Physical ailments have been classed as reflections of what’s going on in your emotional and spiritual life for decades, centuries, and maybe even millennia.
The theory is found in many cultures, including Ancient Chinese, and several (non-scientific) links have been made between emotional and physiological health.
Let’s dip our toes into the spiritual water and find out what your lung pain spiritual meaning is.
Lung Pain Spiritual Meaning: What Does It Mean?
Pain in the lungs is often connected to emotions and feelings, and particularly those that are trapped deep within.
Repressed emotions, internal turmoil and grief, and heartache are three issues you might be facing in your life while experiencing lung pain.
It’s important to remember, however, that spiritual messages and meanings held within pains, symbols, or anything else, are deeply personal and subjective.
You will know what’s right and what’s not after reading this page.
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What Do the Lungs Represent Energetically?
The lungs represent emotional energies, such as:
- Grief;
- Loneliness;
- Loss;
- Sadness;
- Emotional balance;
- Heartache/break;
- Melancholy;
- Nostalgia;
- Jealousy;
- And others similar to this.
Lung pain, tightness, or discomfort suggests a disruption to the balance of emotions. One is taking over rather than all of them plodding along in harmony.
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What Emotion Causes Lung Problems?
There isn’t a single, definitive emotion that causes issues with the lungs.
In fact, emotions as a whole are connected to this part of the body.
It has more to do with balance – what you are letting in, what you’re letting out, and what you’re keeping hold of.
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Which Chakra is Connected to Lungs?
Breathing, the lungs, and other parts of the respiratory system are representative of feelings and emotions that flow in and out as you breathe.
Lungs are in the center of your chest, along with your heart. Together, they make up the 4th chakra: the Heart chakra.
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Lung Pain Spiritual Meaning: 7 Secret Meanings & Messages
There are a few different lung pain spiritual meanings, but the right one will expose itself to you as you read down the page.
Something will feel relevant, or you might feel strangely guilty. If so, you’ve found your answer. Let your intuition guide you.
1) Slow Down, Take a Breath
Life is fast paced enough without you trying to make it even faster still.
Slow down, take a deep breath, and listen to the lung pain when it’s telling you to stop before you do yourself some real damage.
Are you jumping into a new relationship too quickly, or switching to a new job without thinking it through?
Only you will know the answer to this one, but it seems to me that you’re trying to run before you can walk in one aspect or area of your life.
2) Unblock or Realign Your Heart Chakra
Feelings of sadness, depression, anxiety, loneliness, grief, unhappiness, etc., are held in the center of your chest – the Heart chakra.
These symptoms point in the direction of a blocked or unaligned chakra, which is easy enough to resolve.
Meditating, healing crystals, sound therapy, and other spiritual and holistic practices can get your chakras back in line and balanced.
Once unblocked, the chakras will work in harmony, surrounding you with happiness, joy, love, and positivity.
3) Suppressed Emotions
- What AREN’T you saying?
- Has someone upset you, but you don’t feel as though you have a right or place to complain?
Maybe you’re too scared to rock the boat, so to speak, with a love interest.
Lung pain is super closely linked to suppressed emotions and feelings, so it’s time to sit down and work out what’s not being said, that’s giving you stress and grief.
4) Overwhelming Grief or Heartbreak
Have you ever had your heart broken? If so, you’ll already about that dull ache – a literal, physical ache – that so often accompanies feelings of heartbreak, such as losing a loved one, falling out with a true friend, or breaking up with a lover.
Those in Chinese medicine strongly believe that the lungs are the most affected organ when it comes to grief, and it can also extend to things like moving home (saying goodbye to the old one), starting a new job, losing something about/changing your identity (such as hair loss or having a baby), and more.
The best way to deal with a broken heart, in my opinion, is to love it.
Spend some time practicing self-love, in whatever way works for you – bubble baths, romantic movies, drinks with your closest friends…
Difficult periods like these can’t always be avoided, but they can be properly managed with love, compassion, and time.
5) Stop Holding On
There’s an emotion or situation that you can’t let go of if you’re experiencing pain in the lungs or similar symptoms.
Your lungs are heavy and hurting because you’re holding on to one or more emotions.
Breathe in, breathe out, slowly.
Practice breathing exercises to let that tension and emotion out. Once the mind and body is clear and balanced, you will then have all the resources you need to let go or move on.
6) Make Time to Reflect & Be Grateful
When was the last time you were grateful for what you have right now?
Don’t forget, while you’re looking forward to the next big thing you plan to buy, someone else is desperately hoping to get what you currently have.
Don’t forget to remember what’s important while you’re chasing after something better. When was the last time you felt a little gratitude?
Don’t get too greedy; otherwise, the Universe will start providing you with a life you don’t want.
7) Difficulty with Self-Expression
Are you hiding something, not just from yourself but also from your friends, family, and everyone else around you? I’m sensing some closeted ‘something’.
- Are you hiding your sexuality?
- Your fashion sense?
- Your musical style?
- Something else?
Stop it.
The world needs more individuality and self-expression. Take it from someone whose had every color of hair you could think of; the world looks a little bit brighter once you start being true to yourself.
How to Heal Lungs Spiritually?
Learning how to breathe for yoga, meditation, and other holistic and spiritual practices will arm you in ways that you wouldn’t believe.
These breathing exercises are great for:
- Reducing anxiety and stress;
- Clearing the mind;
- Re-energizing your mind and body;
- And so much more.
Focusing on your breathing, let your mind relax, so that it naturally travels to problematic areas.
If you have an emotional issue to deal with, but you’re not quite sure what the message is referring to, deep breaths and a minute or two of meditation will soon point you in the right direction.
Conclusion
As always, speak with an actual medical professional to ensure you don’t need western medicine before relying on spiritual and holistic remedies that aren’t suited to everyone.
That aside, I can point you in the right direction of understanding your body and spiritual self better – but only you can figure out what the actual messages are.
Let me know, what are yours?
My name is Jorge Silva and I am passionate about healing through spiritual methods. I hope to reveal everything you need to deal with your illnesses through alternative spiritual healing.