There really are Fairies in the Woods (Part 2) Otters

[Grandad]

I agree about the unborn child sculpture Horus. Something almost sinister about it. Reminds me of Damien Hursts amazing bronze, Verity, which is a spectacular sculpture but almost distastful.

[LovelyLadyLux]

The sculpture: Ok now that you both have mentioned it I'll concur that I found something vaguely disturbing about it. The first photo isn't as sinister as the second as the face isn't shown as much. To me in the second photo the face is more pronounced and seems to be frowning with an implied malicious intent. I initially thought this was just the way the shadows are falling however when you look closer there is too defined a frowning brow for an in utero fetus. The planes of the face are too hard and too defined which takes away from the softness of a new born and/or a baby in utero. The legs are too long and too defined as are the arms etc soooooo I took away that although I felt the Sculptor was trying to capture a baby they actually portrayed an adult trapped, captured and confined and unable to move which is why the frown on the face. Because the adult is impotent to move (and the word impotent came to me) the adult was captured in a fetal position. I actually thought quite a bit about the sculpture and it actually said quite a bit to me.

As for acupuncture the Acupuncturist doesn't have to Asian to make it effective. I think the better Acupuncturists maybe are Asian because it is used more extensively there for a wide variety of ailments.

Acupuncture is related to nerves. In my own particular case the objective was to stimulate the nerves to re-grow and re-generate given the doctor had cut them off. Nerves do grow at a rate of about 1/16th of an inch per year and they grow slowly.

Following the initial diagnoses and determining of where the injury actually was I got a pin in my eyebrow, several more in my head, one in my ear, one or two in the back of my neck, one around my thumb and elbow as well as a few in my feet. After the first month the Doctor added electricity to the pins to increase the stimulation.

One day as I was walking to the clinic I fell on a rock and twisted my ankle quite badly. Was really starting to swell by the time I got on the table for a treatment. The Doctor added a few more needles to help the sprain. After the needles were inserted my leg left a bit cramped and I went to move it and OMG the PAIN!! She had a needle in my leg and even trying to move it a fraction brought on excruciating pain. Total stillness absolutely no pain. Move a micro intense pain. I was helpless to move for the 30 min treatment but when she returned and took the needles out my ankle felt wonderful and I walked away feeling well.

I wouldn't quite say acupuncture is a miracle cure all for everything but it really worked wonders for me. It is amazing what it can do.

Here in Canada - well this neck of the woods in Canada we're covered by our medical for 10 treatments of acupuncture a year via self referral. It does work

[Horus]

I don’t doubt it has it’s uses, but I am still sceptical that it is, or can be a cure all. I am always amused by things like ‘foot therapy’ in which they manipulate a different part of the foot in order to cure problems elsewhere in the body, so a bad back for example gets a bit of manipulation on the little toe and a pain in the neck gets the big toe manipulated. I always wanted to ask which bit they manipulate if you get a bad foot?

[Grandad]

I always wanted to ask which bit they manipulate if you get a bad foot?

The other foot I expect H

Isn't it wonderful how sculpted wooden otters can drift into Chinese accupuncture. Just like Chinese whispers.

[Horus]

I agree Grandad and strictly speaking I should move or delete things that go 'off topic' but like I have said before, with it mainly being just a few of us posting it really makes little difference anyway.

[Kiya]

Grandad I don't remember seeing this 1 from you unless my memory is getting bad

I think the unborn child in the tree stump is lovely & certainly different

[Grandad]

I agree Grandad and strictly speaking I should move or delete things that go 'off topic'

Nah! Don't do that H. It's a bit like jazz, you wander off around the theme and then get back there sometime.