The common, symbolically rich, translation of Ling Gui Ba Fa – 灵龟八法 – can be taken as the “The Eight Methods of the Magic Turtle“.
Fei Teng Ba Fa – 飞腾八法 – can be translated as “The Eight Techniques of Soaring“.

These methods are described as numerical acupuncture in contrast to astronomical acupuncture, which refers to the Zi Wu Liu Zhu Zhen Fa – 子午流注针法.

This method was developed by Dou Hanqing . It became known to the public with the publication of his works “Biao You Fu” in 1234 AD and the “Zhen Jing Zhi Nan” in 1241 AD.

Later Xu Feng developed the method further and published his work together with Zi Wu Liu Zhu Zhen Fa in the book “Zhen Jiu Da Quan” in 1439.

The newly developed “Wheel of Time Acupuncture©” makes it possible to establish the sundial time for any time between 1910 and 2030 at any place on the earth. The “open” acupuncture points in accordance with “The Midnight-Noon Ebb-Flow Acupuncture Method – Zi Wu Liu Zhu Zhen Fa – 子午流注针法“ – and “The Eight Methods of the Magic Turtle – Ling Gui Ba Fa – 灵龟八法“ – are visible at a glance.

Wheel of Time Acupuncture