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voice.","\u002Fareas\u002Feyes-and-ears","i-lucide-eye",2,"\u002Feyes-and-ears",8,{"title":22,"description":23,"path":24,"icon":25,"order":26,"comingSoon":10,"to":27,"conditionCount":28},"Respiratory system","The emotional and spiritual meaning of breathing problems: what colds, coughs and lung issues may say about space, freedom and your taste for life.","\u002Fareas\u002Frespiratory-system","i-lucide-wind",3,"\u002Frespiratory-system",10,{"title":30,"description":31,"path":32,"icon":33,"order":34,"comingSoon":10,"to":35,"conditionCount":20},"Heart and circulation","The emotional and spiritual meaning of heart and circulation problems: what they may reveal about love, joy of living and the pressure you carry.","\u002Fareas\u002Fheart-and-circulation","i-lucide-heart-pulse",4,"\u002Fheart-and-circulation",{"title":37,"description":38,"path":39,"icon":40,"order":41,"comingSoon":10,"to":42,"conditionCount":28},"Digestive system","The emotional and spiritual meaning of digestive problems: what stomach and bowel issues may say about what you cannot digest, control and letting go.","\u002Fareas\u002Fdigestive-system","i-lucide-utensils",5,"\u002Fdigestive-system",{"title":44,"description":45,"path":46,"icon":47,"order":48,"comingSoon":10,"to":49,"conditionCount":34},"Back","The emotional and spiritual meaning of back problems: what back and neck pain may reveal about support, burdens, flexibility and what you hide behind you.","\u002Fareas\u002Fback","i-lucide-person-standing",6,"\u002Fback",{"title":51,"description":52,"path":53,"icon":54,"order":55,"comingSoon":10,"to":56,"conditionCount":48},"Inflammation and itching","Red, irritated or itchy skin, often linked to irritation, separation and a need for contact.","\u002Fareas\u002Fskin","i-lucide-fingerprint",7,"\u002Fskin",{"title":58,"description":59,"path":60,"icon":61,"order":20,"comingSoon":10,"to":62,"conditionCount":41},"Joints and bones","The emotional and spiritual meaning of joint and bone problems: what they may reveal about flexibility, rigid thinking, authority and your inner structure.","\u002Fareas\u002Fjoints-and-bones","i-lucide-bone","\u002Fjoints-and-bones",{"title":64,"description":65,"path":66,"icon":67,"order":12,"comingSoon":10,"to":68,"conditionCount":48},"Reproductive system","The emotional and spiritual meaning of reproductive problems: what they may reveal about creativity, femininity, masculinity and your body.","\u002Fareas\u002Freproductive-system","i-lucide-venus-and-mars","\u002Freproductive-system",{"title":70,"description":71,"path":72,"icon":73,"order":28,"comingSoon":10,"to":74,"conditionCount":34},"Kidneys and urinary system","The emotional and spiritual meaning of kidney and urinary problems: what they may say about fear, old emotions that have not been let go, and the balance between what comes in and what 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possibilities.","\u002Fareas\u002Fliver-and-gallbladder","i-lucide-filter",13,"\u002Fliver-and-gallbladder",{"title":97,"description":98,"path":99,"icon":100,"order":101,"comingSoon":10,"to":102,"conditionCount":18},"Digesting feelings","The pancreas as the place where strong feelings make ordinary digestion hard.","\u002Fareas\u002Fpancreas","i-lucide-sun",14,"\u002Fpancreas",{"title":104,"description":105,"path":106,"icon":107,"order":108,"comingSoon":10,"to":109,"conditionCount":18},"Spleen","The emotional and spiritual meaning of the spleen: what it may say about unfinished things, nostalgia, regret, and the fear of having missed your life.","\u002Fareas\u002Fspleen","i-lucide-shield",15,"\u002Fspleen",{"title":111,"description":112,"path":113,"icon":114,"order":115,"comingSoon":10,"to":116,"conditionCount":26},"Muscles and tendons","The emotional and spiritual meaning of muscles and tendons: what they may say about the strength to act, and the conflict between what you think you should do and what you actually want.","\u002Fareas\u002Fmuscles-and-tendons","i-lucide-dumbbell",16,"\u002Fmuscles-and-tendons",{"title":118,"description":119,"path":120,"icon":121,"order":122,"comingSoon":10,"to":123,"conditionCount":18},"Arms and shoulders","Arms that embrace, and shoulders that carry joy, sorrow and the responsibilities you have taken on.","\u002Fareas\u002Farms-and-hands","i-lucide-hand",17,"\u002Farms-and-hands",{"title":125,"description":126,"path":127,"icon":128,"order":129,"comingSoon":10,"to":130,"conditionCount":18},"Legs and feet","The emotional and spiritual meaning of the legs and the feet: what they may say about moving forward, standing your ground, and the contact you keep with the earth.","\u002Fareas\u002Flegs-and-feet","i-lucide-footprints",18,"\u002Flegs-and-feet",{"title":132,"description":133,"path":134,"icon":135,"order":136,"comingSoon":10,"to":137,"conditionCount":18},"Hair and nails","The emotional and spiritual meaning of hair and nails: what they may say about vitality, protection, and the strength you use to face change.","\u002Fareas\u002Fhair-and-nails","i-lucide-scissors",19,"\u002Fhair-and-nails",{"title":139,"description":140,"path":141,"icon":142,"order":143,"comingSoon":10,"to":144,"conditionCount":18},"Breasts","The emotional and spiritual meaning of the breasts: what they may say about giving and receiving, mothering, and the balance between the feeling side and the practical side of a life.","\u002Fareas\u002Fbreasts","i-lucide-flower-2",20,"\u002Fbreasts",{"title":146,"description":147,"path":148,"icon":149,"order":150,"comingSoon":10,"to":151,"conditionCount":18},"Thyroid","The emotional and spiritual meaning of the thyroid: what it may say about speech, creativity, and the moment when you feel you have to stay silent.","\u002Fareas\u002Fthyroid","i-lucide-mic",21,"\u002Fthyroid",{"title":153,"description":154,"path":155,"icon":156,"order":157,"comingSoon":10,"to":158,"conditionCount":18},"Glands","The 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In a deep vein that clot is a deep vein thrombosis. Immobility, a plaster cast, ",[280,281,283],"a",{"href":282},"\u002Fheart-and-circulation\u002Fvaricose-veins","varicose veins",", and blood that clots too readily all make it more likely. The leg swells, hurts, and warms. If a piece of the clot reaches the lung, breathing becomes the emergency. Anticoagulant medicine is the treatment. A wish to stay still does not form the clot, and deciding to be happy does not dissolve it.",[271,286,288],{"id":287},"the-emotional-meaning-of-a-deep-vein-thrombosis","The emotional meaning of a deep vein thrombosis",[276,290,291],{},"Blood is read as the free circulation of life. In the legs, that current is what carries you towards the different destinations of a life. When it blocks, the means of going forward feel limited, irritated, and faulty. Spiritually, this is a loss of joy tied to the legs. Phlebitis is placed after a brutal event that brings a great incomprehension and limits freedom.",[276,293,294,295,298],{},"The French line about biting someone until the blood comes is an idiom for fury. It is ",[280,296,297],{"href":175},"anger"," with nowhere to go, not a scene you are asked to enact. Another picture in the pages, of having to hold up a partner whose mood is always low, is one way joy gets spent on someone else. It is not a wife's task, and it is not the cause of a clot. The left leg is heard as the inner life, the right as the outer one. If one leg or both are affected, the question is where you hesitate, or refuse, to accept a new destination.",[276,300,301,302,306],{},"You make bad blood, in the old phrase, about situations life presents. An emotion slows you. Joy and the happiness of living are limited. Frustration in a sexual life can be part of the climate. The tendency is to blame other people, to scorn them, to make them responsible for what is missing and for the joy that no longer carries you forward. You feel unsteady on your legs. Doubts weigh. You feel powerless. Do you deserve to be happy? French ",[303,304,305],"em",{},"cailler"," means both to clot and to be frozen stiff. Nothing moves. The spiritual interpretation also asks whether staying put is what some part of you wants.",[276,308,309],{},"Sorrow, discontent, and frustration can be let move, and responsibility for your own life can be taken up. The right to happiness is something the pages say has to be admitted. The anticoagulant is what keeps the clot from travelling while you ask where the next step is.",[271,311,313],{"id":312},"a-gentler-way-to-hold-it","A gentler way to hold it",[315,316,317,321,324],"ul",{},[318,319,320],"li",{},"Name the event that stopped you. Separate it from the clot, which still needs its medicine.",[318,322,323],{},"Notice whether you are hesitating inwardly, outwardly, or both.",[318,325,326],{},"Walk when your clinician says walking is safe. Do not rub the leg to make the joy move.",{"title":328,"searchDepth":18,"depth":18,"links":329},"",[330,331,332],{"id":273,"depth":18,"text":274},{"id":287,"depth":18,"text":288},{"id":312,"depth":18,"text":313},"2026-10-05","The emotional and spiritual meaning of a deep vein thrombosis: a clot in a leg vein, and a joy of living that has stopped moving forward.","md","veins-and-circulation",{"work":338,"entries":339,"pages":341},"Le Grand Dictionnaire des Malaises et des Maladies",[340],"Sang — Phlébite","pp. 385–386",true,"\u002Fconditions\u002Fheart-and-circulation\u002Fdeep-vein-thrombosis",[345,346,347],"What event stopped me so hard that I no longer know how to go on?","Where am I hesitating about a new direction, inside myself or out in the world?","Who have I been blaming for a joy I no longer feel?",[282],[350,351],"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.wikidata.org\u002Fwiki\u002FQ1762339","https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FDeep_vein_thrombosis",{"title":260,"description":334},[354],{"author":355},"Jacques Martel","conditions\u002Fheart-and-circulation\u002Fdeep-vein-thrombosis","A deep vein thrombosis is a clot that blocks a deep vein, usually in the leg. It is read as a brutal stop, and a loss of the joy that carries you towards the next place.","If this reading resonates with you, a quiet practice can sit beside the blood-thinning treatment and the walking plan your clinician has set.",[360,361,362],"the veins","a stop","joy of living",[364,365,366,367],"A leg that is swollen, painful, warm, or red needs same-day care. A clot in a deep vein can travel to the lung.","Sudden breathlessness, chest pain, coughing blood, or fainting needs emergency care.","Do not stop an anticoagulant, and do not massage the leg.","Long immobility, a recent operation, and varicose veins are reasons to be assessed. They are not a mood.","cewCgajaTkFHEJcDTSqLpim2TQjFGhL7422lU5evO_M",{"id":370,"title":30,"body":371,"comingSoon":10,"dateModified":550,"datePublished":550,"description":31,"extension":335,"groups":551,"icon":33,"meta":571,"navigation":342,"order":34,"path":32,"reflectionQuestions":572,"seo":579,"sources":580,"stem":587,"themes":588,"whenToSeeADoctor":594,"__hash__":601},"areas\u002Fareas\u002Fheart-and-circulation.md",{"type":268,"value":372,"toc":538},[373,376,379,390,394,397,400,403,407,412,415,419,422,426,429,433,446,450,453,457,460,487,491,497,500],[276,374,375],{},"Your heart beats around 100,000 times a day. It pumps blood through a network of arteries, veins and tiny capillaries that, laid end to end, would circle the Earth more than twice. Through this circulation, every cell in your body receives the oxygen and nutrients it needs, and releases what it no longer needs.",[276,377,378],{},"In the emotional and symbolic approach to health, the heart is associated with love: our capacity to love, to be loved and to love ourselves. Blood represents joy of living, and circulation represents the way love, energy and life flow through us. When the heart or circulation is affected, it can be an invitation to look at how freely love moves in our life.",[380,381,382],"note",{},[276,383,384,385,389],{},"This page offers a symbolic and emotional perspective. It is meant to complement medical care, never to replace it. If you have chest pain, breathlessness, ",[280,386,388],{"href":387},"\u002Fheart-and-circulation\u002Fpalpitations","palpitations"," or any circulation problem, see a doctor. In an emergency, call emergency services.",[271,391,393],{"id":392},"what-your-heart-and-circulation-represent","What your heart and circulation represent",[276,395,396],{},"In this reading, the heart symbolises home. It represents love, joy, vitality and security. Its energy radiates throughout the body, and it works like an energetic pump that makes life circulate. Symbolically, the right side of the heart is linked to the father and the left side to the mother. A calm, gentle heart rhythm is often seen as the sign of a person who is at peace inside.",[276,398,399],{},"Blood is compared to the fuel of a vehicle: to work well, it must be clean and flow freely. It represents joy of living and the energy that circulates in us. It also carries our genetic heritage, which links it to our family, our \"bloodline\" and our clan.",[276,401,402],{},"Circulation is the network that distributes love, joy and life to every part of our being, without discrimination. It is often read as the reflection of our desire to evolve.",[271,404,406],{"id":405},"common-emotional-themes","Common emotional themes",[408,409,411],"h3",{"id":410},"loving-yourself-and-receiving-love","Loving yourself and receiving love",[276,413,414],{},"Heart problems are often associated with a basic question about love: either we do not love ourselves enough, or we do not feel we receive enough love from others or from life. Guilt can quietly play a part, making us feel unworthy of love.",[408,416,418],{"id":417},"heartbreak-and-taking-life-too-seriously","Heartbreak and taking life too seriously",[276,420,421],{},"The heart may react when we feel as if our heart has been \"torn out\", when we feel not nourished enough by the love of others, or when we take life too seriously.",[408,423,425],{"id":424},"love-that-no-longer-flows","Love that no longer flows",[276,427,428],{},"Poor circulation is often read as love that is blocked. We may find it hard to express our feelings, or feel in conflict with love. When a situation affects us emotionally, we may withdraw from it because we do not have enough energy to move forward. We may also protect ourselves from emotions that feel too intense to bear.",[408,430,432],{"id":431},"joy-of-living","Joy of living",[276,434,435,436,438,439,442,443,445],{},"When joy of living fades, circulation may slow down too. ",[280,437,237],{"href":238},", severe self-criticism, ",[280,440,441],{"href":256},"worries",", tiredness or ",[280,444,297],{"href":175}," can make everything \"freeze\". So can over-excitement or obsession. In this reading, life needs projects, ideas and sensations to circulate.",[408,447,449],{"id":448},"family-and-belonging","Family and belonging",[276,451,452],{},"Because blood carries our heritage, blood problems can invite us to look at our relationships with our family. Is there a conflict with a relative? Do we sometimes feel like a stranger in our own clan?",[271,454,456],{"id":455},"reading-the-signs-where-circulation-is-affected","Reading the signs: where circulation is affected",[276,458,459],{},"In this approach, where circulation problems appear can add nuance. Take these as questions to explore:",[315,461,462,469,475,481],{},[318,463,464,468],{},[465,466,467],"strong",{},"The legs"," relate to our emotional direction, and to the emotions we can rely on and care about.",[318,470,471,474],{},[465,472,473],{},"The hands"," relate to expressing our emotions, and sometimes to a wish to stop what we are doing.",[318,476,477,480],{},[465,478,479],{},"Cold hands or feet"," may point to withdrawing from full emotional participation in life, as if we were keeping our distance.",[318,482,483,486],{},[465,484,485],{},"A blood clot"," may relate to a well-kept secret, or to a feeling of having been betrayed, where emotions hardened instead of flowing.",[271,488,490],{"id":489},"caring-for-your-heart-from-the-inside","Caring for your heart from the inside",[276,492,493,494],{},"The idea is not to blame yourself. Genetics, age, diet, tobacco, activity levels and many medical factors play a real role in heart and circulation problems. The emotional perspective simply adds another question: ",[303,495,496],{},"how freely does love flow in my life?",[276,498,499],{},"A few gentle practices can support this inner work:",[315,501,502,508,514,520,526,532],{},[318,503,504,507],{},[465,505,506],{},"Open yourself to love."," Let others show you affection, and notice when you push it away.",[318,509,510,513],{},[465,511,512],{},"Stop criticising yourself."," Harsh self-judgment weighs on the heart.",[318,515,516,519],{},[465,517,518],{},"Forgive yourself."," The more we forgive ourselves, the more easily we can accept love from others.",[318,521,522,525],{},[465,523,524],{},"Focus on compassion."," Attention to love, compassion and forgiveness is said to help the heart work in joy and peace.",[318,527,528,531],{},[465,529,530],{},"Let life circulate."," Keep projects, ideas and new experiences moving in your life.",[318,533,534,537],{},[465,535,536],{},"Look after your heart physically."," Regular movement, good food, sleep and not smoking are some of the best gifts you can give it.",{"title":328,"searchDepth":18,"depth":18,"links":539},[540,541,548,549],{"id":392,"depth":18,"text":393},{"id":405,"depth":18,"text":406,"children":542},[543,544,545,546,547],{"id":410,"depth":26,"text":411},{"id":417,"depth":26,"text":418},{"id":424,"depth":26,"text":425},{"id":431,"depth":26,"text":432},{"id":448,"depth":26,"text":449},{"id":455,"depth":18,"text":456},{"id":489,"depth":18,"text":490},"2026-09-30",[552,556,559,563,567],{"id":553,"title":554,"description":555},"blood-pressure","Blood pressure","Blood pressure problems, often linked to accumulated emotions, control and the pressure we put on ourselves.",{"id":336,"title":557,"description":558},"Veins and circulation","Circulation and vein problems, often linked to joy of living, direction in life and the flow of love.",{"id":560,"title":561,"description":562},"blood","Blood","The blood as joy of living, and what a lack of joy, or a joy that cannot circulate, may be asking.",{"id":564,"title":565,"description":566},"heart-rhythm","Heart rhythm","Palpitations and a heart that beats too fast, too slow or out of step, read as a call about love, choice and the pace of a life.",{"id":568,"title":569,"description":570},"heart","The heart","Chest pain and a heart under strain, read as love taken too much to heart, and a joy that has stopped moving.",{},[573,574,575,576,577,578],"Do I love myself enough, and do I feel loved by others?","Am I taking life too seriously at the moment?","Is there guilt that makes me feel unworthy of love?","Is love flowing freely in my life, or have I closed myself off to avoid being hurt?","Where has my joy of living gone, and what could bring it back?","Is there a conflict with a member of my family that still weighs on me?",{"title":30,"description":31},[581],{"author":355,"work":338,"entries":582,"pages":586},[583,584,585],"Cœur (en général)","Sang (en général)","Sang — Circulation sanguine","114, 373, 376–377","areas\u002Fheart-and-circulation",[589,432,590,591,592,593],"Love","Self-love","Pressure","Giving and receiving","Forgiveness",[595,596,597,598,599,600],"Chest pain, pressure or tightness, especially spreading to the arm, jaw or back. Call emergency services.","Sudden breathlessness, fainting or a very fast or irregular heartbeat. Call emergency services.","Weakness on one side of the body, facial drooping or difficulty speaking. Call emergency services.","A painful, swollen, warm leg, especially in the calf.","Swollen ankles, breathlessness when lying down or unusual tiredness.","Regular blood pressure checks, even if you feel well.","BCnI0DZMO7n1sUjFq86Shof_l2WM9xpMvQl30u3VzXc",[603],{"id":604,"title":605,"affirmation":606,"aka":607,"area":266,"body":611,"dateModified":550,"datePublished":550,"description":734,"extension":335,"group":336,"meta":735,"navigation":342,"path":736,"reflectionQuestions":737,"related":744,"sameAs":747,"seo":750,"sources":751,"stem":756,"summary":757,"supportIntro":758,"themes":759,"whenToSeeADoctor":765,"__hash__":772},"conditions\u002Fconditions\u002Fheart-and-circulation\u002Fvaricose-veins.md","Varicose veins","I am free to choose my path. I express my needs, I ask for help when I need it and I enjoy my life.",[608,609,610],"Varicosities","Spider veins","Varices",{"type":268,"value":612,"toc":722},[613,617,620,623,626,630,633,637,640,644,647,651,654,658,661,665,668,672,679,681,684],[271,614,616],{"id":615},"what-varicose-veins-are","What varicose veins are",[276,618,619],{},"Varicose veins are swollen, twisted veins that are visible just under the skin, most often on the legs. They develop when the small valves inside the veins, which normally stop blood from flowing backwards, become weak. Blood then pools in the vein, which stretches and bulges. Spider veins are a smaller, milder version.",[276,621,622],{},"Varicose veins are very common, especially in women, and become more frequent with age. Risk factors include family history, pregnancy, standing for long periods, being overweight and lack of movement. They can be purely cosmetic, or cause heavy, aching, itchy or swollen legs, especially at the end of the day. Treatment includes regular movement, raising the legs, compression stockings and, when needed, medical procedures to close or remove the affected veins.",[276,624,625],{},"The emotional reading below does not replace this. It offers another angle, for those who feel that their legs also carry what they live.",[271,627,629],{"id":628},"the-emotional-meaning-of-varicose-veins","The emotional meaning of varicose veins",[276,631,632],{},"In the emotional approach, the legs carry us forward in life, and blood represents joy of living and the flow of love. The veins carry blood back to the heart, bringing home all the love received from the world. When this return is slowed down, the question becomes: is joy still flowing in my life?",[408,634,636],{"id":635},"a-place-that-no-longer-fits","A place that no longer fits",[276,638,639],{},"Varicose veins are often associated with a situation that no longer suits us: a place, a relationship, or a job that has become monotonous. We no longer find joy there. At home, it can also relate to feeling undervalued in our role within the family, and looking for our own place, our own \"little nest\".",[408,641,643],{"id":642},"stuck-between-two-directions","Stuck between two directions",[276,645,646],{},"We may no longer want to continue in a certain direction, but not know how to leave it either. The structures in which we live no longer fit us, and life can feel dull and without passion. In this reading, we may then become stingy with our smiles and our good humour.",[408,648,650],{"id":649},"dragging-a-heavy-weight","Dragging a heavy weight",[276,652,653],{},"The source uses the image of a prisoner dragging a ball and chain. Varicose veins may reflect the feeling of carrying a heavy load, often a financial one, and of enduring situations rather than creating them.",[408,655,657],{"id":656},"living-under-i-must","Living under \"I must\"",[276,659,660],{},"Another theme is obligation: living by \"I must\" and \"I have to\", which stops us from being ourselves and doing things for ourselves. The direction we take, or the ground we stand on, does not give us what we hoped for emotionally.",[408,662,664],{"id":663},"giving-more-than-we-receive","Giving more than we receive",[276,666,667],{},"Varicose veins may also point to an emotional conflict around loving ourselves and receiving love. We may feel unsupported, and that we give much more than we receive in return. The source notes, with interest, that support stockings are recommended for varicose veins.",[271,669,671],{"id":670},"varicose-veins-during-pregnancy","Varicose veins during pregnancy",[276,673,674,675,678],{},"Varicose veins often appear during pregnancy. In this reading, they can reflect some of the ",[280,676,677],{"href":211},"fears"," that come with this new stage: sharing love with another person, losing part of our individuality in the role of mother, and the responsibility of caring for a child. What place will I have next to this child and my partner? Will I get the help and support I need? These questions are natural, and they deserve to be spoken aloud.",[271,680,313],{"id":312},[276,682,683],{},"The aim is not to blame yourself for your varicose veins. They have real physical causes and many effective treatments. The emotional perspective simply invites you to look at where joy is, or is not, flowing in your life.",[315,685,686,692,698,704,710,716],{},[318,687,688,691],{},[465,689,690],{},"Learn to love what you do."," Or, if that is no longer possible, give yourself permission to look for something else.",[318,693,694,697],{},[465,695,696],{},"Turn an obligation into a choice."," Pick one \"I must\" and ask whether you truly want it.",[318,699,700,703],{},[465,701,702],{},"Express your needs."," Let the people around you know what you need to feel supported.",[318,705,706,709],{},[465,707,708],{},"Ask for help."," You do not have to carry everything on your own.",[318,711,712,715],{},[465,713,714],{},"Stop justifying yourself."," Your choices do not need to be defended.",[318,717,718,721],{},[465,719,720],{},"Move your legs."," Walking, raising your legs and avoiding standing still for too long all help your veins.",{"title":328,"searchDepth":18,"depth":18,"links":723},[724,725,732,733],{"id":615,"depth":18,"text":616},{"id":628,"depth":18,"text":629,"children":726},[727,728,729,730,731],{"id":635,"depth":26,"text":636},{"id":642,"depth":26,"text":643},{"id":649,"depth":26,"text":650},{"id":656,"depth":26,"text":657},{"id":663,"depth":26,"text":664},{"id":670,"depth":18,"text":671},{"id":312,"depth":18,"text":313},"The emotional and spiritual meaning of varicose veins: how they may relate to lost joy, a place in life that no longer fits and burdens you drag along.",{},"\u002Fconditions\u002Fheart-and-circulation\u002Fvaricose-veins",[738,739,740,741,742,743],"Is there a place, a job or a relationship where I no longer find joy?","Do I want to stop going in a certain direction, without knowing how to step back?","What burden do I feel I am dragging behind me?","How much of my life is driven by \"I must\" rather than \"I want\"?","Do I feel supported, or do I feel I give much more than I receive?","Do I find it easy to love myself and to receive love?",[745,746],"\u002Fheart-and-circulation\u002Fhigh-blood-pressure","\u002Fjoints-and-bones\u002Fknee-pain",[748,749],"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FVaricose_veins","https:\u002F\u002Fwww.wikidata.org\u002Fwiki\u002FQ201180",{"title":605,"description":734},[752],{"author":355,"work":338,"entries":753,"pages":755},[754],"Sang — Varices","386","conditions\u002Fheart-and-circulation\u002Fvaricose-veins","Varicose veins are often read as a sign that joy no longer flows freely. They may reflect a situation or a direction that no longer fits, a feeling of dragging a heavy burden, and a life lived under obligation.","If this reading resonates with you, looking at one \"I must\" in your life and asking whether it could become an \"I choose\" can be a good next step.",[760,761,762,763,764],"Lost joy","Direction in life","Heavy burden","Obligation","Receiving love",[766,767,768,769,770,771],"Sudden breathlessness, chest pain or coughing up blood. Call emergency services, as these can be signs of a blood clot in the lungs.","A painful, swollen, warm or red leg, especially in the calf. This can be a sign of deep vein thrombosis.","A varicose vein that bleeds.","Skin changes, a wound or an ulcer near the ankle that does not heal.","Veins that are hard, red, warm and painful.","Heavy, aching legs that affect your daily life. Many treatments are available.","-IQb8Yuqzagh-JlNzdlz0Zn3zVTGlp9h8pkhafMDO2g",[],1791229740069]