They are the support on which
we settle, our point of support on the ground, the base on which our body
supports itself to be able to stand, to move, to go forward. They are our
contact with the earth (mother earth), with life, with others.
The feet, therefore, represent
our affirmed and recognized positions and, as a consequence, the criteria with
which we govern our lives, our ideals and our convictions.
They symbolize the official
role we play, our attitudes, our supports in relationships; above all they are
usually linked to the mother who takes care of us and who nurtures us and to
our roots.
Finally, they are also a
symbol of freedom since they allow us to move.
Therefore, the feet are related
to two aspects of our life: First, they show our progress, the route or the
path we want to follow and, secondly, they express the relationship with our
mother. In many problems that affect the feet, both aspects are represented.
"I want to go down a path, but my mother does not agree, she prevents
me", "I want to advance in life, but my mother stops me", "I
want to go, but my mother holds me back", "My mother judges me,
criticizes me, the path I have taken in life”
Feet show us how we move
through life:
Large
feet indicate a person who in childhood was very close to
her mother. It is possible that she has a certain tendency to materialism.
On the contrary, small feet indicate that the support was
found in the paternal and may be individuals attracted by the intellectual and
the spiritual.
Some flat feet correspond to a person who seeks the affection of the
mother, when I am a child, I do not want to separate from my mother, I need her
fusion, I seek contact with my mother, I need more contact with her or “I feel
oppressed by my mother and I submit because I cannot escape, I let myself be
done”, "She prevents me from detaching myself and pins me to the ground",
"I am crushed by my mother"
The
cavus foot: (with an excessive plantar arch) resembles a person
who huddles and folds back on him, thus expressing her need for autonomy in
relation to the mother. "I resist being overwhelmed by my mother."
"I want to separate from my mother."
However, people with heavy
feet are firmly rooted to the ground, in safety. They are reliable, constant
and realistic people and little given to the intellectual plane.
Warm
feet: It is the archetype of sweetness, synonymous with
well-being.
People with warm feet would
have liked their mother to be kinder, sweeter, warmer, more loving.
Cold
feet: "My mother is cold, I don't feel like touching
her, because her touch is destabilizing."
Individuals who walk on the
balls of her feet have a serious problem with her mother: "I don't want to
see her; I don't want to touch her." At the same time they have little
contact with reality, they do not take root anywhere and they are possessors of
great dreams, fantasies and enormous creativity.
Walking
with your feet out can be a sign of openness, of extroversion;
the opposite, that is, walking with the feet facing inwards, would speak to us
of a shy person who is afraid to move forward, "I'm going, but I don't
feel like going"
On the other hand, those
people who walk leaning mainly on their heel, as if they were stepping on eggs,
have the tendency to avoid life since, due to the posture they adopt; they are
prone to being knocked back easily.
Corns on feet express our need
to protect ourselves from our mother. "I need to protect myself from my
mother"
Foot
drop: when I cannot lift my foot, symbolically, it wants
to express to me that I have difficulties in taking a direction, to push myself
with respect to wanting or not wanting to go in one direction.
Diabetic
foot: it tells me that I do not want to express what I
feel to my mother because if I do I can cause a separation between her and me.
My attitude of keeping quiet, unconsciously, seeks a rapprochement with her.
Plantar
fasciitis: Acute inflammation of the fascia of the foot. It
causes pain in the sole of the foot or the heel.
The meaning of suffering from
fasciitis is to protect the sole of the foot from contact with the ground
(mother earth) considered harmful. Normally it is a conflict that is lived by
repetition.
He tells me that I feel anger,
repressed rage (which I do not express), in relation to my mother or to the
maternal role. "I have no right to express it"
He also talks to me about the
helplessness I feel in my separation from my mother.
Plantar
pain, hardness: it means that “I kick in the ass to get
others to move forward. I'm fed up, I quit”.
The sole of the foot
represents the mother, but on a symbolic level it is the house where the mother
is, the family home.
Heel: It is the fulcrum,
where all the weight of the body lies.
He expresses to me that I am
experiencing a conflict of devaluation and lack of support on my way.
It relates to my intention to
"take the first step" towards my goal. "I wanted to leave, but I
could not." "I have no right to leave." Who prevents me from
being myself?
Sometimes it tells us that we
are making the same mistakes our parents made. "You will never measure up
to your father"
Likewise, it can hurt if I am
forced to “stop cold” on an issue, project, relationship, etc.
Achilles tendonitis: It is the one that allows the propulsion of the
body. It is also the one that empowers me to make my thoughts and desires, both
physical and spiritual, come true.
If we have a problem with it,
it indicates to me that I am living or have experienced a devaluation conflict
when it comes to pushing myself in some aspect of my present life (real or
symbolic). I do my best to realize my dreams and to achieve the goals that I
have set for myself, but I feel unable to achieve them. "I don't feel
capable of taking the leap"
Calcaneal
spur: It tells me that I feel obligated by my mother; I lack
independence from my mother and/or from the world.
The spur tells me that "I
must abide my mother"
Sometimes, it corresponds to a
program inherited from the clan. "I must help her, accompany her, receive
her, etc., for some reason or another I continue to do so and I cannot refuse,
even though she annoys me, displeases me and irritates me"
"I have no right to leave
home" or to leave my mother's domain, to put my foot on the ground to
leave", "I wanted to leave, but I could not", "I blame
myself for thinking that I wanted to leave", "I cannot get married; I
must look after my mother", "It is my obligation to support my
parents", "It is a custom, to eat every Sunday with the family and my
parents", "My mother says that I should look out for her", "It
is a tradition that I look out for my brothers"
Therefore, the problems in the
feet speak of the conflicts that I have in relation to my mother, (it can also
be a symbolic mother who protects, the Social Service or the State Aids or people
with whom I live who are double of my mother) and my seat in life, in the
world. They tell me that the decisions I make or maintain lack reliability or
security.
They can also express the perception
of not moving forward, being stagnant, of going around the same thing, perhaps
because of not knowing what attitude to take in a situation, because of “not
knowing where to go”.
When the tension is manifested
in the right foot it means that it is related to the real mother and, when it
appears on the left foot, it corresponds to the symbolic mother.
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ReplyDeleteI have been trying to understand why my mother has reoccurring callouses and you have provided insights
Thank you!
I left my narcissistic mother and my plantar fasciitis disappeared completely!!!!!
ReplyDeleteI am prone to injure my feet. This month is been terrible. Last week I broken my little right toe and this afternoon I smash the left one. Can anyone tell me why?
ReplyDeleteWhat hurting your toes means? I am always hurting them. At them moment I have a broken right little toe and just slashed tip of left one. 😔
ReplyDeleteI am prone to injure my feet. This month is been terrible. Last week I broken my little right toe and this afternoon I smash the left one. Can anyone tell me why?
ReplyDeleteHello, Feet are related to two aspects of our life: First, they show our progress, the route or the path we want to follow and, secondly, they express the relationship with our mother. In many problems that affect the feet, both aspects are represented. "I want to go one way, but my mother does not agree, she prevents me" "I want to advance in life, but my mother stops me" "I want to go, but my mother holds me back" "My mother judges me , criticizes me, the path I have taken in life "
DeleteThe little toe (little finger): It is the finger related to the "territory" in relation to collaterals, anger with ourselves, guilt. It is the finger that examines my territory and that seeks balance, it gives firmness to my grip.
"Sharing my room is uncomfortable."
"I hate myself for the way I express myself."
"What my wife told me hurt me."
"I feel bad about the way I answered my brother."
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I have been experiencing pain on metatarsal side of foot under my small toe on the right foot. It hurts when I put weight on it,or if I apply pressure. I cannot think of a cause for this. Any ideas?
ReplyDeleteThe little toe (little finger): It is the finger related to the "territory" in relation to the collaterals. It is the finger that examines my territory and that seeks balance, it gives firmness to my grip.
DeleteEverything that we consider to be "ours" is territory. It can be our house, partner, our children, family, work, room, etc. If I feel that I am losing territory or that I have the risk of losing it, or that perhaps I have not taken enough care of my territory or I lack the courage to defend it, or I do not enjoy it, etc., I will damage my little finger.
It can also indicate that our way of establishing relationships does not satisfy us and we want to change old habits and replace them with new ones.
If I don't like public speaking, if I don't like defending my ideas, if I am unstable or feel vulnerable, my little finger will hide under the fourth finger. The more I feel able to defend my territory, the straighter and firmer my little finger will be.
"Sharing my room is uncomfortable."
"I hate myself for the way I express myself."
"What my wife told me hurt me."
"I feel bad about the way I answered my brother."
Like Liz I keep spraining my toes. 4 all-together since Christmas. Left foot, pinky and the one next to it. Right foot, big toe and the one next to the pinky. Everytime one gets close to being healed, I kick something else. What gives??
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