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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 were
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