Interesting TCM Facts 101: 13 Ghost Acupuncture Points 十三鬼穴

Scary?

Yes there are indeed 13 unique acupoints in the esoteric non-classic lineage in Traditional Chinese Medicine. And they were traditionally used to address unusual disturbances attributed to demonic possession.

Yes you heard me right.

This is because in ancient folk tradition, disorders such as seizure, mania, frequent nightmares and strange dreams, confusion, violence were believed to have a spiritual origin and hence would need a spiritual solution. The 13 Ghost Acupuncture Points had the ability to transcend time and space and help to retrieve soul parts that were fragmented and left behind in the cosmos, a belief that was ascribed to people who were said to have lost their mind.

However the 13 Ghost Acupuncture Points were not taught in colleges and found in textbooks these days as psychological and mental problems were analyzed from a scientific viewpoint and modern herbal and acupuncture formulas were accepted in the academic fields as the logical solutions.

Nevertheless, ghosts and exorcism or not, the 13 Ghost Acupuncture Points have a special calming effect that brings on the sense of groundedness and peace from deep inside the patient when executed in the right way and formula. Some said that the Ghost Acupuncture Points was to help establish the connection between the patient to whatever that grounds them and soothes their spirit and soul. In other words, the points would help a Christian to help them feel closer to God, a Buddhist to connect to the state of enlightenment or a Yogi to feel the Oneness with the Universe.