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By Joy Lucas RSHom.
The common red starfish has 5 pointed 'fingers' and a rough red, scaly
skin.
The female has real fecundity, releasing 2.5 million eggs which are
fertilised externally.
The male has a tendency to attract parasites when the survival
mechanisms are low.
If a limb is damaged or lost it will regenerate.
They like to live in communities in sheltered conditions - they are
resident and they do not migrate.
They generally swim with the tides and if they can't keep up they get
washed ashore.
They are sensitive to high temperatures and light so being washed ashore
is almost certain death.
They lend themselves to drying out for decoration.
A prominent uterine and breast cancer remedy Asterias has an interesting
mental and emotional picture.
Cannot bear to be contradicted - with 5 'fingers' pointing in all
directions they are always telling someone what to do, extremely
quarrelsome and impatient, expecting a great deal from others and very
tearful if they get even the slightest upset at what others are doing,
can even become hysterical or grumpy and won't talk to you - mood
swings.
There is a level of sensitivity which borders on a sense of 'knowing'
rather more than clairvoyance.
They can sense and fear misfortune and danger (this is why they live
collectively, safety in numbers) and have hallucinations of voices.
The house and the home is very important to them (they like to partially
bury themselves under the sand and hide) - their emotional senses are
always on edge when away from home (the collective spirit again and
sense of something going to happen, be washed ashore).
But there is also a need to break free from the collective (DELUSION
THEY ARE UNDER THE CONTROL OF OTHERS) and have the freedom of the sea
but that isn't possible so they will be extremely irritable in the house
and can show their worst emotions when at home.
Very sexy remedy - desires are increased and can become even violent but
women especially don't feel good for it.
With a starfish that can produce 2.5 million eggs you can understand the
affinity with the uterus and breasts and a sense of discomfort there.
When there is breast cancer the pain extends right down to the tips of
the fingers!
Easily washed ashore if they don't keep with the flow of the group and
the tide, and the tendency for the male to attract parasites (SCABIES)
is an indication of a severely weakened vital force - in comes cancer at
every opportunity when defences are low.
Asterias also has an affinity with the head and the brain - historically
used in cases of epilepsy and strokes - there is a lot of congestion
within the brain with a lot of throbbing and rushes of blood.
There is either severe pressure felt in the head or else a sense of
emptiness (your client had some of her brain taken away if I recall?).
And where there is congestion there is usually redness - the starfish
stays red even when it has been dried out. Red eyes, nose bleeds, red
flushed face, >>> flow of menses, the skin, as you would
imagine is red, rough, dry, tough with no elasticity, attacks of scabies,
and acne like eruptions.
I would hesitate to say this might be a remedy that would come into play
for people who have lost a limb (and cannot regenerate it like the
starfish), I know that's pushing it but you never do know :-))
Related to Sepia and Murex and possibly other sea creatures.
There is, of course much more to this remedy.
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