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language. The key to the truth is under her tongue —perhaps beneath language – at
least spoken language, e.g. in dreams.
In the second dream, a woman closes her heart to the suffering of others, remaining
passive and silent; her unspoken shame makes her sick. In Traditional Chinese
Medicine, the tongue is directly connected to the heart; a heart out of balance impedes
our ability to speak clearly and with a strong voice; disharmony in the heart can also
manifest in stomach disorders such as ulcers.
Amid the chaos and distraction that increasingly defines daily life, it helps me to
remember that more often that not, my body tells me much of what I need to know about
what is true. The “gut” feeling, the rising hair on the back of my neck, the knot in my
stomach, the goose bumps on my arm—these are sources of wisdom from beyond my
thinking mind, keys to truths that cannot, and will not, be silenced.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Kristin Flyntz is the assistant editor of Dark Matter: Women Witnessing.
She lives in Connecticut with her husband and two feline companions.
