Spleen Function Energy

At 10 a.m., the Stomach Function Energy becomes the Spleen Function Energy at the big toe.

This Function Energy ascends along the inner side of the foot, ankle, knee, and thigh. At the coccyx, it crosses toward the abdomen and continues its upward course. In the area of the opposite-side SEL 14, it divides into two branches.

One branch circulates through the stomach and rises to the heart. The other ascends to the third rib, then descends to the seventh rib, turns outward toward the back, and moves upward along the throat, where it disperses at the base of the throat.

At 12 noon, the Spleen Function Energy becomes the Heart Function Energy in the heart.

Spleen FE, Right side

Harmonizing the Spleen Function Energy

Spleen Function Energy is one of only three Body Function Energies presented in the Self Help books. In Self Help Book 1 (p. 43), it appears as the first in a three-sequence daily routine. Its purpose is to revitalize the Anterior Ascending Energy of the body.

  • Place one hand on the coccyx and the other on the pubic bone
  • 5-Coccyx: Place the right hand on the right inner ankle (R5) and the left on the coccyx area
  • Hold your thumb
  • 4-step Sequence: The entire sequence is given in the Self-Help Books, (SH1, p.43)

Further Commentary

Run-down conditions

Spleen energizes and gives strength to run-down conditions. Use it anytime you need an energy boost or sunshine in life.

Spleen Function Energy and Acute stomach/abdominal discomforts.

The Spleen Function Energy harmonizing sequence is my favorite—and probably the most commonly used. It was the first sequence I learned, as its four steps are given in The Touch of Healing under the Ascending Anterior Energy. It always helps when I experience acute abdominal discomfort. Something about the way I eat—the choices, the order, or the timing—doesn’t always agree with my body, which occasionally goes into emergency purging mode. The symptoms can look just like food poisoning, even when I’ve eaten the same food as everyone else. That’s when Spleen comes to the rescue.

There are at least three variations of the Spleen flow you can choose from, depending on your preference. Place one hand on the coccyx, while the other hand goes to (a) SEL 5, (b) SEL 1, or (c) the pubic bone. Needless to say, when I’m in the throes of digestive agony, I usually go with (c)—as I’m too weak or in too much pain to reach for my feet or knees.

Saturn in the Signs

When I connected the dots between Saturn in Cancer in my chart and the Cancer–Spleen correspondence numerologically—both being the fourth part of the twelvefold division—it added another layer to why the Spleen flow has always helped me feel better, even when my textbooks recommended other flows. So, I decided to collect more data. I began offering self-help flows to my students and clients based on their astrological charts, always starting with the flow corresponding to their Saturn sign.

Saturn governs obstructions, limitations, and the breaking points in our lives, so I reasoned that harmonizing the corresponding Function Energy would give the greatest benefit—unless other serious medical conditions were involved. I even created a mini-guide on Saturn, which you’re welcome to explore [here].