Acupoint+SI-19+(Ting+Gong)

**Ting Gong** • **Small Intestine 19** **• 6.19.125** //Auditory Palace, Listening Palace, Hearing the Sacred// Exit Point. Meeting Point on the Small Intestine Channel with the Triple Energizer and Gall Bladder Channels. = = =Location= Anterior to the tragus and posterior to the condyloid process of the mandible, in the depression formed when the mouth is open.

=Point Summary= //Benefits the Ears, Calms the Spirit// Benefits Hearing, Jaw Problems

=Needling=

Depth:
0.5 - 1 cun

Technique:
Puncture Perpendicularly when the mouth is open

Contraindications:
None

=General Indications=

Functions
Benefits Hearing

Indications
tinnitus; difficulty hearing; jaw problems like TMJ; otitis media

Special Notes
Local

=Diagnostic Indications:= Abdominal Pain **•** Chest Pain **•** Deafness **•** Ear Disorders **•** Mental Disorders **•** Tinnitus **•** Toothache **•**

=Soulie De Morant Indications= Tonifies the small intestine, bladder, medulla and spinal cord, triple warmer, lower surface of the eyelid on the same side, canines, corner of the mouth. Disperses the liver. Dispersing acts in the opposite way. Eyes: unceasing blinking, lower eyelid. Face: facial neuralgia (facial nerve), sensitivity of the upper canines and of the cheek bones and jaw, with swelling. Face: facial paralysis (trigeminal nerve), mouth to the side, eyes shut badly, corners of the mouth falling from age or fatigue, curvature of the spine? opposite.
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 * Direct Effects:**

=Psycho-Spiritual Components= “Palace” is used with a great deal of reverence. It is the abode of the emperor or god. This point is not just concerned with physical hearing. A person **may not be able to hear mentally or spiritually**; the sounds penetrate no further than the physical ear. **Opens a person up so that what you are saying is heard and reaches them at a mental and spiritual level**, beyond just the sounds. Allows you to go into the depth, to the palace of the emperor, communication with god. [JRW]

The function of SI-19 is archetypal of the relationship between the heart and small intestine officials Te character ting (listen) is etymologically related to the character de, which means “virtue” and has undertones suggesting the power of intuition. From the imagery of the character ting, the ability to listen may be defined as the ability to hear one’s heart and the heart of others without deviation. One who is listening in this manner is able to immediately know the nature of thing’s in one’s heart, directly bypassing the analytical faculties of the mind. In addition to BL-1, I have found this point, located next to the sensory orifices, to be **one of the most powerful points for empowering accurate perception of reality as it occurs both internally and externally in life**. “Don’t listen with your ears. Listen with your mind. No, don’t listen with your mind, but listen with your spirit. Listening stops with the ears, the mind stops with recognition, but spirit is empty and waits on all things. The way gathers in emptiness alone. Emptiness is the fasting of the mind.” – Zhuan Zi The pint SI-19, translated as Listening Palace, is etymologically related to characters [that are] both pronounced de, which refers to the rectitude of the heart and original nature. The character ting (listen) is composed of the character which stands for the rectitude of the heart (de) combined with that for the ear (erh) of the disciple who is listening attentively. The overall sense imparted by this character is that, through attentive listening, one’s heart may be rectified. The character gong designates the imperial private residence from the Qin dynasty. This allusion to the emperor places further emphasis on the relationship between listening and the heart official, who is emperor of the body/mind/spirit…Listening Palace provides a functional link between the small intestine and heart officials via the “aspect of being” termed “listening.” The small intestine is like the emperor’s (heart’s) closest minister. Its functions are to relay to the emperor (heart official) the essence of what is going on in the nation. When the quality of energy addressed by this point is unbalanced in a patient’s being, he may exhibit **confusion resulting from the inability to sort out what is within his heart or what is within the heart’s of others**. It may appear that they do not hear accurately what is said to him. Conversely, he may not be able to hear clearly the truth within his own heart. In balance, the function of this point **may allow a person to listen in a way that connects him or her to the heart of another regardless f what is being said**. SI-19 **assists the patient in cultivating virtue by looking and listening to the heart of life**. Lastly, as practitioners we should not overlook the possibility that attentive listening on our part may lead to the healing of another’s heart. [LJ]

Sound Wisdom. Listening to the heart. Opens the connection between the mind and the heart. When what you say goes in one ear and out the other. Opens the orifices, **especially good with BL-1**. [ALHIM]