Who would have thought that a simple, itchy middle finger could bring me so many spiritual understandings?
It was innocuous enough — a nagging itch that wouldn’t subside.
A few days turned into a couple of weeks, and with the itch still prevailing,
I started to question what this feeling really was.
My spiritual quest started from my question, and I discovered it had dimensions beyond anything I’d ever imagined.
Middle Finger Itching – Spiritual Meanings:
The first time I felt that itch on my right middle finger will forever be ingrained in my memory.
Initially, it felt like a minor irritant-minor skin dryness or maybe that damn mosquito.
However, as the days started ticking by and still nothing would make it better, I couldn’t shake my suspicion that this was about more than just a physical discomfort.
This inevitably made me think that perhaps this feeling was a subtle whisper of the universe quietly telling me to focus on my spiritual journey.
One thing I have learned through my various spiritual explorations over the years is that our bodies tend to talk back at us in systems other than physical.
Persistent, inexplicable bodily sensations are loaded metaphysical messages of profound depth.
I began to recognize the itching middle finger as more than just an itch; it was a warning sign sending me reminders of being grounded and balanced in my life.
Deeper into this idea, I began to explore, and I found that numerous spiritual practices actually see it as a signal from the higher realms.
In these traditions, each part of the body is also associated with certain aspects of our spiritual and emotional health.
The middle finger stands tall at the palm’s center, symbolizing equilibrium and integrity that is imperative to hold back physical life from spiritual existence.
I realized that the itch was, in fact, an invitation to recalibrate.
A call to question where, exactly, I was putting my time and energy – in the physical or spiritual realms.
Life moves so fast in today’s day and age, people are constantly chasing a dollar but wondering why they feel empty inside.
On the flip side, some of us are such spiritual seekers that we can hardly connect with life as it is now. It was then that I realized the trick is to reconcile these two worlds.
What I learned from this experience was how important mindfulness and balance are.
When I get that itch now, it reminds me to pull myself back and check my life.
Do I have a healthy balance between my relationships with work and then with spiritual practices? Am I grounded and in the present?
These thoughts remind me and keep my Internal alarm on to not neglect myself at any front.
It is about energy flow
The energy flow in the body is a basic concept in most of our spiritual and healing practices, from Reiki to Acupuncture or Ayurveda.
The idea that we have a network of energy highways – or meridians where our life force flows through is so comforting to me.
Especially when it feels off-balance, I have seen and felt just the impact of this energy flow in my own life.
Having spent many years practicing Reiki, I know this — our hands are powerful transmitters of healing energy.
They are commonly combined to convey this energy and focus it on parts of the body that need healing.
An itching of the middle finger may indicate that this energy is trying to move through some sort of blockage.
I focused a Reiki treatment on my middle finger and saw the blockage dissolve away, allowing energy to flow freely.
The results were profound. The itch was gone, and I seemed to regain a sense of balance or equilibrium.
It is about karmic lessons
An even more interesting reading of an itchy middle finger relates to karmic lessons.
Over my spiritual journey, I have discovered the word karma a lot as we live and learn from our actions/good or bad energy in return, what goes around comes back!
As my middle finger itched non-stop I could not ignore that this was a sign of karma issues.
The middle finger belongs to Saturn, the planet of discipline and rules.
An itch in that itchy finger might mean we are being dragged into a karmic whirlpool and dealing with unfinished business.
For me, this itch was also an opportunity to think back on past deeds I may have performed and the patterns that manifested from it, maybe causing entanglements in my current web.
My journey with these realizations would be eternal.
Karma is not punishment but rather education and experience.
The middle finger itching asks us to own up, acknowledge what we did before and do something about it.
It is a call to find an open heart enough for the lessons the universe offers, and work them into spiritual evolution.
Differences in Spiritual Meanings for Left and Right Hand
Left Hand Middle Finger Itching
In yoga philosophy, the left hand is linked to our yin side or our receptive, feminine and intuitive qualities within.
It is the inner world of our feelings, subconscious mind and intros that happen here.
An itchy middle finger on your left hand may symbolize your need to search within and address some emotional peasant matters.
It has been my experience that some of these past traumas or unresolved emotions come to the surface when your left middle finger starts itching.
Right Hand Middle Finger Itching
By contrast, the right hand represents our active side: that of masculinity and logic.
This is in relation to our outer world, the way we act out responsibility and interact with others.
If your right middle finger is itching, it could be that the time has come to concentrate on some external responsibilities or take something decisive in life.
For me, a right middle finger itching has always gone hand in hand with times when I need to rise and take control over something.
Because the universe is telling me to check my external commitments and make sure that everything I am doing, I must do with integrity and take full responsibility.
The itch is there to remind me that I need to do some housekeeping in my outer world, be it work, relationships or other personal commitments.
When I notice this signal, it helps me to make a written plan and decide what tasks I need to do now.
This could mean defining personal objectives, managing time well or practicing assertive communication to solve problems.
Our right hand itch drives us to take part in the world, making sure we do things that make a difference and correlate with our values and sense of duty.
I’m Bulgarea Candin Stefan and I have started Spiritual Whirlwinds to pass my learnings from my spiritual journey. Spiritualwhirlwinds.com provides a space of spiritual awakening with guided meditations, e-books, mantras, and pendulum readings.
