Why is the Heart on the Left?

Why is the Heart on the Left? - (761)

Introduction

The following excerpt explains why the heart is on the left hand side of the body.

Excerpt taken from the book “The Secret Teachings of All Ages” by Manly P. Hall.

Excerpt

Furthermore, as the source of Being is in the primal darkness which preceded light, so the spiritual nature of man is in the dark part of his being, for the heart is on the left side.

Among the curious misconceptions arising from the false practice of associating darkness with evil is one by which several early nations used the right hand for all constructive labors and the left hand for only those purposes termed unclean and unfit for the sight of the gods. For the same reason black magic was often referred to as the left-hand path, and heaven was said to be upon the right and hell upon the left. Some philosophers further declared that there were two methods of writing: one from left to right, which was considered the exoteric method; the other from right to left, which was considered esoteric. The exoteric writing was that which was done out or away from the heart, while the esoteric writing was that which--like the ancient Hebrew--was written toward the heart.”

Conclusion

That makes sense to me now. Darkness is in the absolute and he absolute is the source of the Being and so the real spirit is in the darkness and so the heart as it represents the maximum of he being in the body it must be on the side that represents that primordial darkness, which happens to be the left hand side of the body.

End (761).

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