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What lower, middle and upper back and spine problems may say, and left vs right side.","\u002Fareas\u002Fback","i-lucide-person-standing",6,"\u002Fback",7,{"title":53,"description":54,"path":55,"icon":56,"order":51,"comingSoon":10,"to":57,"conditionCount":58},"Skin","Skin problems spiritual meaning: boundaries, contact and separation, and how you feel seen. What rashes, eczema, psoriasis, acne and itching may say.","\u002Fareas\u002Fskin","i-lucide-fingerprint","\u002Fskin",27,{"title":60,"description":61,"path":62,"icon":63,"order":64,"comingSoon":10,"to":65,"conditionCount":66},"Joints and bones","Joint pain spiritual meaning: flexibility, rigid thinking, authority and your inner structure. 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What the left and right breast may say, with cysts and mastitis.","\u002Fareas\u002Fbreasts","i-lucide-flower-2","\u002Fbreasts",{"title":162,"description":163,"path":164,"icon":165,"order":12,"comingSoon":10,"to":166,"conditionCount":33},"Thyroid","Thyroid spiritual meaning: speech, creativity, and the moments you feel you must stay silent. What an underactive or an overactive thyroid may say.","\u002Fareas\u002Fthyroid","i-lucide-mic","\u002Fthyroid",{"title":168,"description":169,"path":170,"icon":171,"order":172,"comingSoon":10,"to":173,"conditionCount":18},"Glands","The spiritual meaning of the pituitary, pineal and adrenal glands: inner balance, intuition and inner vision, and how you answer fear and danger.","\u002Fareas\u002Fglands","i-lucide-orbit",22,"\u002Fglands",{"title":175,"description":176,"path":177,"icon":178,"order":179,"comingSoon":10,"to":180,"conditionCount":18},"Lymph","The spiritual meaning of the lymph: feelings that can no longer be held, insecurity, and joy that needs to circulate. Swollen lymph nodes explained.","\u002Fareas\u002Flymph","i-lucide-waves",23,"\u002Flymph",{"title":182,"description":183,"path":184,"icon":48,"order":185,"comingSoon":10,"to":186,"conditionCount":79},"Whole body","Whole-body spiritual meaning: energy, emotions held inside, and the need for protection. 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I take back the place that is mine, and my words match what I think and feel.",[312,313,314,315,316,317,318,319],"Right side jaw pain","Pain in the right jaw","Right jaw ache","Lower right jaw pain","Right TMJ pain","Right jaw clicking","Right jaw tension","Jaw pain on the right side","mouth-and-teeth",{"type":322,"value":323,"toc":478},"minimark",[324,329,333,347,350,358,362,369,374,381,385,392,396,399,403,406,410,413,417,427,431],[325,326,328],"h2",{"id":327},"what-right-jaw-pain-is","What right jaw pain is",[330,331,332],"p",{},"Right jaw pain is pain in the right side of the jaw: the bone, the chewing muscles, or the right temporomandibular joint in front of the ear. The commonest cause is a temporomandibular disorder (TMD), which often favours one side. Chewing mostly on the right, for example to spare a sore tooth on the left, sleeping on that side, chewing gum, biting your nails, or clenching during concentration can all load one joint more than the other. TMD brings aching in the jaw and cheek, pain near the ear, clicking or popping, and a jaw that is stiff to open.",[330,334,335,336,341,342,346],{},"Other one-sided causes include a cracked or decayed tooth, a dental abscess, an impacted ",[337,338,340],"a",{"href":339},"\u002Fmouth-and-teeth\u002Fwisdom-teeth","wisdom tooth"," in the lower right jaw, sinusitis behind the upper teeth, and an ear infection. A salivary gland in front of the ear or under the jaw can swell and hurt, especially at mealtimes, when a small stone blocks it. Trigeminal ",[337,343,345],{"href":344},"\u002Fhead\u002Fneuralgia","neuralgia",", with sudden stabbing or electric-shock pains on one side of the face, affects the right side a little more often than the left.",[330,348,349],{},"Heart pain is classically described on the left, but it can spread to either side of the jaw. Right jaw pain with chest pressure, breathlessness, sweating, nausea or pain in an arm needs emergency help: call 999 in the UK, 911 in the US or 112 in the EU. Over 50, pain in the jaw muscles when chewing with a new temple headache can be giant cell arteritis and needs same-day care.",[330,351,352,353,357],{},"Most TMD settles with soft food, warmth, gentle exercises, relaxation, simple painkillers and sometimes a night guard from a dentist. The main page on ",[337,354,356],{"href":355},"\u002Fmouth-and-teeth\u002Fjaw-pain","jaw pain"," covers the condition as a whole.",[325,359,361],{"id":360},"the-emotional-meaning-of-right-jaw-pain","The emotional meaning of right jaw pain",[330,363,364,365,368],{},"Spiritually, the jaws stand for your inner power. They let you take in reality, choose what you open up to, assert yourself and speak the truth. Because the two jaws must press against each other to work, they also represent how you face struggle and opposition. In the map of ",[337,366,367],{"href":298},"the left and right sides of the body",", the right side carries the active, masculine principle, in women as much as in men: action, decisions, speech, authority, work, and the men in your life. On the right, the jaw tends to hold the words that would change something.",[370,371,373],"h3",{"id":372},"anger-behind-a-forced-smile","Anger behind a forced smile",[330,375,376,377,380],{},"Jaw trouble is read as appearing when you clench to keep down the energy of ",[337,378,379],{"href":199},"anger",", stubbornness, or even an unconscious wish to get your own back. Things are not going the way you want, at work or in a project, and rage rises. You smile, you stay professional, and the jaw takes the strain. When the right jaw aches, the question may be whom you would like to bite, and what you are protecting by not doing it.",[370,382,384],{"id":383},"the-fear-of-contradicting-authority","The fear of contradicting authority",[330,386,387,388,391],{},"A jaw joint that clicks or cracks is linked to the fear of contradicting others, above all people in authority. On the right, this is often a boss, a client, an institution, a father. You avoid confrontation, swallow the objection, and hold on to an authority outside yourself instead of your own. A sense of powerlessness can follow, and with it a feeling of inferiority or ",[337,389,390],{"href":250},"jealousy"," towards those who seem to speak freely.",[370,393,395],{"id":394},"thinking-one-thing-saying-another","Thinking one thing, saying another",[330,397,398],{},"When the joint itself is out of line, the question is whether there is a gap between what you think and what you dare to say openly. On the right, that gap often opens between duty and desire: what you must do and what you would like to do. Your working life may have turned out far from the one you dreamed of, bringing disappointment and doubt that you keep to yourself. The jaw holds both versions at once.",[370,400,402],{"id":401},"rushing-ahead","Rushing ahead",[330,404,405],{},"The right side is the side of decisions. A jaw injury, once treated, is linked to a tendency to rush things and push decisions through. You may feel hurried by life and by others, when part of you is the one that wants to go too fast. The right jaw may ask which decision would be better for one more day of thought.",[370,407,409],{"id":408},"the-upper-jaw-and-the-father","The upper jaw and the father",[330,411,412],{},"The upper jaw is linked to your relationship with your father, the lower jaw to your mother. On the right, the masculine side is partly learnt by watching your father, so you may have inherited his way of speaking, or of not speaking. Jaws that are read as too narrow are linked to a strong pressure to be the best, with the intellect constantly fed and the emotional side left hungry. For a man, the tension may touch rivalry. For a woman, it may touch her working life and the roles she wants to step out of.",[325,414,416],{"id":415},"the-other-side","The other side",[330,418,419,423,424,426],{},[337,420,422],{"href":421},"\u002Fmouth-and-teeth\u002Fleft-jaw-pain","Left jaw pain"," is linked to feelings held behind the teeth: sorrow, tenderness, a cry held in at home, and the relationship with the mother. The right jaw asks which firm sentence you keep back, the left which feeling you swallow. The page on ",[337,425,356],{"href":355}," brings both together.",[325,428,430],{"id":429},"a-gentler-way-to-hold-it","A gentler way to hold it",[432,433,434,442,448,454,460,466,472],"ul",{},[435,436,437,441],"li",{},[438,439,440],"strong",{},"Catch the clench."," When your jaw tightens at work, note what you were about to say.",[435,443,444,447],{},[438,445,446],{},"Write the sentence."," Put the disagreement you have not voiced into one clear, respectful line.",[435,449,450,453],{},[438,451,452],{},"Disagree and stay respectful."," You can contradict someone above you without attacking them.",[435,455,456,459],{},[438,457,458],{},"Close one gap."," Choose one place where what you think and what you say differ, and bring them a step closer.",[435,461,462,465],{},[438,463,464],{},"Slow one decision down."," Give it a day longer than you planned.",[435,467,468,471],{},[438,469,470],{},"Feed the other side."," If your mind is always working, give your feelings some time too.",[435,473,474,477],{},[438,475,476],{},"Rest the jaw."," Soft food, warmth and unclenching exercises help the muscles let go.",{"title":479,"searchDepth":18,"depth":18,"links":480},"",[481,482,489,490],{"id":327,"depth":18,"text":328},{"id":360,"depth":18,"text":361,"children":483},[484,485,486,487,488],{"id":372,"depth":25,"text":373},{"id":383,"depth":25,"text":384},{"id":394,"depth":25,"text":395},{"id":401,"depth":25,"text":402},{"id":408,"depth":25,"text":409},{"id":415,"depth":18,"text":416},{"id":429,"depth":18,"text":430},"2026-10-16","The emotional and spiritual meaning of right jaw pain: anger held behind the teeth, fear of contradicting authority, the gap between thinking and saying, and the father.","md","jaw",[496],"\u002Fguides\u002Femotions-stored-in-the-jaw",[498,501],{"name":499,"url":500},"NHS: Temporomandibular disorder (TMD)","https:\u002F\u002Fwww.nhs.uk\u002Fconditions\u002Ftemporomandibular-disorder-tmd\u002F",{"name":502,"url":503},"MedlinePlus: Temporomandibular Disorders","https:\u002F\u002Fmedlineplus.gov\u002Ftemporomandibulardisorders.html",{},true,"\u002Fconditions\u002Fmouth-and-teeth\u002Fright-jaw-pain",[508,509,510,511,512,513],"Which firm, clear sentence have I been keeping behind my teeth?","Whom am I afraid to contradict, and what do I fear would happen if I did?","Is a polite smile covering a wish to bite back?","Where is the gap widest between what I think and what I say at work?","Am I doing what I must at the cost of what I want?","Do I push decisions through too fast, then feel rushed by everyone else?",[355,421,515,339,344],"\u002Fmouth-and-teeth\u002Fteeth-grinding",[517,518],"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FTemporomandibular_joint_dysfunction","https:\u002F\u002Fwww.wikidata.org\u002Fwiki\u002FQ1068323",{"title":309,"description":492},"Right Jaw Pain Spiritual Meaning: Anger & Authority","right",[523,529,533,537],{"author":524,"work":525,"entries":526,"pages":528},"Jacques Martel","Le Grand Dictionnaire des Malaises et des Maladies",[527],"Mâchoires (maux de ...)","258–259",{"author":524,"work":525,"entries":530,"pages":532},[531],"Bouche (malaise de ...)","72–73",{"author":524,"work":525,"entries":534,"pages":536},[535],"Masculin (principe…)","270–271",{"author":524,"work":525,"entries":538,"pages":540},[539],"Féminin (principe…)","182–183","conditions\u002Fmouth-and-teeth\u002Fright-jaw-pain","Spiritually, right jaw pain is linked to speech in action. It may sit with anger held behind the teeth, the fear of contradicting someone in authority, and a gap between what you think and what you dare to say, often at work or with a man close to you.","If this reading resonates with you, writing down the sentence you have not said to someone in authority, and choosing when and how to say it, can be a good next step.",[545,546,395,547,548,549],"Held-back anger","Fear of contradicting authority","Duty against desire","Rushing decisions","The father",[551,552,553,554,555,556,557],"Jaw pain on either side with chest pain, pressure or tightness, breathlessness, sweating, nausea, or pain spreading to an arm, the neck or the back. Call emergency services straight away (999 in the UK, 911 in the US, 112 in the EU), as this can be a heart attack.","Pain when chewing with a new headache at the temple, a tender scalp or any change in vision, especially over the age of 50. Seek urgent medical care the same day.","Swelling of the face or jaw, fever, or a bad taste in the mouth, which can be a dental abscess.","Painful swelling in front of the ear or under the jaw that gets worse when you eat. A salivary gland may be blocked or infected.","Sudden attacks of sharp, electric-shock pain on one side of the face. A doctor can treat this.","A jaw that locks, will not open, or no longer meets properly after a blow.","A lump, a sore that does not heal, or numbness in the jaw or lip lasting more than three weeks.","WK1iAgFDUC61T0yiqlMgf0q5b_O9gIYlB1yfsf3nvKI",{"id":560,"title":88,"body":561,"comingSoon":10,"dateModified":815,"datePublished":816,"description":89,"extension":493,"groups":817,"guides":829,"icon":91,"medicalSources":832,"meta":833,"navigation":505,"order":92,"path":90,"reflectionQuestions":834,"seo":841,"seoTitle":842,"sources":843,"stem":849,"themes":850,"whenToSeeADoctor":857,"__hash__":864},"areas\u002Fareas\u002Fmouth-and-teeth.md",{"type":322,"value":562,"toc":809},[563,566,569,575,579,582,731,735,738,754,758,761,764,767,771,777],[330,564,565],{},"Spiritually, the mouth is your opening onto life: how you take in what is new, and how your words go out. The teeth stand for decisions and for holding your ground. Mouth and teeth problems are often linked to words held back, anger kept behind clenched teeth, or a decision you keep postponing.",[330,567,568],{},"The mouth is where food, water and air come in, and where speech goes out. The teeth cut and grind what you eat, and they are among the hardest structures in the body. Pain, ulcers, decay and gum disease are medical matters. A dentist or a doctor is the right person for them.",[570,571,572],"note",{},[330,573,574],{},"This page offers a symbolic and emotional perspective. It is meant to complement medical care, never to replace it. A sore that does not heal, a swelling with fever, or a tooth that will not let you sleep needs a dentist or a doctor.",[325,576,578],{"id":577},"mouth-and-teeth-problems-and-their-spiritual-meaning-at-a-glance","Mouth and teeth problems and their spiritual meaning at a glance",[330,580,581],{},"Each condition has its own page, with questions to reflect on, an affirmation and when to see a doctor.",[583,584,585,598],"table",{},[586,587,588],"thead",{},[589,590,591,595],"tr",{},[592,593,594],"th",{},"Condition",[592,596,597],{},"What it is often linked with",[599,600,601,613,624,635,645,656,666,677,688,699,710,721],"tbody",{},[589,602,603,610],{},[604,605,606],"td",{},[337,607,609],{"href":608},"\u002Fmouth-and-teeth\u002Fcold-sores","Cold sores",[604,611,612],{},"Distance, a word that hurt",[589,614,615,621],{},[604,616,617],{},[337,618,620],{"href":619},"\u002Fmouth-and-teeth\u002Fmouth-ulcers","Mouth ulcers",[604,622,623],{},"Silence, words held back, injustice",[589,625,626,632],{},[604,627,628],{},[337,629,631],{"href":630},"\u002Fmouth-and-teeth\u002Fgum-disease","Gum disease",[604,633,634],{},"Indecision, shaky foundations",[589,636,637,642],{},[604,638,639],{},[337,640,641],{"href":515},"Teeth grinding",[604,643,644],{},"Unconscious anger, what is left unsaid",[589,646,647,653],{},[604,648,649],{},[337,650,652],{"href":651},"\u002Fmouth-and-teeth\u002Ftongue-problems","Tongue problems",[604,654,655],{},"The said and the unsaid",[589,657,658,663],{},[604,659,660],{},[337,661,662],{"href":355},"Jaw pain",[604,664,665],{},"Held-back anger, feeling muzzled",[589,667,668,674],{},[604,669,670],{},[337,671,673],{"href":672},"\u002Fmouth-and-teeth\u002Ftooth-abscess","Tooth abscess",[604,675,676],{},"Anger over a decision",[589,678,679,685],{},[604,680,681],{},[337,682,684],{"href":683},"\u002Fmouth-and-teeth\u002Fdry-lips","Dry and chapped lips",[604,686,687],{},"Lost joy in sharing, loneliness",[589,689,690,696],{},[604,691,692],{},[337,693,695],{"href":694},"\u002Fmouth-and-teeth\u002Ftoothache","Toothache",[604,697,698],{},"Postponed decisions, fear of consequences",[589,700,701,707],{},[604,702,703],{},[337,704,706],{"href":705},"\u002Fmouth-and-teeth\u002Ftooth-decay","Tooth decay",[604,708,709],{},"Inner pain, a grudge",[589,711,712,718],{},[604,713,714],{},[337,715,717],{"href":716},"\u002Fmouth-and-teeth\u002Fbad-breath","Bad breath",[604,719,720],{},"Stale ideas, unspoken resentment",[589,722,723,728],{},[604,724,725],{},[337,726,727],{"href":339},"Wisdom teeth",[604,729,730],{},"Taking your place, autonomy",[325,732,734],{"id":733},"what-the-mouth-represents","What the mouth represents",[330,736,737],{},"The mouth is a bridge between the inner life and the world outside. Through it you speak, with the lips, the tongue and the voice, and you let thoughts and feelings leave. It stands for intimacy and for the space you need around you. Appetite, desire, expectation and the pleasure of living show themselves here.",[330,739,740,741,745,746,749,750,753],{},"It is a two-way road. In French, the words for a path and for a voice, ",[742,743,744],"em",{},"voie"," and ",[742,747,748],{},"voix",", sound almost the same. Trouble at the mouth is read as having an inner face and an outer one. The way you chew is taken as a picture of the way you live. Swallowing food without chewing is read as impulsiveness, with little patience for detail. Chewing without end is read as perfectionism: life is taken apart until you no longer taste it, and the past is turned over again and again. Very large bites are \"a double mouthful\": too many responsibilities, several projects moving at once. Very small bites are holding back, from ",[337,751,752],{"href":235},"fear"," of launching into a task that feels too hard.",[325,755,757],{"id":756},"what-the-teeth-represent","What the teeth represent",[330,759,760],{},"The teeth symbolise decisions. They are the hard gate that lets you bite into life with a full mouth, as the French saying has it. Inner reality and outer reality both pass through them. A sound, hard tooth is read as the capacity to welcome new ideas, love and inner nourishment, and as balance.",[330,762,763],{},"A tooth that is altered, even by a decay you cannot yet see, is read as a weak affirmation of yourself. The reality in front of you feels unacceptable. You fear taking your place, with the responsibilities that come with it. Autonomy is hard. Wanting something and reaching it do not meet. Even so, stay open to the means that exist for getting through a delicate situation, even when the decision is hard.",[330,765,766],{},"For many animals the teeth are also the defence. If you feel in danger and do not know how to react, the spiritual interpretation says the teeth react for you. They stand for the will to go forward, to do a thing properly, and to give your thoughts and feelings a life outside you.",[325,768,770],{"id":769},"caring-for-the-mouth-from-the-inside","Caring for the mouth from the inside",[330,772,773,774],{},"Decay, infection, grinding, injury and many ordinary dental causes are real. The emotional perspective adds a question: ",[742,775,776],{},"what am I taking in, and what decision am I refusing to bite into?",[432,778,779,785,791,797,803],{},[435,780,781,784],{},[438,782,783],{},"Taste one mouthful."," Eat slowly enough to taste, instead of gobbling or picking the meal apart.",[435,786,787,790],{},[438,788,789],{},"Notice the size of the bite."," Too much at once, or almost nothing, is read as the size of what you are willing to take on.",[435,792,793,796],{},[438,794,795],{},"Name one decision."," The teeth are the place of the decision you keep postponing.",[435,798,799,802],{},[438,800,801],{},"Speak as well as swallow."," The mouth is also the way feelings leave. A thought that never becomes a word stays in the doorway.",[435,804,805,808],{},[438,806,807],{},"See a dentist for the tooth."," The meaning does not fill a cavity or settle an infection.",{"title":479,"searchDepth":18,"depth":18,"links":810},[811,812,813,814],{"id":577,"depth":18,"text":578},{"id":733,"depth":18,"text":734},{"id":756,"depth":18,"text":757},{"id":769,"depth":18,"text":770},"2026-10-12","2026-10-04",[818,822,826],{"id":819,"title":820,"description":821},"mouth","Mouth","The mouth as the doorway for food, air, words and new impressions.",{"id":823,"title":824,"description":825},"teeth","Teeth","The teeth as the hard gate through which you bite into life and stand your ground.",{"id":494,"title":827,"description":828},"The jaw","Jaw pain, clenching and grinding, often linked to holding back anger, words or a decision.",[830,496,831],"\u002Fguides\u002Faffirmations-by-body-part","\u002Fguides\u002Fthroat-chakra",[],{},[835,836,837,838,839,840],"What am I taking in too fast, or chewing over until the taste has gone?","Which new idea or sensation am I refusing to let into my mouth?","Where am I hesitating to bite into a decision that is actually mine?","Do I feel I have to defend myself, and have I no other way than the teeth?","Am I carrying too many projects at once, as if I had taken a double mouthful?","What would it be like to taste one thing slowly, and then say what I think?",{"title":88,"description":89},"Teeth & Mouth Problems Spiritual Meaning: Jaw, Gums, Sores",[844],{"author":524,"work":525,"entries":845,"pages":848},[846,847],"Bouche (en général)","Dents (en général)","71–72, 134–135","areas\u002Fmouth-and-teeth",[851,852,853,854,855,856],"Openness","Speech","Appetite","Decisions","Self-assertion","Contact",[858,859,860,861,862,863],"A mouth ulcer, lump or red patch that has not healed after three weeks.","Difficulty swallowing, or pain that stops you eating or drinking.","Swelling of the face, a fever, or a tooth pain that keeps you awake.","Bleeding gums that do not settle with ordinary care.","A broken tooth, a knocked-out tooth, or an injury to the jaw.","White patches, or a sore that bleeds, especially if you smoke or drink heavily.","1iTdLasMZHhDwPgoCOuzTMoFm8fgFZcy6-OgRCpQ-AE",[866,1099,1304,1505],{"id":867,"title":868,"affirmation":869,"aka":870,"area":877,"body":878,"dateModified":1048,"datePublished":1048,"description":1049,"extension":493,"group":1050,"guides":1051,"medicalSources":1054,"meta":1061,"navigation":505,"parent":1062,"path":1063,"reflectionQuestions":1064,"related":1071,"sameAs":1072,"seo":1075,"seoTitle":1076,"side":1062,"sources":1077,"stem":1082,"summary":1083,"supportIntro":1084,"themes":1085,"whenToSeeADoctor":1091,"__hash__":1098},"conditions\u002Fconditions\u002Fhead\u002Fneuralgia.md","Neuralgia","I notice the feelings that block my flow and let them move. I step out of the cage I built and fly with my own wings.",[871,872,873,874,875,876],"Nerve pain","Trigeminal neuralgia","Facial neuralgia","Occipital neuralgia","Post-herpetic neuralgia","Névralgie","head",{"type":322,"value":879,"toc":1038},[880,884,887,910,913,916,920,923,927,937,941,951,955,961,965,968,1004,1006],[325,881,883],{"id":882},"what-neuralgia-is","What neuralgia is",[330,885,886],{},"Neuralgia is sharp, stabbing, burning or electric-shock pain that follows the path of a nerve. It comes from irritation of, pressure on, or damage to the nerve itself, rather than from the tissue around it.",[330,888,889,890,894,895,899,900,904,905,909],{},"The best-known form is trigeminal neuralgia, which causes sudden, severe attacks of pain in the face, cheek, jaw or teeth, often set off by touch, eating, talking, brushing the teeth or a cold wind. It is often caused by a blood vessel pressing on the trigeminal nerve, and is sometimes linked to ",[337,891,893],{"href":892},"\u002Fhead\u002Fmultiple-sclerosis","multiple sclerosis",". Post-herpetic neuralgia is pain that persists where ",[337,896,898],{"href":897},"\u002Fskin\u002Fshingles","shingles"," has been. Occipital neuralgia gives shooting pain from the base of the skull over the scalp. Nerve pain can also come from a trapped nerve, as in ",[337,901,903],{"href":902},"\u002Fback\u002Fsciatica","sciatica",", from ",[337,906,908],{"href":907},"\u002Fhead\u002Fneuropathy","neuropathy",", or after an injury or operation.",[330,911,912],{},"Ordinary painkillers often do little for nerve pain. A doctor can prescribe specific medicines, such as certain anti-epilepsy medicines or antidepressants used at low doses for pain, and may refer to a specialist. Injections or surgery help some people when medicines are not enough.",[330,914,915],{},"The spiritual interpretation that follows sits alongside this care. It offers another angle, for those who feel their pain also says something about how they live.",[325,917,919],{"id":918},"the-emotional-meaning-of-neuralgia","The emotional meaning of neuralgia",[330,921,922],{},"Picture the nerves as the electrical wiring of the body. Neuralgia is like a bad contact somewhere along a wire: too much tension on the line, and the current sparks. Spiritually, it is read as a place where the free flow of energy and communication in you has been interrupted.",[370,924,926],{"id":925},"a-coldness-between-you-and-someone","A coldness between you and someone",[330,928,929,930,745,933,936],{},"When the line is cut, something is separating you from another person. A chill has settled in. Animosity, sometimes ",[337,931,932],{"href":193},"aggressiveness",[337,934,935],{"href":271},"resentment",", keeps you from making contact. Your thoughts about it may feel irritating, even burning, and you may have the sense that your nerves are about to snap.",[370,938,940],{"id":939},"guilt-and-the-pressure-to-fit-in","Guilt and the pressure to fit in",[330,942,943,944,947,948,950],{},"Neuralgia is also linked to ",[337,945,946],{"href":241},"guilt"," and to a strong wish to stay within the norms set by society: to do what is expected, to be correct. Behind that there may be a ",[337,949,752],{"href":235}," of authority. Living under that pressure keeps the whole system tense.",[370,952,954],{"id":953},"feeling-stuck","Feeling stuck",[330,956,957,958,960],{},"The deeper question is where you feel caught. A situation you cannot leave, a habit you want to drop, an inner prison you may have built yourself. ",[337,959,204],{"href":205}," and insecurity often sit in the same place as the pain.",[325,962,964],{"id":963},"what-the-location-may-suggest","What the location may suggest",[330,966,967],{},"Where the pain sits shows which kind of feeling may be involved. Take these as questions, not conclusions:",[432,969,970,980,989,995],{},[435,971,972,975,976,979],{},[438,973,974],{},"In an arm or a hand:"," a pressure, such as a commitment, or a feeling such as powerlessness, may be stopping you from taking hold of a decision or a direction that feels right. See also ",[337,977,978],{"href":134},"the arms and hands",".",[435,981,982,985,986,979],{},[438,983,984],{},"In a leg, calf or foot:"," an emotion may be holding back the next step in a new direction. See also ",[337,987,988],{"href":148},"the legs and feet",[435,990,991,994],{},[438,992,993],{},"In the face:"," your face may have turned \"to ice\", hiding your feelings to protect you. Or something keeps hitting you \"full in the face\" that reminds you of a painful event.",[435,996,997,1000,1001,979],{},[438,998,999],{},"In the teeth or jaw:"," bending to others may be stirring a quiet revolt. Becoming indifferent can seem easier than having to decide. See also ",[337,1002,1003],{"href":93},"the mouth and teeth",[325,1005,430],{"id":429},[432,1007,1008,1014,1020,1026,1032],{},[435,1009,1010,1013],{},[438,1011,1012],{},"Find the blocked spot."," Use the part of the body that hurts as a pointer to the area of life where anxiety or insecurity has gathered.",[435,1015,1016,1019],{},[438,1017,1018],{},"Ask where you feel stuck."," Name the situation, and the habit or behaviour you would like to leave behind.",[435,1021,1022,1025],{},[438,1023,1024],{},"Warm the cold contact."," If a coldness has set in with someone, consider what a first small step towards contact, or towards honest distance, would look like.",[435,1027,1028,1031],{},[438,1029,1030],{},"Let feelings flow."," Allow each emotion to be felt and named, so it can be accepted and gradually turned towards something useful.",[435,1033,1034,1037],{},[438,1035,1036],{},"Open the cage."," Notice the rules you obey out of fear rather than conviction, and give yourself permission to fly with your own wings.",{"title":479,"searchDepth":18,"depth":18,"links":1039},[1040,1041,1046,1047],{"id":882,"depth":18,"text":883},{"id":918,"depth":18,"text":919,"children":1042},[1043,1044,1045],{"id":925,"depth":25,"text":926},{"id":939,"depth":25,"text":940},{"id":953,"depth":25,"text":954},{"id":963,"depth":18,"text":964},{"id":429,"depth":18,"text":430},"2026-10-06","The emotional and spiritual meaning of neuralgia: how nerve pain may relate to cut-off contact, hidden resentment, guilt and the fear of authority.","nervous-system",[1052,1053],"\u002Fguides\u002Fcrown-chakra","\u002Fguides\u002Fspiritual-meaning-of-pain-in-body-parts",[1055,1058],{"name":1056,"url":1057},"NHS: Trigeminal neuralgia","https:\u002F\u002Fwww.nhs.uk\u002Fconditions\u002Ftrigeminal-neuralgia\u002F",{"name":1059,"url":1060},"MedlinePlus: Trigeminal Neuralgia","https:\u002F\u002Fmedlineplus.gov\u002Ftrigeminalneuralgia.html",{},null,"\u002Fconditions\u002Fhead\u002Fneuralgia",[1065,1066,1067,1068,1069,1070],"With whom has a coldness set in, and what has kept me from reaching out?","Which thoughts keep burning and irritating me?","Where am I trying hard to fit what society expects, and what do I feel guilty about?","In which situation do I feel stuck, as if my nerves were about to snap?","Am I hiding my feelings behind a frozen face to protect myself?","Which behaviour or habit would I like to be free of?",[897,902,907,892],[1073,1074],"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FNeuralgia","https:\u002F\u002Fwww.wikidata.org\u002Fwiki\u002FQ1136940",{"title":868,"description":1049},"Neuralgia Spiritual Meaning: Nerve Pain by Location",[1078],{"author":524,"work":525,"entries":1079,"pages":1081},[1080],"Nerfs — Névralgie","290–291","conditions\u002Fhead\u002Fneuralgia","Spiritually, neuralgia is often linked to a break in contact, a coldness with someone that carries resentment and irritation, and to guilt and the wish to fit the rules, with the place of the pain showing which part of life is caught.","If this reading resonates with you, taking a quiet moment to notice which part of your life the pain points to, and what feeling lives there, can be a good next step.",[1086,1087,1088,1089,1090,954],"A break in contact","Coldness and resentment","Guilt and fitting the norm","Fear of authority","Hidden emotions",[1092,1093,1094,1095,1096,1097],"Facial pain together with weakness, numbness, drooping of the face, slurred speech or confusion. Call emergency services, as this can be a stroke.","Sudden, very severe pain, or nerve pain with fever, a stiff neck or a new rash.","Stabbing or electric-shock pain in the face, even if it comes and goes. See a GP, as specific treatments exist and ordinary painkillers often do not help.","Nerve pain that lasts after shingles, or that stops you eating, sleeping or working.","Numbness, weakness or problems with vision or balance alongside the pain. These need checking for an underlying cause.","If you take medicine for nerve pain, do not stop it or change the dose because of anything you read here. Some must be reduced slowly with a doctor.","TeqLRfUjV5u3gAmLZCVagaTd9WLyI7i6A2v_Y13D3bw",{"id":1100,"title":422,"affirmation":1101,"aka":1102,"area":320,"body":1111,"dateModified":491,"datePublished":491,"description":1263,"extension":493,"group":494,"guides":1264,"medicalSources":1265,"meta":1268,"navigation":505,"parent":355,"path":1269,"reflectionQuestions":1270,"related":1277,"sameAs":1279,"seo":1280,"seoTitle":1281,"side":1282,"sources":1283,"stem":1292,"summary":1293,"supportIntro":1294,"themes":1295,"whenToSeeADoctor":1300,"__hash__":1303},"conditions\u002Fconditions\u002Fmouth-and-teeth\u002Fleft-jaw-pain.md","I let my feelings be spoken. My tenderness and my sorrow have a voice, and I trust it.",[1103,1104,1105,1106,1107,1108,1109,1110],"Left side jaw pain","Pain in the left jaw","Left jaw ache","Lower left jaw pain","Left TMJ pain","Left jaw clicking","Left jaw tension","Jaw pain on the left side",{"type":322,"value":1112,"toc":1251},[1113,1117,1124,1137,1140,1146,1150,1156,1160,1163,1167,1174,1178,1181,1185,1188,1192,1195,1197,1206,1208],[325,1114,1116],{"id":1115},"what-left-jaw-pain-is","What left jaw pain is",[330,1118,1119,1120,1123],{},"Left jaw pain is pain felt in the left side of the lower or upper jaw, the chewing muscles, or the left temporomandibular joint, the hinge just in front of the left ear. Most of the time it is mechanical. A temporomandibular disorder (TMD) can affect one side more than the other, especially if you chew mainly on that side, sleep on it, rest your chin on your left hand, or clench and ",[337,1121,1122],{"href":515},"grind your teeth",". It shows as an ache in the jaw or cheek, pain around the ear, clicking, and difficulty opening wide.",[330,1125,1126,1127,1130,1131,1133,1134,1136],{},"Dental causes are common on one side: a decayed or cracked tooth, a ",[337,1128,1129],{"href":672},"tooth abscess",", or a ",[337,1132,340],{"href":339}," coming through at the back of the lower left jaw. Sinusitis can make the upper teeth and jaw ache. An ear infection can be felt in the jaw. Trigeminal ",[337,1135,345],{"href":344}," causes brief, severe, electric-shock pains on one side of the face.",[330,1138,1139],{},"The left jaw also matters for a more serious reason. Pain from the heart, in angina or a heart attack, can spread to the jaw, and it is classically felt on the left. In women, older people and people with diabetes, jaw pain, breathlessness, nausea or unusual tiredness may be the main signs, with little chest pain. Sudden left jaw pain with chest pressure, breathlessness, sweating, nausea, or pain spreading to the arm needs emergency help at once: call 999 in the UK, 911 in the US or 112 in the EU. In people over 50, pain in the jaw muscles when chewing, with a new headache at the temple, can be giant cell arteritis, which needs urgent treatment to protect the eyesight.",[330,1141,1142,1143,1145],{},"Ordinary TMD usually improves with soft food, warmth, gentle jaw exercises, relaxation, painkillers and sometimes a dentist-made night guard. The page on ",[337,1144,356],{"href":355}," covers the wider picture.",[325,1147,1149],{"id":1148},"the-emotional-meaning-of-left-jaw-pain","The emotional meaning of left jaw pain",[330,1151,1152,1153,1155],{},"Spiritually, the jaws are where you begin to take in and digest what life brings you, food and reality alike. They show how much you can swallow, physically and emotionally, and they stand for your inner power: to open up to someone, to speak, to face opposition. In the map of ",[337,1154,367],{"href":298},", the left side carries the receptive, feminine principle, in men and women alike: feeling, tenderness, intuition, receiving, the home, and the women in your life. On the left, the jaw tends to hold what you feel rather than what you think.",[370,1157,1159],{"id":1158},"what-you-are-asked-to-swallow","What you are asked to swallow",[330,1161,1162],{},"Some realities are hard to swallow, and on the left they are usually emotional ones: a loss, a family situation that hurts, a partner's choice, a distance that grew between you and someone dear. The mouth is also linked to words that wounded you, and to words you longed to hear that were never said. When explanations never came, you may keep chewing the same moment over, looking for a meaning you cannot get on your own.",[370,1164,1166],{"id":1165},"a-cry-held-in","A cry held in",[330,1168,1169,1170,1173],{},"Jaw trouble is read as appearing when you clench to stop something coming out. On the right, that is often anger. On the left, it may just as well be a cry of inner pain, tears you will not let fall, or ",[337,1171,1172],{"href":280},"sorrow"," you think nobody would want to hear. A left jaw that clicks can sit with avoiding any confrontation, and with the habit of swallowing your tears instead.",[370,1175,1177],{"id":1176},"muzzled-at-home","Muzzled at home",[330,1179,1180],{},"Some people feel muzzled: unable to express their real sorrow, even if their remarks to others come out sharp. On the left, this is often a family matter. Tension or inequality between your parents may have troubled you, and you wanted to answer back but felt too uncomfortable, or the moment never came. Perhaps you were told to be quiet as a child, and quietly concluded that your feelings did not count. The left jaw may still be holding that conclusion.",[370,1182,1184],{"id":1183},"the-lower-jaw-and-the-mother","The lower jaw and the mother",[330,1186,1187],{},"The two jaws are each given a parent: the upper jaw the father, the lower jaw the mother. When the ache sits low on the left, both meanings point the same way, towards your relationship with your mother and with the feminine. The question may be what you never said to her, what you needed to hear from her, or what she taught you about whether feelings were safe to show.",[370,1189,1191],{"id":1190},"tenderness-without-words","Tenderness without words",[330,1193,1194],{},"The feminine side is also the side of comfort and receiving. Can you say \"I love you\" or \"I am hurting\"? Are you at ease when someone comforts you? A tight left jaw may ask whether tenderness, given or received, gets stuck on the way out. For a man, it may touch the difficulty of voicing or welcoming emotion. For a woman, it may touch a part of her femininity she keeps quiet.",[325,1196,416],{"id":415},[330,1198,1199,1202,1203,1205],{},[337,1200,309],{"href":1201},"\u002Fmouth-and-teeth\u002Fright-jaw-pain"," is linked to speech in action: anger kept behind the teeth in a power struggle, the fear of contradicting an authority, and the gap between what you think and what you dare say at work. The left jaw asks which feeling you swallow, the right which firm sentence you hold back. The page on ",[337,1204,356],{"href":355}," holds both.",[325,1207,430],{"id":429},[432,1209,1210,1216,1222,1228,1234,1240,1246],{},[435,1211,1212,1215],{},[438,1213,1214],{},"Unclench and listen."," When you notice your jaw tight, ask what you were about to feel, not only what you were about to say.",[435,1217,1218,1221],{},[438,1219,1220],{},"Say one feeling aloud."," Alone, to a friend, or in a letter you do not send.",[435,1223,1224,1227],{},[438,1225,1226],{},"Let tears come when they come."," Crying is a way of speaking too.",[435,1229,1230,1233],{},[438,1231,1232],{},"Ask for the words you need."," If you are waiting for an explanation or a kind word, consider asking for it plainly.",[435,1235,1236,1239],{},[438,1237,1238],{},"Look at the old rule."," If you learnt as a child that feelings were too much, ask whether that rule still serves you.",[435,1241,1242,1245],{},[438,1243,1244],{},"Welcome comfort."," Let someone look after you once this week, and notice how it feels.",[435,1247,1248,1250],{},[438,1249,476],{}," Soft food, warmth and slow breathing help the muscles let go.",{"title":479,"searchDepth":18,"depth":18,"links":1252},[1253,1254,1261,1262],{"id":1115,"depth":18,"text":1116},{"id":1148,"depth":18,"text":1149,"children":1255},[1256,1257,1258,1259,1260],{"id":1158,"depth":25,"text":1159},{"id":1165,"depth":25,"text":1166},{"id":1176,"depth":25,"text":1177},{"id":1183,"depth":25,"text":1184},{"id":1190,"depth":25,"text":1191},{"id":415,"depth":18,"text":416},{"id":429,"depth":18,"text":430},"The emotional and spiritual meaning of left jaw pain: feelings you swallow, tenderness you do not voice, a cry held in, the mother, and the heart warning signs to know first.",[496],[1266,1267],{"name":499,"url":500},{"name":502,"url":503},{},"\u002Fconditions\u002Fmouth-and-teeth\u002Fleft-jaw-pain",[1271,1272,1273,1274,1275,1276],"Which feeling have I been chewing over without saying it?","Is there an \"I love you\", \"I miss you\" or \"I am hurting\" stuck behind my teeth?","At home, do I keep a smile in place while something in me wants to cry out?","Which words did I long to hear from someone close, and never heard?","Was I told as a child that my feelings were too much, and did I believe it?","What would I say to my mother, or to a woman close to me, if I felt safe?",[355,1201,515,1278,344],"\u002Fheart-and-circulation\u002Fheart-attack",[517,518],{"title":422,"description":1263},"Left Jaw Pain Spiritual Meaning: Unspoken Feelings","left",[1284,1286,1288,1290],{"author":524,"work":525,"entries":1285,"pages":528},[527],{"author":524,"work":525,"entries":1287,"pages":532},[531],{"author":524,"work":525,"entries":1289,"pages":536},[535],{"author":524,"work":525,"entries":1291,"pages":540},[539],"conditions\u002Fmouth-and-teeth\u002Fleft-jaw-pain","Spiritually, left jaw pain is linked to feelings held behind the teeth, sorrow, tenderness or hurt that you chew over in silence, often at home or with a woman close to you. Sudden left jaw pain with chest symptoms is a medical emergency first.","If this reading resonates with you, saying one held-back feeling aloud, even alone or in a letter you do not send, can be a good next step once any warning sign has been checked.",[1296,1297,1166,1298,1299],"Swallowed feelings","Unspoken tenderness","Feeling muzzled at home","The mother",[1301,1302,552,553,555,556,557],"Sudden left jaw pain with chest pain, pressure or tightness, breathlessness, sweating, nausea, or pain spreading to the left arm, neck or back. Call emergency services straight away (999 in the UK, 911 in the US, 112 in the EU), as this can be a heart attack.","Left jaw pain that comes on with exertion or cold air and eases with rest. This can be angina and needs a doctor soon.","wVTYvURS3huIgda5mnDYzUYVh2L_moSlf6L03AE6fNE",{"id":1305,"title":641,"affirmation":1306,"aka":1307,"area":320,"body":1319,"dateModified":491,"datePublished":1048,"description":1452,"extension":493,"group":494,"guides":1453,"medicalSources":1460,"meta":1467,"navigation":505,"parent":1062,"path":1468,"reflectionQuestions":1469,"related":1476,"sameAs":1478,"seo":1481,"seoTitle":1482,"side":1062,"sources":1483,"stem":1488,"summary":1489,"supportIntro":1490,"themes":1491,"whenToSeeADoctor":1497,"__hash__":1504},"conditions\u002Fconditions\u002Fmouth-and-teeth\u002Fteeth-grinding.md","I let myself be aware of what I feel without pushing it down. When I take a decision, I free myself.",[1308,1309,1310,1311,1312,1313,1314,1315,1316,1317,1318],"Bruxism","Clenching teeth","Grinding teeth at night","Jaw clenching","Sleep bruxism","Grincement de dents","Grinding teeth","Grinding teeth in sleep","Grinding teeth while sleeping","Night teeth grinding","Nocturnal bruxism",{"type":322,"value":1320,"toc":1440},[1321,1325,1328,1341,1345,1351,1355,1365,1369,1372,1376,1379,1383,1386,1390,1393,1397,1400,1403,1405,1408],[325,1322,1324],{"id":1323},"what-teeth-grinding-is","What teeth grinding is",[330,1326,1327],{},"Teeth grinding, or bruxism, is clenching the jaw or grinding the teeth together without meaning to. It happens most often during sleep, when people are usually unaware of it until a partner hears it or a dentist notices worn teeth. Some people also clench during the day, especially when concentrating or under pressure.",[330,1329,1330,1331,1333,1334,745,1337,1340],{},"It can cause ",[337,1332,356],{"href":355},", headaches and earache on waking, worn or broken teeth, and disturbed sleep. It is linked to ",[337,1335,1336],{"href":283},"stress",[337,1338,1339],{"href":205},"anxiety",", sleep problems such as sleep apnoea, alcohol, caffeine and smoking, and some medicines, including certain antidepressants. It is common in children and often fades as they grow. A dentist can fit a mouth guard or splint to protect the teeth at night. Relaxation, better sleep habits and treating any sleep disorder can also help.",[325,1342,1344],{"id":1343},"the-emotional-meaning-of-teeth-grinding","The emotional meaning of teeth grinding",[330,1346,1347,1348,1350],{},"The teeth stand for decisions, and for a certain kind of aggressiveness. Spiritually, grinding is an unconscious ",[337,1349,379],{"href":199}," rising to the surface, a repressed rage that often finds its way out at night.",[370,1352,1354],{"id":1353},"nervous-inside-and-holding-back","Nervous inside, and holding back",[330,1356,1357,1358,1361,1362,1364],{},"You may be very nervous inside, holding yourself back from saying or doing certain things. Unable to come to clear, precise decisions, you grind your teeth, and the grinding becomes the physical expression of ",[337,1359,1360],{"href":274},"sadness"," and suppressed ",[337,1363,932],{"href":193}," about a situation you find unbearable.",[370,1366,1368],{"id":1367},"a-door-that-creaks","A door that creaks",[330,1370,1371],{},"Like a door that needs oiling, grinding teeth are read as the fear of opening up to take decisions. The noise is a kind of inner moan. You may feel caught, as if under a spell you cannot break.",[370,1373,1375],{"id":1374},"speaking-in-silence","Speaking in silence",[330,1377,1378],{},"At night you \"speak in silence\", releasing what you could not put into words during the day: everything left unsaid, everything buried inside. The jaw does the talking that the voice did not do.",[370,1380,1382],{"id":1381},"children-and-authority","Children and authority",[330,1384,1385],{},"Children grind their teeth very often. Early in life is when you learn about power games and the different relationships of authority. If you are afraid to give your opinion because you feel too small next to your parents, a childminder or your teachers, the teeth may grind. If your child grinds their teeth, the question is a gentle one: is there something they find hard to say, and is there room for them to say it?",[370,1387,1389],{"id":1388},"head-against-heart","Head against heart",[330,1391,1392],{},"Whatever your age, grinding is read as great inner tension. There is a strong split between the head and the heart, between reason and passion, and the result is a kind of passivity: nothing moves, and the pressure stays in the jaw.",[325,1394,1396],{"id":1395},"grinding-your-teeth-while-sleeping","Grinding your teeth while sleeping",[330,1398,1399],{},"Night grinding, or sleep bruxism, is different from clenching by day. It happens in light sleep, often in short bursts, and the person doing it rarely knows. A bed partner hears the noise, or the clues appear in the morning: an aching jaw, a dull headache at the temples, sore or sensitive teeth, or a dentist pointing out worn edges. Stress, alcohol, caffeine and smoking in the evening, some medicines, and snoring or sleep apnoea all make it more likely. A night guard made by a dentist protects the teeth. If there is loud snoring or gasping, a GP can check for sleep apnoea.",[330,1401,1402],{},"Spiritually, the night is when control loosens. What you held back all day, the word you swallowed, the decision you put off, the anger you smiled over, finds its way out through the jaw while you sleep. The grinding is read as speaking in silence: a moan you would not allow yourself while awake. The question to ask in the morning is not \"why do I do this?\" but \"what did I keep in yesterday?\" A few minutes before bed to put the day's unsaid things on paper, or to say one of them out loud to someone, can give the jaw less to do at night.",[325,1404,430],{"id":429},[330,1406,1407],{},"Grinding can damage the teeth, so a dentist's protection comes first. The emotional perspective asks what is being ground down at night.",[432,1409,1410,1416,1422,1428,1434],{},[435,1411,1412,1415],{},[438,1413,1414],{},"Notice without pushing it away."," Let yourself become aware of the tension and the feelings behind it, just as they are now.",[435,1417,1418,1421],{},[438,1419,1420],{},"Say it in the day."," Find one place to say what you would otherwise carry to bed: a friend, a journal, a voice note.",[435,1423,1424,1427],{},[438,1425,1426],{},"Welcome your sensitivity."," The emotions that rise to the surface are allowed to be there.",[435,1429,1430,1433],{},[438,1431,1432],{},"Take one decision."," Uncertainty creates more tension than taking the step that is needed. Choose a small decision and make it.",[435,1435,1436,1439],{},[438,1437,1438],{},"Let your head and heart talk."," Write down what each of them wants, and look for the place where they meet.",{"title":479,"searchDepth":18,"depth":18,"links":1441},[1442,1443,1450,1451],{"id":1323,"depth":18,"text":1324},{"id":1343,"depth":18,"text":1344,"children":1444},[1445,1446,1447,1448,1449],{"id":1353,"depth":25,"text":1354},{"id":1367,"depth":25,"text":1368},{"id":1374,"depth":25,"text":1375},{"id":1381,"depth":25,"text":1382},{"id":1388,"depth":25,"text":1389},{"id":1395,"depth":18,"text":1396},{"id":429,"depth":18,"text":430},"Grinding teeth spiritual meaning: unconscious anger, what was left unsaid by day and decisions you can't make, at night or while clenching by day.",[830,1454,1455,301,496,1456,1457,1053,831,1458,1459],"\u002Fguides\u002Fbody-twitching-spiritual-meaning","\u002Fguides\u002Fcan-emotions-cause-physical-pain","\u002Fguides\u002Flouise-hay-list","\u002Fguides\u002Fpsychosomatic-illness","\u002Fguides\u002Fwhat-is-my-body-trying-to-tell-me","\u002Fguides\u002Fwhere-is-trauma-stored-in-the-body",[1461,1464],{"name":1462,"url":1463},"NHS: Teeth grinding","https:\u002F\u002Fwww.nhs.uk\u002Fsymptoms\u002Fteeth-grinding\u002F",{"name":1465,"url":1466},"MedlinePlus: Bruxism","https:\u002F\u002Fmedlineplus.gov\u002Fency\u002Farticle\u002F001413.htm",{},"\u002Fconditions\u002Fmouth-and-teeth\u002Fteeth-grinding",[1470,1471,1472,1473,1474,1475],"What did I hold back today, in words or in actions?","Which situation feels unbearable to me right now?","Is there a decision I keep putting off, and what does the waiting cost me?","Do I feel too small to give my opinion to someone, as a child might with a parent or a teacher?","Where are my head and my heart pulling in different directions?","What sadness sits underneath my anger?",[355,705,1477],"\u002Fhead\u002Finsomnia",[1479,1480],"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FBruxism","https:\u002F\u002Fwww.wikidata.org\u002Fwiki\u002FQ994942",{"title":641,"description":1452},"Grinding Teeth Spiritual Meaning: Clenching & Night Bruxism",[1484],{"author":524,"work":525,"entries":1485,"pages":1487},[1486],"Dents (grincement de ...) — Bruxisme","137","conditions\u002Fmouth-and-teeth\u002Fteeth-grinding","Spiritually, teeth grinding is often linked to unconscious anger and repressed rage that come out at night. It may reflect everything left unsaid during the day, and decisions you have not been able to make.","If this reading resonates with you, taking a few minutes before bed to write down what you did not say during the day can be a good next step.",[1492,1493,1494,1495,1389,1496],"Unconscious anger","What is left unsaid","Indecision","Inner tension","Feeling too small to speak",[1498,1499,1500,1501,1502,1503],"Worn, chipped, cracked or loose teeth, or teeth that have become sensitive. See a dentist.","Jaw pain, clicking, or a jaw that locks or is hard to open.","Headaches or earache on waking, or pain in the face.","Loud snoring, gasping or pauses in breathing at night, which can point to sleep apnoea.","Grinding that started with a new medicine. Do not stop it on your own; talk to the prescriber.","A child who grinds their teeth and has pain, damaged teeth or poor sleep.","-2DNbSxt4aQgatnv0BAwPS-rc5r2sb_PDxnYw1EcmEQ",{"id":1506,"title":727,"affirmation":1507,"aka":1508,"area":320,"body":1515,"dateModified":1048,"datePublished":1048,"description":1653,"extension":493,"group":823,"guides":1654,"medicalSources":1655,"meta":1662,"navigation":505,"parent":1062,"path":1663,"reflectionQuestions":1664,"related":1671,"sameAs":1672,"seo":1675,"seoTitle":1676,"side":1062,"sources":1677,"stem":1689,"summary":1690,"supportIntro":1691,"themes":1692,"whenToSeeADoctor":1699,"__hash__":1707},"conditions\u002Fconditions\u002Fmouth-and-teeth\u002Fwisdom-teeth.md","I take the place that is mine. I trust myself, and I let my wisdom come through.",[1509,1510,1511,1512,1513,1514],"Impacted wisdom tooth","Wisdom tooth pain","Wisdom tooth extraction","Wisdom tooth removal","Third molar","Dent de sagesse incluse",{"type":322,"value":1516,"toc":1644},[1517,1521,1524,1538,1541,1545,1548,1552,1555,1559,1562,1566,1569,1601,1607,1609,1612],[325,1518,1520],{"id":1519},"what-wisdom-teeth-are","What wisdom teeth are",[330,1522,1523],{},"Wisdom teeth are the third molars, the last teeth at the back of the mouth. Most people have four, one in each corner, and they usually come through between the late teens and mid-twenties. Some people have fewer, or none at all.",[330,1525,1526,1527,1530,1531,1534,1535,1537],{},"Often there is not enough room in the jaw, and a wisdom tooth comes through only partly, at an angle, or not at all. This is called an impacted wisdom tooth. Many impacted teeth cause no trouble. Others lead to pain, swelling and infection of the gum around them (pericoronitis), food getting trapped, ",[337,1528,1529],{"href":705},"tooth decay"," or ",[337,1532,1533],{"href":630},"gum disease"," in the tooth next door, and pain that spreads to the ",[337,1536,494],{"href":355},", ear or head.",[330,1539,1540],{},"A dentist checks the tooth, usually with an X-ray. Problems are often managed with cleaning, mouthwash, painkillers and, if there is an infection, sometimes antibiotics. When problems keep coming back, the tooth may be taken out, under local anaesthetic or by a specialist. Wisdom teeth that cause no problems are usually left alone.",[325,1542,1544],{"id":1543},"the-emotional-meaning-of-wisdom-teeth","The emotional meaning of wisdom teeth",[330,1546,1547],{},"Spiritually, wisdom is a great quality. It opens you to the wider world and gives you solid ground for everything you undertake. Wisdom teeth arrive around the age of twenty-one, at the time you are said to take in your spiritual side, and they stand for the autonomy you gain over the years.",[370,1549,1551],{"id":1550},"an-impacted-wisdom-tooth","An impacted wisdom tooth",[330,1553,1554],{},"A wisdom tooth that refuses to come through and \"take its place\" is read as a mind that does not yet take all the room that is yours, and does not yet fully trust itself. You may keep inside what you dislike about yourself, in order to please others. The tooth is waiting, and so, perhaps, are you.",[370,1556,1558],{"id":1557},"what-wisdom-teeth-stand-for","What wisdom teeth stand for",[330,1560,1561],{},"Beyond the impacted tooth, wisdom teeth are linked to the world you move in and to your spiritual world: your mission, your personal worth, and the help you give to others. Having no wisdom teeth at all is read as choosing the path of knowledge rather than the mystical one. Having them only in the upper jaw is read as finding it hard to bring your sense of the invisible into daily life. Having them only in the lower jaw is read as putting a lot of energy into everyday action to come back into the physical world.",[325,1563,1565],{"id":1564},"left-side-or-right-side","Left side or right side?",[330,1567,1568],{},"Each wisdom tooth has its own nuance. The sides are your own right and left, as a dentist numbers them.",[432,1570,1571,1577,1589,1595],{},[435,1572,1573,1576],{},[438,1574,1575],{},"Upper right (18):"," the strength you need to develop to be fully present in the world, at every level.",[435,1578,1579,1582,1583,1585,1586,979],{},[438,1580,1581],{},"Upper left (28):"," the ",[337,1584,752],{"href":235}," of not fitting into the world. Low self-esteem carries a fear of ",[337,1587,1588],{"href":268},"rejection",[435,1590,1591,1594],{},[438,1592,1593],{},"Lower left (38):"," your ability to share your views and your emotions with the world around you.",[435,1596,1597,1600],{},[438,1598,1599],{},"Lower right (48):"," your ability to fit into the physical world and to be well grounded.",[330,1602,1603,1604,979],{},"More broadly, the right side is linked to the masculine principle (action, logic, direction) and the left to the feminine principle (feeling, receiving, intuition). See the guide to the ",[337,1605,1606],{"href":298},"left and right sides of the body",[325,1608,430],{"id":429},[330,1610,1611],{},"A painful or infected wisdom tooth needs a dentist. Alongside that, the emotional perspective asks where you are still waiting to come through.",[432,1613,1614,1620,1626,1632,1638],{},[435,1615,1616,1619],{},[438,1617,1618],{},"Take your place."," Choose one situation where you will speak, act or decide instead of shrinking back.",[435,1621,1622,1625],{},[438,1623,1624],{},"Trust yourself."," Notice the moments when you wait for someone else's approval, and try deciding on your own.",[435,1627,1628,1631],{},[438,1629,1630],{},"Stop hiding to please."," What you dislike about yourself can be looked at kindly, instead of kept out of sight.",[435,1633,1634,1637],{},[438,1635,1636],{},"Let nature take its course."," Growth has its own rhythm. You can open up to change without forcing it.",[435,1639,1640,1643],{},[438,1641,1642],{},"Build solid foundations."," Ask what you want your life to rest on now, and take one step towards it.",{"title":479,"searchDepth":18,"depth":18,"links":1645},[1646,1647,1651,1652],{"id":1519,"depth":18,"text":1520},{"id":1543,"depth":18,"text":1544,"children":1648},[1649,1650],{"id":1550,"depth":25,"text":1551},{"id":1557,"depth":25,"text":1558},{"id":1564,"depth":18,"text":1565},{"id":429,"depth":18,"text":430},"The emotional and spiritual meaning of wisdom teeth: an impacted tooth and taking your place, your autonomy, and what each of the four may stand for.",[],[1656,1659],{"name":1657,"url":1658},"NHS: Wisdom tooth removal","https:\u002F\u002Fwww.nhs.uk\u002Ftests-and-treatments\u002Fwisdom-tooth-removal\u002F",{"name":1660,"url":1661},"MedlinePlus: Impacted tooth","https:\u002F\u002Fmedlineplus.gov\u002Fency\u002Farticle\u002F001057.htm",{},"\u002Fconditions\u002Fmouth-and-teeth\u002Fwisdom-teeth",[1665,1666,1667,1668,1669,1670],"Where in my life am I not taking all the room that is mine?","Do I trust myself to stand on my own, or do I keep waiting for permission?","What do I hide about myself so that others will like me?","Am I afraid of not fitting in, or of being rejected?","Do I find it hard to share my views and feelings with the world around me?","Which solid base do I want to build my life on now?",[694,355,630],[1673,1674],"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FWisdom_tooth","https:\u002F\u002Fwww.wikidata.org\u002Fwiki\u002FQ202517",{"title":727,"description":1653},"Wisdom Teeth Spiritual Meaning: Impacted, Left vs Right",[1678,1681,1685,1687],{"author":524,"work":525,"entries":1679,"pages":1680},[1514],"137–138",{"author":524,"work":525,"entries":1682,"pages":1684},[1683],"Dent (symbolisme des ...)","138–140",{"author":524,"work":525,"entries":1686,"pages":536},[535],{"author":524,"work":525,"entries":1688,"pages":540},[539],"conditions\u002Fmouth-and-teeth\u002Fwisdom-teeth","Spiritually, wisdom teeth are often linked to the autonomy and wisdom you gain with the years. An impacted wisdom tooth, one that will not come through and take its place, may reflect a reluctance to take all the room that is yours and to trust yourself.","If this reading resonates with you, choosing one place in your life where you will take a little more room this week, a meeting, a conversation, a decision, can be a good next step.",[1693,1694,1695,1696,1697,1698],"Taking your place","Autonomy","Self-trust","Wisdom","Fitting into the world","Being grounded",[1700,1701,1702,1703,1704,1705,1706],"Pain, swelling or a bad taste around a wisdom tooth, which can be an infection of the gum (pericoronitis). See a dentist.","Swelling of the face or neck with fever, or swelling that spreads. Get urgent dental care.","Difficulty breathing or swallowing, or swelling that spreads to the eye or under the tongue. Go to A&E or call emergency services.","Not being able to open your mouth properly because of pain or swelling.","After a wisdom tooth is taken out, pain that gets worse after 2 to 3 days, which can be a dry socket, or bleeding that does not stop with pressure.","Numbness of the lip, chin or tongue that lasts after a removal. Tell your dentist or surgeon.","Whether to remove a wisdom tooth is a decision for you and your dentist, not something to delay or force because of an emotional reading.","hYxvSjzFf-9_f5CJhyos6kN3giF214ByYc0H4RYf_hw",{"id":1709,"title":662,"affirmation":1710,"aka":1711,"area":320,"body":1719,"dateModified":815,"datePublished":1048,"description":1922,"extension":493,"group":494,"guides":1923,"medicalSources":1928,"meta":1931,"navigation":505,"parent":1062,"path":1932,"reflectionQuestions":1933,"related":1940,"sameAs":1942,"seo":1943,"seoTitle":1944,"side":1062,"sources":1945,"stem":1956,"summary":1957,"supportIntro":1958,"themes":1959,"whenToSeeADoctor":1964,"__hash__":1970},"conditions\u002Fconditions\u002Fmouth-and-teeth\u002Fjaw-pain.md","I allow myself to speak freely. I take back the place that is mine and live in integrity with my heart and with the truth.",[1712,1713,1714,1715,1311,1716,1717,1718,422,309],"TMJ","TMD","Temporomandibular joint disorder","Temporomandibular disorder","Locked jaw","Clicking jaw","Maux de mâchoires",{"type":322,"value":1720,"toc":1907},[1721,1725,1732,1742,1746,1749,1752,1756,1762,1768,1770,1773,1776,1780,1789,1793,1796,1800,1833,1835,1840,1843,1846,1853,1856,1859,1864,1866,1869],[325,1722,1724],{"id":1723},"what-jaw-pain-is","What jaw pain is",[330,1726,1727,1728,979],{},"Jaw pain is pain in the jaw bones, the muscles you chew with, or the temporomandibular joint (TMJ), the hinge in front of each ear that connects the lower jaw to the skull. When the pain comes from the joint and the chewing muscles, it is called a temporomandibular disorder (TMD). It can cause aching in the jaw, the face or around the ear, clicking or popping, difficulty opening the mouth wide, a jaw that briefly locks, and ",[337,1729,1731],{"href":1730},"\u002Fhead\u002Fheadaches","headaches",[330,1733,1734,1735,1738,1739,1741],{},"TMD is common, and it is often linked to clenching or ",[337,1736,1737],{"href":515},"grinding the teeth",", ",[337,1740,1336],{"href":283},", an injury, wear in the joint, or a bite that does not meet well. Most cases improve with simple care: soft food, avoiding wide yawns and gum, warmth or cold on the jaw, relaxation, and sometimes a night guard made by a dentist. Jaw pain can also come from a tooth abscess, sinusitis or an ear problem, and, rarely, pain in the jaw is a sign of a heart attack.",[325,1743,1745],{"id":1744},"the-emotional-meaning-of-jaw-pain","The emotional meaning of jaw pain",[330,1747,1748],{},"The jaws are the bones that let you eat and begin digesting what you take in, whether food or the reality around you. Spiritually, they show how far you can swallow certain realities, physically and emotionally. They stand for your strength to choose to open up to something or someone, and they make exchanges with others possible in safety. They open the way to truth and to asserting yourself. All the inner power you show is symbolised by your jaws.",[330,1750,1751],{},"Because the two jaws must meet and push against each other to work, they also represent your ability to face struggles and opposition, whether they come from outside or live inside you.",[370,1753,1755],{"id":1754},"clenched-teeth-and-held-back-anger","Clenched teeth and held-back anger",[330,1757,1758,1759,1761],{},"Jaw trouble is read as appearing when you clench your teeth because something is being pushed down: the energy of ",[337,1760,379],{"href":199},", stubbornness, obstinacy, perhaps even an unconscious wish to get back at someone or something. Or perhaps you are holding back a cry of inner pain. Things are not going the way you want, and rage rises. You keep chewing over the same problems without finding solutions, and cling to emotions and habits that belong to an earlier age.",[330,1763,1764,1765,1767],{},"A jaw tic can show that you are \"speaking in silence\". What do you want to keep to yourself at all costs? Which emotions are you imprisoning? A narrow way of seeing events, being out of touch with your own power and holding on to an authority outside you, are part of the same picture. A sense of powerlessness can bring a feeling of inferiority and ",[337,1766,390],{"href":250},". When the jaws ache, the question is whether a forced smile is covering a wish to attack or bite someone.",[370,1769,395],{"id":394},[330,1771,1772],{},"When the jaw joint itself is affected and the jaws seem out of line, ask whether there is a gap between what you think and what you dare to say openly. You may be torn between telling the truth and hiding it, between your deep feelings and what you show. Emotions and thoughts pull in different directions, and so do what you would like to do and what you feel you must do. The dreams you had for your life may be very far from what it became, bringing disappointment and doubt, and a fading hope of reaching your ideal, for yourself, your relationship or the world.",[330,1774,1775],{},"A jaw joint that clicks or cracks is read as the fear of contradicting others, especially people in authority. You avoid confrontation and hold back your tears.",[370,1777,1779],{"id":1778},"muzzled","Muzzled",[330,1781,1782,1783,1530,1786,1788],{},"Some people feel muzzled: unable to express real sorrow and inner pain, even if their comments to others can be sharp. Others feel dominated and unable to speak because of ",[337,1784,1785],{"href":286},"timidity",[337,1787,752],{"href":235},". You may have been forbidden to speak as a child, and understood it as \"I must not have much worth saying\". When the jaw is read as soft or weakened, the question is where you feel \"soft\" in some situations, especially when you felt laughed at or not listened to, and how much that has lowered your sense of your own worth.",[370,1790,1792],{"id":1791},"a-jaw-that-locks","A jaw that locks",[330,1794,1795],{},"A jaw that locks is read as being unable to express yourself or to control what surrounds you, with emotions pushed down. It can be frozen by fear or sorrow after a moment when you felt powerless to say or do something to stop a situation. It may have tightened at the very instant you wanted with all your strength to contradict someone, to stop words from being spoken or an event from happening.",[325,1797,1799],{"id":1798},"what-the-circumstances-may-suggest","What the circumstances may suggest",[432,1801,1802,1812,1818,1824],{},[435,1803,1804,1807,1808,1811],{},[438,1805,1806],{},"The upper jaw"," is read as your relationship with your father, and ",[438,1809,1810],{},"the lower jaw"," as your relationship with your mother.",[435,1813,1814,1817],{},[438,1815,1816],{},"A broken jaw",", once it is being treated, may invite a question about rushing things and decisions. Do you feel hurried by life and by others, when part of you is the one that wants to go too fast?",[435,1819,1820,1823],{},[438,1821,1822],{},"Jaws that are too narrow"," are read as a personality that was held back in its growth, and a strong pressure to be the best, with the intellect constantly fed and the emotional side left hungry.",[435,1825,1826,1829,1830,979],{},[438,1827,1828],{},"Grinding the teeth"," is read as insecurity, anxiety and strongly repressed emotions, especially in children towards their parents. See ",[337,1831,1832],{"href":515},"teeth grinding",[325,1834,1565],{"id":1564},[330,1836,1837,1838,979],{},"When the pain sits on one side, the side can add a nuance. In this approach, the right side of the body carries the active, \"masculine\" principle and the left side the receptive, \"feminine\" one, in men and women alike. See ",[337,1839,1606],{"href":298},[370,1841,422],{"id":1842},"left-jaw-pain",[330,1844,1845],{},"Spiritually, left jaw pain points to words held back in your emotional life. The left side holds feeling, intuition and tenderness, and the women in your life, such as a mother, a partner or a daughter. A clenched or clicking left jaw may ask whether you are swallowing \"I love you\", \"I am hurting\" or \"I need you\", or keeping a smile in place at home while something inside wants to cry out. It can echo the child who was told to be quiet and concluded that their feelings did not count. Ask which tender or painful truth you have been chewing over, and who you most wish could hear it.",[330,1847,1848,1849,1852],{},"The page on ",[337,1850,1851],{"href":421},"left jaw pain"," goes further.",[370,1854,309],{"id":1855},"right-jaw-pain",[330,1857,1858],{},"Right jaw pain is linked to speech in action: decisions, work, authority, and the men in your life, such as a father or a boss. Spiritually, it may ask whether you are clenching against someone above you, holding back the disagreement you would need to voice in order to choose your own direction. A right jaw that clicks can point to the fear of contradicting an authority, or to anger kept behind your teeth in a power struggle. It may also show the gap between what you think and what you say at work. Ask which firm, clear sentence you have been keeping to yourself, and what you fear would happen if you said it.",[330,1860,1848,1861,1852],{},[337,1862,1863],{"href":1201},"right jaw pain",[325,1865,430],{"id":429},[330,1867,1868],{},"Jaw pain usually has a physical cause that a dentist or doctor can help with. The emotional perspective asks what you are holding behind your teeth.",[432,1870,1871,1877,1883,1889,1895,1901],{},[435,1872,1873,1876],{},[438,1874,1875],{},"Unclench, and notice when."," Each time you catch your jaw tight, ask what you were about to say.",[435,1878,1879,1882],{},[438,1880,1881],{},"Close the gap."," Choose one place where what you think and what you say do not match, and bring them a little closer.",[435,1884,1885,1888],{},[438,1886,1887],{},"Let the cry out."," Inner pain that is held in the jaw can be spoken, written or wept.",[435,1890,1891,1894],{},[438,1892,1893],{},"Find your own authority."," You can disagree with someone above you and still respect them.",[435,1896,1897,1900],{},[438,1898,1899],{},"Slow down."," If you tend to rush decisions, give one of them a day longer.",[435,1902,1903,1906],{},[438,1904,1905],{},"Relax the whole system."," Rest, gentle stretching and breathing let energy move freely again, and your emotional side deserves as much care as your intellect.",{"title":479,"searchDepth":18,"depth":18,"links":1908},[1909,1910,1916,1917,1921],{"id":1723,"depth":18,"text":1724},{"id":1744,"depth":18,"text":1745,"children":1911},[1912,1913,1914,1915],{"id":1754,"depth":25,"text":1755},{"id":394,"depth":25,"text":395},{"id":1778,"depth":25,"text":1779},{"id":1791,"depth":25,"text":1792},{"id":1798,"depth":18,"text":1799},{"id":1564,"depth":18,"text":1565,"children":1918},[1919,1920],{"id":1842,"depth":25,"text":422},{"id":1855,"depth":25,"text":309},{"id":429,"depth":18,"text":430},"The emotional and spiritual meaning of jaw pain and TMJ: held-back anger, words you do not dare say, clenching, and the left vs right side of the jaw.",[830,1454,1455,1924,1925,301,496,1926,298,1456,1457,1927,1053,831,1458,1459],"\u002Fguides\u002Fchakras-and-the-body","\u002Fguides\u002Femotional-release","\u002Fguides\u002Fjacques-martel-dictionary","\u002Fguides\u002Fsomatic-exercises-for-the-nervous-system",[1929,1930],{"name":499,"url":500},{"name":502,"url":503},{},"\u002Fconditions\u002Fmouth-and-teeth\u002Fjaw-pain",[1934,1935,1936,1937,1938,1939],"What am I determined to keep to myself, and which emotions am I locking in?","Is there a gap between what I think and what I dare to say out loud?","Do I hide a wish to bite back behind a forced smile?","Which problem do I keep chewing over without ever finding a way out?","Was I ever told to be quiet, and did I conclude that I had nothing worth saying?","Am I afraid to contradict someone, especially someone in authority?",[515,1730,1941],"\u002Fback\u002Fupper-back-and-neck-pain",[517,518],{"title":662,"description":1922},"Jaw Pain Spiritual Meaning: Left vs Right Jaw, TMJ",[1946,1948,1950,1953],{"author":524,"work":525,"entries":1947,"pages":528},[527],{"author":524,"work":525,"entries":1949,"pages":532},[531],{"author":524,"work":525,"entries":1951,"pages":536},[1952],"Masculin (principe...)",{"author":524,"work":525,"entries":1954,"pages":540},[1955],"Féminin (principe...)","conditions\u002Fmouth-and-teeth\u002Fjaw-pain","Spiritually, jaw pain is often linked to anger and words held back behind clenched teeth. It may reflect a gap between what you think and what you dare to say, and the feeling of being muzzled.","If this reading resonates with you, writing down one thing you have been holding back, and then saying it aloud to yourself, can be a good next step.",[545,1960,1961,395,1962,1963],"Words not said","Feeling muzzled","Inner power","Facing opposition",[1965,1966,1967,553,1968,1969],"Jaw pain with chest pain, breathlessness, sweating or pain in the arm. Call emergency services, as this can be a heart attack.","A jaw that locks open or shut, or that you cannot open at all.","Jaw pain after a blow, a fall or an accident, or teeth that no longer meet properly.","A lump, a sore that does not heal, or numbness in the jaw or lip that lasts more than three weeks.","Jaw pain that lasts more than a few weeks, or that makes eating hard. 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