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R as in Ring Finger

The ring finger is the fourth proximal digit of the human hand, and the second most ulnar finger, located between the middle finger and the little finger.  It is also called digitus medicinalis, the fourth finger, digitus annularis, digitus quartus, or digitus IV in anatomy.  It may also be referred to as the third finger.

 
Before medical science discovered how the circulatory system functioned, people believed that a vein ran directly from the fourth finger on the left hand to the heart.  Because of the hand-heart connection, they chose the descriptive name vena amoris, Latin for "the vein of love", for this particular vein.

When we look at the hands and consider the placement of rings, the first thing to consider is the simple fact that we have two hands, the right and the left.  The left hand is the receptive hand, the right hand the active; the left hand the yin, the right hand the yang.  When we place a ring on the left hand we are bringing into and receiving within our bodies and our lives certain qualities that are associated with the particular finger of that hand.  When we place a ring on the right hand we are focusing on the creative and dynamic aspect of giving, sharing, creating, the qualities associated with the particular finger.  With the left hand we receive energy. With the right hand we give energy.  There is a balance here and both aspects are necessary for our well-being.

The two hands may be thought of as a balance between receiving inwardly the energy and vital forces you need in order to move forward into creating and building the structure of your life in the outer world.

 An interesting example is that in some parts of the world a wedding ring is worn on the left ring

finger and in other parts of the world the wedding ring is worn on the right ring finger.  Thus different peoples are emphasizing either the receptive aspects of relationship, marriage and family while others emphasize the more active, dynamic aspect where the marriage is worked out in the world.