From:  acupunctureone@hotmail.com
Date:  Thu Feb 15, 2001  3:33 am
Subject:  Leamington Point Compendium...

 

I now have in my possession (not the ID kind) the Acupuncture 
Point Compendium published 11/2000 by the College of 
Traditional Acupuncture.

Here is my review ...

I paid about $37.00 as part of a group of students who ordered 
the book direct from Leamington.  I am finding it to be a good 
purchase, offering some specific and nicely researched 
information about point functions (it nicely connects 5-E with 
point uses from a purely functional standpoint).

My only criticism (and it is a big one) is it lacks much of the 
metaphor/art/inspiration of the WICCA notes which were based 
more directly on JR's lectures on the Spirit of the points.

For my personal use I am now re-writing the two texts into one -- 
along with my personal notes from TAI and my "beginner mind". 

It should only take a year or so to complete !  Anyone want a copy 
???  

From:  "Eric Renaud" <acupunctureone@hotmail.com>
Date:  Sat Mar 3, 2001  2:01 am
Subject:  Re: Leamington Point Compendium...

 
I am glad there is interest.  I am not a copyright attorney (not even 
in my past life....) so I am not sure about what right I have to 
distribute these notes.  I am fully aware that I have the right to 
edit and modify them for my own use and am in the process of 
doing so (so far, I have completed "Metal" meridians).

In some parts, the language of the Leamington text is quite 
lovely, in others my old photocopied notes (said to be from 
WICCA, though I am not sure) are more "Spirit" oriented.  My 
notes include generous amounts of each, with some of my own 
notes (mainly from Jane Grissmer and Tom Balles, TAI).  I 
assume that the majority of all "Spirit" in the notes is either
direct 
quotes or paraphrases of JR's lectures on the Spirit of the 
points.  As such, I think that it cannot rightly be copyrighted, 
except by JR.  The cat, it seems, is out of the bag.

However, I am not close to finishing, have no urge to go head to 
head with Leamington or the author of my other notes (I don't 
even have a name...).  What I will likely do is allow some friends 
to look it over and maybe leave a copy in the library at TAI as 
reference only.

What I am putting together is nothing new -- just a compilation 
which is oriented toward the Spirit of the points from my sources.  
I find that in my treatments I tend to choose points (including 
Element points) for their inherent Spirit more than for the 
common indications, and then look over the indications 
afterwards to see that the points are good choices for the 
ailments my patients are suffering.  This is the orientation of my 
notes --  but I have lots of work to do before I can have a 
conversation with anyone about copying them.  I suggest you all 
inquire about the Leamington notes, they are quite good and can 
be legally obtained now.  

I am just a Spirit freak right now, so that explains my exploration.  
I also learn by compiling, which was useful to my classmates at 
TAI I hope, because I left lots of notes behind for others to use.