Ring And Index Finger

The Wedding Ring a Symbol of Eternal Love

Modern symbolism in the form of tattoos or jewellery other than the traditional wedding ring are creeping their way into the wedding ceremony but there is something essentially so simple and pure about a band of precious metal, gold, platinum, silver or any other metal, that still captures the imagination of even the most contemporary of brides, many of whom still opt for the simple wedding band as a symbol of their marriage. The symbolism of the ring is set deep in antiquity, thought to date back to 17th century Europe or even as far back as ancient Egypt. 

The tradition of placing the ring on the third finger of the left hand is a custom believed to have derived from the Egyptians who believed that the ring finger and the heart were joined directly by a 'vein of love': placing a wedding band on the third finger of the left hand was designed to denote the eternal aspect of love. The wedding ceremony, during the 17th century, actually incorporated the ring into the ceremony in a far more integral manner than it is used today. As the priest intoned the blessing 'In the name of the Father, and the Son and the Holy Spirit' the groom slid the ring firstly on the bride's thumb [the Father], then on her index finger [the Son], and then on her middle finger [the Holy Spirit]. It came to rest on her third finger as this was the first finger free following the blessing.

Wedding rings have to last as they are intended to remain on your finger for the rest of your life, no matter what tough jobs your hands have to take on.  As such, it needs to be sturdy enough to stand up to the rigours of everyday life. Most couples choose their wedding rings together.  This is pretty important as both the potential bride and potential groom will have to live with their decisions, so take your time and choose carefully.  I have noted over the years the different styles of wedding rings available, from the narrow 22 carat gold utility band worn by my mother who married in 1950, to my own wedding ring when I married in 1972. This was a wide 9 carat gold band.  I remarried in 1989 and my new wedding ring was in a wishbone style, carefully chosen to accommodate the chevron shape of my diamond engagement ring.  My husband's ring, meanwhile, was a hand-made twisted ring, one strand being ordinary 9 carat gold and the other strand being 18 carat white gold - a ring which he is still very proud to wear almost 20 years later.

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Sign of the Horns: Gesture, Vulgarism, Index Finger, Little Finger, Middle Finger, Ring Finger, Mudra, Eastern Religion, Grammatical Gender, Ronnie James Dio List Price: $55.00 See Reviews For This Product Description High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! The sign of the horns, is a hand gesture with a vulgar meaning in Mediterranean countries, and a variety of meanings and uses in other cultures. It is formed by extending the index and little fingers while holding the middle and ring fingers down with the thumb. Used by Anton LaVey and his Church of Satan. On Walpurgisnacht, the night of April 30th 1966. His hands held up in the Sign of the Horns: Two fingers upward to affirm the duality of Nature with the three middle fingers folded down in denial of the Holy Trinity It is identical to the Karana mudra of Eastern religions.

Fingers: Finger, Digit Ratio, Thumb, Ring Finger, Three-Finger Salute, Fingering, Trigger Finger, Index Finger, Chinese Finger Trap Sale Price: $19.99   Eligible for free shipping! Availability: Usually ships in 24 hours See Reviews For This Product Description Chapters: Finger, Digit Ratio, Thumb, Ring Finger, Three-Finger Salute, Fingering, Trigger Finger, Index Finger, Chinese Finger Trap, Little Finger, Nintendo Thumb, Mallet Finger, Middle Finger, Finger Cot, Swan Neck Deformity, United Macedonia Salute, Finger Armor Ring, Clubbed Thumb, Annular Ligaments of Fingers, Finger Locking, Hypodactylia. Source: Wikipedia. Pages: 88. Not illustrated. Free updates online. Purchase includes a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Excerpt: The digit ratio is the ratio of the lengths of different digits or fingers typically measured from the bottom crease where the finger joins the hand to the tip of the finger. It has been suggested by some scientists that the ratio of two digits in particular, the 2nd (index finger) and 4th (ring finger), is affected by exposure to androgens e.g. testosterone while in the uterus and that this 2D:4D ratio can be considered a crude measure for prenatal androgen exposure, with lower 2D:4D ratios pointing to higher androgen exposure. 2D:4D is sexually dimorphic: in males, the second digit tends to be shorter than the fourth, and in females the second tends to be the same size or slightly longer than the fourth. Homosexual men have been noted to have a higher 2D:4D digit ratios than heterosexual men. That a greater proportion of men have shorter index fingers than ring fingers than do women was noted in the scientific literature several times through the late 1800s , with the statistically significant sex difference in a sample of 201 men and 109 women established by 1930 , after which time the sex difference appears to have been largely forgotten or ignored. In 1983 Dr Glenn Wilson of King's College, London published a study examining the correlation between assertiveness in women and their digit ratio. This was the first study to examine the correlation between digit ratio and...More: http://booksllc.net/?id=102867

Digit Ratio: A Pointer to Fertility, Behavior, and Health (A volume in the Rutgers Series in Human Evolution, edited by Robert Trivers.) Sale Price: $29.95   Eligible for free shipping! Availability: Usually ships in 24 hours See Reviews For This Product Description Could the length of your fingers predict a predisposition to breast cancer? Or musical genius? Or homosexuality? The author posits that relative lengths of the second and fourth digits in humans (2D:4D ratio) provides a window into fertility- and sex-related traits. It has been known for more than a century that men and women tend to differ in the relative lengths of their index and ring fingers, which upon casual observation seem fairly symmetrical. Men on average have fourth digits longer than their second digits, while women typically have the opposite. Digit ratios are unique in that they are fixed before birth, while other sexually dimorphic variables are fixed after puberty, and the same genes that control finger length also control the development of the sex organs. The 2D:4D ratio is the only prenatal sexually dimorphic trait that measurably explains conditions linking testosterone, oestrogen and human development, the author argues. The study of the ratio broadens our view of human ability, talent, behaviour, disposition, health and fertility. In this book, Manning presents evidence for how 2D:4D correlates with genetic traits ranging from sperm counts, the likelihood of having male versus female offspring, musical genius, homosexuality and sporting prowess, to autism, depression, heart attacks, or breast cancer, traits that are all linked to sex hormones.