Shoulders represent my ability to carry a load. My shoulders carry my joys, my sorrows, my responsibilities and my insecurities. Like anyone else, I am not exempt from carrying a burden. If I take responsibility for the happiness and well-being of others, then I increase the weight I carry and my shoulders ache. I have the feeling of having “too much to do” and of never being able to do it all. I may also have the feeling that they prevent me from acting, either because of different opinions or because they simply do not want to assist me and support me in my projects.
My shoulders also hurt when I experience great affective (left shoulder) or material (right shoulder) insecurities or when I feel crushed by the weight of my responsibilities, both affective and material.
I am so afraid of tomorrow that I forget to live today. The difficulties I encounter, the responsibility of having to create, make, perfect, all this can “crush” me. I may want to prove to myself that, despite everything, I can face situations by throwing my shoulders back, exposing my chest more, but the reality is that my back is weak and distorted by fear.
If the affected part of my shoulder refers to the bones (fracture, break), this will be more related to my fundamental responsibilities. If the affected part of my shoulder is muscular, this will be more related to my thoughts and emotions.
I also learn to let the energy circulate from my heart to my shoulders and then into my arms, which will avoid stiffness and pain, because my shoulders represent action and also movement, from conception to matter. My inner desires to express myself, create and execute pass through them because they were born at the level of my heart. Emotional energy must be directed to my arms and hands to make those wishes come true.
If I stop myself from saying or doing things, if I “box” myself instead of sinking into life, if I wear masks to cover my fears and apprehensions, my shoulders will be tense and more rigid. If the bone in my shoulder is going to crack or break, there is a conflict in my life that is very deep and that touches the essence of who I am.
The tension or any other discomfort that I feel in the shoulder area gives me an indication as to whether it is the right or left shoulder. If my right shoulder is affected, it is my active masculine side: I can experience a conflict or tension in relation to my work, my way of acting before authority. It is the “strong and controlling” side that wins; On the other hand, if it is my left shoulder that is affected, the tension that I may experience is related to the feminine aspect of my life, that is, creative and receptive, to my ability to express my feelings.
I become aware of what crushes me, I accept that I am responsible for ME and let others take care of taking care of their own happiness. I learn to delegate. An icy shoulder means that it becomes cold and painful and that you are hindered from your full use. Do I become cold and indifferent in relation to what I do (just to do it?) or can I really do it? There is a deep tension that tells me that I really want to do something different from what I currently do.
I also agree to learn to live in the present moment, which allows me to ease the weight I carry on my shoulders. I trust the universe that meets my daily needs.
Source: The Great Dictionary of Ailments and Diseases – Jacques Martel
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