- 7 - tioner. For instance, he felt a tingling in his palms, along with an attraction between his two hands. Dr. Chan believed that this feeling was caused by the opening of his eight estra meridians. Dr. Chan and petitioner did not meet again until 1989. In 1989, Dr. Chan began meeting with petitioner to learn from him. Petitioner taught Dr. Chan the rules and beliefs of Taoism during their meetings. Petitioner also taught Dr. Chan how to direct his energy. Dr. Chan testified that he learned how to hold his finger over an ache and use energy to treat the pain. The lessons were not held at regular intervals, and each lesson lasted between 2 and 5 hours. The lessons were held at peti- tioners' home in San Marino, California. Petitioner never sent Dr. Chan an invoice for the instruc- tional sessions. However, Dr. Chan claims that petitioner charged an average of $10,000 for each lesson. Dr. Chan indicated that he personally benefited from the techniques, because his health improved, and the lessons improved his ability to treat his patients. The main purpose of the lessons was that Dr. Chan would be better able to treat his patients. During the lessons, petitioner purported to teach Dr. Chan how to position his fingers in such a way that they would heal patients. Dr. Chan generally wrote checks for the cost of the lessons. Once, a telegraph transfer of money was used instead of a check. The following checks drawn on the account of Shanghai Clinic werePage: Previous 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 Next
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