Course XXXVII - Teaching 12: Superior Extremities

In superior extremities there are many secondary centers.
A hand has 16 important secondary centers.
The first of these is in the center of the palm and rules the sense of tact at large, being an astral deposit, or center, of the air.
Both palm centers are rule by seven brain centers of the tact, which mark a cycle of 52,43 minutes, according to Solar Tattva, during which they alternate their positive and negative activity, for a period of time of 4,43 minutes. This alternation rules for all centers studied.
In every phalanx there is a secondary center, subordinated to the palm center; these centers have a characteristic astral sensibility.
The thumb center contacts a being with the Visual Wheel of the Astral body; thence it denotes character and will when is sufficiently developed.
The forefinger center corresponds to the Larynx Wheel; it gives extraordinary sensibility to spatial orientation.
The middle-finger center corresponds to the Heart Wheel; its proper development gives the faculty to attract and magnetize beings.
The ring-finger center corresponds to the Solar Wheel and gives understanding, mental clarity, meditation and knowledge.
The little-finger center corresponds to the Splenic Wheel; it prevents from dangers, when it is properly developed; and at the hour of death, it is the first to lose sensibility. The Moon influences this center.
Each second phalanx has also a center; they develop the sense of the Etheric Body.
Its proper development favors the intellect.
A proper development of the center corresponding to the proximal thumb phalanx, enables to impose our will and command.
The center of the second phalanx of the fore-finger especially gives skill to explorers, travelers, aviators and shooters.
The middle-finger center gives sense of love and that of healing.
The ring-finger center gives sense of economy, financial success and wellbeing in loneliness.
The little-finger center gives the sense of communication with beings that passed away and are wandering in lower planes.
The center of the proximal forefinger phalanx, if it is properly developed, denotes attachment to earthly possessions.
The middle-finger center denotes lust.
The ring-finger center denotes superstition and greed.
The little-finger center denotes to be prone to violent death and accidents.
On the thenar eminence there is a center that, when is properly developed, establishes contact with the outer world, astral or physical.
On the wrist there are three secondary centers, vertically arranged in the mean part.
The distal center rules not only movements of the hand and forearm, but also denotes the state of both nervous systems.
It proper development is denoted by the first transversal groove properly marked. It acts on the brain-spine system up to the age of 30. The second groove indicates the same from 30 to 60 years old; and the third groove, from 60 to 90 years old. Respectively, they indicate good memory for the same periods of time.
On the front superior third of the forearm there are three main secondary centers, transversally placed. The outer center contacts a being by means of astral benefic vibrations.
The middle center does by means of mental benefic vibrations.
The inner center does by means of cosmic mental vibrations.
On the front part of the elbow joint there is a center that gets malefic astral vibrations, in very sensible beings. They cause the joint to hurt, and usually this is mistaken for rheumatic joint.
On the rear elbow area there is a center regulating the astral heat, with seven auxiliary centers around, which start proportions of astral calories.
On the armpits there are secondary centers related to physiologic experiences of past lives. When one of these precedent states acts again with violence on a being, these centers alert by secreting a sweat of characteristic smell. On every armpit there are 777 centers of this kind.
On the superior and external area of the shoulder there are many centers related to a future development, but now it is inappropriate to speak of them.