Mapping the Energy Flow of the Body’s Organs

This section’s goal is to demonstrate the connection of the body systems, not only with regards to emotion, but also how one system, due to how the meridians flow through the body, can impact the other body systems. For instance, I was working on a canine with an infected jaw, but the body issue was the bladder / kidneys. I asked the pet owner if the animal’s ears were showing signs of distress, and if increased drinking and urination were present. This was confirmed, these symptoms were all being presented, as the whole body was showing signs of strain. Therefore, the bladder and kidneys became the focus, in the sacral chakra, of the healing journey, supporting the jaw along the way.

If one organ is not happy in the body, this will be expressed through many parts of the body, showing up as discomfort or perhaps the expression of infection, which is the body trying to deal with toxicity, either physical or emotional. In chronic cases, the body presents layers to the healing process, so as not to poison the body as it cleans, and heals. So intelligent!

About the Meridians & Vessels

There are ten meridians and two vessels which run through the carbon-based body. They are the energetic pathways in the body. In hu-mans, six of these terminate in the hands, and the other six terminate in the feet. In dogs and cats, six terminate in the front paws, with six terminate in the back paws. The meridians and vessels energize different organs and tissues, with each meridian and vessel, Yin, having a complementary meridian, Yang, referred to by some as the sister. This applies to all animals, and I feel perhaps all life forms on this planet actually in some way, shape or form.

Each meridian in Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) is mapped to one of the five elements of the planet, wood, metal, earth, fire and water, as we are one with her, and has a two-hour window within the 24-Hour cycle of the day, referred to as the circadian clock where their energy flow is more prevalent. Detailed information may be found on each meridian’s page below with diagrams showing how they run through a dog’s body. To look at more detailed flows per species, the resources section below provides great sources to seek.

A lot of licking paws, itching, scratching, horses rubbing tails or each other, will be associated with the meridians being upset, uncomfortable. Therefore, the animal may lick where the meridians are running to help soothe, and potentially unblock the body. Everything an animal does when presenting imbalance is information. I feel a lot of us know this, we just do not know how to translate this information into helping them heal perhaps.

The Flow According to the Five Elements

The flow of the energy from each meridian and vessel to each meridian and vessel runs every two hours on a 24-Hour cycle. This is demonstrated below. Details of each meridian and vessel, how each function, and how each relates to the organs in the body with regards to imbalance in the physical, emotional, and energy fields, is demonstrated on the pages below. In TCM, such detail may even be drilled down to specific acupuncture points located along these meridians in the body, which demonstrates just how complex, and magnificent we all are.

The Element of Wood represents all being’s connectedness to the Earth being rooted strongly in flexibility, the freedom to expand, explore, and to grow. Its main function is processing out toxins. The gallbladder meridian flows to the liver meridian.