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I let the past go, take my own place and listen to the quiet voice that knows what I need.",[301,302,303,304,305,306],"Heel spur","Plantar fasciitis","Calcaneal spur","Sore heel","Bone spur in the heel","Épine calcanéenne","legs-and-feet",{"type":309,"value":310,"toc":454},"minimark",[311,316,326,329,333,340,345,348,352,360,364,367,371,374,377,380,383,387,395,412,416],[312,313,315],"h2",{"id":314},"what-heel-pain-is","What heel pain is",[317,318,319,320,325],"p",{},"Heel pain is pain under or behind the heel bone, the calcaneus. The most common cause is plantar fasciitis, an irritation of the thick band of tissue that runs along the sole from the heel to the toes. It typically hurts most with the first steps in the morning or after sitting. A heel spur is a small bony growth on the underside of the calcaneus. It often shows on an X-ray in people with plantar fasciitis, and many spurs cause no pain at all. Pain at the back of the heel more often comes from the ",[321,322,324],"a",{"href":323},"\u002Fmuscles-and-tendons\u002Fachilles-tendon","Achilles tendon",". Other causes include a bruised fat pad, a stress fracture, bursitis, arthritis and a trapped nerve.",[317,327,328],{},"Most heel pain improves over weeks to months with rest, supportive shoes, calf and sole stretches, ice and pain relief. A podiatrist or physiotherapist can suggest insoles, strapping or exercises. A GP may refer for further treatment if the pain persists. Surgery is rarely needed.",[312,330,332],{"id":331},"the-emotional-meaning-of-heel-pain","The emotional meaning of heel pain",[317,334,335,336,339],{},"The heel is the base the whole body rests on. Spiritually, it stands for the past you lean on, your seat in life. Pain there is linked to ",[321,337,338],{"href":201},"anguish",", to feeling misunderstood, and to feeling unsupported in what you have to do.",[341,342,344],"h3",{"id":343},"uncertainty-and-the-need-for-support","Uncertainty and the need for support",[317,346,347],{},"Because the heel is the body's point of support, pain there points to uncertainty about the future. You may feel hesitant and dissatisfied with yourself or your life, as if you were losing control of your own body. You feel the need for something solid to lean on before you can go on moving safely.",[341,349,351],{"id":350},"someone-on-your-heels","Someone on your heels",[317,353,354,355,359],{},"The question may be who is draining your energy. Someone may always be \"on your heels\", or you may feel hounded by a boss. In French, ",[356,357,358],"em",{},"talonner",", from the word for heel, means to dog someone's steps.",[341,361,363],{"id":362},"holding-on-and-holding-back","Holding on and holding back",[317,365,366],{},"You may be clinging to the past, or feel less than nothing. A life that does not satisfy you can leave you with \"the stomach in the heels\", the French way of saying you are starving: so much does not suit you that it is hard to digest. You may carry other people's weight on your shoulders, not knowing how to state your limits and cut off from your own inner power, so that you feel forced to keep braking.",[341,368,370],{"id":369},"when-the-heel-bone-is-involved","When the heel bone is involved",[317,372,373],{},"When the calcaneus itself is affected, the questioning goes deeper: why am I here, and who am I? Are you living your own life, or trying to live someone else's? What situation are you stubbornly resisting, and want to run from or pull yourself out of?",[312,375,301],{"id":376},"heel-spur",[317,378,379],{},"A heel spur, called Lenoir's spine in French, is read as not knowing where you come from or where you are going. You do not feel anchored. There is no stable base inside, as if you were in a dark hole. Which direction should you take? What meaning should you give your life? Some periods may have been so hard that part of them has been forgotten.",[317,381,382],{},"The question is where to put down roots and find balance again, and what is limping in your life. It may be your relationship, your friendships or your work.",[312,384,386],{"id":385},"left-side-or-right-side","Left side or right side?",[317,388,389,390,394],{},"In this approach, the right side of the body is the masculine, active side and the left side the feminine, receptive side, for men and women alike. See ",[321,391,393],{"href":392},"\u002Fguides\u002Fleft-vs-right-side-of-the-body","left and right sides of the body",".",[396,397,398,406],"ul",{},[399,400,401,405],"li",{},[402,403,404],"strong",{},"Right heel:"," a lack of support in action, work and decisions, or with the men in your life, such as a father, partner or boss.",[399,407,408,411],{},[402,409,410],{},"Left heel:"," a lack of support in your emotional life and in receiving care, or with the women in your life, often the mother.",[312,413,415],{"id":414},"a-gentler-way-to-hold-it","A gentler way to hold it",[396,417,418,424,430,436,442,448],{},[399,419,420,423],{},[402,421,422],{},"Trust yourself to move."," Notice one step you can take safely, today, without waiting for perfect support.",[399,425,426,429],{},[402,427,428],{},"Take your place."," Ask where you have stepped back, and where you could stand on your own ground.",[399,431,432,435],{},[402,433,434],{},"Say where your limit is."," Put down one weight that belongs to someone else.",[399,437,438,441],{},[402,439,440],{},"Let the past go a little."," Turn your attention towards what you want ahead.",[399,443,444,447],{},[402,445,446],{},"Listen to your inner authority."," The small voice inside often knows what you need.",[399,449,450,453],{},[402,451,452],{},"Go back to your deeper wishes."," If you feel rootless, give yourself new aims and keep your attention on the present.",{"title":455,"searchDepth":18,"depth":18,"links":456},"",[457,458,464,465,466],{"id":314,"depth":18,"text":315},{"id":331,"depth":18,"text":332,"children":459},[460,461,462,463],{"id":343,"depth":25,"text":344},{"id":350,"depth":25,"text":351},{"id":362,"depth":25,"text":363},{"id":369,"depth":25,"text":370},{"id":376,"depth":18,"text":301},{"id":385,"depth":18,"text":386},{"id":414,"depth":18,"text":415},"2026-10-06","The emotional and spiritual meaning of heel pain and heel spurs: how they may relate to support, uncertainty about the future and a past you lean on.","md","feet",[392,472,473],"\u002Fguides\u002Flouise-hay-list","\u002Fguides\u002Fspiritual-meaning-of-pain-in-body-parts",[475,478],{"name":476,"url":477},"NHS: Heel pain","https:\u002F\u002Fwww.nhs.uk\u002Fsymptoms\u002Ffoot-pain\u002Fheel-pain\u002F",{"name":479,"url":480},"NHS: Plantar fasciitis","https:\u002F\u002Fwww.nhs.uk\u002Fconditions\u002Fplantar-fasciitis\u002F",{},true,"\u002Fconditions\u002Flegs-and-feet\u002Fheel-pain",[485,486,487,488,489,490],"Where do I feel misunderstood or unsupported in what I have to do?","What about my future makes me hesitate?","Is someone always on my heels, draining my energy or pushing me?","Whose weight am I carrying because I do not know how to say where my limit is?","Am I living my own life, or trying to copy someone else's?",{"Which part of my life is limping":491},"my relationship, my friendships or my work?",[493,323,494,495],"\u002Flegs-and-feet\u002Ffoot-pain","\u002Flegs-and-feet\u002Fankle-pain","\u002Flegs-and-feet\u002Fcalf-pain",[497,498],"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FCalcaneal_spur","https:\u002F\u002Fwww.wikidata.org\u002Fwiki\u002FQ15646785",{"title":298,"description":468},"Heel Pain Spiritual Meaning: Heel Spurs, Left vs Right",[502,508,512,516],{"author":503,"work":504,"entries":505,"pages":507},"Jacques Martel","Le Grand Dictionnaire des Malaises et des Maladies",[506],"Talon","404",{"author":503,"work":504,"entries":509,"pages":511},[510],"Pied — Épine de Lenoir ou calcanéenne","345",{"author":503,"work":504,"entries":513,"pages":515},[514],"Masculin (principe...)","270–271",{"author":503,"work":504,"entries":517,"pages":519},[518],"Féminin (principe...)","182–183","conditions\u002Flegs-and-feet\u002Fheel-pain","Spiritually, heel pain is often linked to a lack of support, uncertainty about the future and a past you are still leaning on. A heel spur adds the feeling of having no roots and no clear direction.","If this reading resonates with you, taking a few minutes to sit still and ask what would truly support you can be a good next step.",[524,525,526,527,528],"Support","Uncertainty about the future","Holding on to the past","Limits and inner authority","Roots and direction",[530,531,532,533,534],"Heel pain after a fall or a jump, or a heel you cannot put weight on. Go to urgent care or A&E.","A heel that is red, hot and swollen, or pain with a fever.","Numbness or tingling in the foot, or heel pain with diabetes.","A sudden snap or pain at the back of the heel. This can be an Achilles tendon rupture and needs same-day care.","Pain that is severe, constant at rest, or not improving after two weeks of home care.","DM4NscE0Gz23vGY2HCUY1WrwDxR5X7eKrvmAmbWYKIQ",{"id":537,"title":139,"body":538,"comingSoon":10,"dateModified":650,"datePublished":650,"description":140,"extension":469,"groups":651,"guides":658,"icon":142,"medicalSources":660,"meta":661,"navigation":482,"order":143,"path":141,"reflectionQuestions":662,"seo":669,"seoTitle":670,"sources":671,"stem":679,"themes":680,"whenToSeeADoctor":687,"__hash__":694},"areas\u002Fareas\u002Flegs-and-feet.md",{"type":309,"value":539,"toc":645},[540,543,546,552,556,559,566,569,575,579,582,594,597,601,607],[317,541,542],{},"The legs carry the body from one place to another. The thighs supply much of the strength, the knees bend and take the shock, and the feet meet the ground. A break, a clot, a knee that gives way and a foot wound that will not heal are medical matters. Sudden weakness of the legs with trouble controlling the bladder is an emergency.",[317,544,545],{},"In the emotional reading, the legs are your movement and your autonomy. They take you forward or backward. They give you a direction of your own, stability, and a firm base. The feet are the contact with the nourishing earth, and with the mother.",[547,548,549],"note",{},[317,550,551],{},"This page offers a symbolic and emotional perspective. It is meant to complement medical care, never to replace it. A swollen calf, a leg you cannot feel, or sudden weakness with back pain needs urgent care.",[312,553,555],{"id":554},"what-the-legs-and-thighs-represent","What the legs and thighs represent",[317,557,558],{},"The legs represent the power and the capacity to advance in life, to go forward while leaving the past behind. They let you go toward people or stay away. The source also ties them to the mother, the mother earth. The left leg is the emotional side: not being able to go somewhere even though you want to. The right leg is the rational side: not wanting to go somewhere even though you should. They reflect the orientation you take in work, family, and the directions required to get there, and the whole domain of relationships around you.",[317,560,561,562,565],{},"A problem in the legs can mean you are too rooted in the daily round, the routine, the comfort zone. Weak legs mean little energy circulating there: a lack of assurance, an inability to stay standing and to be strong in front of a situation or a person. You then tend to be ",[321,563,564],{"href":225},"dependent"," on others. You look for support and motivation outside, instead of inside.",[317,567,568],{},"Small legs are read as difficulty being plugged into the physical, material world, and a wish to delegate those responsibilities. The opposite size is a heavier rooting. The entry treats the size as information, not as a judgement of a body.",[317,570,571,572,574],{},"The thigh holds the muscles of movement and of the force to go forward. Strong thighs are read as a person well rooted, with reserves for authority and for an inner evolution. Staying inactive too long, the source says, risks storing reserves you do not need. Either you want to do something and cannot, or someone wants to force you into what does not suit you. You fear taking your place. Situations from youth, above all with your parents, feel unjust, and you have not accepted them. ",[321,573,269],{"href":270}," lives there. You may have been obliged to separate from someone dear. Lacking something is frightening, so you make reserves, and you go on transporting that extra material in the thighs. It often feels \"too late\" to say or do the thing. Anger, resentment and frustration come from the impression of working without much success.",[312,576,578],{"id":577},"knees-and-feet","Knees and feet",[317,580,581],{},"The knees are the joints you kneel on. They are read as yielding to what is above you, and also as the movement and the direction that are under way. When you walk, the knees draw the whole body into the movement. They show your degree of flexibility, and they absorb the shock when the pressure is too strong. They also stand for perseverance, and for indecision. They are affected if you belittle yourself over your body or your sporting performance.",[317,583,584,585,589,590,593],{},"Difficulty bending the knees shows a certain rigidity. It can come from an ego that is very strong and proud. You fear losing your freedom. A knee that bends easily is a sign, in this reading, of humility and flexibility, and of ease in listening to the inner voice. The knees maintain your social position. Good knees mean you are open to the people around you and to change. The page on ",[321,586,588],{"href":587},"\u002Fjoints-and-bones\u002Fknee-pain","knee pain"," takes one common condition further. The ",[321,591,592],{"href":65},"joints and bones"," are the wider structure.",[317,595,596],{},"The feet are your contact with the nourishing earth. They are in relation with the mother, and with conflicts with her, which can go back as far as conception. They give you stability as you move toward a goal, a desire or a direction, and they help you feel safe in your relation with the universe. They represent the position you take toward the situations that present themselves, and your social position. Feet turned outward are read as confusion about the direction, or energy scattered across projects. Feet turned inward are a closure, a resistance to the directions you might take.",[312,598,600],{"id":599},"caring-for-the-legs-from-the-inside","Caring for the legs from the inside",[317,602,603,604],{},"Clots, arthritis, nerve compression, injury and circulation disease are real reasons legs hurt or fail. The emotional perspective adds a question: ",[356,605,606],{},"am I able to move, and whose ground am I standing on?",[396,608,609,615,621,627,633,639],{},[399,610,611,614],{},[402,612,613],{},"Ask whether you cannot go, or will not go."," Left and right are the book's two answers.",[399,616,617,620],{},[402,618,619],{},"Find one support inside."," Dependence, in this reading, is looking for your strength in other people.",[399,622,623,626],{},[402,624,625],{},"See what you are storing in the thighs."," Reserves against the fear of lacking are the picture.",[399,628,629,632],{},[402,630,631],{},"Notice whether the knee will bend."," Pride and flexibility are the pair the knee is given.",[399,634,635,638],{},[402,636,637],{},"Feel the ground."," The feet are the contact with the earth and with the mother, not a test of worth.",[399,640,641,644],{},[402,642,643],{},"Treat a swollen calf and sudden weakness as medical."," Meaning does not wait out a clot or a spinal emergency.",{"title":455,"searchDepth":18,"depth":18,"links":646},[647,648,649],{"id":554,"depth":18,"text":555},{"id":577,"depth":18,"text":578},{"id":599,"depth":18,"text":600},"2026-10-04",[652,656],{"id":653,"title":654,"description":655},"legs","Legs and thighs","Legs that carry you forward or hold you back, and thighs read as the reserves you store for the journey.",{"id":470,"title":578,"description":657},"Knees that bend or refuse to bend, and feet that meet the ground and the direction you have chosen.",[659,473],"\u002Fguides\u002Femotions-body-map",[],{},[663,664,665,666,667,668],"Where am I rooted in a routine that no longer takes me anywhere?","Do I want to go somewhere and feel I cannot, or do I refuse to go somewhere I should?","Whose support am I waiting for, instead of finding it in myself?","What from my youth, especially with my parents, am I still carrying in my thighs?","Where is my pride making it hard to bend?","What ground am I actually standing on, and whose direction is it?",{"title":139,"description":140},"Leg & Foot Pain Spiritual Meaning: Left vs Right",[672],{"author":503,"work":504,"entries":673,"pages":678},[674,675,676,677],"Jambes (en général)","Cuisses (en général)","Genoux (en général)","Pieds (en général)","130–131, 198, 247, 343","areas\u002Flegs-and-feet",[681,682,683,684,685,686],"Moving forward","Autonomy","Direction","Flexibility","The mother","Standing your ground",[688,689,690,691,692,693],"A leg you cannot stand on after a fall, or a joint that looks deformed.","One calf that is swollen, hot or painful. This can be a clot. Seek urgent care.","Sudden weakness of one or both legs, especially with back pain and trouble passing urine. Call emergency services.","A foot wound that is not healing, particularly if you have diabetes.","A knee that locks, gives way, or swells after a twist.","Pain at night, or pain with redness and fever.","78AwNaGTfL7GQpijER8nvOArqFLZYoPwtrdG-DCrpjA",[696,925,1076,1344],{"id":697,"title":698,"affirmation":699,"aka":700,"area":307,"body":707,"dateModified":467,"datePublished":467,"description":874,"extension":469,"group":470,"guides":875,"medicalSources":876,"meta":883,"navigation":482,"path":884,"reflectionQuestions":885,"related":892,"sameAs":895,"seo":898,"seoTitle":899,"sources":900,"stem":909,"summary":910,"supportIntro":911,"themes":912,"whenToSeeADoctor":917,"__hash__":924},"conditions\u002Fconditions\u002Flegs-and-feet\u002Fankle-pain.md","Ankle pain","I welcome what life puts on my road. I lean on myself and follow the path that suits me best.",[701,702,703,704,705,706],"Sore ankles","Ankle problems","Weak ankles","Swollen ankle","Twisted ankle","Mal aux chevilles",{"type":309,"value":708,"toc":862},[709,713,726,729,733,736,740,743,747,750,754,757,761,764,768,799,802,804,808,822,824],[312,710,712],{"id":711},"what-ankle-pain-is","What ankle pain is",[317,714,715,716,720,721,725],{},"Ankle pain is pain in the joint where the leg meets the foot, or in the ligaments and tendons around it. The most common cause is a ",[321,717,719],{"href":718},"\u002Fjoints-and-bones\u002Fsprain","sprain",", when the foot rolls and the ligaments on the outside of the ankle are stretched or torn. Other causes include a fracture, tendon problems such as Achilles tendinopathy, arthritis, ",[321,722,724],{"href":723},"\u002Fjoints-and-bones\u002Fgout","gout"," and, after repeated sprains, a loose or \"weak\" ankle that gives way easily. Swollen ankles without pain can come from standing, heat, pregnancy or medicines, and sometimes from heart, kidney or vein problems.",[317,727,728],{},"Most sprains heal with rest, ice, compression and elevation, followed by gentle exercises to rebuild strength and balance. A doctor may arrange an X-ray if a bone may be broken. A physiotherapist can help with an ankle that keeps giving way. Rarely, a badly torn ligament or a fracture needs a cast or surgery.",[312,730,732],{"id":731},"the-emotional-meaning-of-ankle-pain","The emotional meaning of ankle pain",[317,734,735],{},"The ankle is very flexible and mobile. It holds up the body and takes great pressure. Spiritually, it is a bridge between you and the earth, the place where you feel grounded and where energy travels up and down. It is where you show your ability to move forward, to stand up and stay standing, stable and anchored.",[341,737,739],{"id":738},"decisions-and-changes-of-direction","Decisions and changes of direction",[317,741,742],{},"The ankle carries out every change of direction, so it stands for your decisions and commitments, made in line with your beliefs and values. Any pain or injury there touches your ability to stay flexible while you turn. In French, you no longer know \"which foot to dance on\": you cannot tell where you stand. Should you stay or should you go?",[341,744,746],{"id":745},"measuring-up-and-letting-go","Measuring up and letting go",[317,748,749],{},"The French phrase \"not reaching someone's ankle\" means feeling you do not measure up to them. You may feel unsettled next to people you admire, such as your parents, and find it hard to detach from them, especially your mother.",[341,751,753],{"id":752},"what-slows-the-energy","What slows the energy",[317,755,756],{},"Fear of what is coming, rigidity about a decision, going too fast without thinking, fear of present or future responsibilities, or a sense of being unsteady can all slow the flow of energy in the ankles. You may feel guilty about taking a certain direction, or feel obliged to take it. Like a caterpillar, you may be afraid to leave the cocoon. Perhaps you need to lean on new, more open and flexible ways of seeing things.",[341,758,760],{"id":759},"leaning-on-yourself-or-on-others","Leaning on yourself or on others",[317,762,763],{},"The ankles show whether you can rely on yourself and your inner resources, or whether you tend to lean, even cling, on others. Weak ankles that are easily hurt raise one question: is my ability to support myself low, and do I always need a person or an institution to take charge of me?",[312,765,767],{"id":766},"sprain-fracture-and-swelling","Sprain, fracture and swelling",[396,769,770,787,793],{},[399,771,772,775,776,779,780,783,784,394],{},[402,773,774],{},"A sprain:"," the energy twists in the ankle, and the structure that supports you is bent out of shape. Nothing feels clear any more. The pressure is too strong and you do not know which way to turn. Your movements may be restricted, because someone stops you or does not give permission. You may rely on others' judgement rather than your own, and need to become firmer and more involved, physically and emotionally, in your relationships. In French, ",[356,777,778],{},"fouler"," (to sprain) echoes ",[356,781,782],{},"refouler"," (to hold down): emotions pushed down so hard that the ankle gives. See the page on ",[321,785,786],{"href":718},"sprains",[399,788,789,792],{},[402,790,791],{},"An ankle that gives way or breaks:"," there is no solid base any more, and a change of direction is needed. It may feel as if life is collapsing, but it is more a picture that something is wrong than a real collapse of the person. A fracture points to a deep change that is needed for your well-being. You may think others are stopping you, when you are the one who needs to change course. Your honour, safety, aims and direction are at stake.",[399,794,795,798],{},[402,796,797],{},"Swelling and oedema:"," a surplus of emotion that makes you stagnate instead of going forward. Worrying and turning the same negative thoughts over keeps you in place.",[317,800,801],{},"Whatever the problem, the period of rest that follows can give your body and your inner self time to take in what needs to change. Ask which situation or relationship makes you feel chained, and what you gain from being kept still.",[312,803,386],{"id":385},[317,805,389,806,394],{},[321,807,393],{"href":392},[396,809,810,816],{},[399,811,812,815],{},[402,813,814],{},"Right ankle:"," decisions and changes of direction in action and work, or with the men in your life, such as a father or partner.",[399,817,818,821],{},[402,819,820],{},"Left ankle:"," flexibility in your emotional life, in receiving support, or with the women in your life, often the mother.",[312,823,415],{"id":414},[396,825,826,832,838,844,850,856],{},[399,827,828,831],{},[402,829,830],{},"Welcome what is on the road."," Accept what life brings, rather than bracing against it.",[399,833,834,837],{},[402,835,836],{},"Make one decision."," If you are torn between staying and going, name the choice clearly.",[399,839,840,843],{},[402,841,842],{},"Bend a little."," Look for a more open way of seeing a situation where you have been rigid.",[399,845,846,849],{},[402,847,848],{},"Lean on yourself."," Notice one place where you could trust your own judgement.",[399,851,852,855],{},[402,853,854],{},"Let the emotion move."," Say or write what you have been holding down.",[399,857,858,861],{},[402,859,860],{},"Use the rest."," Let a forced pause become time to see which path suits you best.",{"title":455,"searchDepth":18,"depth":18,"links":863},[864,865,871,872,873],{"id":711,"depth":18,"text":712},{"id":731,"depth":18,"text":732,"children":866},[867,868,869,870],{"id":738,"depth":25,"text":739},{"id":745,"depth":25,"text":746},{"id":752,"depth":25,"text":753},{"id":759,"depth":25,"text":760},{"id":766,"depth":18,"text":767},{"id":385,"depth":18,"text":386},{"id":414,"depth":18,"text":415},"The emotional and spiritual meaning of ankle pain: how sore or weak ankles may relate to flexibility, decisions, changing direction and self-support.",[392,472,473],[877,880],{"name":878,"url":879},"MedlinePlus: Ankle Injuries and Disorders","https:\u002F\u002Fmedlineplus.gov\u002Fankleinjuriesanddisorders.html",{"name":881,"url":882},"NHS: Sprains and strains","https:\u002F\u002Fwww.nhs.uk\u002Fconditions\u002Fsprains-and-strains\u002F",{},"\u002Fconditions\u002Flegs-and-feet\u002Fankle-pain",[886,887,888,889,890,891],"Should I stay or should I go, and what makes it hard to choose?","Do I feel I do not measure up to someone I admire, perhaps a parent?","Am I rigid about a decision, or rushing ahead without thinking?","Do I trust other people's judgement more than my own?","Do I feel someone is stopping me from moving, when I may be the one who needs to change direction?","In which situation or relationship do I feel chained?",[718,493,893,323,894],"\u002Flegs-and-feet\u002Fheel-pain","\u002Fjoints-and-bones\u002Fosteoarthritis",[896,897],"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FAnkle","https:\u002F\u002Fwww.wikidata.org\u002Fwiki\u002FQ168002",{"title":698,"description":874},"Ankle Pain Spiritual Meaning: Sprains, Left vs Right Ankle",[901,905,907],{"author":503,"work":504,"entries":902,"pages":904},[903],"Chevilles","110–111",{"author":503,"work":504,"entries":906,"pages":515},[514],{"author":503,"work":504,"entries":908,"pages":519},[518],"conditions\u002Flegs-and-feet\u002Fankle-pain","Spiritually, ankle pain is often linked to how flexible you can stay while changing direction, to decisions and commitments, and to whether you lean on yourself or on other people.","If this reading resonates with you, using a period of rest to ask which direction is calling you can be a good next step.",[684,913,914,915,916],"Changing direction","Decisions and commitments","Self-support","Fear of what is coming",[918,919,920,921,922,923],"You cannot put weight on the ankle, heard a crack, or the ankle looks deformed. Go to urgent care or A&E.","Numbness, tingling, or a foot that is cold, pale or blue.","A hot, red, swollen ankle without injury, or with a fever. This can be infection or gout.","Swelling of both ankles with breathlessness. See a doctor, as this can be a heart, kidney or liver problem.","A painful, swollen calf above the ankle. This can be a clot. Seek urgent care.","A sprain that is not improving after a week, or an ankle that keeps giving way.","RzLhqtJ653A0dMlYmovnXP76wvRT389mQVj5foC_Te0",{"id":926,"title":927,"affirmation":928,"aka":929,"area":307,"body":933,"dateModified":650,"datePublished":650,"description":1034,"extension":469,"group":653,"guides":1035,"medicalSources":1036,"meta":1040,"navigation":482,"path":1041,"reflectionQuestions":1042,"related":1049,"sameAs":1051,"seo":1054,"seoTitle":1055,"sources":1056,"stem":1061,"summary":1062,"supportIntro":1063,"themes":1064,"whenToSeeADoctor":1068,"__hash__":1075},"conditions\u002Fconditions\u002Flegs-and-feet\u002Fcalf-pain.md","Calf pain","I trust the strength that lives in me. I choose the life I want, and I let myself look and move in more than one direction.",[930,931,932],"Pain in the lower leg","Calf cramp","Sore calf",{"type":309,"value":934,"toc":1028},[935,939,942,958,962,965,971,975,982,985,987,990],[312,936,938],{"id":937},"what-calf-pain-is","What calf pain is",[317,940,941],{},"The lower leg is the calf, held by the tibia and the fibula. The calf muscle pushes the foot down and lets you walk, run and rise. Pain there is often a cramp, a strain, or the Achilles tendon complaining. It can also be a blood clot in a deep vein, which is an emergency, especially if the calf is swollen and the pain came without a clear injury. Shin pain is a different tissue again, bone and the lining around it. The cause decides the care. A reading does not.",[317,943,944,945,949,950,952,953,957],{},"The emotional reading below takes the calf as forward movement and as a protection regarding the past. ",[321,946,948],{"href":947},"\u002Fmuscles-and-tendons\u002Fmuscle-cramps","Muscle cramps"," and the ",[321,951,324],{"href":323}," are the neighbouring pages. ",[321,954,956],{"href":955},"\u002Flegs-and-feet\u002Fathletes-foot","Athlete's foot"," is the foot itself.",[312,959,961],{"id":960},"the-emotional-meaning-of-calf-pain","The emotional meaning of calf pain",[317,963,964],{},"The calves let you advance, so there is movement. They also represent a protection with regard to the past, while you go forward in life. If they hurt, or if they cramp, you are obliged to slow your pace. Do you want to stop certain events that are waiting for you and that frighten you? Do you have the impression that events are jostling, that everything is going too fast? Are you finding it hard to reposition yourself toward a person, a situation or a belief? In any of those cases, you tend to retreat into old patterns of thought, and you can feel pulled and tense by outside pressures.",[317,966,967,968,970],{},"When the calf muscle is the part affected, the question is whether you are fixing too much attention on one particular problem. You are marking time. You are stubborn, and you listen little to what your inner voice has to say. You are very bitter about a situation, an inheritance for example, and joy has deserted your life. Your happiness is conditional on other people instead of coming from inside you. You refuse to let beautiful things happen to you. ",[321,969,269],{"href":270}," is the feeling that bitterness names.",[312,972,974],{"id":973},"shin-and-fibula","Shin and fibula",[317,976,977,978,981],{},"If the tibia is affected, how far are you immobilised? The shins are like pillars that hold the body up. Do they carry it joyfully, or is the body only an immense burden? They stand for your torments, and for the difficulty of being mobile. You tend to follow other people, and to do little to improve your life. You have the impression of having settled for little, and that depresses you. You question yourself about being a parent. You can also feel attacked, and you would like to give someone a good kick. You stay still, with aims that are more material than human. You have little trust in yourself, and you find it hard to be yourself. You do not know which path to take. You feel threatened and you would like to attack. You want to detach from your mother, to leave a ",[321,979,980],{"href":225},"dependence"," you find heavy to carry.",[317,983,984],{},"If the fibula is the part affected, you are caught between two things. You feel torn about a choice. You want to become independent, and something prevents you. The body, in this reading, is saying you can trust the future, and that life is looking after you.",[312,986,415],{"id":414},[317,988,989],{},"You accept the strength that lives in you, and you can trust other people because you trust your own potential. You choose the life you want to live, a new way that is easier and richer. You accept looking and moving in every direction. You put your attention on what is beautiful. You are your own pillar, and life supports you at each moment. A swollen calf is still a reason to be examined before any of that is explored.",[396,991,992,998,1004,1010,1016,1022],{},[399,993,994,997],{},[402,995,996],{},"Ask what you are trying to slow."," Fear of what is coming is the first question.",[399,999,1000,1003],{},[402,1001,1002],{},"Notice where you are marking time."," One problem, stared at, keeps you on the spot.",[399,1005,1006,1009],{},[402,1007,1008],{},"Name the bitterness."," An inheritance is the example. Joy leaving is the sign.",[399,1011,1012,1015],{},[402,1013,1014],{},"Look at a dependence that has become heavy."," A mother is the figure the spiritual interpretation gives. It may be another person who holds that place.",[399,1017,1018,1021],{},[402,1019,1020],{},"If you are torn between two choices, say so."," The fibula is the bone of the in-between.",[399,1023,1024,1027],{},[402,1025,1026],{},"Have a swollen calf seen the same day."," A clot is not a fear of the future.",{"title":455,"searchDepth":18,"depth":18,"links":1029},[1030,1031,1032,1033],{"id":937,"depth":18,"text":938},{"id":960,"depth":18,"text":961},{"id":973,"depth":18,"text":974},{"id":414,"depth":18,"text":415},"The emotional and spiritual meaning of calf pain: how it may relate to a pace that is too fast, a past you retreat into, and a life whose joy has gone conditional.",[473],[1037],{"name":1038,"url":1039},"MedlinePlus: Leg pain","https:\u002F\u002Fmedlineplus.gov\u002Fency\u002Farticle\u002F003182.htm",{},"\u002Fconditions\u002Flegs-and-feet\u002Fcalf-pain",[1043,1044,1045,1046,1047,1048],"Do I want to stop events that are waiting for me and that frighten me?","Does everything feel as if it is going too fast?","Who or what am I finding it hard to reposition myself toward?","Am I fixing my attention on one problem and marking time?","Where has joy left, and where is my happiness conditional on other people?","Which dependence, including on my mother, has become heavy to carry?",[955,947,323,1050],"\u002Flegs-and-feet\u002Fleg-pain",[1052,1053],"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FCalf_(leg)","https:\u002F\u002Fwww.wikidata.org\u002Fwiki\u002FQ3216080",{"title":927,"description":1034},"Calf pain: Spiritual Meaning & Emotional Causes",[1057],{"author":503,"work":504,"entries":1058,"pages":1060},[1059],"Jambes — Partie inférieure (mollet)","248","conditions\u002Flegs-and-feet\u002Fcalf-pain","The calf is what pushes you forward, and it also protects you with regard to the past. Pain or cramp there is read as a forced slowing, a retreat into old patterns, and a bitterness that has sent joy away.","If this reading resonates with you, asking what you are trying to slow down can be a good next step, once a swollen or one-sided calf has been checked.",[1065,916,1066,1067,224],"Slowing down","Old patterns","Bitterness",[1069,1070,1071,1072,1073,1074],"A painful, swollen calf, especially after a journey, surgery, pregnancy or immobility. This may be a blood clot. Seek same-day care.","Pain with breathlessness or chest pain. Call emergency services.","A calf that is hot, red and you feel unwell.","Pain after a blow, or a muscle you can feel has torn.","Pain that keeps you from walking, or night cramps that are new and frequent.","Pain down the leg from the back may be a nerve. The [knee](\u002Fjoints-and-bones\u002Fknee-pain) and the [back](\u002Fback) have their own pages.","a_0iDdsarhlLRzs0WhOi56DiUCXeblFY27JIR3oPm-4",{"id":1077,"title":1078,"affirmation":1079,"aka":1080,"area":307,"body":1087,"dateModified":467,"datePublished":467,"description":1292,"extension":469,"group":470,"guides":1293,"medicalSources":1295,"meta":1302,"navigation":482,"path":1303,"reflectionQuestions":1304,"related":1311,"sameAs":1313,"seo":1316,"seoTitle":1317,"sources":1318,"stem":1327,"summary":1328,"supportIntro":1329,"themes":1330,"whenToSeeADoctor":1336,"__hash__":1343},"conditions\u002Fconditions\u002Flegs-and-feet\u002Ffoot-pain.md","Foot pain","I love the feet that carry me. I choose a path in tune with what I truly want, and I move forward from my roots with grace and determination.",[1081,1082,1083,1084,1085,1086],"Sore feet","Left foot pain","Right foot pain","Pain in the sole of the foot","Aching feet","Mal aux pieds",{"type":309,"value":1088,"toc":1281},[1089,1093,1103,1106,1110,1113,1116,1120,1123,1126,1130,1133,1137,1140,1154,1158,1161,1221,1223,1228,1242,1244],[312,1090,1092],{"id":1091},"what-foot-pain-is","What foot pain is",[317,1094,1095,1096,1099,1100,1102],{},"Foot pain is pain anywhere in the foot: the sole, the arch, the ball, the top, the heel or the toes. Each foot has 26 bones and many joints, ligaments and tendons, and it takes the whole weight of the body at every step. Common causes are overuse, standing for long hours, tight or worn shoes, a sprain or a small stress fracture, plantar fasciitis in the ",[321,1097,1098],{"href":893},"heel",", arthritis, ",[321,1101,724],{"href":723},", and nerve problems such as Morton's neuroma or diabetic neuropathy. Flat feet and high arches can change how the load is spread.",[317,1104,1105],{},"Most foot pain settles with rest, ice, supportive shoes and pain relief from a pharmacist. A GP or a podiatrist can look at your gait, suggest insoles or exercises, and arrange an X-ray or a blood test when needed. A foot that cannot take weight, a hot swollen joint, or a wound that will not heal needs to be seen promptly, and anyone with diabetes should have any foot problem checked early.",[312,1107,1109],{"id":1108},"the-emotional-meaning-of-foot-pain","The emotional meaning of foot pain",[317,1111,1112],{},"The feet carry you along the road of life. Spiritually, a problem in the feet points to a conflict between the direction you are taking and the way you are moving, a difficulty going towards a goal, and a need for more stability and safety. The future and everything unforeseen in it can feel frightening, and the past can be hard to let go.",[317,1114,1115],{},"Reflexology maps the whole body onto the soles, so in this approach the place that hurts may also hint at which part of the body is asking for attention.",[341,1117,1119],{"id":1118},"the-earth-and-the-mother","The earth and the mother",[317,1121,1122],{},"The feet are almost always in contact with the ground, and the earth stands for the mother in the widest sense. The question is whether something feels uncomfortable in your closeness to your mother, living or not. Perhaps you want a little more distance and find it hard to take. Perhaps you always longed to be closer and life did not allow it. Is it hard to leave the family nest?",[317,1124,1125],{},"The feet can also react when someone in the family is close to the end of life. Part of you knows they will be laid in the earth, and refuses it. In French, you would do \"everything with your feet and hands\", anything at all, to help.",[341,1127,1129],{"id":1128},"being-walked-on-losing-your-footing","Being walked on, losing your footing",[317,1131,1132],{},"Do you let others walk on your feet, as the French say for letting yourself be pushed around? When you have to take a position, you may be afraid to lose your footing, or no longer know which foot to dance on, not knowing where you stand with someone. Feet that trail can mean something is dragging in your life and you want it to move faster. There may also be a fear of being \"put on foot\", the French phrase for being laid off, or of not managing to \"put on its feet\" a project or a business.",[341,1134,1136],{"id":1135},"slowing-the-pace","Slowing the pace",[317,1138,1139],{},"Sore feet make you slow down. The question is which way the pace has gone wrong.",[396,1141,1142,1148],{},[399,1143,1144,1147],{},[402,1145,1146],{},"Too slow:"," boredom or discouragement in front of all your responsibilities and all the things that seem impossible to finish.",[399,1149,1150,1153],{},[402,1151,1152],{},"Too fast:"," you are going flat out, pushing and rushing things, and the body asks you to slow down before an accident. Heavy responsibilities make it hard to follow the natural flow, and you lean on others instead of on your own inner resources.",[312,1155,1157],{"id":1156},"what-the-type-of-problem-may-suggest","What the type of problem may suggest",[317,1159,1160],{},"The entry distinguishes several situations. Take them as questions, not verdicts.",[396,1162,1163,1169,1175,1181,1187,1193,1199,1209,1215],{},[399,1164,1165,1168],{},[402,1166,1167],{},"A twisted foot:"," you want to leave or put distance between you and someone, and you feel obliged to stay.",[399,1170,1171,1174],{},[402,1172,1173],{},"A stubbed foot:"," something or someone is getting in the way of your life.",[399,1176,1177,1180],{},[402,1178,1179],{},"A broken foot:"," you have been set on one direction, and life asks you to stop and rethink your decisions.",[399,1182,1183,1186],{},[402,1184,1185],{},"A cramp:"," a hesitation or a refusal to move forward, and a direction you are afraid to take.",[399,1188,1189,1192],{},[402,1190,1191],{},"Flat feet:"," a structure that bends little, and personal boundaries that are not clearly drawn. You may skim the surface of things rather than put down roots, mix work and private life, and stay very close to your mother or the person who plays that role.",[399,1194,1195,1198],{},[402,1196,1197],{},"High arches:"," a clear line between public and private life, a tendency to stay apart and quiet, and a wish to be autonomous and distinct from your mother.",[399,1200,1201,1204,1205,1208],{},[402,1202,1203],{},"Swollen feet:"," emotions about your direction in life that are being held back. ",[402,1206,1207],{},"Sweaty feet"," are the same emotions let out.",[399,1210,1211,1214],{},[402,1212,1213],{},"Cold feet:"," a relationship with your mother that feels distant and cold, or a situation around death that chills you.",[399,1216,1217,1220],{},[402,1218,1219],{},"Walking on tiptoe:"," a need to hide or go unnoticed, as if always slipping away from something, with high spiritual hopes and little contact with the physical world.",[312,1222,386],{"id":385},[317,1224,1225,1226,394],{},"In this approach, the right side of the body is the masculine, active side and the left side is the feminine, receptive side, whether you are a man or a woman. See ",[321,1227,393],{"href":392},[396,1229,1230,1236],{},[399,1231,1232,1235],{},[402,1233,1234],{},"Right foot:"," the hesitation sits on the side that chooses directions and acts on them. It may concern work, decisions, or your relationship with the men in your life, such as a father or partner.",[399,1237,1238,1241],{},[402,1239,1240],{},"Left foot:"," the hesitation sits on the side of feeling, intuition and receiving. It may concern your emotions, your home life, or your relationship with the women in your life, often the mother.",[312,1243,415],{"id":414},[396,1245,1246,1252,1258,1264,1269,1275],{},[399,1247,1248,1251],{},[402,1249,1250],{},"Thank your feet."," They carry your whole being along the road. Caring for them, and liking them, is a way of caring for your own movement.",[399,1253,1254,1257],{},[402,1255,1256],{},"Name the direction."," Ask which path you are afraid to take, and whether the block is in you or around you.",[399,1259,1260,1263],{},[402,1261,1262],{},"Find your own pace."," If you are dragging, look for the discouragement. If you are rushing, give yourself permission to slow down.",[399,1265,1266,1268],{},[402,1267,848],{}," Notice where you rely on others and what resource you already have inside.",[399,1270,1271,1274],{},[402,1272,1273],{},"Look at the bond with your mother."," Ask whether you need more distance, or more closeness, and what small step would honour that.",[399,1276,1277,1280],{},[402,1278,1279],{},"Choose the path of joy."," Pick, where you can, the direction that matches what you deeply want, and let your roots steady you.",{"title":455,"searchDepth":18,"depth":18,"links":1282},[1283,1284,1289,1290,1291],{"id":1091,"depth":18,"text":1092},{"id":1108,"depth":18,"text":1109,"children":1285},[1286,1287,1288],{"id":1118,"depth":25,"text":1119},{"id":1128,"depth":25,"text":1129},{"id":1135,"depth":25,"text":1136},{"id":1156,"depth":18,"text":1157},{"id":385,"depth":18,"text":386},{"id":414,"depth":18,"text":415},"The emotional and spiritual meaning of foot pain: how sore feet may relate to direction, a fear of the future, stability and the bond with the mother.",[659,1294,392,472,473],"\u002Fguides\u002Fjacques-martel-dictionary",[1296,1299],{"name":1297,"url":1298},"NHS: Foot pain","https:\u002F\u002Fwww.nhs.uk\u002Fsymptoms\u002Ffoot-pain\u002F",{"name":1300,"url":1301},"MedlinePlus: Foot Injuries and Disorders","https:\u002F\u002Fmedlineplus.gov\u002Ffootinjuriesanddisorders.html",{},"\u002Fconditions\u002Flegs-and-feet\u002Ffoot-pain",[1305,1306,1307,1308,1309,1310],"Which direction am I hesitating to take, and is the block inside me or outside?","What in the future frightens me, and what from the past am I still holding on to?","Do I want more distance from my mother, or more closeness that life has not allowed?","Do I let people walk all over me?","Am I dragging my feet from discouragement, or racing so fast that my body asks me to slow down?","Am I leaning on other people instead of on my own resources?",[893,1312,494,955,723],"\u002Flegs-and-feet\u002Ftoe-pain",[1314,1315],"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FFoot","https:\u002F\u002Fwww.wikidata.org\u002Fwiki\u002FQ15807",{"title":1078,"description":1292},"Foot Pain Spiritual Meaning: Left vs Right Foot",[1319,1323,1325],{"author":503,"work":504,"entries":1320,"pages":1322},[1321],"Pieds (maux de ...)","343–344",{"author":503,"work":504,"entries":1324,"pages":515},[514],{"author":503,"work":504,"entries":1326,"pages":519},[518],"conditions\u002Flegs-and-feet\u002Ffoot-pain","Spiritually, foot pain is often linked to a conflict about the direction you are taking, a fear of the future and its surprises, a past that is hard to leave, and a need for more stability, often with the mother somewhere in the picture.","If this reading resonates with you, a few quiet minutes of feeling your feet on the ground, and asking where you really want to go, can be a good next step.",[683,1331,1332,1333,1334,1335],"Fear of the future","Stability and security","The bond with the mother","Pace","Taking a position",[1337,1338,1339,1340,1341,1342],"You cannot put weight on the foot after an injury, or the foot looks deformed. Go to urgent care or A&E.","The foot is hot, red and swollen, or you have a fever. This can be an infection or gout.","Numbness, tingling or a burning feeling, especially if you have diabetes.","A wound, ulcer or colour change on the foot that is not healing, particularly with diabetes or poor circulation. Get it checked quickly.","A cold, pale or blue foot that is suddenly painful. Call emergency services.","Pain that has not improved after two weeks of rest and good footwear.","3FnVoDAxJB7V964rXeamVXyaPgY_-1ngQFYNQ5JYd8M",{"id":1345,"title":324,"affirmation":1346,"aka":1347,"area":1351,"body":1352,"dateModified":650,"datePublished":650,"description":1435,"extension":469,"group":1436,"guides":1437,"medicalSources":1438,"meta":1439,"navigation":482,"path":1440,"reflectionQuestions":1441,"related":1448,"sameAs":1449,"seo":1452,"seoTitle":1453,"sources":1454,"stem":1459,"summary":1460,"supportIntro":1461,"themes":1462,"whenToSeeADoctor":1468,"__hash__":1475},"conditions\u002Fconditions\u002Fmuscles-and-tendons\u002Fachilles-tendon.md","I put something into motion toward the aims I have set. I base my life on sure human values, and I grow stronger by being myself.",[1348,1349,1350],"Achilles tendinopathy","Achilles tendinitis","Tendo Achilles pain","muscles-and-tendons",{"type":309,"value":1353,"toc":1430},[1354,1358,1361,1371,1375,1378,1381,1384,1387,1389,1392],[312,1355,1357],{"id":1356},"what-the-achilles-tendon-is","What the Achilles tendon is",[317,1359,1360],{},"The Achilles tendon joins the calf muscle to the heel bone. It is the strongest tendon in the body. It can bear a load of hundreds of kilos, and it is what lets you rise onto your toes and push the ground away. It works harder when you are standing, upright, than when you are lying down. Overuse, a sudden increase in running or walking, tight calves, and some medicines make it painful or swollen. That is tendinopathy. A rupture is a different event: a pop, a gap, and an ankle that will not push. Both need proper care. Rest alone, or a burst of heroic stretching, can make a sore tendon worse.",[317,1362,1363,1364,1366,1367,1370],{},"The emotional reading below asks what you are asking this cord to carry, and what the inside is standing on. ",[321,1365,927],{"href":495}," and ",[321,1368,1369],{"href":947},"muscle cramps"," are the neighbouring complaints.",[312,1372,1374],{"id":1373},"the-emotional-meaning-of-achilles-pain","The emotional meaning of Achilles pain",[317,1376,1377],{},"This tendon is how thoughts and desires, physical and spiritual, are read as taking form. It also expresses a block in the movement of the ankle. You may have a great desire for stability that is hard to realise because money is precarious.",[317,1379,1380],{},"The tendon can bear a lot. Do you have the impression of carrying a lot too? It can be strong and bear a heavy load if the base, the inside, is solid. If you feel a void inside, what can you lean on? Perhaps you give too much importance to the container, to the outside of things. What about the content? What are your priorities, your values? What does your life rest on? Are you in contact with what is essential in you, or only at the level of how things appear?",[317,1382,1383],{},"Is there a rupture in your relations with other people, particularly with your children or your parents? Do you always need to move, to leave, as if you could not stay in one place for long?",[317,1385,1386],{},"The tendon fragilises when you live an impossibility of rising. That can be the desire for a promotion, a change of social rank, the desire to be part of a professional sports team, while obstacles keep it from taking material form.",[312,1388,415],{"id":414},[317,1390,1391],{},"The direction is to put things into action so that dreams and the aims you set yourself can be realised. You base your life on sure human values. You increase your inner strength by being yourself. A tendon still needs graded load, not a sudden proof that you can bear anything.",[396,1393,1394,1400,1406,1412,1418,1424],{},[399,1395,1396,1399],{},[402,1397,1398],{},"Ask whether the inside is solid."," A heavy outside on a hollow inside is the question.",[399,1401,1402,1405],{},[402,1403,1404],{},"Separate container from content."," Appearance and value are not the same support.",[399,1407,1408,1411],{},[402,1409,1410],{},"Name the rise that will not happen."," A promotion, a rank, a team: obstacles are part of this picture.",[399,1413,1414,1417],{},[402,1415,1416],{},"Look at a ruptured bond."," Children, parents, or the need to keep leaving.",[399,1419,1420,1423],{},[402,1421,1422],{},"Notice the wish for stability against a precarious base."," Money is the example the spiritual interpretation gives. It is a question, not a judgement.",[399,1425,1426,1429],{},[402,1427,1428],{},"Have a pop in the tendon seen the same day."," A rupture is not a symbol of a broken relationship.",{"title":455,"searchDepth":18,"depth":18,"links":1431},[1432,1433,1434],{"id":1356,"depth":18,"text":1357},{"id":1373,"depth":18,"text":1374},{"id":414,"depth":18,"text":415},"The emotional and spiritual meaning of Achilles tendon pain: how it may relate to a heavy load, a hollow inside, and a wish to rise that will not take form.","tendons",[],[],{},"\u002Fconditions\u002Fmuscles-and-tendons\u002Fachilles-tendon",[1442,1443,1444,1445,1446,1447],"Do I feel I am carrying too much, the way this tendon can?","If the inside feels like nothing, what am I actually standing on?","Am I more concerned with the container, how things look, than with the content?","What are my priorities and my values, and does my life rest on them?","Where is there a rupture with my children, my parents, or someone else close?","Which promotion, change of rank, or team do I want, that obstacles will not let take form?",[947,495,893],[1450,1451],"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FAchilles_tendinitis","https:\u002F\u002Fwww.wikidata.org\u002Fwiki\u002FQ24738",{"title":324,"description":1435},"Achilles tendon: Spiritual Meaning & Emotional Causes",[1455],{"author":503,"work":504,"entries":1456,"pages":1458},[1457],"Tendon d'Achille","405","conditions\u002Fmuscles-and-tendons\u002Fachilles-tendon","The Achilles tendon joins calf to heel and carries enormous load. Pain there is read as thoughts and desires that cannot land, a heavy burden on a hollow inside, and a wish to rise that obstacles keep postponing.","If this reading resonates with you, asking what you are standing on, appearance or value, can be a good next step while the tendon is given the load it can actually bear.",[1463,1464,1465,1466,1467],"A heavy load","Stability","Inner ground","Appearance","A blocked rise",[1469,1470,1471,1472,1473,1474],"A sudden snap, as if you were struck at the back of the ankle, and you cannot push off or stand on your toes. A rupture needs same-day care.","Pain, stiffness or swelling along the tendon that is not easing after a week or two of relative rest.","Pain with redness, heat and fever, which can be infection or another inflammatory illness.","You are on certain antibiotics or steroids and the tendon has become painful. Tell a doctor.","Do not push through a sharp pain with stretching or a sudden return to running.","A clinician can tell tendinopathy from a tear. The treatment is load management, not a story about ambition.","BMACHnKwmmlFQz8CatLG0luObmNEi7EdlUBM-6KKroA",[],[1478,1482,1486],{"path":392,"title":1479,"description":1480,"category":1481,"readingTime":64},"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.","body-maps",{"path":472,"title":1483,"description":1484,"category":1485,"readingTime":71},"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.","the-approach",{"path":473,"title":1487,"description":1488,"category":1489,"readingTime":84},"Spiritual meaning of pain in body parts: a head-to-toe guide","What pain in each part of the body may mean spiritually, from headaches to heel pain, with the left and right sides and a quick map to every page.","symptoms",1791298653171]