The body part of this symbol is the fourth rib. Interestingly, the breast nipple of both men and women sits at and around the fourth rib! I know, the breasts are connected to the sign Cancer, but there is a message here, one of nurturing, sacrificing…..and don’t forget ‘the willingness to accept it from others’. There is also a small chakra in each nipple, when we sing, the 4th rib is stimulated by the diaphragm which stimulates the chakras in our nipples, which also produces its own etheric song. This is all in keeping with our little mockingbird.
Gosh we’ve covered a lot of body parts! (I know I haven’t listed them all) We’ve looked at the lungs, the circulatory system, blood vessels, the thymus, the thyroid, the oesphagus, the arms, the hands, the palms, the shoulders, the ribs and the diaphragm. And don’t forget about the Symbols for Aries and Taurus. We’re getting close to half a body here!
Now for a moment imagine the diaphragm, (a muscle of expressive emotions) as a very large, dome-shaped design that fills the rib-cage front to back and from side to side. The stem of it is anchored on the inside of the lumbar spine where it rises to the uppermost dome quite high in the chest (at about the fourth rib or about the nipple level). The bottom edges of the lungs and the heart rests on top of it. Can you feel it when you take a deep breath?
Remember Marina, when we had a hearty and spontaneous laugh over the funny bone? You started the process and I and perhaps many others laughed right along with you. Our diaphragms physically reacted in sympathy with one another!
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diaphragm_(anatomy)
When we sing, the diaphragm muscle is tensed high (4th rib). When air is low in our lungs the diaphragm is high. So if the air in the lungs is high, the diaphragm is low. (Definitely a Gemini thing) Singers know not to take in lots of air, when they do it weakens the diaphragm and its connection with their voice. Singers also know that too much breath weakens their ability to close the vocal chords, which in turn results in a poor tone.
Taurus rules the throat and larynx and Aries rules our circulation and vascular system..oh and I forgot Mercury which rules our two lungs, the ribs, the hands, the arms,the fingers. All these are seen singing together here, a very unique way of communicating.
Also, Spring is a time of beginnings, our little bird has gathered the passion and expression of its other feathered friends (some happy, some sad), cheerfully singing high (air) up in a tree, for all of earth to see.
So many of our emotions are cloaked by heavy and uncomfortable feelings.
The mockingbird tells me we need to express how we truly feel; and if we do, others will hear them. Most of the time we don't let people know how we feel, because we are afraid of how they will react to them. Why not sing your song and see what happens!
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