Balancing by Contour

Balance the top and bottom ovals of the body by contacts on the glutei, around the outer inferior rim of the inominate [innominate, hip], to the shoulder blade and the spine of it, as well as the clavicle. As explained under the heading of "Principles" in this book, the gluteal muscles are the motor power of the body, like the push in a rocket, and directly connected with virility and sex power. By working out the stagnation here, in its lines of force, and balancing the lower with the above imposed strain from the shoulders, one can aid in re-establishing the normal rhythm between the Water Principle of the Glutei and the Air Principle of Gemini, which results in lightness and elasticity to the step.

The foundation of all imposed strains is accumulated at the negative pole and must be released there, in the perineal floor. Strains from the top must be balanced to the supports on the bottom in any structure, whether it be a human body, a barrel or a building.

A - A firm contact is made with the thumb of the operator on the sorest spot in the gluteus maximum [gluteus maximus] muscle, near its origin, and firmly kneaded; for it is usually congested. If it is too tender, merely hold the contact firmly and gently try different directions of lines of force which release the soreness most, in relation to the muscles of the back.

B - A similar contact is simultaneously made on the sorest spot on the shoulder blade, near its spine, and held. That spot is usually very sore. It may be found even on top, near the clavicle or the acromial process [acromion process]. The contact is made on both sides, first one and then the other. Top and bottom on each side correspond, as most of the imposed strain is downward as stationary gravity, in a straight line - not diagonal, as in reaching upward with one arm. But where the diagonal strain is the case, trace it so, and balance it. Hold the sorest spot, which is often the top pole.

Lines of gravity force in action are usually straight downward, as in lifting, due to gravity and stress or strain imposed on the lower, weight-bearing centers - the fifth lumbar [L5], the pelvis, and finally the acetabulum. "As above so below". The shoulders and hips correspond, by contour and co-ordination of action, in weight-bearing or lifting and carrying.

The trunk of the body is like a square box in this respect; from the hip sockets to the shoulder sockets, and from the top of the spine to the bottom. This is illustrated in Chart No. 6 in