

A common concept of the Phoenix is a bird which rises from the ashes, which is a brilliant metaphor for what acupuncture tries to achieve; to be able to rise back to the healthful state that you desire. The Phoenix also features prominently in Chinese folklore and is known as "a mythical bird that never dies, it flies far ahead to the front, always scanning the landscape and distant spaces. It represents capacity for vision, for collecting sensory information about our environment and the events unfolding within it. The Phoenix, with its great beauty, creates intense excitement and deathless inspiration." (Master Lam Kam Chuen -The Feng Shui Handbook (1995), Gaia Books Ltd.)