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eyes/ears/nose/throat
visual disturbances
psychospiritual approaches

metaphors and correlations

• Eyes represent not liking what you see in your own life. (Hay, 1984, p. 163)
• Myopia: fear of the future, not trusting what is ahead. (Hay, 1984, p. 163)
• Farsighted: fear of the present. (Hay, 1984, p. 163)
• Crossed: not wanting to see what's out there; crossed purposes. (Hay, 1984, p. 163)
• Children: not wanting to see what is going on in the family. (Hay, 1984, p. 163)
• Astigmatism: "I trouble"; fear of really seeing the self. (Hay, 1984, p. 163)

Chinese psychophysiology:
Liver ~ Gan is the home of the Hun (Ethereal Soul); it relates to decisiveness, control, and the principle of emergence; stores and cleanses the Xue (Blood); maintains smooth flow of Qi and Xue (Blood); controls the muscles, especially their contractility; opens into the eyes; and reflects emotional harmony and movement.
» Healthy expressions are kindness, spontaneity, and ease of movement.
» Liver Xu (Deficiency) signs include impotence; frigidity; pain in thighs, pelvic region, and throat; ready tendency to "the blahs" (Seem, p. 28); timidity; depression; irritability; vertigo; pruritus; dry eyes, skin, and/or tendons; asthma; aching at the waist; hernia; and difficulty raising head up and down. Liver Yin Xu (Deficiency) predisposes to the Shi (Excess) conditions of Liver Wind, Liver Yang Rising, and Liver Fire Blazing.
» Liver Shi (Excess) signs include discontent; anger; pain in lumbar region and genitals (Seem, p. 28); muscular tension; excessive sex drive; insomnia; moodiness; excitability; genital diseases; red, tearing eyes; compulsive energy; and bitter taste in the mouth. Chronically suppressed anger can implode and give rise to Fire in the Liver and Gall Bladder with symptoms of burning eyes, irritability, bitter taste, headaches, etc.

Heart ~ Xin houses the Shen (Spirit) and reveals itself through the brightness in the eyes; governs Fire and Heat; rules the Xue (Blood) and its vessels and directs the circulation; opens into the tongue and controls speech; and relates to the integration of the organs and the personality.
» Healthy expressions are warmth, vitality, excitement, inner peace, love, and joy.
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Heart Xu (Deficiency) signs include sadness; absence of laughter; depression; fear; anxiety; shortness of breath (Seem, p. 28); cold feeling in the chest and limbs; palpitations; cold sweat; inability to speak; memory failure; nocturnal emissions; and restless sleep. Chronic Yin Xu (Deficiency) predisposes to Empty Fire, acute and chronic.
» The Heart is the Emperor of the bodily realm so that when the Heart is disturbed all the other organs will be disrupted.


therapies

imagery:
• a sight for sore eyes (Chavez)

affirmation:
• (Eyes) I now create a life I love to look at. (Hay, 1984, p. 163)
• (Myopia) I accept divine guidance and am always safe. (Hay, 1984, p. 163)
• (Farsighted) I see that I am safe in the here and now. (Hay, 1984, p. 163)
• (Crossed) It is safe for me to see. I am at peace. (Hay, 1984, p. 163)
• (Children) Harmony and joy and beauty and safety now surround this child. (Hay, 1984, p. 163)
• (Astigmatism) I am now willing to see my own beauty and magnificence. (Hay, 1984, p. 163)

psychotherapy:
• When eye or visual problems occur, the first step is to put aside your contacts or lenses for an entire day, so as to consciously experience the total life situation that results. Make a written account of just how you saw and experienced things, what you could and could not do, what your found difficult, how you coped in your relationships, and so on. The following questions could also be addressed:
» What is it that I do not want to see? Am I afraid to see things in their full clarity?
» Is my subjectivity in the way of my awareness? Am I neglecting to recognize myself? What aspect of my nature am I so keen to look away from?
» Can I really bear to see things as they really are? (Dethlefsen, p. 152)

process paradigm: (experientially oriented)
• What is the symptom preventing me from doing? What is the symptom making me do? (see process interview: eyes/ears/nose/throat system)

related materia medica listings:
the shadow and physical symptoms
converting a symptom to a signal
affirmations: guidelines and precautions
process paradigm


footnotes