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Does anyone ever recall if Bruce taught which finger corresponds to which internal organ?
Hi James,
This was a Q I had also. I haven’t heard him mention anything, but in the book, Chinese Medical Qigong Therapy: A Comprehensive Clinical Text by Dr. Jerry Alan Johnson, Ch. 34 pg. 613 – 615 is where I found an answer:
Thumb = Spleen
Index = Liver
Middle = Heart
Ring = Lungs
Pinky = KidneysThe book refers to this as the Five Element Organ Energy Pattern.
The diagram and caption indicates the left hand, so it’s not clear if the right hand is the same or if itwould be the paired yang organ. Typically, left is yin and right is yang so it may be logical to follow that, but it’s not too clear.
Hopefully this helps some,
SteveThere are different attribution to the fingers and this one I have never seen.
Lungs for the ring finger? The thumb has the lung meridian and the ringfinger is triple warmer often used in a generalized emitting manner, what may be the reason.
The five elements do not correspond necessarily with the air element and lungs. so another finger may be this element.
Bruce should be asked what he uses.
Axel
I don’t know what Bruce taught but try this
thumb=lung=metal
index=liver=wood
middle=spleen=earth
ring=kidney=water
pinky=heart=fireno air, the nails are the windows to the organs. If you can see the moons at the base of the cuticles. If you can’t, those organs are unhealthy. Try finding someone you know that had a heart attack. Ask to see their hand and look at the pinky- probably no or little moon.
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