Womb as Paradise Lost

Womb as Paradise Lost – Foetal Programming
Thetic Part 2 – Prolegomena
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tions at the end of the limbs to treat certain diseases in traditional Jewish medicine
(TJM) is an interesting parallel to traditional Chinese medicine (TCM).
Another common element is the sensitivity to the circadian rhythms of the body.
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In fact, in Jewish traditional sources we find specific seasons and times of the day
for phlebotomy for the benefit of certain organs and diseases. In traditional Eastern
medicine too, every large organ has a specific time of the day and a season,
and can then be treated best. (The Chinese call this system of corresponding seasons
and times of the day "heavenly stems and earthly branches.")
The respect for herbal medicine and the medicinal qualities of food is another
parallel in both traditions. A fascinating common area for diagnosis is the use of
the wrist and its relation to the elements. 156
Lastly, I want to stress that it is of great importance in every system, how emotions
relate to specific organs. I will elaborate on this later.
An example to complete this short consideration is the heart.
In traditional Eastern medicine, the heart is the location where "shen" or spirit
lives and pre-processes our luck. Diseases related to the heart manifest themselves
through brash, erratic behaviour, irritability, insomnia and the inability to
find inner peace.
Sara Childre, president of the Institute of Heart Math, has developed the scientific
knowledge of “heart brains” in her institute. 157
155 A "circadian" rhythm is an overall 24-hour cycle in the biochemical and physiological processes of a living organism.
156 In Torah tradition, the masters of Jewish mystique were able to discern through the wrist not only physical diseases
(as we find in Eastern medicine, where 6 pulse points, 3 on each wrist, 18 diagnostic positions and up to 28 different wrist
patterns are used), but also mental diseases! Mystical Jewish tradition recognises 10 important impulse patterns, each
manifesting a certain kind of vitality that flows in the body through the soul. In the words of the most authoritative kabbalist
Luria: "A given pulse pattern indicates which aspect of the Devine soul enters the vital energy of the pulse, at the
moment when this pattern appears." (It is interesting that in both traditions, the emphasis is on the primate of function
rather than of structure.) In both traditions, general physical health is dependent on the harmony that is expressed in the
pulses, and any defects or blockages in the flow of vital connecting energy (called ‘Chi’ by the Chinese) will lead to
disease.
157 Science of the Heart, an Institute of Heart Math (IHM explains that the heart brain, like the proper brain, has an intricate
network of several types of neurons, neurotransmitters, proteins and support cells. It can act independently to learn, remember,
feel and sense. One of the key discoveries IHM researchers made about the heart brain, which it also called the