Hougham P (2009) Alchemical Acupuncture and the Imagination of Dragons. Paper for TCM Kongress, Rothenberg.
An exploration of some of the historical resonances between five element acupuncture and 養 生 yang sheng nourishing life, 內 丹 nei dan inner alchemy and 導引 dao yin traditions and the implications of an alchemical emphasis to medicine, where the presence of 化 hua transformation is at the centre of practice. Read More...
Hougham P (2008) A time to be born. European Journal of Oriental Medicine, 6 (1).
A case study exploring acupuncture and fertility in a wider context of nourishing life and the "impossible dialogue of destiny surrounding childbirth." Read More...
Hougham P (2002) The Sculpting of 意識 Yi Shi (Sensory Intent), Alchemical Acupuncture and the Imagination of Dragons. EJOM, 4 (1), 24-38
An exploration of "intention" as the active agent of acupuncture, cultivated through the development of the practitioner's senses as embodied in their qi field, this awareness being 意識 yi shi sensory intention. Read More...
2009 Alchemical Acupuncture and the Imagination of Dragons. Paper for TCM Kongress, Rothenberg.
2008 A Time to be Born. European Journal of Oriental Medicine, 6 (1).
A case study exploring acupuncture and fertility in a wider context of nourishing life and the "impossible dialogue of destiny surrounding childbirth." Full article available for download from EJOM.
2008 (with Dr Allen Parrott) Holistic Medicine, Holistic Education: Radical Side Effects of Acupuncture Accreditation, European Journal of Oriental Medicine, 5 (5), 10-16.
2007 Morning Breeze and the Hurricane. The Acupuncturist - Winter 2006-2007.
2006 (with Dr Allen Parrott) Pinpointing Excellence for CAM Therapies in Medical Education, CAM Magazine, December 2006, 30-31
2006 The Atlas of Mind, Body and Spirit. Gaia Press, London. ISBN 1-85675-247-X
An encyclopedic guide to the energetic anatomy of mind, body spirit as understood by various cultures. Translated into nine languages and available worldwide. "An accessible and thought provoking book" - YOGA. Title available for order from amazon.com.
2005 Can Acupuncture Treat the Spirit - Vital Substance not Vital Metaphor. Debate paper presented at the British Acupuncture Council 2005 conference.
2002 Simple Secrets. Obituary for JR Worsley, British Acupuncture Council newsletter, 8 (4), 5-6.
An honouring of JR Worsley, founder of the College of Traditional Acupuncutre. Full article available for download with the September 2003 issue of the BAcC News.
2002 Towards a Medical Pluralism. British Acupuncture Council newsletter. November 2002.
Reflections from the 5th International Congress onTraditional Asian Medicine, Halle (Saale), August 2002, arguing that "integrated medicine is welcome at the level of administration and provision, but not at the level of practice. Medical pluralism is the only future that will allow individual branches of medicine to flourish in their ability to serve the public and creatively relate to each other." Full article available for download with the November 2002 issue of the BAcC News.
2002 The Sculpting of Yi Shi (Sensory Intent), Alchemical Acupuncture and the Imagination of Dragons. European Journal of Oriental Medicine, 4 (1), 24-38 and presented as a paper to the 5th International Congress on Traditional Asian Medicine, Halle (Saale), August 2002.
2001 (with Richard BlackWell) Nei Guan The Inner Gaze. Reflective Practice in AcupunctureTraditions. European Journal of Oriental Medicine, 3 (5), 4-13.
