agree with the previous reviewer that this book is gonna be hard to use by someone who knows little or nothing about Chinese medicine, as a professional practitioner of Chinese medicine, I and my many patients have found this book invaluable for helping to clarify otherwise hazy situations. The I Ching needs to be interpreted no matter what use it is put to. So you have to contemplate the hexagrams and moving lines from several points of view: trigrams, yin and yang lines, map of the body, image, and commentary. For me, this book provides a new and different starting place to think about my patients' problems. It is not a simple cook book for "looking up" precise medical diagnoses and what to do for them. Personally, I don't think the previous reviewer has really hung out with this book or the I Ching in general. I would certainly recommend it to anyone interested in learning how to interpret the I Ching from a medical point of view.

5 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Profound Depth in Disguise, November 10, 2007

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B. Campbell (Encino, CA United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Medical I Ching: Oracle of the Healer Within (Paperback)

I purchased this book, hoping it would be of the caliber of Richard Wilhelm's book... you know, something a couple inches thick with involved commentary. If anyone knows a medical I-Ching book like that, then please let me know. So the book is highly dissapointing. I wish he would come out with a practitioner's evolved version. Then even if it cost a couple hundred dollars, it would be worth it. Only the very top level of Dr. Shima's knowledge is expressed here. The profound levels are left unexplored.

10 of 14 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars A great idea--too superficial, September 23, 2001

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Heidi M. Hawkins "heidimo" (Bellingham, WA: City of Subdued Excitement) - See all my reviews
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Interpretations of the I Ching have been used for many a purpose, and medicine is a very interesting and somewhat obvious application. The author is convincing that he knows his topic, however, I suspect he isn't revealing his depth of knowledge in this book. As a licensed practitioner of Chinese Medicine, I found the book to be accurate in Chinese terms, but far too limited and superficial. The language of Chinese Medicine is used here, and will be difficult for a layperson to understand unless they have done a fair bit of reading on the subject prior. The translation of Chinese Medical conditions into Western terms invariably proves inaccurate. The book is great idea from someone who I'm certain understands the topic, but somehow it doesn't really succeed.