In western societies, we go to the doctor or pharmacy for pain or discomfort. However, according to metaphysics, there is a spiritual meaning of pain in body parts. Below is a comprehensive list of ailments from A-Z, and the corresponding reason for that ailment, according to metaphysics.
The information below is based on Louise Hay’s book – You Can Heal Your Life. Louise says that if we run to the doctor or pharmacy every time there is discomfort in our bodies, we are treating the symptom of the problem, not the underlying reason for the problem.
While I personally love and respect Louise Hay, and I refer to her book regularly, please keep in mind that the information below is not meant as medical advice. Rather, it is general metaphysical observations, serving to illuminate some areas in your life.
A Note From The Author: How I use this information
I am a child of the west, so when anyone in the family gets sick, I refer to the doctor’s advice. However, I do refer to “You can heal your life” and the information below when there are recurring incidences. For example, there was a time in my life when I struggled with severe adult acne. I did everything you’d expect – I changed my diet, I saw a dermatologist, I changed my skincare, etc. Nothing worked. I referred to the book (and the information below), and learned that a reason for acne could be “not accepting myself.” I immediately dismissed the “diagnosis,” but as time passed, I realized – it was true! With a lot of self-love, I’ve learned to love and accept myself completely, and I have been acne free for years.
But it wasn’t just the acne diagnoses I dismissed. Initially, I dismissed them all, but I was proven wrong every time. I don’t dismiss anything out of hand anymore, even if it sounds wrong. Instead, I go to work on the diagnosis because (to me), there really seems to be a spiritual meaning of pain in body parts.
I encourage you to get the book or refer to the information below when there are ailments that seem to keep coming back, despite medical help.
- Great product!
- Hay, Louise (Author)
- English (Publication Language)
- 272 Pages - 01/01/1984 (Publication Date) - Hay House Inc. (Publisher)
A
Abdominal Cramps
Fear. Stopping the process.
Abscess
Fermenting thoughts over hurts, slights, and revenge.
Accidents
Inability to speak up for yourself.
Rebellion against authority. Belief in violence.
Abdominal Cramps
Fear.
Stopping the process.
Abscess
Fermenting thoughts over slights, hurts, and revenge.
Accidents
Inability to speak up for yourself.
Rebellion against authority. Belief in violence.
Aches
Longing for love.
Longing to be held.
Acne
Not accepting yourself.
Disliking yourself.
Addictions
Running from the self.
Fear.
Not knowing how to love yourself.
Adrenal Problems
Defeatist.
No longer caring for yourself.
Anxiety.
Alcoholism
Feeling of futility.
Guilt.
Inadequacy.
Self-rejection.
Allergies
Denying your own power.
Alzheimer’s Disease
Refusal to deal with the world as it is.
Hopelessness and helplessness.
Anger.
Amenorrhea
Not wanting to be a woman. Dislike of the self.
Anemia
“Yes-but” attitude.
Lack of joy.
Fear of life.
Not feeling good enough.
Ankle
Inflexibility and guilt. Ankles represent the ability to receive pleasure.
Anorexia
Denying the self life.
Extreme fear.
Self-hatred and rejection.
Anxiety
Not trusting the flow and the process of life.
Apathy
Resistance to feeling.
Deadening of the self.
Fear.
Appetite – Excessive
Fear. Needing protection.
Judging the emotions.
Arm
Represents the capacity and ability to hold the experiences of life.
Arteries
Carry the joy of life.
Arthritic Fingers
A desire to punish.
Blame.
Feeling victimized.
Arthritis
Feeling unloved.
Criticism.
Resentment.
Arthritis – Rheumatoid
Feeling victimized.
Lack of love.
Chronic bitterness.
Resentment.
Deep criticism of authority. Feeling put upon.
Asthma
Smother love.
Inability to breathe for yourself.
Feeling stifled.
Suppressed crying.
Athlete’s Foot
Frustration at not being accepted.
Inability to move forward with ease.
B
Back Issues
Represents the support of life.
Rounded shoulders
Helpless and hopeless.
Carrying the burdens of life.
Lower Back Pain
Lack of financial support or fear of money.
Mid-Back Pain
Guilt.
Feeling stuck in all that stuff back there in the past. “Get off my back!”
Upper Back Pain
Feeling unloved.
Lack of emotional support. Holding back love.
Back Curvature
Fear.
Trying to hold on to old ideas. The inability to flow with the support of life.
Lack of integrity.
Not trusting life.
No courage of convictions.
Bad Breath
Anger and revenge thoughts. Experiences backing up.
Balance, Loss of
Scattered thinking.
Not centered.
Baldness
Fear.
Tension.
Trying to control everything.
Bedwetting
Fear of parent, usually the father.
Belching
Fear.
Gulping life too quickly.
Bell’s Palsy
Extreme control over anger. Unwillingness to express feelings.
Bladder Problems
Anxiety.
Holding on to old ideas.
Fear of letting go. Being “pissed off”.
Bleeding
Joy running out.
Anger.
Blisters
Resistance.
Lack of emotional protection.
Blood Pressure – High
Longstanding emotional problem not solved.
Blood Pressure – Low
Lack of love as a child. Defeatism.
Body Odor
Fear.
Dislike of the self.
Fear of others.
Bones
Represent the structure of the universe.
Bone marrow
Represents deepest beliefs about the self. How you support and care for yourself.
Breaks
Rebelling against authority.
Brain
Represents the computer, the switchboard.
Tumor
Incorrect computerized beliefs.
Stubborn.
Refusing to change old patterns.
Breast
Represents mothering and nurturing and nourishment.
Cysts, Lumps
A refusal to nourish the self.
Putting everyone else first.
Over mothering.
Overprotection.
Overbearing attitudes.
Breath
Represents the ability to take in life.
Breathing Problems
Fear.
Not trusting the process of life.
Getting stuck in childhood.
Fear of taking in life fully.
Bronchitis
Inflamed family environment.
Arguments and yelling.
Bruises
The little bumps in life.
Self-punishment.
Bulimia
Hopeless terror.
A frantic stuffing and purging of self-hatred.
Burns
Anger.
Burning up.
Incensed.
Bursitis
Repressed anger.
Wanting to hit someone.
C
Calluses
Hardened concepts and ideas. Fear solidified.
Cancer
Deep hurt.
Longstanding resentment.
Deep secret or grief eating away at the self.
Carrying hatreds.
Candida
Feeling very scattered.
Lots of frustration and anger.
Demanding and untrusting in relationships.
Great takers.
Canker Sores
Festering words held back by the lips.
Blame.
Carpal Tunnel Syndrome
Anger and frustration at life’s seeming injustices.
Cataracts
Inability to see ahead with joy. Dark future.
Cellulite
Stored anger.
Self-punishment.
Cerebral Palsy
A need to unite the family in an action of love.
Chills
Mental contraction.
Pulling away and in.
Desire to retreat.
Cholesterol
Clogging the channels of joy.
Fear of accepting joy.
Circulation
Represents your ability to feel and express your emotions in positive ways.
Colds
Too much going on at once.
Mental confusion, disorder.
Small hurts.
Colic
Mental irritation.
Impatience.
Annoyance in the surroundings.
Colitis
Insecurity.
Represents the ease of letting go of that which is over.
Coma
Fear.
Escaping something or someone.
Conjunctivitis
Anger and frustration at what you are looking at in life.
Constipation
Incomplete releasing.
Holding on to garbage of the past.
Guilt over the past.
Sometimes stinginess.
Corns
Hardened areas of thought – stubborn holding on to the pain of the past.
Coughs
A desire to bark at the world. “Listen to me!”
Cramps
Tension.
Fear.
Gripping, holding on.
Crohn’s Disease
Fear.
Worry.
Not feeling good enough.
Crying
Tears are the river of life, shed in joy as well as in sadness and fear.
Cuts
Punishment for not following your own rules.
Cysts
Running the old painful movie.
Nursing hurts.
A false growth.
Cystic Fibrosis
A strong belief that life won’t work for you. “Poor me.”
D
Deafness
Rejection.
Stubbornness.
Isolation.
What don’t you want to hear? “Don’t bother me.”
Depression
Anger. You feel you don’t have a right to have this anger.
Hopelessness.
Diabetes
Longing for what might have been.
A great need to control.
Deep sorrow.
No sweetness left.
Diarrhea
Fear.
Rejection.
Running off.
Dizziness
Flighty.
Scattered thinking.
A refusal to look.
Dry eyes
Angry eyes.
Refusing to see with love.
Would rather die than forgive.
Being spiteful.
Dysmenorrhea
Anger at the self.
Hatred of the body or of women.
E
Ear
Represents the capacity to hear.
Ache
Anger.
Not wanting to hear.
Too much turmoil.
Household arguing.
Eczema
Breath-taking antagonism.
Mental eruptions.
Edema
What or who won’t you let go of?
Elbow
Represents changing directions and accepting new experiences.
Emphysema
Fear of taking in life.
Not worthy of living.
Endometriosis
Insecurity, disappointment and frustration.
Replacing self-love with sugar.
Blamers.
Epilepsy
Sense of persecution.
Rejection of life.
A feeling of great struggle.
Self-violence.
Epstein-Barr Virus
Pushing beyond one’s limits.
Fear of not being good enough.
Draining all inner support.
Stress.
Eye
Represents the capacity to see clearly past, present, future.
Astigmatism
“I” trouble.
Fear of really seeing the self.
Hyperopia
Fear of the present.
Myopia
Fear of the future.
F
Face
Represents what we show the world.
Fainting
Fear.
Can’t cope.
Blacking out.
Fat or Weight issues
Oversensitivity.
Often represents fear and shows a need for protection.
Fear may be a cover for hidden anger and a resistance to forgive.
Running away from feelings.
Insecurity, self-rejection and seeking fulfillment.
Arms
Anger at being denied love.
Belly
Anger at being denied nourishment.
Hips
Lumps of stubborn anger at the parents.
Thighs
Packed childhood anger.
Often rage at the father.
Fatigue
Resistance, boredom.
Lack of love for what one does.
Feet
Represent our understanding of ourselves, of life, of others.
Foot Problems
Fear of the future and of not stepping forward in life.
Fever
Anger.
Burning up.
Fibroid Tumors
Nursing a hurt from a partner.
A blow to the feminine ego.
Fingers
Represent the details of life.
Thumb
Represents intellect and worry.
Index
Represents ego and fear.
Middle
Represents anger and sexuality.
Ring
Represents unions and grief.
Little
Represents the family and pretending.
Food Poisoning
Allowing others to take control.
Feeling defenseless.
Frigidity
Fear.
Denial of pleasure.
A belief that sex is bad.
Insensitive partners.
Fear of father.
Fungus
Stagnating beliefs.
Refusing to release the past.
Letting the past rule today.
G
Gallstones
Bitterness.
Hard thoughts.
Condemning.
Pride.
Gas
Gripping.
Fear.
Undigested ideas.
Gastritis
Prolonged uncertainty.
A feeling of doom.
Genitals
Represent the masculine and feminine principles.
Worry about not being good enough.
Gland Problems
Represent holding stations.
Self-staring activity.
Holding yourself back.
Gout
The need to dominate.
Impatience, anger.
Glaucoma
Stony unforgiveness.
Pressure from longstanding hurts.
Overwhelmed by it all.
Gray Hair
Stress.
A belief in pressure and strain.
Growths
Nursing those old hurts.
Building resentments.
Gum Problems
Inability to back up decisions.
Indecisive about life.
H
Hands
Hold and handle.
Clutch and grip.
Grasping and letting go.
Caressing. Pinching.
All ways of dealing with experiences.
Hay Fever
Emotional congestion.
Fear of the calendar.
A belief in persecution.
Guilt.
Headaches
Invalidating the self.
Self-criticism.
Fear.
Heart
Represents the center of love and security.
Heart Attack
Squeezing all the joy out of the heart in favor of money or position.
Feeling alone and scared.
“I’m not good enough.
I don’t do enough.
I’ll never make it.”
Heart Problems
Longstanding emotional problems.
Lack of joy.
Hardening of the heart.
Belief in strain and stress.
Heartburn
Fear. Clutching Fear.
Hemorrhoids
Fear of deadlines.
Anger of the past.
Afraid to let go.
Feeling burdened.
Hepatitis
Resistance to change.
Fear, anger, hatred.
Liver is the seat of anger and rage.
Hernia
Ruptured relationships.
Strain, burdens, incorrect creative expression.
Herpes Genitalis
Mass belief in sexual guilt and the need for punishment.
Public shame.
Belief in a punishing God.
Rejection of the genitals.
Herpes Simplex
Bitter words left unspoken.
Hip
Carries the body in perfect balance.
Major thrust in moving forward.
Fear of going forward in major decisions.
Nothing to move forward to.
Hives
Small, hidden fears.
Mountains out of molehills.
Hodgkin’s Disease
Blame and a tremendous fear of not being good enough.
A frantic race to prove one’s self until the blood has no substance left to support itself.
The joy of life is forgotten in the race of acceptance.
Hyperactivity
Fear.
Feeling pressured and frantic.
Hyperventilation
Fear.
Resisting change.
Not trusting the process.
Hypoglycemia
Overwhelmed by the burdens in life.
I
Impotence
Sexual pressure, tension, guilt.
Social beliefs.
Spite against a previous mate.
Fear of mother.
Incontinence
Emotional overflow.
Years of controlling emotions.
Indigestion
Gut-level fear, dread, anxiety.
Griping and grunting.
Infection
Irritation, anger, annoyance.
Inflammation
Fear.
Seeing red.
Inflamed thinking.
Anger and frustration about conditions you are looking at in your life.
Influenza
Response to mass negativity and beliefs.
Fear.
Belief in statistics.
Ingrown Toenail
Worry and guilt about your right to move forward.
Injuries
Anger at the self.
Feeling guilty.
Insanity
Fleeing from the family.
Escapism, withdrawal.
Violent separation from life.
Insomnia
Fear.
Not trusting the process of life.
Guilt.
Intestines
Represent assimilation and absorption.
Itching
Desires that go against the grain.
Unsatisfied.
Remorse.
Itching to get out or get away.
J
Jaundice
Internal and external prejudice.
Unbalanced reason.
Jaw Problems
Anger.
Resentment.
Desire for revenge.
K
Kidney Problems
Criticism, disappointment, failure.
Shame.
Reacting like a child.
Kidney Stones
Lumps of undissolved anger.
Knee
Represents pride and ego.
Stubborn ego and pride.
Inability to bend.
Fear.
Inflexibility.
Won’t give in.
L
Laryngitis
So mad you can’t speak.
Fear of speaking up.
Resentment of authority.
Left Side of Body
Represents receptivity, taking in, feminine energy, women, the mother.
Leg
Carry us forward in life.
Liver
Seat of anger and primitive emotions.
Chronic complaining.
Justifying fault-finding to deceive yourself.
Feeling bad.
Lockjaw
Anger.
A desire to control.
A refusal to express feelings.
Lump in the Throat
Fear.
Not trusting the process of life.
Lung
The ability to take in life.
Depression. Grief.
Not feeling worthy of living life fully.
Lupus
A giving up.
Better to die than stand up for one’s self.
Anger and punishment.
Lymph Problems
M
Malaria
Out of balance with nature and with life.
Menopause Problems
Fear of no longer being wanted.
Fear of aging.
Self-rejection.
Not feeling good enough.
Menstrual Problems
Rejection of one’s femininity.
Guilt, fear.
Belief that the genitals are sinful or dirty.
Migraine Headaches
Dislike of being driven.
Resisting the flow of life.
Sexual fears.
Miscarriage
Fear of the future.
Inappropriate timing.
Mononucleosis
Anger at not receiving love and appreciation.
No longer caring for the self.
Motion Sickness
Fear.
Bondage.
Feeling of being trapped.
Mouth
Represents taking in of new ideas and nourishment.
Set opinions.
Closed mind.
Incapacity to take in new ideas.
Multiple Sclerosis
Mental hardness, hard-heartedness, iron will, inflexibility.
Muscles
Resistance to new experiences.
Muscles represent our ability to move in life.
Muscular Dystrophy
“It’s not worth growing up.”
N
Nails
Represent protection.
Nail Biting
Frustration.
Eating away at the self.
Spite of a parent.
Narcolepsy
Can’t cope.
Extreme fear.
Wanting to get away from it all.
Not wanting to be here.
Nausea
Fear.
Rejecting an idea or experience.
Neck
Represents flexibility.
The ability to see what’s back there.
Refusing to see other sides of a question.
Stubbornness, inflexibility.
Unbending stubbornness.
Nephritis
Overreaction to disappointment and failure.
Nerves
Nervous Breakdown
Self-centeredness.
Jamming the channels of communication.
Nervousness
Fear, anxiety, struggle, rushing.
Not trusting the process of life.
Neuralgia
Punishment for guilt.
Anguish over communication.
Nodules
Resentment and frustration and hurt ego over career.
Nose
Represents self-recognition.
Nose Bleeds
A need for recobnition.
Feeling unnoticed.
Crying for love.
Runny Nose
Asking for help.
Inner crying.
Stuffy Nose
Not recognizing the self-worth.
Numbness
Withholding love and consideration.
Going dead mentally.
O
Osteomyelitis
Anger and frustration at the very structure of life.
Feeling unsupported.
Osteoporosis
Feeling there is no support left in life.
Mental pressures and tightness.
Muscles can’t stretch.
Loss of mental mobility.
Ovaries
PQ
Pain
Guilt.
Guilt always seeks punishment.
Paralysis
Paralysing thoughts.
Getting stuck.
Terror leading to escape from a situation or person.
Pancreas
Represents the sweetness of life.
Pancreatitis
Rejection.
Anger and frustration because life seems to have lost its sweetness.
Parasites
Giving power to others, letting them take over and life off of you.
Parkinson’s Disease
Fear and an intense desire to control everything and everyone.
Peptic Ulcer
Fear.
A belief that you are not good enough.
Anxious to please.
Phlebitis
Anger and frustration.
Blaming others for the limitation and lack of joy in life.
Pimples
Small outbursts of anger.
Pituitary Gland
Represents the control center.
Pneumonia
Desperate.
Tired of life.
Emotional wounds that are not allowed to heal.
Poison Ivy
Allergy Feeling defenseless and open to attack.
Polio
Paralysing jealousy.
A desire to stop someone.
Premenstrual Syndrome
Allowing confusion to reign.
Giving power to outside influences.
Rejection of the feminine processes.
Prostate
Represents the masculine principle.
Mental fears weaken the masculinity.
Giving up.
Sexual pressure and guilt.
Belief in aging.
Psoriasis
Fear of being hurt.
Deadening the senses of the self.
Refusing to accept responsibility for our own feelings.
R
Rash
Irritation over delays.
Immature way to get attention.
Right Side of Body
Giving out, letting go, masculine energy, men, the father.
Ringworm
Allowing others to get under your skin.
Not feeling good enough or clean enough.
S
Scabies
Infected thinking.
Allowing others to get under your skin.
Sciatica
Being hypocritical.
Fear of money and of the future.
Scleroderma
Protecting the self from life.
Not trusting yourself to be there and to take care of yourself.
Scratches
Feeling life tears at you, that life is a rip off.
Senility
Returning to the so-called safety of childhood.
Demanding care and attention.
A form of control of those around you.
Escapism.
Shin
Represents the standards of life.
Breaking down ideals.
Shingles
Waiting for the other shoe to drop.
Fear and tension.
Too sensitive.
Sinus Problems
Irritation to one person, someone close.
Skin
Protects our individuality.
Anxiety, fear.
Old, buried things.
I am being threatened.
Slipped Disc
Feeling totally unsupported by life.
Indecisive.
Snoring
Stubborn refusal to let go of old patterns.
Solar Plexus
Gut reactions.
Center of our intuitive power.
Sores
Unexpressed anger that settles in.
Spleen
Obsessions.
Being obsessed about things.
Sprains
Anger and resistance.
Not wanting to move in a certain direction in life.
Sterility
Fear and resistance to the process of life or not needing to go through the parenting experience.
Stiffness
Rigid, stiff thinking.
Stomach
Holds nourishment.
Digests ideas.
Dread.
Fear of the new.
Inability to assimilate the new.
Stroke
Giving up.
Resistance.
Rather die than change.
Rejection of life.
Stuttering
Insecurity.
Lack of self-expression.
Not being allowed to cry.
Sty
Looking at life through angry eyes.
Angry at someone.
Suicidal thoughts
See life only in black and white.
Refusal to see another way out.
T
Teeth
Teeth may represent decisions.
Teeth Problems
May represent longstanding indecisiveness.
Inability to break down ideas for analysis and decisions.
Root Canal
You feel you can’t bite into anything anymore.
Your root beliefs are being destroyed.
Impacted Wisdom Teeth
You are not giving yourself the mental space to create a firm foundation.
Throat
The throat represents the avenue of expression.
It is the channel of creativity.
Throat Problems
The inability to speak up for yourself.
Stifled creativity.
Swallowed anger.
Refusal to change.
Sore throat
You are holding in angry words.
Feeling unable to express yourself.
Thrush
Anger at yourself for making the wrong decisions.
Thymus Gland
You are feeling attacked by life.
You’re feeling like they are out to get me.
Thyroid Gland
The thyroid gland represents humiliation.
Thoughts that you never get to do what you want to do. You are asking questions like “when is it going to be my turn?”
Hyperthyroid
Rage at being left out.
Tics, Twitches
Fear.
A feeling that you are being watched by others.
Tinnitus or Ringing in the Ears
Represents a refusal to listen.
Not hearing your inner voice.
Stubbornness.
Toes
Represent the minor details of your future.
Tongue
The tongue represents the ability to taste and experience the pleasures of life with joy.
Tonsillitis
Fear.
Repressed emotions.
Creativity stifled.
Tuberculosis
U
Urinary infections
You are angry, usually at a lover or the opposite sex.
You are blaming others.
Uterus
The uterus represents the home of creativity.
V
Vaginitis
Anger at a partner.
Sexual guilt.
Punishing yourself.
Varicose Veins
You feel you are standing in a situation that you hate.
Discouragement.
You are feeling overworked, overwhelmed and overburdened.
Vitiligo
You may be feeling completely outside of things.
Feeling like you don’t belong.
Feeling like you are not one of the group.
Vomiting
The violent rejection of ideas.
Fear of new things.
WXYZ
Warts
Little expressions of hate.
Belief in ugliness.
Plantar Warts
Anger at the very basis of your understanding.
Frustration about the future.
Wrist
Represents movement and ease.
