Folks--
--I have been doing reasearch on esoteric anatomy, and have found that different teachers/lineages assign different elements to the fingers of the hand. Isn't that interesting? How are the elements assigned in the traditions of folks in this Tribe?
--My teacher uses:
THUMB: Ether
INDEX: Air
MIDDLE: Fire
RING: Water
PINKIE: Earth
--In another tradition I respect, they use
THUMB: Earth (Na)
INDEX: Fire (Ma)
MIDDLE: Sky (Shi
RING: Water (Va)
PINKIE: Air (Ya)
--I have been doing reasearch on esoteric anatomy, and have found that different teachers/lineages assign different elements to the fingers of the hand. Isn't that interesting? How are the elements assigned in the traditions of folks in this Tribe?
--My teacher uses:
THUMB: Ether
INDEX: Air
MIDDLE: Fire
RING: Water
PINKIE: Earth
--In another tradition I respect, they use
THUMB: Earth (Na)
INDEX: Fire (Ma)
MIDDLE: Sky (Shi
RING: Water (Va)
PINKIE: Air (Ya)
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Re: Fingers Of The Hand
Wed, December 19, 2007 - 5:11 PMFrom the ayurvedic standpoint I was taught:
THUMB: Ether
INDEX: Air
MIDDLE: Fire
RING: Water
PINKIE: Earth
The nyasa of 'Namah Shivaya' is not for medical purposes- but meant to instill the power of the mantra inside of us- the nyasa on our fingers is supposed to guide our actions and thereby cleanse our karma.
Another correlation is the four ayana:
index: moksa
Middle: artha
ring: dharma
kanistha: kama
This is used for mudra shastra but if we correlate it to the elements moksa is water, artha is earth, dharma is fire, and kama is air.
