Hand Lesser Yang · Fire (Minister) Element · Coupled with Pericardium
Pathway
Begins at ulnar side of ring finger nail (TW 1), flows to dorsum of wrist, to olecranon, to lateral side of shoulder, along trapezius to base of ear. Follows closely around ear from base to top, finishes at lateral end of eyebrow (TW 23). Inner branch: to Pericardium and three warmers. Auricular branch enters ear, connects with GB 1 at temple.
The Triple Warmer Concept
The sixth Yang organ — the whole interior of the body, divided into three parts: Upper Warmer (above diaphragm: Heart, Lung), Middle Warmer (Spleen, Stomach, Liver, Gall Bladder, intestines — compared to a cooking pot), and Lower Warmer (Kidney, urinary and reproductive systems — compared to the fire that cooks the pot).
Energy-Balancing Points
Tonification
TW 3
Sedation
TW 10
Luo-Connecting
TW 5
Yuan-Source
TW 4
Xi-Cleft
TW 7
Horary
TW 6
Mu-Front
Ren 5
Back-Shu
UB 22
Key Points
TW 6 and TW 8 for Gall Bladder Pain
Both used with sedation for acute pain in Gall Bladder meridian (same polarity of energy — sedating one works for the other). TW is son organ of GB — sedating son causes sedation of Mother organ too.
Organ Clock
Peak Energy: 9–11 PM · Minimum Energy: 9–11 AM
Interactive Point Tracer
Coupled meridian: Pericardium (Yin) ⇄ Triple Warmer (Yang). The Luo-connecting point links them.
Are your three warmers (upper, middle, lower) communicating or disconnected? What feels out of sync between head, gut, and lower body?