Emotional Roots of Illness Flashcards
(302 cards)
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Abdominal Cramps
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Fear. Stopping the process.
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Abscess
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Fermenting thoughts over hurts, slights, and revenge.
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Accidents
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Inability to speak up for the self. Rebellion against authority. Belief in violence.
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Aches
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Longing for love. Longing to be held.
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Addictions
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Running from the self. Fear. Not knowing how to love self.
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Adrenal Problem
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Defeatism. No longer caring for the self. Anxiety.
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Alcoholism
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Feeling of futility, guilt, inadequacy. Self-rejection.
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Allergies
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Denying your own power.
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Alzheimer’s Disease
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Refusal to deal with the world as it is. Hopelessness and helplessness. Anger.
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Amenorrhea
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Not wanting to be a woman. Dislike of the self.
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Anemia
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“Yes-but” attitude. Lack of joy. Fear of life. Not feeling good enough.
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Ankle
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Inflexibility and guilt. Ankles represent the ability to receive pleasure.
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Anorexia
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Denying the self life. Extreme fear, self-hatred and rejection.
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Anxiety
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Not trusting the flow and the process of life.
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Apathy
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Resistance to feeling. Deadening of the self. Fear.
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Appetite
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Excessive fear. Needing protection. Judging the emotions.
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Arm
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Represents the capacity and ability to hold the experiences of life.
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Arteries
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Carry the joy of life.
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Arthritic Fingers
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A desire to punish. Blame. Feeling victimized.
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Arthritis
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Feeling unloved. Criticism, resentment.
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Rheumatoid Arthritis
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Feeling victimized. Lack of love. Chronic bitterness. Resentment. Deep criticism of authority. Feeling very put upon.
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Asthma
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Smother love. Inability to breathe for one’s self. Feeling stifled. Suppressed crying.
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Athlete’s Foot
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Frustration at not being accepted. Inability to move forward with ease.
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Back Issues
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Represents the support of life.
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Rounded shoulders
Carrying the burdens of life. Helpless and hopeless.
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Lower Back Pain
Fear of money or lack of financial support.
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Mid-Back Pain
Guilt. Stuck in all that stuff back there. “Get off my back!”
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Upper Back Pain
Lack of emotional support. Feeling unloved. Holding back love.
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Back Curvature
The inability to flow with the support of life. Fear and trying to hold on to old ideas. Not trusting life. Lack of integrity. No courage of convictions.
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Bad Breath
Anger and revenge thoughts. Experiences backing up.
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Balance, Loss of
Scattered thinking. Not centered.
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Baldness
Fear. Tension. Trying to control everything.
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Bedwetting
Fear of parent, usually the father.
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Belching
Fear. Gulping life too quickly.
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Bell’s Palsy
Extreme control over anger. Unwillingness to express feelings.
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Bladder Problems
Anxiety. Holding on to old ideas. Fear of letting go. Being “pissed off”.
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Bleeding
Joy running out. Anger.
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Blisters
Resistance. Lack of emotional protection.
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Blood Pressure
High: Longstanding emotional problem not solved.
Low: Lack of love as a child. Defeatism.
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Body Odor
Fear. Dislike of the self. Fear of others.
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Bones
Represent the structure of the universe.
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Bone marrow
Represents deepest beliefs about the self. How you support and care for yourself.
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Breaks
Rebelling against authority.
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Brain
Represents the computer, the switchboard.
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Tumor
Incorrect computerized beliefs. Stubborn. Refusing to change old patterns.
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Breast
Represents mothering and nurturing and nourishment.
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Cysts, Lumps
refusal to nourish the self. Putting everyone else first. Over mothering. Overprotection. Overbearing attitudes.
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Breath
Represents the ability to take in life.
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Breathing Problems
Fear. Not trusting the process of life. Getting stuck in childhood. Fear of taking in life fully.
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Bronchitis
Inflamed family environment. Arguments and yelling.
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Bruises
The little bumps in life. Self-punishment.
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Bulimia
Hopeless terror. A frantic stuffing and purging of self-hatred.
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Burns
Anger. Burning up. Incensed.
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Bursitis
Repressed anger. Wanting to hit someone.
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Calluses
Hardened concepts and ideas. Fear solidified.
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Cancer
Deep hurt. Longstanding resentment. Deep secret or grief eating away at the self. Carrying hatreds.
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Candida
Feeling very scattered. Lots of frustration and anger. Demanding and untrusting in relationships. Great takers.
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Canker Sores
Festering words held back by the lips. Blame.
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Carpal Tunnel Syndrome
Anger and frustration at life’s seeming injustices.
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Cataracts
Inability to see ahead with joy. Dark future.
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Cellulite
Stored anger and self-punishment.
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Cerebral Palsy
A need to unite the family in an action of love.
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Chills
Mental contraction, pulling away and in. Desire to retreat.
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Cholesterol
Clogging the channels of joy. Fear of accepting joy.
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Circulation
Represents the ability to feel and express the emotions in positive ways.
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Colds
Too much going on at once. Mental confusion, disorder. Small hurts.
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Colic
Mental irritation, impatience, annoyance in the surroundings.
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Colitis
Insecurity. Represents the ease of letting go of that which is over.
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Coma
Fear. Escaping something or someone.
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Conjunctivitis
Anger and frustration at what you are looking at in life.
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Constipation
Incomplete releasing. Holding on to garbage of the past. Guilt over the past. Sometimes stinginess.
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Corns
Hardened areas of thought – stubborn holding on to the pain of the past.
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Coughs
A desire to bark at the world. “Listen to me!”
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Cramps
Tension. Fear. Gripping, holding on.
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Crohn’s Disease
Fear. Worry. Not feeling good enough.
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Crying
Tears are the river of life, shed in joy as well as in sadness and fear.
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Cuts
Punishment for not following your own rules.
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Cysts
Running the old painful movie. Nursing hurts. A false growth.
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Cystic Fibrosis
A thick belief that life won’t work for you. “Poor me.”
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Deafness
Rejection, stubbornness, isolation. What don’t you want to hear? “Don’t bother me.”
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Depression
Anger you feel you do not have a right to have. Hopelessness.
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Diabetes
Longing for what might have been. A great need to control. Deep sorrow. No sweetness left.
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Diarrhea
Fear. Rejection. Running off.
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Dizziness
Flighty, scattered thinking. A refusal to look.
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Dry eyes
Angry eyes. Refusing to see with love. Would rather die than forgive. Being spiteful.
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Dysmenorrhea
Anger at the self. Hatred of the body or of women.
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Ear
Represents the capacity to hear.
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Ear Ache
Anger. Not wanting to hear. Too much turmoil. Household arguing.
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Eczema
Breath-taking antagonism. Mental eruptions.
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Edema
What or who won’t you let go of?
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Elbow
Represents changing directions and accepting new experiences.
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Emphysema
Fear of taking in life. Not worthy of living.
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Endometriosis
Insecurity, disappointment and frustration. Replacing self-love with sugar. Blamers.
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Epilepsy
Sense of persecution. Rejection of life. A feeling of great struggle. Self-violence.
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Epstein-Barr Virus
Pushing beyond one’s limits. Fear of not being good enough. Draining all inner support. Stress.
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Eye
Represents the capacity to see clearly past, present, future.
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Astigmatism
“I” trouble. Fear of really seeing the self.
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Hyperopia
Fear of the present.
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Myopia
Fear of the future.
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Face
Represents what we show the world.
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Fainting
Fear. Can’t cope. Blacking out.
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Fat or Weight issues
Oversensitivity. Often represents fear and shows a need for protection. Fear may be a cover for hidden anger and a resistance to forgive. Running away from feelings. Insecurity, self-rejection and seeking fulfillment.
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Fat or Weight issues: Arms
Anger at being denied love.
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Fat or Weight issues: Belly
Anger at being denied nourishment.
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Fat or Weight issues: Hips
Lumps of stubborn anger at the parents.
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Fat or Weight issues: Thighs
Packed childhood anger. Often rage at the father.
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Fatigue
Resistance, boredom. Lack of love for what one does.
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Feet
Represent our understanding – of ourselves, of life, of others.
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Foot Problems
Fear of the future and of not stepping forward in life.
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Fever
Anger. Burning up.
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Fibroid Tumors
Nursing a hurt from a partner. A blow to the feminine ego.
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Fingers
Represent the details of life.
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Thumb
Represents intellect and worry.
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Index
Represents ego and fear.
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Middle
Represents anger and sexuality.
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Ring
Represents unions and grief.
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Little
Represents the family and pretending.
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Food Poisoning
Allowing others to take control. Feeling defenseless.
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Frigidity
Fear. Denial of pleasure. A belief that sex is bad. Insensitive partners. Fear of father.
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Fungus
Stagnating beliefs. Refusing to release the past. Letting the past rule today.
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Gallstones
Bitterness. Hard thoughts. Condemning. Pride.
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Gas
Gripping. Fear. Undigested ideas.
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Gastritis
Prolonged uncertainty. A feeling of doom.
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Genitals
Represent the masculine and feminine principles. Worry about not being good enough.
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Gland Problems
Gland Problems: Represent holding stations. Self-staring activity. Holding yourself back.
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Gout
The need to dominate. Impatience, anger.
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Glaucoma
Stony unforgiveness. Pressure from longstanding hurts. Overwhelmed by it all.
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Gray Hair
Stress. A belief in pressure and strain.
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Growths
Nursing those old hurts. Building resentments.
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Gum Problems
Inability to back up decisions. Indecisive about life.
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Hands
Hold and handle. Clutch and grip. Grasping and letting go. Caressing. Pinching. All ways of dealing with experiences.
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Hay Fever
Emotional congestion. Fear of the calendar. A belief in persecution. Guilt.
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Headaches
Invalidating the self. Self-criticism. Fear.
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Heart
Represents the center of love and security.
135
Heart Attack
Squeezing all the joy out of the heart in favor of money or position. Feeling alone and scared. “I’m not good enough. I don’t do enough. I’ll never make it.”
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Heart Problems
Longstanding emotional problems. Lack of joy. Hardening of the heart. Belief in strain and stress.
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Heartburn
Fear. Fear. Fear. Clutching Fear.
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Hemorrhoids
Fear of deadlines. Anger of the past. Afraid to let go. Feeling burdened.
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Hepatitis
Resistance to change. Fear, anger, hatred. Liver is the seat of anger and rage.
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Hernia
Ruptured relationships. Strain, burdens, incorrect creative expression.
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Herpes Genitalis
Mass belief in sexual guilt and the need for punishment. Public shame. Belief in a punishing God. Rejection of the genitals.
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Herpes Simplex
Bitter words left unspoken.
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Hip
Carries the body in perfect balance. Major thrust in moving forward. Fear of going forward in major decisions. Nothing to move forward to.
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Hives
Small, hidden fears. Mountains out of molehills.
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Hodgkin’s Disease
Blame and a tremendous fear of not being good enough. A frantic race to prove one’s self until the blood has no substance left to support itself. The joy of life is forgotten in the race of acceptance.
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Hyperactivity
Fear. Feeling pressured and frantic.
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Hyperventilation
Fear. Resisting change. Not trusting the process.
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Hypoglycemia
Overwhelmed by the burdens in life.
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Impotence
Sexual pressure, tension, guilt. Social beliefs. Spite against a previous mate. Fear of mother.
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Incontinence
Emotional overflow. Years of controlling emotions.
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Indigestion
Gut-level fear, dread, anxiety. Griping and grunting.
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Infection
Irritation, anger, annoyance.
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Inflammation
Fear. Seeing red. Inflamed thinking. Anger and frustration about conditions you are looking at in your life.
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Influenza
Response to mass negativity and beliefs. Fear. Belief in statistics.
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Ingrown Toenail
Worry and guilt about your right to move forward.
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Injuries
Anger at the self. Feeling guilty.
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Insanity
Fleeing from the family. Escapism, withdrawal. Violent separation from life.
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Insomnia
Fear. Not trusting the process of life. Guilt.
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Intestines
Represent assimilation and absorption.
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Itching
Desires that go against the grain. Unsatisfied. Remorse. Itching to get out or get away.
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Jaundice
Internal and external prejudice. Unbalanced reason.
162
Jaw Problems
Anger. Resentment. Desire for revenge.
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Kidney Problems
Criticism, disappointment, failure. Shame. Reacting like a child.
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Kidney Stones
Lumps of undissolved anger.
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Knee
Represents pride and ego. Stubborn ego and pride. Inability to bend. Fear. Inflexibility. Won’t give in.
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Laryngitis
So mad you can’t speak. Fear of speaking up. Resentment of authority.
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Left Side of Body
Represents receptivity, taking in, feminine energy, women, the mother.
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Leg
Carry us forward in life.
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Liver
Seat of anger and primitive emotions. Chronic complaining. Justifying fault-finding to deceive yourself. Feeling bad.
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Lockjaw
Anger. A desire to control. A refusal to express feelings.
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Lump in the Throat
Fear. Not trusting the process of life.
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Lung
The ability to take in life. Depression. Grief. Not feeling worthy of living life fully.
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Lupus
A giving up. Better to die than stand up for one’s self. Anger and punishment.
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Lymph Problems
A warning that the mind needs to be recentered on the essentials of life. Love and joy.
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Malaria
Out of balance with nature and with life.
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Menopause Problems
Fear of no longer being wanted. Fear of aging. Self-rejection. Not feeling good enough.
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Menstrual Problems
Rejection of one’s femininity. Guilt, fear. Belief that the genitals are sinful or dirty.
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Migraine Headaches
Dislike of being driven. Resisting the flow of life. Sexual fears.
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Miscarriage
Fear of the future. Inappropriate timing.
180
Mononucleosis
Anger at not receiving love and appreciation. No longer caring for the self.
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Motion Sickness
Fear. Bondage. Feeling of being trapped.
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Mouth
Represents taking in of new ideas and nourishment. Set opinions. Closed mind. Incapacity to take in new ideas.
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Multiple Sclerosis
Mental hardness, hard-heartedness, iron will, inflexibility.
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Muscles
Resistance to new experiences. Muscles represent our ability to move in life.
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Muscular Dystrophy
“It’s not worth growing up.”
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Nails
Represent protection.
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Nail Biting
Frustration. Eating away at the self. Spite of a parent.
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Narcolepsy
Can’t cope. Extreme fear. Wanting to get away from it all. Not wanting to be here.
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Nausea
Fear. Rejecting an idea or experience.
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Neck
Represents flexibility. The ability to see what’s back there. Refusing to see other sides of a question. Stubbornness, inflexibility. Unbending stubbornness.
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Nephritis
Overreaction to disappointment and failure.
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Nerves
Represent communication. Receptive reporters.
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Nervous Breakdown
Self-centeredness. Jamming the channels of communication.
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Nervousness
Fear, anxiety, struggle, rushing. Not trusting the process of life.
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Neuralgia
Punishment for guilt. Anguish over communication.
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Nodules
Resentment and frustration and hurt ego over career.
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Nose
Represents self-recognition.
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Nose Bleeds
A need for recognition. Feeling unnoticed. Crying for love.
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Runny Nose
Asking for help. Inner crying.
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Stuffy Nose
Not recognizing the self-worth.
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Numbness
Withholding love and consideration. Going dead mentally.
202
Osteomyelitis
Anger and frustration at the very structure of life. Feeling unsupported.
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Osteoporosis
Feeling there is no support left in life. Mental pressures and tightness. Muscles can’t stretch. Loss of mental mobility.
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Ovaries
Represent points of creation. Creativity.
205
Pain
Guilt. Guilt always seeks punishment.
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Paralysis
Paralysing thoughts. Getting stuck. Terror leading to escape from a situation or person.
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Pancreas
Represents the sweetness of life.
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Pancreatitis
Rejection. Anger and frustration because life seems to have lost its sweetness.
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Parasites
Giving power to others, letting them take over and life off of you.
210
Parkinson’s Disease
Fear and an intense desire to control everything and everyone.
211
Peptic Ulcer
Fear. A belief that you are not good enough. Anxious to please.
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Phlebitis
Anger and frustration. Blaming others for the limitation and lack of joy in life.
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Pimples
Small outbursts of anger.
214
Pituitary Gland
Represents the control center.
215
Pneumonia
esperate. Tired of life. Emotional wounds that are not allowed to heal.
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Poison Ivy
Allergy Feeling defenseless and open to attack.
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Polio
Paralysing jealousy. A desire to stop someone.
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Premenstrual Syndrome
Allowing confusion to reign. Giving power to outside influences. Rejection of the feminine processes.
219
Prostate
Represents the masculine principle. Mental fears weaken the masculinity. Giving up. Sexual pressure and guilt. Belief in aging.
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Psoriasis
Fear of being hurt. Deadening the senses of the self. Refusing to accept responsibility for our own feelings.
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Rash
Irritation over delays. Immature way to get attention.
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Right Side of Body
Giving out, letting go, masculine energy, men, the father.
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Ringworm
Allowing others to get under your skin. Not feeling good enough or clean enough.
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Scabies
Infected thinking. Allowing others to get under your skin.
225
Sciatica
Being hypocritical. Fear of money and of the future.
226
Scleroderma
Protecting the self from life. Not trusting yourself to be there and to take care of yourself.
227
Scratches
Feeling life tears at you, that life is a rip off.
228
Senility
Returning to the so-called safety of childhood. Demanding care and attention. A form of control of those around you. Escapism.
229
Shin
Represents the standards of life. Breaking down ideals.
230
Shingles
Waiting for the other shoe to drop. Fear and tension. Too sensitive.
231
Sinus Problems
Irritation to one person, someone close.
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Skin
Protects our individuality. Anxiety, fear. Old, buried things. I am being threatened.
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Slipped Disc
Feeling totally unsupported by life. Indecisive.
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Snoring
Stubborn refusal to let go of old patterns.
235
Solar Plexus
Gut reactions. Center of our intuitive power.
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Sores
Unexpressed anger that settles in.
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Spleen
Obsessions. Being obsessed about things.
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Sprains
Anger and resistance. Not wanting to move in a certain direction in life.
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Sterility
Fear and resistance to the process of life or not needing to go through the parenting experience.
240
Stiffness
Rigid, stiff thinking.
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Stomach
Holds nourishment. Digests ideas. Dread. Fear of the new. Inability to assimilate the new.
242
Stroke
Giving up. Resistance. Rather die than change. Rejection of life.
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Stuttering
Insecurity. Lack of self-expression. Not being allowed to cry.
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Sty
Looking at life through angry eyes. Angry at someone.
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Suicidal thoughts
See life only in black and white. Refusal to see another way out.
246
Teeth
Represent decisions.
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Teeth Problems
Longstanding indecisiveness. Inability to break down ideas for analysis and decisions.
248
Root Canal
Can’t bite into anything anymore. Root beliefs being destroyed.
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Impacted Wisdom Teeth
Not giving yourself mental space to create a firm foundation.
250
Throat
Avenue of expression. Channel of creativity.
251
Throat Problems
The inability to speak up for one’s self. Swallowed anger. Stifled creativity. Refusal to change.
252
Sore throat
Holding in angry words. Feeling unable to express the self.
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Thrush
Anger over making the wrong decisions.
254
Thymus Gland
Feeling attacked by life. They are out to get me.
255
Thyroid Gland
Humiliation. I never get to do what I want to do. When is it going to be my turn.
256
Hyperthyroid
Rage at being left out.
257
Tics, Twitches
Fear. A feeling of being watched by others.
258
Tinnitus or Ringing in the Ears
Refusal to listen. Not hearing the inner voice. Stubbornness.
259
Toes
Represent the minor details of the future.
260
Tongue
Represents the ability to taste the pleasures of life with joy.
261
Tonsillitis
Fear. Repressed emotions. Stifled creativity.
262
Tuberculosis
Wasting away from selfishness. Possessive. Cruel thoughts. Revenge.
263
Urinary infections
Pissed off, usually at the opposite sex or a lover. Blaming others.
264
Uterus
Represents the home of creativity.
265
Vaginitis
Anger at a mate. Sexual guilt. Punishing the self.
266
Varicose Veins
Standing in a situation you hate. Discouragement. Feeling over-worked and overburdened.
267
Vitiligo
Feeling completely outside of things. Not belonging. Not one of the group.
268
Vomiting
Violent rejection of ideas. Fear of the new.
269
Warts
Little expressions of hate. Belief in ugliness.
270
Plantar Warts
Anger at the very basis of your understanding. Spreading frustration about the future.
271
Wrist
Represents movement and ease.
272
Problems with the head
Feeling that something is wrong with “us”.
273
Hair problems
Lack of strength; tension.
274
Ear problems
Unwillingness to hear what’s going on around you; anger about what is heard.
275
Stomach problems
Inability to assimilate new experiences; fear of new ideas.
276
Neck problems
Stubbornness; inability to see the other side of the equation.
277
Throat problems
Feeling inadequate to stand for yourself; repressed anger; swallowing emotional hurt.
278
Eye Problems
Not liking what you see in your life; Not wanting to see the past, present or the future; Not seeing Truth.
279
Knee problem
Inflexibility; stubbornness; inability to bend; ego.
280
Lung problems
Feeling that we do not have the right to live life fully.
281
Mouth problems
Incapacity to take ideas; closed mind; set opinions.
282
Nerve problems
Confused thinking; fear; struggle; anxiety.
283
Breast problems
Over-mothering a place, person, a thing or an experience.
284
Heart problems
Denying yourself joy and love.
285
Bladder problems
Being pissed off.
286
Colon problems
Inability to let go; holding on to the old.
287
Leg problems
Inability to move forward; reluctance for the future.
288
Allergies
Who are you allergic to? False ego and sensitivity.
289
Diabetes
Sense of sorrow; No sweetness in life.
290
Fatigue
Resistance, boredom; Lack of love for what you do.
291
Gas pains
Gripping undigested ideas; Gulping air from fear.
292
Headaches
Invalidating the self; emotional upsets; uncertainty.
293
Migraine
Putting too much pressure on yourself; wanting to be perfect; suppressed anger.
294
Sinus
Irritation with someone in your life; someone bearing down on you.
295
Itching
Unsatisfied desires; remorse; guilt.
296
Overweight
Need for protection; insecurity; seeking love; fear of loss; stuffing feelings.
297
Rheumatism
Resentment; lack of love; chronic bitterness; feeling of revenge.
298
Ulcers
Anxiety; fear of not being good enough.
299
Venereal disease
Belief that sex is sinful; sexual guilt; need for punishment.
300
Warts
Self-hatred; believing you are ugly; guilt.
301
Constipation
Inability to let go; tendency to over-save.
302
Varicose veins
Having to stand for a job you hate.
