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Breaks/Fractures - Stop thinking this way! Time for a change! Sudden and irreversible change is occurring now
Body Metaphors , Thought Patterns
Conditions Metaphors
Head , Direction; Primary
Forehead , Goals; Mission;
Ideals, Aspirations
Eyebrow , Expression
Eye , Personal Vision; How I
see the world
Ear , Presence - how I show up
Nose , Intuition; Knowing
Mouth , Intake; Considering
Face , Appearance; Expression
Chin , Attitude; Influence,
Strength/Weakness
Neck , Flexibility; Alternatives
Shoulder , Shoulds;
Commitments;
Responsibilities
Chest , Connection; Affection;
Nurturing; Relationships
Upper Arm , Power; Strength
Lower Arm , Work; Doing
Wrist , Choices; Flexibility
Hand , Learned skills;
Grasping/holding
Abdomen , Processing; Resources; Secondary
Upper Back , Truth (core beliefs); Experience held as truth
Mid-Back , Uprightness; Character
Lower Back , Support; Flexibility
Hips/Buttocks , Last; Intersection of beliefs; Joining
Thigh , Movement; Beliefs in action
Knee , Needs; Respect
Shin , Ascending; Climbing; Upward mobility
Calf , Strength; Sacredness
Ankle , Supporting Beliefs
Foot , Understanding (soul); Foundational beliefs
Leg , Mobility; Tertiary
Skin , Outer layer; Surface; Shallow; Boundaries
Left Side , Feminine; Yin
Right Side , Masculine; Yang
Aches - Suppressed; Invalidated; Wronged
Acute pain - Pay attention NOW!
Aneurisms - Distrust; Betrayal; Opening
Bleeding - Losing; Loss; Grief
Breaks/Fractures - Stop thinking this way! Time for a change! Sudden and irreversible change is occurring now
Bruises - Guilt; Withholding joy; Crushed,
Destroyed; Fighting
Cancers - Losing control; Feeling the
victim; Rejection; Out of control
Chronic pain - Entertaining old, hurtful,
beliefs
Cuts - Guilt; Opening (opportunity)
Dull pain - Time to pay attention; Time for
a change
Fat - Stored excess emotional content
Fever , Heating up; Pay attention
Indigestion , Time to reconsider; Wrong or
wronged; Afraid
Infection - Anger; Defensiveness; Invaded;
Violated
Inflammation - Anger; Hostility;
Turbulence
Injuries/Wounds - Separation; Hurt
Itch - Trying; Struggling; Confused
Nausea , Rejection; Terror
Out of joint - Angry; Frustrated
Pulled muscles - Overwhelm; Not good
enough; Straining
Rash , Rejection; Sorry; Irritated
Sharp pain , Pay attention NOW!
Sprains - Twisted, distorted thinking;
Overwhelm
Stiffness - Fear of taking responsibility;
Stuck in a belief pattern
Tightness/Tenseness - Fear; Anxiety; Worry
Warts - Bothersome annoyances; Losing
control a little at a time; Offenses
To use this chart ,
Determine the condition(s) you are experiencing from the Conditions Metaphors list.
Look to see what the condition metaphor might mean for the condition you are experiencing.
Find in the Body Metaphors list the body part that has the condition to make a short "story".
Then look into your life and see if that "story" is occurring in your life. If so, you may find that as you do
something to make a change in your belief system, the condition will change, too.
Examples
Headache (ache in the head) ~ Invalidating my direction. Maybe I'm headed in the wrong direction... Angina (sharp chest pain) ~ Pay attention to my relationships NOW! Time to re-connect...
Note , This chart is for consideration only and not intended to replace competent medical assistance.
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