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♥ Heart = Love?
Wednesday, 26 September 2012 @ 08:22 This is a repost of an article I wrote for my website. I thought I would share it here, too! Where does this idea come from? The idea that love should be associated with the heart - to the human eye they have no common traits. The hearts main function being to pump blood around the body - how does this become a body part associated with emotions, particularly love? The symbol of the heart isn't a recent thing, it’s been used for centuries, resembling that of the human heart - the left ventricle in particular gives the lumpy effect, and the point, although much more rounded, is also depicted. Modelled on a heart but exaggerated, or at least made symmetric. History on the origins of the heart being associated with love is still unclear, but seems to trace back as far as the 7th century BC, in greece. A heart shaped seed of the plant Silphium, associated with the Greek god of intimate love, Eros, is said to have been used as a birth control in Egypt. There are other theories as to how this symbol came about, this time referring to Egyptian hieroglyphics. The Egyptians believed the soul was made up of five parts, Ren (Name), Ba (Soul), Ka (Spirit), sheut (Shadow) and Ib (heart). The Ib, or Jb in hieroglyphics, referring to the human heart is said to be an important part of the Egyptian soul. It was thought that the heart was the seat of all emotions, intentions, thought and free will, rather than the brain. The heart was an important part of the body for the Egyptians; it was incorporated in their language to express happiness, and other emotions. The heart symbol in Egypt was much more abstract than the one we use today, for example, the hearts in a pack of playing cards. Was it really so strange for the Egyptians to see the heart as such an important thing? It is a very vital organ, and in some ways central in our body. A lot of cultures associated the heart with the soul, and the soul with emotions, our strongest and most valued emotion being "love". Love is such a confusing, but wonderful concept, it is hard for anyone to explain - its a feeling so real, and seeked out by many people, some would say we all seek to be loved by someone, who ever that may be. Love is a very strong feeling, recognised by many cultures and religions as a foundation, its deep connections with our heart. Our heart is still seen by many as the key to our soul. Although now we know that our thoughts and emotions are widely processed in the brain, often referred to as the “central nervous system”. Having said this, it is not the only place we store memories. In more recent years scientists have found a strong connection between our hearts and memories. Cells in our body tissue, which makes up our organs can store memories, this is called cellular memory. It has been observed in many organ transplants people may have memories that the donor had made, which had been stored in the tissue of that organ, particularly the heart. Maybe the ancient Egyptians were more ahead of their time than we think! It’s not so strange associating love with our hearts, after all most of us have felt pangs in our heart, especially in the concept of love and relationships. Feelings associated with the heart could be simply the physical sensations we get from being in love, with the one. People report their heart skipping a beat, or beating faster, or even just a flatter – but these are strong feelings that affect our thoughts aswell as our physical being. It seems that for centuries the heart has been connected with feelings, be they physical or mental, with the soul, and even in recent years, storing a vast collection of memories. What ever the heart means to you it is used in a poetic way to describe our love for one another, and even more so our partners. 0 Comments 
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