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meridians as a river-bed, over which water flows and irrigates the
land; feeding, nourishing and sustaining the substance through which
it flows. (In Western medicine, the concept would be likened to the
blood flowing through the circulatory system.)
If a dam was placed at any point along the river, the nourishing effect
that the water had on the whole river would stop at the point the dam
was placed.
The same is true in relation to Qi and the meridians. When the Qi
becomes blocked, the rest of the body that was being nourished by
the continuous flow, now suffers. Illness and disease can result if the
flow is not restored.
Acupuncture is one tool used to restore the flow of Qi, by inserting very
fine needles into the acupuncture points (located on the meridians).
These insertions are said to clear any residing blockages, or dams,
thus freeing the river to better feed the body in its entirety.
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