For anyone familiar with acupuncture and Traditional Chinese Medicine, there has heretofore been no way to deepen one's knowledge beyond popular introductory texts, short of taking professional training courses, studying Chinese, or going through laborious technical manuals. Here at last is a clear and thorough presentation of the secrets of advanced acupuncture practice, providing details on such things as how acupuncture puts together a diagnosis, the application of needles to multiple locations, and the meaning of the poetic Chinese terms for acupuncture points.