PC-1 Tianchi - Heavenly Pond

More Spirit Names: Celestial Pool

English:	Heavenly Pool
Also Known As:	Heaven's Pool Heavenly Pond Celestial Pond

Location

Located 1 cun lateral to the nipple and 5 cun lateral to the anterior midline in the fourth intercostal space.

Needling

Puncture obliquely 0.2 to 0.4 cun.
Moxibustion is applicable.
Transverse-oblique insertion posteriorly along the intercostal space, 0.5 to 1 cun.
Caution: deep needling carries a significant risk of pneumothorax.
Slanted insertion toward the outside, 0.3 to 0.5 cun.

Command Functions

Meeting point of the San Jiao, Gall Bladder and Liver channels
Window of the Sky point
Point of energy

Actions

Unbinds the chest
Transforms Phlegm
Descends rebellious Qi
Regulates Qi
Dissipates nodules
Benefits the breasts

Indications

Headache
Blurred vision
Fever without sweating
Cough with copious Phlegm
Dyspnea
A stifling sensation in the chest
Chest fullness
Hypochondriac pain
Axillary swelling and pain
Tired extremities
Restlessness
Malaise
Breast abscess Inability to raise the four limbs
Angina pectoris

Insufficient lactation
Mastitis
Sexual disorders
Mammary abnormalities
Melancholy
All chronic illnesses
Rattling sound in the chest and throat
Agitation of the chest and diaphragm
Shortness of breath
Uprising Qi
Pain of the lateral costal region
Scrofula
Malaria
Arm pain
Intercostal neuralgia

Combinations

UB-39
Weiyang

UB-39
Weiyang
UB-62
Shenmai
GB-42
Diwuhui
GB-38
Yangfu
GB-41
Zulinqi

HT-3
Shaohai
LIV-13
Zhangmen
GB-41
Zulinqi
SJ-6
Zhigou
GB-38
Yangfu
GB-21
Jianjing
LI-10
Shousanli

REN-22
Tiantu
REN-17
Shanzhong
ST-41
Jiexi
SI-15
Jianzhongshu

Swelling of the axilla

Scrofula

Rebellious Qi cough

Contraindications

Use extreme caution when using this point on women.
Never moxa or needle a gland unless you can move it to one side.
Deep puncture is not advisable.

Notes

This point is almost always indicated for Excess conditions.
This point can be used as a local point for distention and pain of the breast caused by Liver Qi Stagnation.
This is a powerful point. It can reach the soul and depth of a person both physically and mentally.
It has incredible cleansing and healing power. It brings in warmth and joy from heaven to revive the spirit.
It said only to be used once or twice a year with discretion.
Its action of benefiting the breasts is not commonly used in practice.

Five Elements Spirit Perspective

Spirit of the Point	This point reaches deep into the person, in body and in mind. You take the patient to bathe in the Gods' own water; whatever is heavenly in Chinese is attached to the Emperor. Its power to cleanse and heal is extraordinary, and it brings Heaven's warmth and joy in to revive the spirit with love and joy. It is a pond, a sacred river, where the spirit's purity can be kept; there the patient bathes in tranquil water that calms, restores and balances the Fire. It links us with something boundless and vast, a majesty of life beyond ordinary understanding. A large expanse of water where the deep forces of life gather, it holds a person's depth and the richness of life, reconnects them with their compassion and renews the quality of love. Like a seed germinating in warm, light-filled water, its heavenly refreshment lifts a person past time and space into a wider relationship with Heaven. As God's own bath, it washes away the impurities and negativity that block joy and love, brings the Heart Protector to life and fills the person with joy, love, compassion and fulfillment that spill over to all the Officials. Picture the world's ultimate hot tub, where you are completely at ease with your true love and come out feeling joyful, satisfied and accepted.
Worsley	Supplies unconditional love and infuses us with qualities that protect us and bring contentment, excitement and joy to our lives; humor, kindness and compassion come from drawing on this reservoir. Before this radiant, vastly positive force, all conflict and negativity melt away, purifying us at our core so our essence can shine. Book marks this point X for women (not to be used on women) Location: 1 ACI out to the side of the centre of the nipple. Needle depth: 3 fen Moxa: 3-5 cones
When to Consider	To revive a person's spirit with joy and love To open the person up to see that no one is an island unto themselves To turn the patient back toward the Heavenly Love When the Fire needs to be balanced, restored and calmed When life has lost its shine and the person needs a new perspective When the person cannot feel or receive appropriate affection When a person says they cannot even imagine being happy or in a relationship again For a patient who does not know that greater levels of joy are possible For the effects of past betrayal: it helps the person experience the world as safe again, gives the deepest connection to spiritual levels of intimacy, and can restore the memory of the Heart as a place of complete safety from before life's sorrows weighed it down When someone feels trapped or imprisoned, particularly in a relationship: joyless, dried up, shriveled, burned out or resigned, seeing life as colorless, dull and boring When a person can see joy and quality in others but feels none themselves When someone is in a good relationship but can't feel any sense of renewal
Combinations	KI-22 Walking on the Verandah with PC-1: clears a Kidney to Pericardium Entry-Exit block PC-2 Heavenly Spring with PC-1 (on men only): PC-1 brings the patient into contact with themselves, and PC-2 supplies the movement to act on it
Notes	Window of the Sky point: use once the person is ready for it Entry point of the Pericardium meridian Kidney to Pericardium (KI-22 to PC-1) Entry-Exit block: extreme shyness, fear of intimacy and hiding behind a wall after being badly hurt Releases a great deal of energy into the meridian Because of its location, not needled on women; PC-2 can be used instead The name refers to the Spirit pooling or gathering in the chest; the Heart and Heart Protector govern the spirit, and Heaven is the spirit's symbolic home A large energy reserve for the Heart Protector A most potent point for the overall spiritual well-being and functioning of the Heart Protector The name can be pictured as a mountain pool whose water runs down to the sea, mirroring how the Qi flows down from PC-1 to PC-9; it is also a star name

From Class

HT-3 + PC-1 + KI-9 (+ GB-22 for women): Combination from the father of the attacking and purging school (Zhang Zihe) for phlegm harassing the heart; HT-3 + KI-9 for heart-kidney communication. (Gioioso)
Diaphragm entry-exit points: SP-21→HT-1, LV-14→LU-1 (the only one passing qi through the diaphragm), KI-22→PC-1 all pass through the heart region; upper kidney points relate shen and ling (soul).
Pericardium divergent: The Pericardium divergent begins at PC-1 Tianchi, descends through the three burners, and a branch ascends to the throat (Ren-23) to join San Jiao at GB-12/SJ-16. (Yuen)