USE OF COLOURED STONES IN THE INVESTIGATION OF THE FUNCTION OF THE THREE TISSUE LAYERS IN AURICULAR MEDICINE.

S.W. Hofman MD
Gouda, The Netherlands

  Upon increasing pressure, using the VAS, Nogier found three different reaction types of the skin, and named these: reactions of the superficial, middle and deep tissue layers. Originally these were found in the ear, and, according to the Nogier school, these layers represent different somatotopies. Since then different color reactions have come into use to differentiate between layers and investigate their functions. It has become evident that these layers can function in a more hyper- or hypo-active state, or show a blockade. Instead of using pressure or colors (by means of filters or a beam of light), the author found the use of stones (semi-precious, colored stones) practical for the examination of these layers. Those stones have shown more or less specificity for the different states (hyper- c.q. hypo-active) of these three layers. In the experience if this author there exists an intimate relationship between the layers and the three bodies in the subtle anatomy of yoga science, where a difference is made between shiva-dominated (yin) and shakti-dominated condition (yang), and energy-flow through the channels. Making use of the stones is convenient for the examination of flow disturbances as well as local disturbances. Predominance or fixation usually indicates pathology. There is a fluent ovoid around the body and the ears, at whose top and bottom the three bodies are intermingled. It is here that we find the main inflow and outflow structures of the two energies, which in yoga are named bindus. These two bindus are useful for global testing (for example: medication), the upper bindu, where in yoga atma-vidya influx of shiva-energy and outflow of shakti-energy is projected, has been found and is used in the color therapy of Jean-Luc Vigneron.

  The detection of impaired energy circulation can easily be done (with little knowledge of the subtle yoga anatomy) at roughly the central and more peripheral channels, as well around the body as near the ears. The stones used for the superficial layer are green chrysocoll, which detects yang condition, and red spinel for the yin condition. These relate to the physical body in yoga. For the middle layer the yellow sapphire and the blue aquamarine are used for yang and yin respectively. These relate to the mental body in yoga, which is for our techniques an important artifact or conditioning related to psychology (comparable to obsession and depression respectively).

  The deep layer is examined with green emerald and red ruby, and relates to the causal body. In the subtle anatomy of yoga these six conditions are called annamaya kosha, pranamaya kosha, manomaya kosha, vijnanamaya kosha, anandamaya kosha, and hiranyamaya kosha. The Kodak-Wratten filters used in the luminous detector for similar detection are 58/25, 21/44 and 65a/24 respectively.

  To detect insulated zones where the energy flow is impeded, one can use the green tourmaline; comparable to the Lee color filters 013 and 322 combined, as used in the color system of Jean-Luc Vigneron. In the meticulously elaborated techniques by Gerard Fiches, who uses the sounds of stones for his examinations and treatment, the stones mentioned above can be used sous couverture.

  One can make use of black and white, or rather coal and diamond, for the detection of the shiva (yin) and shakti (yang) energies.