It is
the discovery and appreciation of our Higher
Self and finding the God within us that is the
ultimate goal of the journey through the chakras.
The goal
of this text on chakras is to help you
understand:
1.) What are chakras,
why are they important, and how do they support
our bodies?
2.) Where are the 7
main chakras and what are their related life
issues?
3.) What are energy
blockages or energy imbalances in the chakras?
4.) Why do we want
to identify and remove energy blocks/imbalances
and balance our chakras?
5.) What are some
ways you can balance your chakras and your
clients' chakras?
6.) What is meant by
the "kundalini rising"?
1)
What are chakras, why are they important,
and how do they support our bodies?
Our
bodies appear to be solid, but, in fact, we are
99.99% empty space filled with energetic,
vibrating atoms, according to quantum
physicists. Our entire body
vibrates at a basic frequency of approximately 8
cycles per second, which is the same frequency
as the basic electromagnetic field of the Earth.
We are literally attuned to the Earth.
Chakras
(pronounced “Shock-Ruhs”) are whirling
concentrated energy centers.They are measurable
patterns of electromagnetic activity for
receiving, assimilating, and transmitting
life-force energy to and within the body.Chakras
receive and transmit energy all the time.
When perceived clairvoyantly, chakras appear as
a colorful wheel or flower with a hub in the
center, similar to fans with overlapping
blades.
Chakras
are located deep within the center of the
physical body next to a hormonal gland along the
spinal column. There are three currents
or nadis, which flow in and around the spinal
column, like the serpents spiraling around the
caduceus (the familiar symbol used by the
American Medical Association). The current
on the left is the Ida, the feminine force of
passion and emotion. The current on the
right is the Pingala, the masculine force of the
intellect. Chakras are attached along the
spine from the base to the top of the head and
are held in place by the crossing of the
invisible Ida and Pingala.
Chakras
draw in Divine life-force energy (also called “ki”,
“chi” or “prana”) from the Universe and
distribute this vital energy to the physical
glands and organs in the body and through the
bloodstream and nervous system for optimum
health and well being.
Chakras
coincide with the body’s endocrine system.
Each chakra has an influence over the endocrine
glands and internal organs in that part of the
body where the chakra is located.
Sometimes, their influence covers a broader
area.
The chakras
also connect the spinal cord, the autonomic
nervous system, and the endocrine system with
our subtle body of vibration energy called the
bioelectromagnetic field or aura. There
are two primary electrical systems in the
physical body. The first is the
alternating electrical current of the nervous
system and brain, which governs our muscles,
hormones, and physical sensations.
The second is
a continuous, electromagnetic radiation coming
off our atoms which allows for an energy
exchange between individuals and their
environment. Each person’s unique energy
field or aura makes up the person’s physical,
mental, emotional, and spiritual states.
Scientists in the field of energy medicine agree
that this vibrating energy field stores coded
information about our past, present, and future
health.
Chakras
originated in the ancient Hindu system of
healing dating back to before 2,500 BC.
Yogis have used the chakra system for thousands
of years as an integral part of holistic
healing. Every living being, including the
Earth has chakras. There are hundreds of
chakras within and around you, but most psychics
and healers are concerned with only the 7 major
ones.
Some people
are sensitive enough to see or feel the chakras.
To try it for yourself, lie on your back and
pass your hand over your front midline, from the
pubic area to the top of your head, a few inches
above your body. You may feel the chakras
as intense concentrations of energy.
You may see
the colors of the chakras with your inner eye or
third eye even if you aren’t looking directly at
them. This may be seen easier with your
eyes closed using the inner eye. It may
also be easier to try to see and feel the colors
of a friend’s chakras rather than your own.
2) Where are the
7 main chakras and what are their related life
issues?
Besides
their role in maintaining our physical health,
chakras also oversee various life issues.
Each of the 7 main chakras reflects essential
aspects of consciousness and governs our lives,
loves, learning, and spiritual awakening.
The 1st
Chakra (Root) governs Physical Needs and
Security. The 2nd Chakra (Sacral) governs
Sexuality, Emotions, and Desires. The 3rd
Chakra (Solar Plexus) governs Power. The
4th Chakra (Heart) governs Love, Forgiveness,
and Compassion. The 5th Chakra (Throat)
governs Communication. The 6th Chakra
(Brow) governs Intuition and Reasoning.
The 7th Chakra (Crown) governs Spirituality and
Understanding.
The
chakras are interrelated; one affects another.
The Root Chakra is the lowest of the 7 chakras
and spins the slowest or resonates at the lowest
of the 7 vibration frequencies.
The Crown Chakra is the highest of the 7 chakras
and spins the fastest.
Each
chakra is also a different color.
The colors are similar to a rainbow and go from
Red (Root) - Orange (Sacral) -Yellow (Solar
Plexus) - Green (Heart) - Blue (Throat) - Indigo
(Brow) - Violet (Crown).
3)
What are energy blockages or energy imbalances
in the chakras?
Imbalances in the chakras are known as energy
blocks. When there is unreleased emotion such as
fear, anger or guilt accumulated from past
experiences or when there’s been a lack of
nurturing, love, and encouragement during the
developmental period, the energy flows less
freely to/from the chakras.
Whenever a person blocks an experience, he/she
blocks the flow of energy to/from their chakras.
The chakras become blocked, clogged with
stagnated energy, spin irregularly or backwards
or can even become distorted or torn.
When the chakras are functioning normally, each
one will be open and spinning properly to
metabolize the particular energies needed from
the universal energy field.
If you were
to completely think thoughts of love and faith,
your body's energy would flow smoothly between
and around the chakras. You would probably
feel happy and healthy . Fearful
thoughts negatively affect your chakras' ability
to function. They cause the
chakras to become dirty, shrunken or swollen.
That is why you may feel out of sorts or
lethargic and not know why. Obsessive
thoughts cause the chakras to enlarge and become
out of proportion.
When there is
an energy imbalance in the chakras, the chakras
tend to close down starting at the top chakra
(Crown) and moving downward to the Root.
Many people close down the top three
chakras (Crown, Brow, and Throat) by the time
they are three years old as a reaction to the
disbelief of their parents and society in nature
spirits, spirit friends, and past lives.
During
the teenage years, the Heart or 4th Chakra often
closes down or becomes blocked because of pain
and rejection from parents, peers, and lovers.
The
Solar Plexus or 3rd Chakra may close down or
become blocked when parents and society force
teens into molds they don’t fit.
By the
time many of us reach adulthood, we have closed
down all but the first 2 chakras (Root and
Sacral) and even those often have imbalances due
to energy blocks.
The closure
or imbalance/energy blockage doesn’t usually
occur in response to a single event. It’s
the repetition of similar events without relief
that eventually closes off the chakra or causes
the imbalance/energy blockage.
After high
school, there is usually less pressure to
conform and some people begin to reverse the
process and start opening their chakras.
Usually the Solar Plexus/3rd Chakra opens before
the Heart/4th Chakra and so on successively
upwards towards the Crown. But this isn’t
always true. Some people don’t need to
work on their higher chakras. It’s their
lower chakras that need balancing. When
your childhood and adolescence have been healthy
and nurturing, you may be balanced and open in
every chakra.
4)
Why do we want to identify and remove energy
blocks/imbalances and balance our chakras?
Yogis knew
that a person’s illness often first manifests in
the chakras before the physical body. They
knew that no one could be completely healed if
the chakra system continued to be out of
balance. When there is a blockage or
imbalance in one part of the chakra system, it
has an impact on all the other chakras.
Imbalances occur when there is too much or too
little energy flowing through the chakras.
By understanding how each chakra affects a
particular body function and life issue, it is
possible to identify where a chakra is
malfunctioning. Various techniques
can then be used to balance the chakra system
and restore health in the individual physically,
emotionally, mentally, and spiritually.
Holding
negative thoughts causes chakras to become dirty
with dense, dark energy. This prevents
chakras from providing sufficient vital energy
for the body. Unbalanced or
“blocked” chakras create a whole range of
mental, emotional, and physiological conditions.
Some say we
come into this life with a certain set of life
challenges already factored into our chakras.
This partly determines our attitudes and
behaviors.
Many
therapists believe that the imbalances in our
chakras are in part from our childhood and
cultural experiences. They say that one of
the ways we try and protect ourselves is by
closing down the relevant chakra so we won’t
feel those uncomfortable emotions. It is a
defense mechanism.
5)
What are some ways you can balance your own
chakras and your clients' chakras?
There are
many ways to balance the chakras and clear any
energy blockages/imbalances. Some useful
therapies and tools are: Chakra Balancing,
Inner Child Retrieval, Intuitive/Spiritual
Counseling, Spiritual Healing, Mediumship, Past
Life Regression.
There is also
Strong Desire, Clear Intention, Love &
Forgiveness, Prayer, Sound, Massage, Dowsing,
Yoga, Reflexology, Astrology, Reiki, Meditation,
Visualization, Toning & Chanting, Healthy Diet &
Exercise, Tuning Forks, Music, Crystals &
Gemstones, Aromatherapy, Flower Essences, Oils,
Perfumes, Incense, Color, Affirmations,
Introspection, and Journaling.
We are made
up of vibrating atoms, which appear to those who
can sense the subtle energies as color and
sound. Color and sound are forms of
energy, which vibrate. As the vibration of
sound becomes higher and lighter, the sound is
transmuted into color. Color is visible
sound.
Both
color and sound affect the chakras, especially
when used together. Each of the chakras or
energy centers is associated with a specific
tone of the musical scale and with a specific
color. Certain music and tones can help
heal energy imbalances in the chakras by
assisting the body to release unwanted thoughts
and feelings and to come into its natural state
of balance and harmony through deep relaxation
and entrainment.
When
our physical, emotional, mental or spiritual
bodies are out of vibrational harmony and sound
and color are projected into the chakras,
correct vibrational patterns can be restored
enhancing overall well being.
Sound produces changes in the autonomic, immune,
endocrine and neuropeptide systems.
Quartz
crystals amplify, transform, store, focus, and
transfer energy. They are used in
microphones, radios, TV equipment, watches,
laser tools, and computers. Crystals may
have profound affects on the organs, tissues,
and cells as well as the circulatory, endocrine,
and metabolic systems. When thought
energy interacts with a crystal, those thoughts
are changed to harmonic forms, which change
brainwave frequencies and can alter
consciousness. Thus, positive intention or
affirmation combined with crystals can provide
wonderful healing results.
The
laying-on-of-hands as in Spiritual Healing,
Reiki, and Therapeutic Touch have also been
found to be extremely effective in balancing the
chakras when done by a knowledgeable, trained,
and experienced practitioner. The
willingness of the client to surrender to the
Divine, to ask Spirit for assistance, and to
willingly release and receive, is paramount to
allowing Spirit to work. Chakras can
also be helped back into balance during hands-on
healing through entrainment. The body
wants to vibrate at a healthy resonance and will
readily move from an out of balance state
towards a healthy state when healing energy is
available.
Lower chakras
spin slower than those in the upper body and
head. Lower chakras relate to issues of
the material world, while your upper chakras
relate to more spiritual issues. The
direction chakras spin is often described as
clockwise, although some say they spin in
alternating directions and vary in the direction
depending on if you are a man or a woman.
The concept
of open or closed chakras is an
oversimplification since there are really
varying degrees of openness that can be
experienced in different chakras. Even
though we may be able to assign some illnesses,
ailments, and emotional/mental imbalances to the
chakras, there are interpretations that defy
categorization and require intuition for
understanding.
When the
energy in a chakra is deficient, it can be
treated with color visualization of that
chakra's color or the opposite color called the
antidote color to create balance. If the
energy in the chakra is clearly excessive, it
can be treated with the antidote color as it is
visualized into the chakra as thought energy.
For example, if a baby’s skin is too red, it is
overly excited and could lead to conditions such
as heart troubles and high blood pressure later
in life if it becomes habitual. You can
help the baby and mother to relax by encouraging
them to wear blue clothes, listen to soothing
music, bringing in blue flowers, using blue
light in the home, and other “blue”
techniques.
The antidote
for excessive red is blue and the antidote for
excessive blue is red. The antidote for
excessive Orange is indigo and vice versa.
The antidote for excessive yellow is violet and
vice versa. If someone has excessive
sexual energy (Sacral/2nd Chakra imbalance –
chakra color orange), the antidote would be
indigo which would help make the person feel
less nervous.
An alternate
treatment would be to use yellow which
strengthens the Solar Plexus/3rd Chakra – chakra
color yellow and puts that person more in touch
with his or her own gift which enhances their
feelings of self-worth and makes the person less
desperate for a sexual partner.
The
personality will usually reflect the energy of
the highest open chakra or the chakra with the
most energy and focus. Illnesses and
ailments respond well to treatments using color
visualization in combination with the other
chakra balancing techniques already mentioned.
Other ways to
use color vibration to help balance the chakras
are by wearing clothing and jewelry with
specific colors or by having certain colors in
your home and office. Surround yourself
with various colors of nature and flowers for
balance as well. You can even ingest color
vibrations as a food or juice or as colored
water. Visualize the colors through your
inner vision and absorb them as colored light.
Through our sense of smell, we can also
breathe the color essences or vibrations into
our bodies through Aroma-Therapy.
6)
What is meant by the "kundalini rising"?
Your
body’s energy system is extremely powerful and
should be taken seriously. The journey of
energy upward through the chakras is spoken of
as “kundalini rising”. According
to Hindu tradition, when you are spiritually
awakened to the Divine and your Higher Self,
kundalini energy pierces each chakra from lowest
(Root/1st Chakra) to highest (Crown/7th).
The person is then said to have achieved
enlightenment. It is the discovery
and appreciation of our Higher Self and finding
the God within us that is the ultimate goal of
the journey through the chakras.
The goal of
yoga is to awaken the kundalini to rise up the
spine, awakening each chakra until it reaches
the crown. When you inhale, energy moves up the
Ida and when you exhale, it energy moves down
the Pingala. Yoga teaches the student to
bring the breath to the central channel, which
goes through the center of the spine. The
kundalini is aroused and rises through the
chakras to the crown where it triggers the
pineal and pituitary glands. It causes a
rush of energy and a brilliant experience of
cosmic consciousness often described as seeing
the Pure White Light and having a sense of total
identity with All That Is. This is a
glorious experience of enlightenment for one who
has been well prepared through spiritual
discipline. Preparation is essential and
usually takes many lifetimes to reach.
When we
are completely developed in consciousness and
are fully awakened, we will finally be free from
the cycle of re-birth and death. As Jesus
said, "He that overcometh, I will make a pillar
in the Temple of my God, and he shall go out
thence no more."
GAYLE KIRK
49 Hill Road, # 31
Belmont, MA 02478
617-489-7717
E-mail:
Gomikirk@concentric.net
Website:
www.gaylekirk.com
©
Gayle Kirk, 2000
Resources &
References:
"The Book of Chakra Healing” by Liz Simpson
“Anatomy of the Spirit” by Caroline Myss,
Ph.D.
“Chakra Clearing” by Doreen Virtue, Ph.D.
“Chakras for Beginners” by Naomi Ozaniec
"The Encyclopedic Psychic Dictionary” by June
G. Beltzer, Ph.D.
"Wheels of Light" by Rosalyn L. Bruyere
“The Chakras” by C.W. Leadbeater
“Wheels of Life” by Anodea Judith, Ph.D.
“Hands of Light” by Barbara Ann Brennan
“Color and Crystals A Journey through the
Chakras” by Joy Gardner-Gordon
“Healing with Color & Sound” Presented 2/2000
by Charles Paul Curcio
& Marshall Smith of the Patricia Hayes
School of Inner Sense
Development at Delphi University in Georgia
