The Four-Chambered Heart My heart is open My heart is clear My heart is full My heart is strong

Adapted from The Four-Fold Way, by Angeles Arrien   ____________________________________________________________   (27) Four   The good news from the Mayo Clinic was that my “functional capacity,” the basic ability of the heart to pump blood, was excellent. The bad news: there had been no improvement in the heart ejection fraction; my heart was still operating at only half of its previous efficiency level. I was able to focus on the good news. My mood was improving. I thought of home, and I drew an EKG sunrise over the Tanana Valley and the Alaska Range. Unconsciously, once again, the theme of four and a circle emerged.   March 12, 2007