Heart Function Energy
Pathway
At 12 p.m., the Spleen Function Energy reaches the heart and becomes the Heart Function Energy. As Heart, it follows several distinct pathways over the next two hours. One branch flows through thoracic vertebra No. 3 (TV3) and out to the chest [TII, p. 18, “A”]; another passes through the axilla, to the back, and into the opposite-side kidney (“B”). One branch descends to the small intestine (“C”), another ascends into the cerebrum (“D”), and one flows superficially along the arm into the little finger (“E”). Along its course, the Heart Function Energy also travels through the diaphragm, trachea, throat, and eye, and along the surface of the same-side arm and wrist all the way to the nail of the little finger.
With one exception, these pathways are deep, as the Heart Function Energy belongs to the Deep Body Function Energy [TII-4]. At the underarm (axilla), a portion of the Function Energy [TII, p. 18, “E”] surfaces and flows along the front of the arm, through the elbow, and down the medial side of the little finger. At the base of the little fingernail, it becomes the Small Intestine Function Energy at 2 p.m.
How to Harmonize
- Little Finger and/or TV5 (TV5 can be reached only if do JSJ on someone else)
- SEL 15. (Easy!)
- Left 11 and Left 17. Place your left hand on your left shoulder (SEL 11) and the right hand on the left outer wrist (SEL 17).
Further Commentary
Heart FE is involved in many other FE
Heart Function Energy is involved in many other Function Energies—see for yourself on the diagram to the right.
Unlike the physical heart, the energetic flow of Heart Function Energy has two sides: left and right. I’ve never practiced the right side myself, so I can’t say how it feels—but you’re welcome to experiment and find out.
Number 5
Heart Function Energy is closely related to the function of the number five—the number of man, spirit manifesting in matter, symbolized by the pyramid. Together with Small Intestine, Heart Function Energy comprises the fifth depth. It also comes fifth in the diurnal procession of the Twelve Body Function Energies and corresponds to the fifth astrological sign, Leo. Along the spine, thoracic vertebra No. 5 (TV5) is associated with the heart. Consequently, we utilize SEL 5 in the harmonizing sequence for Heart Function Energy [TII-19].
When our Heart Function Energy is in harmony, we move through life with grace. We know when, what, and how to say or do in the most appropriate way, without causing harm. We act with love, magnanimity, compassion, and devotion to higher principles. Yet the heart—the ruler of all on the manifested level—must itself remain aligned with the direction of the Universal Mind. To that end, we must ensure that SEL 12, “Thy Will Be Done,” stays open. It is SEL 12 that helps us “to keep from TRY-ing to DO and allows us to effortless BE” [SH2-34].
Although the heart is often associated with kindness, benevolence, and care, it is also the organ of devotion. SEL 12, “Thy Will Be Done,” guides that devotion toward the only direction where true happiness can be found. Good deeds without devotion to a higher principle leave us in a “stubborn dictatorial state of mind” (MB) and inevitably lead to heart disharmonies. Alignment with the Higher Spirit, on the other hand, reconnects us with our Source and reveals our true purpose in life. Only then can we put our hearts to work in harmony with that higher direction.
The number 12 also resonates with the safety energy locks of the fifth depth. SELs 24, 25, and 26 together total 75—a number that reduces to 12 as the sum of 7 (the fifth depth’s number) and 5 (the depth itself). On the manifested level, SEL 12 resides in the area of cervical vertebra No. 4 (CV4), associated with the Sun, the ruler of Leo and of the Heart Function Energy [NKM].
The heart is the only organ that has another assigned to guard it. It is enveloped and protected by the pericardium—the organ of the Diaphragm Function Energy. If the heart is the ruler, then the pericardium is the imperial guard. Heart becomes Small Intestine Function Energy at the little finger, while the Diaphragm becomes Umbilicus Function Energy at the ring finger. Holding the little finger and then the ring finger of the same hand clears both and harmonizes the fifth-depth attitude of pretense [SHII, p. 36].
Seven Perfect Steps.
Let go of all the burdens
And hear the Voice inside.
Be happy and content
To have your Source
of Nourishment and Joy.
Go back to oneness
Where there is no fear.
You are the perfect Self
You were created to be.