La Corrispondenza delle Dita e i Cinque Sensi (Szápáry)/en
The Correspondence of the Fingers and the Five Senses is the doctrine of Count Franz von Szápáry according to which each finger of the hand is linked to one of the five senses through its own magnetic nerve current, so that the magnetizer must choose the finger to use based on the sense or organ affected by the disease. It is the technique that in ISI-CNV materials is sometimes referred to as «closure of the senses» (the choice/closure of the sense). It is documented in Magnétisme et magnétothérapie (catechism, nos. 145–149).
The principle: every disease affects a sense
Szápáry starts from a diagnostic premise (no. 145):
«In every suffering at least one of the five senses is affected: whether the patient is afraid, the light displeases them, they experience a ringing in the ears, or they have neither appetite, nor smell, nor taste.»
The disease, therefore, can be read through the sense that it disturbs; and the sense indicates to the magnetopath the instrument to use.
The correspondence fingers–senses
To the question «Is there a relationship between our fingers and our senses?» (no. 146), Szápáry states that «each of our fingers corresponds to one of our senses through its magnetic nerve current, homogeneous to the corresponding sense». The table of correspondences (no. 147) is:
| Finger | Sense / faculty |
|---|---|
| Thumb | The soul |
| Index finger | Sight |
| Middle finger | Hearing |
| Ring finger + Little finger (jointly) | Smell and taste |
«According to the sense attacked, one should preferably make the passes with the corresponding finger.»
Clinical application
Szápáry provides operational examples (no. 148) to guide the choice of finger according to the type of disease:
- Gout accompanied by restlessness, etc. → passes with the thumb;
- Eye pain → passes with the index finger;
- Hearing difficulty → act with the middle finger;
- Loss of taste or appetite → passes with the last two fingers.
Once the point of magnetic concentration and the seat of the suffering have been identified (no. 149), one performs — «with the finger of the sense or the affected organ» — the passes on the painful point, starting from the nearest and highest nerve nodes, down to the nodes located lower than the seat of the suffering. The technique thus merges with the doctrine of the nine plexuses.
Significance for the school
This correspondence is one of the most original features of the system: it transforms the laying on of hands from a generic gesture into a selective and diagnostic act, in which the choice of finger is dictated by the semeiotics of the affected sense. It is the «sensory» complement of the twelve passes of opening and the nine passes on the nodes.
Primary sources
OCR text for instant verification of citations: Szápáry Magnétisme et magnétothérapie — OCR text (archive OCR_FONTI_WIKI).
- Franz von Szápáry, Magnétisme et magnétothérapie (complete text, ed. 2018), nos. 145–149 (section «Les cinq senses») — Drive text
- Der kleine magnetische Katechismus — PDF Drive
- Folder: Szápáry — works and techniques