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| Home > Mudras > Concept of Mudras
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Fingers and Mudras
 Mudras are all about the fingers, and each finger is packed with nerve endings, energy and a meaning all its own. The correct play of the fingers gives the Mudra the potency to heal. Let us take a look at the five fingers:
The thumb represents the element earth, the stomach and worry.
The index finger represents the element metal, the lungs, and the large intestine and the emotions are depression, sadness and grief.
The middle finger is the element fire, the heart, small intestine, circulatory and respiratory systems, and the emotions are impatience and hastiness.
The ring finger is the element wood and is connected to the liver, gall bladder, and nervous system, and corresponds to anger.
The little finger corresponds to water, the kidneys, and fear.
In palmistry and astrology too the fingers depict profound meaning.
 Little finger: Mercury - The little finger relates to communication and it is associated with the second chakra.
Ring finger: Apollo - The ring finger refers to relationships and is associated with Apollo, the sun god and the root chakra.
Middle finger: Saturn - The middle finger refers to responsibility and is associated with the throat chakra, the gateway of purity.
Index finger: Jupiter - The index finger refers to self-worth and is associated with the heart chakra.
Thumb: Mars - The thumb refers to self-assertion and is associated with the fire element.
The soft padding under each finger is the respective mount.The soft padding under the thumb is the Mount of Mars and opposite it is the Lunar Mount. The Earth Mount is between the two, in the hollow of the palm, and the beginning of the palm, at the wrist, is the Mount of Neptune. Every finger has energy and has a role to play in our well-being and development. Due to the power given to each finger, every person has his health in his own hands.
Very often, while healing with hands, one can feel tender, soft, even painful areas on one palm while roaming over them with the fingers of the other hand. These are pressure points and can mean that a certain co-related organ is disturbed or over-used.
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