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* reconnecting with roots (I’m half west African)

* enhancing communication with ancestors and deities

* stretched lobes can mark adulthood

* gone through certain life phases

* the bigger the stretch, the more time, patience and endurance it took. That alone signifies discipline, wisdom, and deeper understanding of the self

* can represent responsibilities, intuition, influence in community(especially elders)

* keeper of knowledge, spiritual teacher, healer or wise one

Body is a sacred conduit

many African traditional religions and other indigenous systems believe that:

* the body has spiritual energy centers and/or doors (chakra points)

* modifying the body intentionally (piercing, tattooing, stretching) can activate, protect or open these energy points

* ears are connected to listening (being receptive to divine guidance/messages)

* In metaphysical systems (including some west African beliefs) the ears are linked to the throat chakra and intuition

* stretching lobes can symbolize expanding once ability to listen to spirit, ancestors, or universal energy

* In spiritual terms, creating a hole or passage in the body isn’t just symbolic; it can be a realignment tool.

* stretching the ears may allow for greater energetic flow; like a “tuning fork” that keeps you sensitive to spiritual frequencies.

* It’s believed that certain materials can help ground, heal, or sharpen spiritual hearing

* they’re receivers of wisdom, of energy, of guidance from beyond the veil.

To stretch your ears is in a sense saying: