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Layers Most Superficial 12 Cutaneous 12 Muscle 15 Collateral (Netorking/Connecting-luo + Du 1, Ren 15 and Sp 21) 12 Main Meridian 12 Divergent Meridian 8 Extra Ordinary Meridian Deepest Meridians Each Limb can be divided like a pie in to three parts with each part having a (Inside) Yin and (Outside) Yang side. 6 yang Meridians 6 Yin Meridians yang = open = hollow = thin = fu = connected to the outside of body = odd numbers yin = closed = solid = thick = zang = inside of body only = even numbers 3 Hand Sections Anterior Portion of the Arm Inside Tai Yin - Lung (11 Points) Outside Yang Ming - Large Intestine  (20 Points) Middle Portion of the Arm Inside Jue Yin - Pericardium (9 Points) Outside Shao Yang - Sanjiao (23 Points) Posterior Portion of the Arm Inside Shao Yin - Heart (9 Points) Outside Tai Yang - Small Intestine (18 Points) 3 Foot Sections Anterior Portion of the Leg Inside Tai Yin - Spleen (21 Points) Outside Yang Ming - Stomach (45 Points) Middle Portion of the Leg Inside Jue Yin - Liver (14 Points) Outside Shao Yang - Gall Bladder (44 Points) Posterior Portion of the Leg Inside Shao Yin - Kidney (27 Points) Outside Tai Yang - Urinary Bladder (67 Points) Path: Hand: Inside -> Outside [then] Foot: Outside -> Inside [for each] Inner (Anterior) -> Outer -> Middle (Posterior) Time: Starting at 3 am, each stage is 2 hours. eg. 3am - 5am, 5am - 7am Five Elements: Each inner / outer stage combination is an element - Metal, Earth, Fire, Water, Ministerial Fire, Wood Cycle: Metal   :- Hand Tai Yin (Lu) / 3am-5am   -> Hand Yang Ming (Li) / 5am-7am  ->   \/ Earth   :- Foot Tai Yin (Sp) / 9am-11am <- Foot Yang Ming (St) / 7am-9am <- \/ Fire    :- Hand Shao Yin (Ht) / 11am-1pm -> Hand Tai Yang (Si) / 1pm-3pm   ->   \/ Water   :- Foot Shao Yin (Lv) / 5pm-7pm <- Foot Tai Yang (Gb) / 3pm-5pm \/ M. Fire :- Hand Jue Yin (Pc) / 7pm-9pm   -> Hand Shao Yang (Sj) / 9pm-11pm ->   \/ Wood    :- Foot Jue Yin (Ki) / 1am - 3am <- Foot Shao Yang (Ub) / 11pm-1am

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