Guides
Long reads on the emotional and spiritual meaning of the body: where the approach comes from, body maps, pain by body part, and how feelings meet the body.
LatestSymptoms10 min read
Accidents and injuries: spiritual meaning, from cuts to falls
What an accident or injury may mean spiritually, from a cut finger or burnt hand to a fall or a broken wrist, with the practical causes to check first.
Body maps11 min read
Healing affirmations by body part
Affirmations for every part of the body, head to toe, plus feelings: what an affirmation is, how to use one gently, and a link to each full page.
The approach9 min read
Biological decoding (biodecoding): what it is and what it isn't
What biological decoding is, where it comes from (Hamer's German New Medicine), why medicine rejects it, and how our symbolic approach differs.
Symptoms10 min read
Body twitching: spiritual meaning by body part
Why muscles twitch, when to see a doctor, and the spiritual meaning of twitching in the eye, face, arm, leg, back and shoulders, left or right.
Chakras10 min read
The seven chakras and the body: a map of feelings and organs
The seven chakras and the body: where each one sits, the organs and feelings it is linked with, what a 'blocked chakra' means, and when to see a doctor.
Chakras8 min read
Crown chakra: meaning, blockage signs and the body
The crown chakra (Sahasrara): where it is, its colour, the body parts and emotions linked with it, and what a 'blocked' crown chakra means.
Emotions8 min read
Emotional release: why you cry during a massage, yoga or therapy
Why you might cry during a massage, yoga, acupuncture or therapy, what is and is not known about it, what to do in the moment, and when to get support.
Symptoms11 min read
Always getting sick? What your body may be saying
Why you keep getting ill: the real medical reasons, when to see a GP, and what repeated colds, sore throats and infections may mean emotionally.
Chakras8 min read
Heart chakra: meaning, blockage signs and the body
The heart chakra (Anahata): where it is, its colour and element, the body parts and emotions linked with it, and what a 'blocked' heart chakra means.
The approach10 min read
The mind-body connection: what science says and what it doesn't
How stress hormones, the gut-brain axis and the immune system link mind and body, what helps, and where the symbolic approach begins.
Chakras7 min read
Root chakra: meaning, blockage signs and the body
The root chakra (Muladhara): where it is, the body parts and feelings it is linked with, what a blocked root chakra means, and gentle grounding practices.
Chakras8 min read
Sacral chakra: meaning, blockage signs and the body
The sacral chakra (Svadhishthana): where it is, the organs and feelings it is linked with, what a blocked sacral chakra means, and gentle practices to try.
Chakras8 min read
Solar plexus chakra: meaning, blockage signs and the body
The solar plexus chakra (Manipura): where it is, the organs and feelings it is linked with, what a blocked solar plexus chakra means, and gentle practices.
Nervous system12 min read
Somatic exercises for nervous system regulation
Nine simple, safe somatic exercises to calm a stressed nervous system, step by step, with what the evidence does and does not show, and how to find a therapist.
Chakras7 min read
Third eye chakra: meaning, blockage signs and the body
The third eye chakra (Ajna): where it is, its colour, the body parts and emotions linked with it, and what a 'blocked' third eye means.
Chakras8 min read
Throat chakra: meaning, blockage signs and the body
The throat chakra (Vishuddha): where it is, its colour and element, the body parts and emotions linked with it, and what a 'blocked' throat chakra means.
Nervous system9 min read
The vagus nerve: what it does and gentle ways to calm your nervous system
What the vagus nerve really does, what 'vagal tone' means, which calming practices have evidence (slow breathing, humming, cold water) and which claims to doubt.
The approach9 min read
What is my body trying to tell me?
How to listen to a symptom in two steps: get it checked, then ask what you are living. A simple method, 14 common body messages and waking at 3am.
Emotions12 min read
Where is trauma stored in the body?
Is trauma stored in the body? What trauma really changes, where people often feel it (shoulders, jaw, gut, hips), the symbolic view, and how to get help.
Emotions7 min read
Can emotions cause physical pain?
How stress, fear and grief can intensify or contribute to physical pain, where people feel each emotion, and what helps, from medicine and the symbolic view.
Body maps3 min read
Emotions body map: where feelings settle in the body
A free, printable body map of emotions: where anger, fear, grief, guilt and other feelings are said to settle in the body, with a page for each area.
The approach7 min read
Jacques Martel and The Complete Dictionary of Ailments and Diseases
Who Jacques Martel is, what his dictionary of ailments and diseases contains, how an entry is built, how this site uses it, and its limits.
Body maps8 min read
Left side vs right side of the body: spiritual meaning
The emotional and spiritual meaning of the left and right sides of the body: the feminine and masculine principles, and how they apply to pain.
The approach9 min read
Louise Hay's list of symptoms and emotional causes: what it is and how to use it
What Louise Hay's list of ailments is, how it is built, how it compares with Jacques Martel's dictionary, its limits, and where to read more by body part.