If you have ever
studied the human body, you can appreciate its amazingly
complex, integrated composition. But do you know that what
you feel as your physical body is just one part of your
complete human energy system? We can see and touch our
physical body because it is the part of our energy that is
the most dense, and vibrates at the lowest speed. Yet this
dense energy is just a small part of us; we are composed of
an extremely intricate system of energies that vibrate at
different rates for different purposes, and are all
interconnected.
Much
of our energy system is not normally seen by the human eye.
Like the Earth's atmospheric layers, our physical bodies are
immersed in and surrounded by layers of subtle energy that
all vibrate at different rates. In addition to this energy
around us, we have subtle energy running in currents through
our physical bodies, like rivers or streams, supplying us
with life-sustaining energy. And we have a mechanism to
receive, transfer and connect the higher vibrations of
energy with the lower vibrations of our energy system: our
chakras.
The
word chakra is from the Sanskrit word meaning wheel
or circle. Chakras are spinning energy centers or nodes,
facilitating the movement of energy from higher vibrations
to lower ones, and back. Chakras receive, assimilate, and
express life force energy. These spinning vortexes are
connected to the energy pathways in our body, so they help
to move vital force energy into our physical vibration.
There are seven main chakras that are aligned in an
ascending column from the base of the spine to the top of
the head. Each major chakra is associated with a certain
vibration, color, endocrine gland and nerve ganglia,
multiple specific functions, an aspect of consciousness,
musical note, and other distinguishing characteristics.
Besides the major chakras, you have hundreds of minor
chakras. The seven major chakras are:
Base
(Root) or First – located at the base of the spine
near the perineum and vibrates
to the color red
Sacral
or Second – located in the sacrum beneath the navel
and associated with the color orange
Solar Plexus
or Third – located near the solar plexus between the
navel and base of the rib cage and vibrates to the color
yellow
Heart
or Fourth
– located in the center of the chest and associated with the
color green
Throat
or Fifth – located in throat and vibrates to the
color blue
Brow
or Sixth – located in the center of the forehead and
associated with the color indigo
Crown
or Seventh – located at the top of the head and
vibrates to the color purple
In
addition to helping move energy to certain parts of the
physical body, each chakra also processes energies
associated with specific mental, emotional, and spiritual
issues. These energy centers are influenced by our thinking
habits and experiences. Our chakras receive and radiate
energy constantly, so holding negative or obsessive thoughts
(or allowing imbalanced mental and/or emotional patterns to
remain) can block or constrict the flow of energy. When
this blockage occurs, we may develop physical and/or mental
illnesses.
The
vitality, size, shape, texture, or color of a chakra, as
ascertained by a highly-skilled energy practitioner, can
reflect the physical health of a particular area of your
body, as well as your emotional, mental, or spiritual
well-being. There are many vibrational (energy) techniques,
such as hands-on/hands-above energy channeling, intuitive
insights related to releasing emotional/mental issues, and
other vibrational remedies, to help clear, balance, and
align the chakras; these techniques and therapies can be
vital to good health. Using these techniques or having an
energy session with an experienced and well-qualified energy
medicine practitioner can assist you in restoring balance to
these important energy centers.
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