Translated from the French by Madelaine Moulder Within Chinese medicine the heart is presented as having a double aspect two functions, two energetic qualities, two meridians. Elisabeth Rochat de la Vallée explores this double aspect of the heart the heart/mind that regulates emotions & acts as the dwelling place of the spirits, & the heart as governor of blood & the circulatory system the system which connects & protects. Beginning with a study of the fire element in both its sovereign & ministerial aspects, Elisabeth then looks at the relationships between the heart & the blood, the connections with the upper orifices & organs of perception, the emotions, & finally explores the meridian pathways of both heart & pericardium, including a discussion of the main acupuncture points.