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The Amygdala Brain Physiology

by Richard D. Utt, L.Ac.

© 2004 Applied Physiology … Excerpt from Applied Physiology and The Brain

Abstract
Access to the amygdala gland allows for the practitioner of kinesiology
the technology to delve quite deeplyinto the body’s anatomy and
physiology. There is not a disease known to man that is not in some
way influencedby the behavior of this central brain gland.

In the Applied Physiology approach (AP), the use of acupuncture


points, by way of circuit localization and stacking affords us that
refined ability. It has long been known in AK that certain points on the
body have been found to represent various meanings.

Through empiricaland methodic research, the limbic system of the


brain has been mapped (AP). To support this statement, I refer to the
mapping of visceral referred pain locations (Schmidt), the Bennett
reflex points (NV) s, Chapman reflex points (NL) s, all of these
anatomical areas refer to some physiologic observation.

The observation eventually shows by way of Indicator Change (I/C) of


the Indicator Muscle (I/M), or Host Indicator (H/I: muscle representing
the meridian or organ being investigated), (Goodheart), (AP).

This map takes us on a journey through the 24 points of the Central


Vessel meridian of acupuncture, relating to the brain’s limbic system.
The first 13 points represent the various regions of the hypothalamus.
The 14th point Central Vessel will lend us access to the amygdala.
Point numbers 15 through 24 cover the other ten very specific regions
of limbic software/hardware. (see note.)

The burden of proof is in the empirical results that have been


accumulating by AP practitioners since the inception of "Brain
Physiology" AP in 1987.

Note:
The Brain’s Limbic system is the super-occurance of the Amygdala
Brain. The information expressed here has its entrance as CL-ing with
deep touch CV 24, light touch CV 14 (explained on pages 7 and 8) as it
is enlisted there as CV 14: Amygdala. Light touch helps us focus on the
physiology of the Amygdala. Reusing of the points on the Centeral
Vessel (CV) results in the sub-categorizing of the subsequent 24 points
in the here described manor.

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Table of contents

The use of setting/up ................................................................................................3


Seven conditions of stress.......................................................................................4
n Pointing (Stacking) ..................................................................................................7
Testing procedure for Amygdala imbalance ....................................................8
Blood Chemistry Evaluation ....................................................................................8
Description 24 distinct physiological amenities of the amygdala ..........9
CV 1: Arterial pressure:............................................................................................. 9
CV 2: Heart rate: ......................................................................................................10
CV 3: Gastrointestinal motility and secretion: ......................................................10
CV 4: Defecation and micturition: ..........................................................................11
CV 5: Pupillary constriction or dilation: ................................................................12
CV 6: Piloerrection: ..................................................................................................12
CV 7: Secretion of the various anterior pituitary hormones, gonadotrophins
and ACTH: .......................................................................................................13
CV 8: Involuntary tonic movement:........................................................................13
CV 9: Circling movements: ......................................................................................13
CV 10: Occasionally clonic, rhythmic movements: ..............................................14
CV 11: Movements with olfaction and eating (chewing and swallowing): .........14
CV 12: Rage: .............................................................................................................16
CV 13: Escape: ..........................................................................................................17
CV 14: Punishment:..................................................................................................18
CV 15: Fear: ..............................................................................................................20
CV 16: Pleasure: .......................................................................................................21
CV 17: Erection: ........................................................................................................22
CV 19: Ejaculation: ...................................................................................................26
CV 20: Ovulation: .....................................................................................................27
CV 21: Uterine activity: ...........................................................................................29
CV 22: Induces Labor:..............................................................................................30
CV 23: Curiosity: ......................................................................................................30
CV 24: Attention to current surroundings: ...........................................................30

In conclusion .............................................................................................................. 31
Grand Bibliography, General References, and Literature Cited ............. 32

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The use of setting/up
For over 18 years including it’s gestation period we in AP have reaped
the benefits of the use of setting-up (Nogier), (Beardall), (AP) (AK) the
amygdala along side many other circuits by a stacking procedure (AK),
(Beardall), (AP).

This concept of the set up was born originally by Dr. Nogier, the
famous French auricular clinician, therapist and researcher. He found
that in using the auricular points in the ear to combat acute pain that
the results were in the 30% to 35 % range.

These statistics were too low to be acceptable by him. If on the other


hand he would put the patient into a more painful position, then apply
the exact same procedure to the same point on the earthe results and
efficacy rate were better than 90%.

This discovery of amplifying the pain was the first so-called set up
used in acupuncture. Since that time Dr. Alan Beardall found that the
same set up procedure could be held indefinitely without keeping the
patient in pain continuously by way of his (early 1980’s) discovery of
"advance and lock."

Though not accepted at the time, this method of what we call


"pause lock" (P/L) in AP does have its merits.

It parallels the amplification by activation of group receptors and Mechanics of the


known amplifiers of nervous activity, the Ruffinni-end organs, in all “Pause Lock”.
directions, capturing the amplified signal of pain, position, thought
etc. at the exact moment of amplification by separating the legs.

This usage is made plausible by activation of the massive amount of


Ruffinni end-organs, located at 15-degree angles around every joint, in
all directions, much like the 15-degrees that make up our 24 time
zones on our planet earth or our horizon. I will pursue this correlation
to agreater extent later on.

The bi-lateral hip joint is usually the most effective because of its
massive range of motion capability. Thus a greater a percentage of
possible Ruffinni end-organ excitations are available, as a strong
carrier wave. This motion has the ability to carry an amplified signal;
being activated somewhere elsein the body, to the sensory cortex.

Thus interceding with the motor cortex to switch the operation of all
AP’s truly balanced indicators, creating an indicator change (I/C).
The concurrent exchange between the sensory cortex and the motor
cortex acts like a tri-nary switch, across the board, to all AP truly
balanced bi-lateral muscles.

Bi-lateral meaning the pair of agonists and antagonists on each side of


the body aligned in tandem, to speak with each other equally but
opposite.

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The nervous systems use of facilitators, on/off and inhibitors on/off
allows us to make that claim because they work in tandem with each
other both firing simultaneous to each other, yet opposite, to opposing
muscles.

This is surely the AP interpretation of a balanced muscle. For the


purposes of this text and usage of the amygdala information, it is
possible to invite others definitions of an indicator, to successfully use
this affidavit.

An example could be the simple #1 position monitor first used in AK


(Goodheart), Touch for Health (Thie), leg length change (DeJarnette) or
Dr. assisted testing and patient assisted testing (Schmidt). I am sure
there are other observations of I/Ms that I am unaware of.

Seven conditions of stress


True balance for AP practitioners is explained in the "7 conditions of
stress" of a muscle (Stress the Nature of the Beast 1998) :
Paralysis (SPASTIC)
Over-Facilitated (O/F),
Under-Facilitated (U/F),
Over-Inhibited (O/I),
Under-Inhibited (U/I),
Paralysis (FLACID);
antagonist balanced.

Figure A: Summary of Seven States of Stress “Circuitry”Model. Reprinted with permission Applied Physiology®

(The Seven Conditions of a Muscle, presented in the 1986 Summer edition of the collected papers [Utt, Deal]);
(Tape #99 of the Goodheart research tapes September 86), summer edition 1987, (McBride).

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For AP true balance to exist, the two emboldened balances (agonist,
antagonist) act as one condition bi-laterally. Remember all spindles are
done to the Indicator Muscle (I/M) and affect both the Agonist and
Antagonist. To do so they must exist simultaneously.

The two underlined conditions are equal to each other in appearance in


that they are both unlocked, under-facilitated and over-inhibited
agonist and antagonist. Each respectfully from there allotted positions
of origination, contracted or extended. The two italicized conditions
are equal in appearance in that they both will not unlock by the course Homeosta-stress
of one spindling, agonist and antagonist are Over-Facilitation (O/F) and
Under Inhibition (U/I). Should both of these be balanced bi-laterally we
have the third condition called “homeostastress”.
Paralysis
The other two conditions of stress equivocate to Paralysis. The two
paralyses are the extremes of over to the nth degree or off completely.

The tri-nary aspect comes into play as either over-facilitated, agonist


balanced or Under-Facilitated (U/F) bi-laterally. In a non-switched
circuit the antagonist will follow suit with the facilitator, when it is
used as an Indicator Muscle (I/M) or Host Indicator (H/I).

Returning to the original concept of "Pause Lock". This in turn captures Pause Lock
revisited
the change in the I/M, like a switching devise used in electronics.
Only in electronics it’s a binary system of On or Off.
These simple amplifiers, on-off switches are known as the electron
tube or today’s version of that, as a transistor.

Realizing that some skeptics will still not use this method, there is
another method to "get the same information." Two, three, four and
five pointing (Goodheart, et all), is also an accepted AK protocol. To
do this requires skill in the use of finger touch and hold.

Unfortunately the patient and the therapist do not always have enough
availability of digits.

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n Pointing (Stacking)
An AK method of getting one change of indicator and then simultane-
ously touching a second point to get another change of indicator is
extended to include more possibilities.

This is also known as stacking (AK) (Beardall) (AP). To get a greater


appreciation of this type of stacking, it is of great importance to detail
the meanings of therapy localization (Goodheart), a challenge
(Goodheart) or circuit localization (AP, et all).

In AK there is no such thing as hand modalities (Beardall, et all). Therapy Localizing


There is however certain meanings for various points such as: (TL-ing)
Therapy Localizing (TL-ing) Spleen 21 and Kidney 27 for blood
chemistry (Goodheart).

Remembering that TL-ing means: ONLY when the client touches the
point there will be a change of indicator muscle. For example: Indicator Change
TL-ing of Governing Vessel 20 for a cranial imbalance (Deal). (I/C)

Challenging a point to mean only the therapist will get an Indicator


Change (I/C), such as a fixation (Goodheart), found in AK.

Circuit Localizing
Thirdly as a reminder that to Circuit Locate (CL), (AP, et all) means
(CL-ing)
that an indicator muscle (I/M) will change by either person touching
the point and getting I/C. Our AP method uses the acupuncture point
and it’s software meaning, as the first point. The meaning for any
point can at best be ascertained through the use of it’s potential as it
is observed empirically over the years.

As many of you in AK have come to know for yourselves. As well goes Entering the Limbic
for the Yellow Emperor’s names of points, many times given, as to Brain Anatomy:
their efficacy. CL-ing with
Deep touch CV24
To CL the point that represents the limbic brain anatomy: locate
Central Vessel 24 deep touch. The deep touch is used to search for
anatomical meanings (AP research). When this elicits an Indicator
Change (I/C) upon contact it can be held indefinitely by using a copper
coin, Euro or US penny. Thus, keeping it held in place by sticky paste Mechanical Pause
or having the patient hold deeply through the entire set up. The choice Lock:
With copper
is yours to make.
coin

This copper base is a conduit for electrical passage. I have some


smaller pieces of copper for more accuracy and definition used
specifically for researching. This procedure will hold the I/C until
removed or added to by stacking another piece of information by
adding the next coin to the next specific point that caused a priority
(I/C) or three pointing.

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Test-procedure for Amygdala imbalance
Now that we are in the brain we can locate the amygdala anatomy by
again using a digit to CV 14 deep touch, the alarm point for the heart.
Again if we find an I/C, we can have the patient hold this point deep
touch as we proceed or we can add another penny to this location or
lastly use Pause Lock (P/L).

Generally in AP practice we use PL-ing, in research however I


personally use 3,4 or 5 pointing and or the copper conduit method.
Test-procedure
1. Deep touch CV 24 narrowes it down to the brains limbic system;
2. Specify one of 24 possibilities of limbic anatomy: i.e. CV 14
Amygdala. Do this Search the physiology of the Amygdala by
TL-ing with soft touch (AP research).
3. Make a correction,stack this information or do both!

Still in P/L, go through the 24 CV points again, this time light touch.
i.e. the physiology of the Amygdala. This is providing the previous set
up’s have been constructed and set in place.
T/L for priority
There are 24 specifically identified physiologic activities noted by
Guyton’s physiology text and through trial and error method. It is
important to note that all the way through this procedure each T/L
should be inspected for priority as per Dr. Sheldon C.

Deal’s method introduced in the early eighties. It seems almost comic


that the acupuncture system so closely relates to the 24 distinct
physiological amenities of the amygdala. Or better yet cosmic. This
method of search and discovery is likened to that of software.
A natomy
T ime
The hardware is activated after the software procedure locates it. P hysiology
Before describing the 24 points it is important to realize that just
because the trigger to the physiologic patterns are in the amygdala,
there are other places in the anatomy that can be interfering with these
nerve, chemical or hormonal physiology’s and time.

Blood Chemistry Evaluation


If after you balance the amygdala, it’s entirely possible that you may
have to search the path it takes to its delivery point. For that, I suggest
learning Dr. Goodhearts blood chemistry evaluation: the AK method of
structurally aligning the nervous system.
Or you also might want to do the many AP holograms and set-up
procedures.

Lets now go to the amygdala points themselves that are light touched
and create a (I/C).

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Description 24 distinct physiological amenities of the
amygdala

CV 1: Arterial pressure:
Have the client sit up quickly that will either raise or lower the arterial
pressure to the point where it will create an I/C, if in fact there is an
imbalance. If an I/C occures, correct via AK methods, then recheck
until it no longer causes the change.

That reminds me of a personal experience. There was an athlete


that kept getting leg cramps after running 8 miles. He did all the
standard things, like increasing his water intake, taking extra
minerals for weeks, to no avail, chiropractic etc.

So I gave him an AP loading crystal, cleaned by a magnet of course.


Put it in a rubber glove. Then instructed him to run again until he
had developed the cramp, at this point he was to pull out the
crystal, hold it in each hand for 3 to 5 seconds each. Then he was
instructed to put it back into the rubber glove to avoid contamina-
tion.

He followed up bybringing the crystal back on his next appoint-


ment. In the office I investigated this circuit with no change in the
clear. I then had him hold the crystal with a rubber glove on, again
to prevent contamination of the signal. He held it over CV 24.5 (The
glabella). I then took an ordinary laser pointer and shined from the
back or roundedside of the AP loading crystal.

I used P/L, but I also could use the copper penny or have the patient
continue to TL-ing he glabella. Then redid the examination of
setting up the circuit as described. When it came time to do the set
up the indicator changed true to form.

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I used the AP "7 Chi Keys" ™: system of acupressure to bring lasting
balance. You may use AK or other methods of correction.

The main ingredient is focus and being comfortable with your


correction method. Needless to say after this balance he was able to
run 25 miles. No cramping, case closed.

CV 2: Heart rate:
Take the pulse in a resting position.
When movement, emotional or chemical stimulation changes the
pulse that is all right.
When it causes an I/C then there is an aberration or imbalance to
that activity. This shows up like a lie detector for finding food
allergies.

For greater accuracy use the previously balanced subscapularus as


your Host Indicator (HI): A muscle that is related to the subsequent
organ-meridian

The case that comes to mind for this set up is the lady who was
ghastly afraid to speak in public. After each speaking engagement
she would have the dry heaves due to the tension. She was
instructed to load the crystal during her presentation and at the
time of her customary trip to the toilet afterwards.

By taping the crystal to her back where it could not be seen. As


scheduled the routine repeated it self. Upon arrival to the office, we
downloaded the signal as before. Continued to check by way of set
up and now the indicator showed massive powers of O/F. The
powers of stress were added to the circuit.

Application of simple “ Figure-8” technology inclusive of all 14 (AP),


matching each meridian, with some duplications stopped these
physiologic antics upon further speaking engagements.
This lady went on to become a tigress at the podium. Power of Stress
(PoS)
To define Power of Stress (PoS): The continued spindling of one pinch
at a time and continued stacking of O/F’s, until the indicator reaches
U/F. Each pinch represents a PoS. This is spindled on the agonist
indicator toward the middle. If the indicator went to a condition ofU/F,
then the practioner would spindle away from the center until it reached
balance. Each spindles meaning one power of stress U/F.

CV 3: Gastrointestinal motility and secretion:


For secretions, by first checking the stomach alarm point: light
touch CV12, at this juncture you may or may not find an (I/C).
Set it up anyway and note the indicator reading. For best results
use the Pectoralis Major Clavicular (PMC) as the H/I muscle.
Challenge the acid point just right of CV 14 developed by
Dr. Riddler and or his sodium point, on the left cheek.

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The H/I may make a change, if it does, then either alkaline or acid
needs to be altered. This may be accomplished internally with food
or settled by other means of the AK curriculum.
If this is not satisfactory to you as too much software information
or the (Riddler) points do not fit your AK vocabulary, then you have
another choice of putting a packet of sodium on the lips or for
acid, an amino acid tablet; that’s hardware.
To check the hardware for motility the stomach is supposed to
churn from upper to lower a given amount ofbolus, foodstuff, every
20 seconds.
Have the patient swallow a neutral non-allergenic food. Give it
several minutes to reach the fundus; you will notice a slight glitch
in the PMC at the 20-second, time, turn around.
If the glitch is less than 20 seconds, it is over active physiologically.
If the glitch takes place after 20 seconds then the stomach is under
active physiologically.
The closer to 20 seconds, the less motility disruption youhave.

The action of the indicator is also very relevant to the activity of the
stomach. Did it go O/F or U/F and did it have many (PoS)?

This is extremely important in dealing with weight loss patients. Their


stomachs and intestines just don’t handle things in a matter of what’s
harmonious to them. Their timing is off.

It can be re-set with whichever AK manipulation that meets priority


standards. If in fact it actually turns the PMC off or unlocked, then the
motility is in much more dire need of continued long term support.
Look for emotionaland or chemical indicators.

CV 4: Defecation and micturition:


Defecation: Have the patient become conscious of letting go of their
rectal sphincter, as if to defecate. If the indicator changes, the
message to the 5 rings of the rectum is stressed.

Use which ever AK method, lining up priority wise, to correct. In the AP


masterclass for the Large Intestine there is a method to locate the
specific fold in the five levels of the rectum, known as the Valves of
Houston (AK)(AP).

Micturition: Again have the patient become conscious of letting go of


the bladder sphincter, if there is an I/C the message to this location is
stressed. Again correct as necessary.

NOTE: Be sure that the patient has an empty rectum and or bladder
before choosing to activate this physiologic activity. When you ignore
this NOTE be prepared for the consequences.

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CV 5: Pupillary constriction or dilation:
Constriction:
Have patient with eyes open in ambient light, look at the ceiling.
Then take a normal flashlight and suddenly point at the area they
are focused on. If this creates an I/C, then apply your kinesiology
skills until it no longer falters at this minor monitor.
In the case of totally blind or partially blind patients, take the flash
light and point it directly at the pupil or put a piece of white
cardboard 12 inches from their eyes and shine the light at it as
they attempt to focus on it, respectively.

Dilation:
Have patient with eyes open to ambient light; take an all-encom-
passing black cloth, completely cover the eyes in such a way as to
make it totally black to them, without touching the eyelashes.
If the indicator falters or changes, use priority correction for best
results. Many times vitamin A will make for a lasting balance; some
people may need a regimen for 2 to 4 weeks.
This almost always shows up in the case of nightblindness,
especially in the elderly. For best results use the Psoas or the
Rhomboid as your H/I. The Kidney and Liver meridians best
represent the eyes in acupuncture lore.

CV 6: Piloerrection:
The physiology of hairs standing on their ends, most commonly occurs
in the patient at6a time of conscious recognition of things familiar.
This is the case in deja vu. It is almost always an indicatorof our 6th
sense.

Have the patient recognize a time in their life that they just knew
something was amiss. This usually gives an I/C as a warning that
something is about to happen.
If you do not get an I/C, this physiological awareness is dulled or
stuck. People who say they knew something was going to happen
but don’t listen or trust this intuition most often have this
imbalance. They have desensitized their 6th sense.
Usually calming methods of meditation can be used to restore this
aberration. This lack of balanceand trust of the five senses is
usually routed in early childhood as the imagination is squelched
by an overbearing parent or teacher.
Look back in time to this early programming to get the ultimate
correction, setupand then apply your correction.

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CV 7: Secretion of the various anterior pituitary hormones,
gonadotrophins and ACTH:
Using a homeopathichormone kit does the hardware set up. For
each of the possible hormones, GV 24.5 the glabellas point in
AKused for the anterior pituitary (Deal); is touched to the point.
In this case because of the previous set up this point can be used
to evaluate the specific homeopathic. If an I/C shows to this
process there is a physiological imbalance to its production or use
in the body.
Use whatever Homeopathic or Nutritional, productsthat best suits
the patients needs for balance.

CV 8: Involuntary tonic movement:


Such as tonic, clonus, or torticolis, these situations can be very
debilitating. An eye twitch, muscle spasm of only one or two fibers can
be traced to this segment of amygdala physiology.

See CV 12 through CV 16 for obsessive/-compulsive disorder when


found by muscle monitoring at theactual disturbance it can be C/L-
ed by touching the muscles involved with a bobby pin to find the
exact fibersof twitch.
Once located by way of I/C, apply your AK methods or spinal
manipulations to relieve the exacerbations.Usually found in upper
fixations of the spine. Whether it’s an eyelid or the entire neck this
method can be very useful.
It is important to note that the I/Ms will more often than not go to
the over facilitated imbalance. This requires full knowledge and use
of the 7 States of Stress of a muscle. (Also see figure A)

CV 9: Circling movements:
Often times you may notice a person that just can’t seem to get
through a doorwaywithout hitting one side or the other. These people
will have this center disrupted.

The most dramatic instance of circling was one summer during the
heat of June, I observed a Doberman pincer chasing his tailfor hours
and hours.

Finally when he stopped with exhaustion, we picked him up and put


him on the table.Using a surrogate we monitored, the two of us
checked the amygdala and sure enough it was off. The indicatorwas
stuck in O/F.

The dog obviously needed water. He would not drink.


We then checked the ventromedial nucleus:
Brain limbic CV 11 deep touch, Kidney 10 light touch, Satiety.
The correction, of all things, wasa tummy rub, (N/L)’s probably. He
then drank ferociously for two bowls of water, upchucked, rested
for fiveminutes got up and walked away normal.

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This animal had been doing this pattern for two weeks previously
according to the owner.This method of looking for circling is
especially useful in working with personal issues where people
seemto find themselves in a rotating door of behavior. Have them
visualize the repeated pattern, check this set up,if you get an I/C,
balance with what you know. This imbalance shows frequently with
chronic tonic torticollis.

CV 10: Occasionally clonic, rhythmic movements:


The trick here is to amplify what is already happening. Often times
this set up is useless if you set it up during the clonus or jerking
episode. It is great to catch them at this instance. To get anything
to show along these lines of set up, the exacerbation needs to be
amplified. The nervous system has already accepted this clonus as
normal.
To accelerate the clonus you may need tostress them emotionally
or physically. An example might be to have them turn their head
further to the sidethat it jerking too. In some cases you might need
to have them go against the movement. This is especially true if
there is any Pitch, Roll, Yaw or Tilt (Goodheart) (AP) imbalances
existing simultaneously. Those need to be included in the balance
after the set up. Many clonus activities occur in the upper and
lower body in rhythm with one or the others movement.
By having the patient talk about their most stressful situation
happening in present time, this also may get the setup to show.
Once it shows and you stack, (If you don’t do P/L use two pennies
on the emotional stress releasepoints or stomach NV), that’s just
the beginning.
Often the corrections will end up being one after the other.On one
occasion I remember having to make over 78 cranial movements in
priority order to get the clonus ofthe neck to relax to it’s original
pre-disease state.

As Dr. Goodheart says "the body never lies." Be patient, beaccurate, be


focused, and be respectful to the language the body is speaking.

CV 11: Movements with olfaction and eating (chewing and


swallowing):
These three go together for many reasons, the most important is for
protection against poisonous foods. We take for granted that each bite
wetake is safe. Prior to modern times for thousands of years the right
to life was making good choices daily. One wrong choice could lead to
diarrhea and or dysentery. Separately these three items will show at
this set up.

To delineate the three either, breathe in with the mouth closed or


don’t breath momentarily and chew or thirdly, with breath stopped
no chewing movement, swallow. The official set up is after all three
are singularly balanced, they then need to be checked all together.
Sometimes this will only show an (I/C) when actually swallowing
bolus of some sort. Trustfully, the bolus is neutral.

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Each one can be out of balance in its own right.This is a good
circuit to use for people who cannot bring themselves to the point
of swallowing a particularitem. Pills for example.
The body will remember a choking incident forever until the
mechanisms that werestressed are balanced. That memory may
cause difficulty in judging when the food is chewed enough to
makethe automatic response to swallow.
How often do you really think about swallowing? Unless it’s worms
your eating or something equally disgusting. Everything is depen-
dant on the IC. Remember an O/F from a good IM is a change. It’s
just not so noticeable. Always spindle to prove your monitor is not
over. In time as you get the experience, you can tell the slight
twitch that precedes an O/F.
CV 12: CV 13: CV 14: CV 15: and CV 16: These 5 points work
together to establish what eventually become known as feelings.
These points are likened to the process of color separations that
create a full four-color print. The process of color separation allows
for each base color to be separated yet when they are all overlaid,
the result can produce over 16 million possible distinctions. The
dictionary’s of each language on earth are chalk full of descriptions
of each and every feeling.

How is it that our brain can discern the difference between the
subtleties of fear, fright, afraid, scared, dread, fearfulness, terror,
horror, panic, alarm, dismay, perturbation, consternation,
trepidation, apprehension, misgiving, uncertainty, suspicion,
mistrust, distrust, qualm, worry, disquiet, disquietude, solicitude,
concern, angst, anguish, anxiety, trembling, shaking, quaking,
quivering, palpitation, uneasiness, apprehensiveness, butterflies,
nervousness, queasiness, cowardice, timidity, diffidence,
hesitation, cold feet, second thoughts, the creeps, buga-boo,
bogie, nightmare, phobia, hesitate, suspect, anticipate, expect,
apprehend, forebode, quail, flinch, recoil, shy, shrink, blench, funk,
cower, skulk, shiver, shudder, revere, venerate, be in awe of, etc.
These are just the synonyms for fear.

Each is succinctly different in physiology. What is it that allows us


to definite the differences? It’s the combination of various
hormones that get released into the blood stream guided by these
5 physiologically different aspects of the amygdala.

Rage is likened to the color black.


Escape is equivocated with cyan.
Punishment represents magenta.
Fear is synonymous with yellow.
These are the 4 base colors.

The medium that they are applied to is white this medium is


pleasure or love. Believe it or not there is love somehow or
someway in every feeling we have. It is unrealistic to handle every
feeling a patient comes in with, in a balance of this type.

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I will delineate with an example for each of the 5 specific aspects of
CV12 through CV16.

CV 12: Rage:
A pure form of hate is rage. Rage is the total loss of control of anger, a
madness of sorts, to a level of violence. The violence can be directed
inward to create a stress so tremendous that cells begin to physiologi-
cally stop their ability to function. This can and does happen at the
sight of greatest weakness. Liver, gall bladder, tooth eye, etc. will take
on this amplified violent force in each event.

The programming involved in this pathway begins before birth.


The mother’s feelings during pregnancy start in motion a cascade of
cellular reactions that affect the child’s DNA. The rest of the program-
ming generally takes place in the first 7 years of life. We create our
dictionary of feelings. Most of us have completely different physiologic
programs for what we identify for each feeling.

This method at least can get a person to neutral about a specific


construct of a feeling. In reality we are always progressing this voca-
bulary as we grow in consciousness. The powers of stress are crucial
to recognize at this set up phase of balancing. I have experienced
working with many violent enraged individuals. The rage is so great
and is repeated over and over until pathology begins it’s natural
course of action some wherein the body.

This internalizing takes place sometimes many times in one day.


It appears as hate for traffic at an intersection while driving. It shows
it’s ugly colors when our child does something to disturb something or
some rule we have attached to what is or is not acceptable about their
behavior. We all do this to ourselves. At one time or another.
The intensity of every feeling or lack of it is controlled and measured
by the rage center of the amygdala.

The emotion to get up in the morning is regulated as an intensity of


eagerness or not. So rage is a form of intensity about any feeling. It is
proportioned by the current events that activate our beliefs that are
taking place in our minds eye at any time. It is proportioned by the
attachments we have to the present situation. Different amounts of
hormones are activated to change the physiology of the sympathetic,
parasympathetic, sensory, and motor nervous activities. Certain
muscles tighten up. Respiration and heart rate increase or decrease.
The whole body goes on alert to the consciousness at hand.

This incredible machine somehow stays alive after all of this. What a
miracle by nature. Just imagine how tuff our cells really are to take this
constant barrage of feelings, day in and day out. That’s why in AP we
go to such lengths to identify the histology, the cellular actions of the
organelles and the set ups for software/ hardware awareness.

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"To ask the body the right question at the right time is the trick."
I’m sure every one of you has made that quote at one time or another.
Rage can also be directed outward. In so doing, at its zenith, it can
cause enormous alterations in our lives or others. From the ultimate of
murder down to any form of abuse physically or emotionally directed
to someone else, this externalizing could be a menace to society.

If the rage gets to a certain level where we become like an animal


in full attack mode we have lost control of our self-awareness.
It’s self-awareness that separates us from the rest of the animal
kingdom (Eccles 1989). When a patient enters the office I often will
check this single set up to tone down the powers of stress and get
a picture of their emotional intensity. This by no means, means
that every person that has elevated stress at this junction is a
murderer.

It does give a real clue as to their maybe being at very least, a type
A personality. Quite often this will be on fire, so to speak, when
someone is in acute pain. If balanced at that time, it many times
will lesson the aggravation. It has a tendency to lend fuel to any
fire in the body physiology. On the other end of the scale, if this
set up goes to too many powers of stress U/F it could lead to
lethargy, apathy, chronic fatigue disinterest in life and a host of
weary conditions of physiology, including but not limited to
suicide.

Watch your I/M, it tells you much more than maybe you can
imagine. This also represents the fight part of fight or flight.
I interject here that in AP we make almost all of our balance
procedures part of the set-up.

The 4 most common procedures we implement are the Seven Chi Key’s
TM, AP; 5 Houses of Chi Tm, AP; Figure 8’s (AK), (TFH),(AP); Centering
(AK), (AP). You can also achieve the same results with your existing
methods of correction, remember to focus, focus, focus with
confidence.

CV 13: Escape:
To withdraw, pull away, get free, flight, break loose, evasion, bail out,
departure, desertion, bolt, loophole, out rush, migration, elope, drain,
slither away, abandonment, take to ones heals, hightail it, skip town,
leave, etc. etc.

These are only just a few of the many more ways that someone can
feel escape. Each init’s own right a separately defined and felt equation
of the cascade of hormones and nerve impulses that trigger ever so
slightly different from each other. It is the hesitation part of any
feeling, or lack there of. When rage is at it’s height, escape is at it’s
least. Usually found in the form of a very U/F condition of the
indicator.

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When the back is up against the wall, a creature either stays painted in
the corner and cowers or explodes out as if to fight the evil menace.

Fight, flight, freeze. This is the other side of rage. Escape is a separate-
ly recognized aspect of physiological animal function. I specifically
remember a case in point.

There was a lady who presented herself to me as having been


diagnosed with endometriosis. The symptoms were there for sure.
The true physiologic root was the 1,000’s of powers of stress O/F
found with the indicator. At this point in the balance, I merely
remarked, you must be trying to outdo Houdini himself. She then
turned to tears, bawling uncontrollably.

With emotional stress release and a lot of compassion, the fervor of


tears unloaded the ugly truth of a relationship gone sour. Her live
in, pounced on her from the time she arrived home until bedtime
about her every move. There was no trust. Because of the pain of
the endometriosis, she also had a built in temporary escape.
Unfortunately for her, she turned it inward on herself. This lady
needed to find some courage to bamboos. The balancing of the set
up was not all that remarkable.

A few electro-magnetic corrections, a dash of empathy here, a little


nutrition there … Et voila, we have lift off. That evening she ended
the servitude. That evening she declared her independence. They
stayed together asa couple. Albeit his rush to get a life.

More importantly she was able to trust herself, to have the spunk
to stand her ground. The amygdala is a wonderful electrical
contraption, it’s so much fun to play with. Enjoy!

CV 14: Punishment:
We as humans being are far superior to the rest of the animal
kingdom. We have the built in capacity to punish ourselves.

We first start out learning how to do it by way of our parents and


teachers. Then at a tender age, begin practicing the art internally,
brandishing our own form on others. Judgment, guilt, and anguish are
forms of punishment we tend to placate.

The synonyms for punishment are as follows: penalty, penalization,


discipline, sentence, condemnation, imprisonment, fine, mulct,
correction, admonition, chastising, castigation, criticism, scolding,
dressing down, chewing-out, just deserts, comeuppance, payment,
reckoning, judgment, etc.

I end with the word judgment, because I believe that most of us take
this on like a mainframe computer. It is so indelibly marked within us
that every feeling we have has a bit of this rascally tilt lodged within

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every feeling we create. As mankind, almost every game we’ve
invented, has it’s own dolling out of punishment.

In the form of competition, we create these programs in the name of


sport. Each has to have a winner and a loser. The punishment for
losing is not getting the thrill of winning. Even in the games them-
selves there are penalties or fouls for breaking some rule.

Is there any ESCAPE? Doesn’t the FEAR of losing en RAGE, one’s soul to
the point of PLEASURE? We seem to Love it so much that we mastur-
bate ourselves in it. It’s no wonder we get physiologically disturbed by
this process.

A perfect example of these phenomena: A lady presented herself


with a migraine headache. During the course of the session, I used
every application of pain relief that I could muster from memory and
texts.

It persisted. All the king’s men and all the men’s horses were not
going to get this headache to dissolve. After locking in the 360
degree wheel of acupuncture, AP, I was able to, in an energy sense,
lock in the whole of acupuncture and then the brain set-up
presented itself. As Dr. Beardall said to me personally "It’s all in the
set-up".

Then it was just a minor trip over to the amygdala, set-up the 5
demons, with all of their hardware (PoS). Instead of manually
balancing anything we let the music of Mozart, playing all the while,
do the imposable.

Migraine dispatched!! Each of these 5 points can show in their own


right. More often than not they show as a set. Each individual one
having it’s own powers of stress. I purposefully spelled it out again
this time to reiterate its function in the set up.

Powers of Stress (PoS)


Each power of stress has it’s own individual memory of programming.
Therefore it needs to be considered in the balance.

Who has the time or patience to practice this art? I do, if it works.
By now you must be imploring me to teach you the short cut. By golly
by George there is one. This requires you as a master-kinesiology
practitioner, to develop a skill to tell the difference between one ounce
of locking pressure to the muscle and or 10 or100 and 1,000.

Each level of pressure has a 10-fold accumulation of power. By


inserting it into the equation you will dig deeper than you could have
ever imagined. This flows with every kinesiology observation I have
ever experienced. It breaks no rules of AK.

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It is an inherent working diagram of the bodies’ memory. To work with
the U/F (PoS), it is important to know that after about 10 exhibitions of
limpness, there is a loss of will issue at hand. If this occurs, have the
patient state as a matter of fact, "I take my power back".
Each time they do this until the muscle comes back on line equivocates
to some (PoS). Exactly how many I do not know.

This is all relevant to them, and how vocal and focused they become
with each statement. This understanding has helped me bring quite a
few people out of deep depressions. I trust that I have implied its value
in fighting depression of any kind. It’s important!!!

CV 15: Fear:
As listed earlier in the article there are many forms. It is fear that
creates paralysis in our mind’s eye. It’s a stop button to cease all
motivation for any given condition or situation at hand. When fear
becomes a phobia, that’s when the disease is in full bloom.

Generally speaking, I don’t do this set up for all fear situations.


Sometimes they resolve by tapping Stomach 2 (Callahan). For the
phobias I do.

Phobias can alter the way we are so unconsciously, that we don’t even
notice their advent, until someone points it out to us. Both Nikola Tesla
and Oliver Heaviside who is the inventor for long distance telephone
capabilities had scotophilia loving the dark and Tesla had columbo-
philia, love of pigeons and triphilia, love for the use of the number 3.

A philia is something you fall in love with, or actually become obsessed


with. That will be discussed with the next point, under the heading of
pleasure. The reason I mention it now is because it also shows itself
under this point as many (PoS) U/F. Nikoli Tesla the man famous for
the AC electric motor, made famous by Westingh house, had a series
of phobias that collectively added to his mystique.

Pathophobia (fear of germs), kakiphobia (fear of dirt), spherophobia


(fear of round objects), all possessed him so much that his life
revolved around it. He would always have 18 towels delivered to his
room for some strange reason, 18 is divisible by 3.

A genius separated from insanity by way of several very strange quirks.


Are they bad? I don’t think so but maybe for the chambermaid.
The sperophobia really played havoc with his social life.
He really had a hard time dealing with J.P. Morgan’s daughter, because
of her round pearl earrings. Obsessive-compulsive disorder is also
found under pleasure/ punishment and especially fear, with a touch
ofescape for good measure.

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Rarely do I find the rage point extreme enough to cause great powers
of stress. The others on the one side or other show in different
multiples of stress depending on the type of compulsiveness or
obsession experienced.

This disorder is usually found in little boys 85% of the time and in
adulthood it’s 50% to 50% for men and women (Cohen, The secret
language of the mind, 1996).

Half of these occur in childhood and it is common that they appear to


have tics. It’s these tics that give us an inroad for the set up. By CL-ing
the tic, the appearance of the set-up of the amygdala will show.

Many times it is difficult to get into an obsessive-compulsives behavior


schematic, in the clear, due to its appearance to the nervous system as
normal behavior. If they do not have a tic then getting in could be a
little bit more difficult. Sometimes you may have to get the patient to
collect 3 or more behaviors by purposefully acting them out as if in a
performance on stage. Then they will show their little faces, in the
form of amygdala imbalance. For the most part I leave them alone
unless I have a good deal of time to work with them.

Remember that you are removing a pillar of consciousness. That takes


a dedication to the process. I found out the hard way by doing these
alterations during my travels. These people require a good deal of
follow up. Sometimes they will feel as if their lives are falling apart.
Be prepared to spend some late hours with them if the PoS that are
eliminated come back. For some reason or other Dr. Goodhearts Pineal
TL works wonders as a set-up.

Then applying a reverse adrenal (Goodheart) methodology, for calming


the return of stress without going into a full scale balance at 3 in the
morning. It almost always decides to return if it is going to, in the wee
morning hours. Interesting? Whether it’s fear, phobia, philia, obsessive
or compulsive you will find CV 15 out of sorts. This for sure is not the
only road that leads to Rome, and Rome was not built in a day.

Sometimes when I was researching it, it appeared as a long road to


Tiperary. In any event try it out and see what you come up with. It
could be fascinating.

CV 16: Pleasure:
Love potion # 9, remember the song. Fortunately the gods of the
Universe started us out on the right track. We as humans then,
somewhere along the way, started falling in love with punishment.
Rewarding ourselves became the tradition with whatever felt good to
placate the moment.

That first puff on a cigarette, the delicious piece of desert after a large
meal. The abuse we give out or receive in a relationship with anyone or
anything.

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Somehow these opportunities for growth have been inserted into the
minds memory as pleasure. This special little point, under the nipples
in the center of the sternum and above the xiphoid process, is the key
to the kingdom. Providing that all is set-up appropriately, we can tone
down that obsession for food when we placate other emotions.

That desire for alcohol is laying in wait for a balance to this point.
Just put a taste to the tongue and the circuit will download most of
its riches into the I/M. As always when working with confirmed
alcoholics, never put it on the tongue directly.
Pour the offensive elixir in a vial or tincture bottle before touching
the skin at CV 22. The liability for giving it straight to an alcoholic
is astronomical, Dr. or not.

Our purpose is to help them. In all reality this point will appear with
just about everything we like if in fact it is not good for our physiology
as humans. Appearing on stage with this is reverse adrenal syndrome
(Goodheart). The extreme pleasures of weird variety known as philia’s
as we mentioned earlier with Tesla, usually show up as many (PoS) O/F
on this point and at least one of the other previously described points
of awareness. Collectively they will appear when CV 23: Curiosity and
CV 24 Present status of surroundings, shows up.
Spending the time with CV 24 is a better return for the investment of
time. It will not necessarily get rid of the individual combination of
these points. CV 24 cleared first though will save a lot of time in the
long run. That point will be detailed at the end.

Possessiveness is also found deeply entrenched in the pleasure center


of the amygdala. Heaven forbid the person or situation that takes what
we WANT TO HAVE, whatever it is, away. The set-up is easy. Just have
them imagine their prize possession being taken away P/L, then set-up
the amygdala to CV 16 and watch the fun begin.

As an individual becomes more spiritual they will have learned to


master the art of letting go. To balance the answer is in meditation.
From many thoughts to one thought to no thought. To think my
mother always accused me of being thoughtless. Sorry, different
animal.

That, in it’s self, falls in the category of CV 13: Escape. The spiritual
thoughtlessness takes us to a different world altogether. Breaking the
meta-physical law of change is what’s at stake here. That law states
that everything changes(AP). The more we resist it by holding on, the
greater the friction is when it finally snaps like a rubber band.
The ricochet comes back to haunt us. It stores itself in the form of
many PoS.

CV 17: Erection:
The process of erection is triggered in both men and women. It is
precipitated usually by gestures of masculinity or feminism to the
receiving aroused gender.

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Heterosexual, homosexual or bi-sexual persons may experience this
physiology. If the stimulation fails to arouse the partner, there could
be many causes. From the mood of the receiver, their own
expectations, the comfort of the situation, to actual disease or drug
induced sedation the erection is not always automatic.

The amygdala is not the only center that could be interfering with the
outcome. May I interject here that other parts of the limbic brain may
need to be investigated alongside of this set-up. Before balancing
proceeds check the other 23 anatomical aspects of the limbic system
with their physiologic counterparts and add all priority imbalances to
the circuit.
This will increase your odds of success immensely. In my office I
personally see to it that the spouse of the individual is present to
secure the patient and also secure the best set-up situation possible.
It also protects me if I have a member of my staff on hand during the
balance.

This problem seems to be more of a problem for men as it is women,


as it is not necessary for the woman to have an erection of the clitoris
to complete intercourse. Though if the female does become erect at
the clitoris, it is much more likely that she will have an orgasm with her
mate. More and more Erectile Dysfunction (ED) is becoming a reason
for people, usually men, to see a physician.

The first thing to investigate is what are these amygdala circuits


looking like in the clear with no stimulant at all. Many times they
will show very low amounts of (PoS) U/F in the clear. Either gender
may display this imbalance. Though women rarely complain about
it, and may be ignorant to it even being possible for them, they too
will show imbalance in the clear. It is not only the penis and clitoris
that may malfunction.
The nipples erectility, the inner anterior uterine walls tightening up
as well as the man’s testicular sac shriveling areall aspects of
erection. As said previously, there are many reasons that can cause
erectile failure. The point is there is something that can be done
about it.
To procure a good set-up, explain to the couple as to what you
would like them to do after you leave the room. If at all possible
have them attempt to arouse the subject by way of foreplay. All the
while the subject is passing the loading crystal from hand to hand.
It is not essential that an erection actually occur.
The main objective is to get an accurate electrical set-up of the
imbalance.
After the set-up is procured you may continue to search for AK or
AP information about the circuit. Collect all the information by
stacking in priority order. In AP each balancing method is added to
the set-up. When nothing else shows up kinesiologically it’s time to
check the results. It may take several attempts at this before
significant results show. When they do become aware that your
scope of practice may change. When working with women it may be

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important to instruct the man not to go straight for the clitoris.
The feet, ankles knees and inner thighs are more likely to cause
arousal. It is incredible how much men do not know about this
subject. Asking simple questions of the lady will reveal more than a
treasure chest of information. Many men lack the courage or
patience to await their just deserts. Society is so prudish in aspects
of outward communication about such things.
The imbalance may be drug induced such as the case of diabetes.
It is not the insulin that is the culprit but the high amounts of
sugar in the blood from uncontrolled sugar levels, for prolonged
periods of time. At least that’s the popular consensus.
The vitamin F point used by Riddler can be used for sugar if you
apply deep touch before monitoring the muscle (AP).
Low testosterone levels may also be a cause. If so that usually
doesn’t show on this circuit. To find out though, you can use the
homeopathic vial of testosterone at this set-up sight.
The vial itself may not show in the clear. The specificity of the
question being asked alludes to its likelihood of accuracy.
Sometimes the circuit will show even if the blood levels are normal.
As AK doctors you all know that physiology precedes anatomical
aberrations much of the time.

CV 18: Movements of copulation:


The synthesis of sexual movement is organized by the amygdala.
Though millions of nerve impulses take place with each second of the
experience of copulation. Coordination with the process requires the
couple to rhythmically get into synchronicity with each other.

This rhythm of copulation by the primary muscle of the gluteus


maximus (Harrison 1982 Winter ICAK Collected Papers) sets off a chain
reaction of sexual physiology. As he states his original observation of
the gluteus maximus was that it is the major muscle involved in
copulation or in fact, coitus. In investigating the amygdala circuit it is
important to point out that this physiology rarely shows itself in the
clear. If however the gluteus maximus is put online with this set-up
then it shows up quite frequently.

Through years of questioning male and female patients about their


sexual feelings tactile as well as emotional, here I present some
astounding revelations. The anterior lip of the head of the penis has
more sensors that provoke creation of seminal fluid and many times
creates a flush like feeling similar to the sensation of taking niacin.
This area can handle more stimulation without setting off ejaculation
than the other side of the penis head. Even the shaft in many males
may react the same way to touch. This area is approximately half way
around the penis.

Many men are unaware that they can also arrive at a base of the shaft
type orgasm flush with the pubic symphysis without any other
stimulation of the erect penis. Generally speaking most men do not
discover this until their late 30’s, or not at all until they are instructed

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about it. These base type orgasms seem to last longer and give deeper
satisfaction to the receiver than ejaculating strictly from motion
against the shaft and lip of the glands penis. Some men even state that
they "often keep the erection for up to 3 separate ejaculations" when
having base type orgasms. They have also claimed the experience to
feel like a "spiritual enlightenment". Some claim that it is the Tantric
happening.

Females on the other hand overwhelmingly agree that an inner vaginal


orgasm vibrating outward from the anterior vaginal wall against the
back of the pubic bone resonates with more and deeper satisfaction
than the clitoral orgasm.

Though when both types of orgasm are present in the experience with
their mate it has been likened to a spiritual awakening.

Women seem to be easier to supply this information than their male


counterparts. To accomplish this feat the head and lip of the penis
must become snug against the anterior wall of the vaginal cavity. Only
the slightest of movement is necessary. The vaginal canal and intoitus
when sufficiently aroused will clasp or snuggly embrace the base and
neck of the male organ.

As this occurs the engorged clitoris is pulled up tight for further


stimulation. The pressure of the male on top if that is the case will
enhance as the rhythm continues. The purpose of all this is to enhance
the odds of creating a new life, ifnot spiritually binding the couple
together.

Each movement stimulates specific nerve endings that :


creates the release of sperm in the testicles,
allows the formation of all the seminal fluids to be created at their
sights of origination,
prepares each partner for the ultimate bi-personal ejaculation and
orgasm.

Each of the partner’s pre-orgasmic fluids is carefully engineered to


purposefully increase the odds of impregnating the female. The com-
plexity of all nerve endings matching and actually accomplishing
simultaneous internal and external orgasms do not happen for every
couple. This actual anomaly is usually learned by those who take the
time to find out what and where pleasure is to be found on and with
their mate. Some couples stumble upon it the first go and others never
quite get it to happen.

More often than not the area of the amygdala that controls it along
with the energies that coincide with the gluteus maximus sexual
energy is out of balance. Balance alone is not going to make it happen
but it helps increase the likelihood.

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The tragic furious beauty of it all is that the perfect ultimate cata-
clysmic dual orgasms do not have to transpire for impregnation. Let
me be subtle about this, balancing and teaching some of my so-called
infertile patients on this matter has added to the earth’s population.
The gratification that you will feel in doing so is inexpressible.

Many times the instruction process is easier to perpetuate in a group


setting. Other times you will need to be one with the couple in the
instruction process. Professionalism and decorum are a must to keep
your good reputation intact.

I can only encourage you to experiment and realize what is possible for
yourself and your patients.

CV 19: Ejaculation:
The process of ejaculation is much more complex than it might seem.
For the male it isa release of the seminal fluid in a rhythmic and
powerful series of contractions trustfully shooting deep into the
vaginal cavern. This warm sticky fluid moves rather slowly.

Millions of sperm are created but it is only one that finally makes it to
its destination. This is when the female ejaculate comes into play.
Though not absolutely necessary it does have a physiologic function.
Much of it is expelled out of the vagina for lubrication purposes.

There are sufficient amounts left to lessen the surfactant level of the
male ejaculate and create a viscosity easier for the uteri to rhythmically
assimilate toward the ovary. The amygdala controls the release of
oxytocin at the posterior pituitary facilitating the female rhythmic
contractions of the uterus to pull the culmination of male/ female
fluids forward to the ovum for successful impregnation of the ovary.

The Karilinska Institute in Stockholm has spent nearly 15 years on


the research of oxytocin and its production compartments located in
the body. They have even located the right atrium as one of the
points of origination. It is considered by the head of research as the
nurturing and healing hormone of the body. Do to stressful life
styles it is not uncommon to find this out of sync with today’s
women.

As more and more women enter the same roles as men have taken
for centuries the stress that goes with it has played havoc on their
monthly menstrual cycle and their fertility factor. Though in today’s
world an everyday mother has her hands full of stress.

So in the end that argument can only be extinguished by taking the


time to meditate to slow things down. Outside of balancing and
teaching about this process the best remedy is relaxation and
enjoyment of what life has to offer.

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CV 20: Ovulation:
There are basically 3 phases of ovulation that ideally cycle every 28
days:
Menstrual phase, 5 days
Proliferative phase, 11 days
Secretory phase, 12 days
Total 28 days

This cycle is likened to a monthly clock.

We humans most closely resemble the motion of the universe


more than any other animal. Maybe that’s how we finally
developed self-awareness? Is it a mistake that the earth being 70%
water and 30% land mass equivocates to our body’s same carbon
copy of that relationship to fluid and solids.
As Galileo made observations of the moons of Jupiter in support of
Capernicus he also made observations about our own lunar cycle
and its relationship to the earth’s tides. Much to the chagrin of the
Catholic heritage of belief at the time, that held; the earth is still in
its tracks according to Aristotle, Ptolomy and as well as the
College of Cardinals interpretation of the Holy Bible.
Anything else was heresy. The rest of the universe of course
traversed around us.

In 1835, 202 years after the inquisition of Galileo, the church


officially altered their position on this issue. To conclude the
point, the moon affects the fluids of the oceanic tides as
astronomy eventually predicted as well as regulating the human
female menstrual flow in conjunction with the moonswaxing and
waning. The moon is also represented as the female energy in the
Traditional Chinese vernacular and folklore. The sun turns on its
axis one time in exactly 28 days. The moon revolves around the
earth in 27.3 days.

Are these just haphazard coincidences or is there possibly a


correlation to their movement and the female life and death cycle of
the ovary or egg. Another coincidence to look at is the Governing
Vessel acupuncture meridian that constitutes 28 points of light or in
fact 28 separate acupuncture points. Through careful observation and
if everything is in alignment, you the practitioner will be able to use
this meridian and its points through the I/M observation of menstrual
harmonics.

Everything being aligned, the first day of the menstrual cycle will mark Testing Menstrual
itself on the GV 1 point in the form of over facilitation of the I/M. Cycle

To get this activity to show up:


stack Dr. Goodheart’s pineal TL: bilateral sides of the temples.
proceed with CL-ing the GV points. All other points will appear to
be in harmony. If severe enough O/F takes place it may appear as
pain in the coccyx, sacral and lower lumbar areas.

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As the days progress each succeeding day advances up the GV
meridian in the same fashion, day 2, GV 2; day 3, GV 3; etc. During
the cycle, physiology changes so rapidly on various days that you
might need to focus on the exact hour to restore cyclic rhythms

Day 14 through 17 the days of ovulation are extremely important to


balance if there is infertility suspected in the female or she is off her
moon cycle, so to speak.

This is usually the case in most PMS and or endometrioses situations


of the painful variety. To do so
go to the pineal points,
stack and go to the Central Vessel acupuncture meridian for the
24-hour clock or 24 CV points found coincidentally to match the
24-hour cycle of the earths rotation around its own axis.

CV 1 equaling the time from 12-midnight to1 AM in the morning. Each


successive point being matched to the next hour of elapsed time will
show you the specific hours that physiology are stressed. If you take
the time to balance each point that shows, the reward will show itself
usually with a cycle that produces little or no pain and total joy.

The acupuncture system is unique in that even the specific days of the
year are represented in the wake of the unilateral 361 points
associated with the calendar. Subtracting the 2 equinox days and the
2 solstice days from 365 leaves a day for every acupuncture point.

The sun seems to stand still in the sky on those four days, of each
90-day cycle as the seasons begin to change. This unique scale of time
is so precise that even the planets affect the various meridians in
specific ways.

That in it-self is a whole new book on the function and use of


acupuncture in relationship to astronomy and body time. One other
correlation to time and space is the physical set up of the nervous
system, in particular the Rufinni end-organs spaced 15 degrees in each
direction around the orb of any given joint and its given range of
motion. The fact that the earth has to rotate the whole of 15 degrees
to pass an hour of elapsed time is a manmade observation of universal
flow. Universal flow, I believe "is." Coincidence, I believe "is not." We, I
believe evolved from a great correlation of movements that resulted in
the eclipsed sequencing of universal biological intelligence.

In the Good Old Days of evolution we came to know this nature as God.
We formulated fantastic stories to measure its greatness including but
not limited to the issue as to gender. Each society has a different belief
as to Gods existence and It’s His (Father) time or Her (Mother) nature.

The name of the religion does not matter but the correlation to nature
through its tenants is what gives it omnipotent powers. Nature is
omnipotent therefore God is Nature and omnipotent.

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When you are in wonderment as to why I bring up these correlations at
this point in the article, it is because ovulation is the body’s clock of
the life cycle of the human beast.

To conclude the story of ovulation: I suggest that using


CV 14 point deep touch (Amygdala) and CV 20 (Ovulation) point.
Light touch to set up the investigation for ovulation.
Add in the first Time check of the day of the month by TL-ing the
pineal point.
Further check the 28 days of the moon/sun cycle on the GV
meridian.
Once it is found you may then balance. If you choose to investigate
further you need to re-enter the pineal point again to break it down
from days to hours. Then scan the 24 points individually of the CV
meridian for further imbalances. Balance as you go.

Good luck and good menses. For men the testes and or testicular
rhythm is, with the urge to find a mate, the male equivalent to their
female counterparts ovulatory cycle.

I find that working with this set up on men who have little or no urge,
usually finding a U/F, quite promising in restoring drive. The opposite
is true for overly promiscuous men who can never seem to shut it off.
You will find this point in a high degree of O/F.

CV 21: Uterine activity:


The uterus, the female mammals organ used to contain and nourish
her fertilized egg prior to birth and contract around the male penis
during copulation is controlled by the hormone oxytocin. During
pregnancy the organ generally relaxes its muscular activity so as to
provide a welcome womb to the newly formed life structure.

As the gestation period progresses the uterus becomes almost totally


flaccid. If the uterus fails in this mission it could strangle the new life
and discontinue the pregnancy by way of natural abortion known as a
miscarriage. It has been my experience that after the first miscarriage
many more ensue due to the memory imprint of the first. If this is the
case the practitioner will notice a high degree of PoS on this point
when set up and using the gluteus medius as an H/I.

Other I/M’s used at this point lose a high degree of accuracy unless
they belong to the Pericardium (PC) acupuncture meridian as a H/I.
After giving a thorough balance to this set up I have observed many
successful offspring. This can be and has been a life giving balance.
After birth it is a common habit for the uterus to stay in the relaxed
position losing much of its contractibility. This set up may be used to
restore the contractibility if the female attempts to squeeze her uterus
internally as a preset up and held in P/L. In the case of a dropped
uterus, in which I have worked with several, the woman needs to
reinsert it.

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After reinsertion she needs to insert an instrument that is soft to the
muscle but hard enough to act as a brace so the walls of the smooth
muscle tissue of the uterus have a chance for something to cling to
during the balance. In less than an hour of balancing it has been my
personal observation to find that the tissues begin to adhere to the
endometrium. This by no means is always going to work. It is worth
the time invested to possibly avoid surgery. You never know it just
might.

Having the woman lubricate the uterus with Aloe Vera gel before
reinserting may assist in the odds of success. In men the equivalent
para-mesonepheric duct degenerates before birth. Though it has been
my experience that this set up will help in the case of seminal duct
inflammations proximal to the prostate.

CV 22: Induces Labor:


The communication from the brain to the birth canal organs and tissue
is paramount for successful delivery of the newborn fetus. That
communication by way of hormones stimulates a rhythmic set of
contractions that culminate in the propulsion of the uterus and
widening of the cervix to expel its contents. The set up for this is
necessary when a woman has previous difficult deliveries and is
pregnant again or wants to become pregnant again.

The set up is actually more realistic when actually pregnant, because a


lot of the hardware is in the set up. For men the equivalent application
for this function is the contraction of the waves in the duct network
that delivers the ejaculate.

If painful this set up is a must for relief of the stress.

CV 23: Curiosity:
This is probably one of the most important physiological set ups you
can master. When the desire to know about the world around you is
gone, life heads toward death. Would you like to re-instill life into a
dying person? Work on their curiosity button. Curiosity may have killed
the cat and or opened Pandora’s box.

Without it though, the purpose of us being in a physical body as a


spirit, disintegrates. This is the primary ingredient for old age. This
also is the button that precedes most learning disorders. That thirst or
hunger to know is usually out of balance in attention deficit disorder or
ADD. This set up will lead to a wealth of information about your client.
A book could be written for this point alone.

CV 24: Attention to current surroundings:


This set up gives the practitioner a glimpse at the patients peripheral
awareness to what is going on around them. Generally the patient is
clueless to their environment. They often do not know how to read
between the lines. In some cases, they couldn’t see a train headed
straight for them.

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With balancing it has been my experience to see people observe much
further ahead with the clients minds eye. Much like a chess player
seeing 5 to 20 moves ahead in any direction. This set up has been
used successfully on football players (defensive ends), baseball players
(shortstops), and basketball players (a guard) over the years. It should
be checked for anyone attempting to look ahead for any reason. This is
a totally necessary function of the amygdala.

Don’t leave home without it.

In conclusion
All of the above set up technologies are only effective if the therapist is
specifically focused on the setup and correction. The greater the set up
and correction: the greater the miracle that resides in the patient will
manifest. After 18 years of research I have to admit I wholeheartedly
believe in the application. I trust that you will find even greater fever
for its use. With All Encompassing

Richard D. Utt L.Ac.

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