CHAKRAS

First, to share a personal story. Then, to ask for your thoughts and experiences.

When my wife and I started doing energy healing in Andalusia in 2000, I felt somewhat important. I had rescued myself from a self-imposed limiting dogmatic belief system, co-dependent relationship, and sexual suppression, and was now being interviewed on English-speaking Spanish radio stations, and 'healing people' from Nerja to Tarifa.

In upscale Marbella, though, people wanted credentials, and were un-impressed by newbies to the healing scene. My lightly informed comment about chakras drew a disgusted response. 'You're not going to talk to us about chakras, are you? We learned about those years ago.'

Seems the ancient wisdom system to balance and heal was not currently in vogue in Marbella. I knew little about chakras according to ancient wisdom, and still do, as I seem not one to study in-depth, any pre-fabricated teachings or techniques, preferring to explore and experiment on my own.

However, as life would have it, twenty years later my interest in chakras is revitalized. And it's okay if no one else is interested. Definitely I keep my explorations and experimentations of the energy wheels to myself. But I will say, Chakra reading cards have become a piece of my daily soul journeys, in which my soul traveler explores the cosmic Tree of Life, and it's dimensional planes which correspond to the energy wheels of my human body. Ah, there's the correlation.

My intuitive sense, before any other input, was that the energy wheels most imbalanced in me are the Sacral and Solar Plexus chakras.

Of the first two cards pulled from the deck, the Self Mastery card relates to the Solar Plexus.

On the site of Luna and Sol, there is a chakra test, and it indicated my Sacral is the most imbalanced.

After receiving the cards, on my soul journey, I saw in my inner vision very clear colors of red, orange, and yellow.

Yesterday, the card from the deck was 'Truth', and it speaks to me, 'Everyone has their own perception of the truth, their own personal understanding, and it is not always going to be the same as yours. You are being encouraged to become aware of your truth in a particular situation. It is time to trust and believe in yourself and connect with, follow and express the truth that resonates deeply in your heart.'

Okay, I'll share a little of the script I wrote for my soul journey, as it may tie these thoughts together.

'I inhale vital life energy from the earth, pulling it up through my Bubbling Wells, up my legs, up through my Perineum, through my Sacrum, through my Solar Plexus, through my Heart space, through my Throat, through my Third Eye, and into my Crown, then see the energy lighten my brain, and all the cells of my body, as I hum One, feeling the vibration of the hum, emanating through me, cleansing, healing, opening, and balancing all the energy wheels of my human body, aligning, attuning, and harmonizing them, with their perfect vibrational patterns, in the cosmos of consciousness. I pause, relax, and breathe smoothly, and regularly.'

So, you see, to me these are all pieces of a continuously forming puzzle picture. Now, I invite your input. What experiences have you had, or what opinions do you hold, relating to the chakras? Or, just respond to my post in general. What do you feel, from reading it?

The card I pulled today is 'Listening.' I am all ears.

P.S. If any reader feels 'talked to' by this post, please let me know. I aim to adjust my writing style.

P.P.S. The image of the snake connecting between moon and sun may not seem relevant, but to me it is because on my soul journeys my 'animal spirit friend' is a snake.

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COMMENTS

Merope Gervais
I have been working with my Chakra energy system for many years. And other peoples as well. Lots of success stories. I am absolutely committed to the knowledge behind Chakras. Have had many experiences where a specific Chakra will open. I identify the specific Chakra that needs energy directed by dowsing. It all works!

Sure - use my comment. So many people are shut down in their energy centres. Chakras are so fundamental to our entire operating system.

​Fadey Bariziga-Orage
Sorry if I'm intruding. But I have a very limited knowledge about chakras. Heck I didn't know that the solar plexus was a part of the chakras. I can not help but feel the need to share my knowledge from observations of this wonderfulness creation.
As we all know, probably, the chakra system points both upwards and downward, keeping in mind that a proper anchorage is needed for development, while offering a supplication and looking upwards with a free broad outlook. So we have from the legs, extending to the top of the head, some of these extending to the front of the both palms. Just like a tree. Of course, there would be major points of radiations located along the spine. Just like the roots of a tree and its stem.....

Gary Smith
You are not intruding, not at all.

I enjoy your insights and observations. They also fit well with my two soul journeys, one of which travels up the cosmic tree from the heart, and the other which travels down, through the roots.

May I repost your comment on the Whole Human blog?

Amanda Gabrielle Schaefer
​Thank you for being and sharing your testimony!

In my experience, the knowledge of chakras is imperative in establishing and maintaining balance within the body. Think of the body as a container for energy, or Prana. Prana runs up and down our spines delivering energy to the various centers, or chakras, that is utilized in their individual ways that lend to a balanced & whole human.

When we have blockages or are imbalanced in a specific center, the prana can not flow freely up and down the body and will stagnate in the areas not blocked. This will manifest in ways not conducive for the individual and will cause noticeable physical imbalances where the energy is not circulating.

An example of this is blockages in the lower chakras leading to an individual to not feel safe in their bodies, perhaps unable to claim their sense of willpower or embrace their creative magic. This may lead to a lot of prana remaining in the upper chakras, causing a lot of mental internalizing and potential anxieties.

​There is so much at play when it comes to imbalances within the body and mind, which I truly believe is directly related to the way we store and use energy. It is being discovered how emotional trauma will linger and cause physical ailments when not processed.... science still has no way to measure the validity of chakras, but it is so pivotal for everyone to practice self-awareness and begin to embrace their shadow to help process & heal blockages and start to become whole & balanced in every aspect of their lives.

Elsie Busch
Me, I am at a point on my spiritual journey that in the last year or two, I've just come to realize my passion, my life's purpose. I believe it is healing. I'm facinated by every healing modality and every aspect of healing. In particular Shamanism and energy healing. I also have a profound love for plants and all living things. We are all connected (life force). In relation to chakras, I would love to learn everything I can about them. Recently, I have asked myself if knowledge is enough or if I need certified. I believe the answer is both. Any information that would benefit me is good. That is especially true if it is something I am passionate about. However, if I plan to use the knowledge to generate any kind of income I need the certification. I also am learning to discern. I can't possibly learn everything at once. When I try(instead of focusing on one or two things) I don't learn as much. It seems I still try to do things the hard way. Lol

Myrna Pena
​Everything is within you. After reading here and there about every topic available for auto healing, I came to the conclusion that once you learn to balance your body, retain the peaceful state of mind, disconnect from the outside world, you enter into a state of being where everything is given to you. I do not want to label techniques, it happens. Always the effects is blissful. I can detect the areas in my body that needs my love and attention and that's exactly what I do, I pay all my attention and move the energy thru all my body and I can feel it whenever is needed.
This practice is the way I meditate. In simple words, is the way I raise my vibrations.

Rector Arrendale
​I think chakra work and energy work in general is absolutely vital! I specifically like to do pranayama while focusing on the different energy centers on the micro-cosmic orbit (I had been neglected 5 important energy centers previously with my 7 chakra focus which was almost identical to yours except I also reversed and pulled energy from above and down through sushumna.) In regard to the cards, I have not heard of them, but I believe it is your way of receiving messages from the other side.. mine is numbers mostly. I think you're doing awesome.

Gary Smith
Great to hear from you. Your work and mine do sound similar, certainly they are compatible. May I reprint your comment on the Whole Human blog?


Vaneet


Gary Smith
When my wife and I met twenty years ago, she was full of wonder about the extra-terrestrial life forms, and wanted to know all about them and their distinctive characteristics. All I would acknowledge was, 'the universe is full of life.'

The same is true for me regarding chakras. Truly, the universe is full of energy wheels. I know you like to define it into a system of human understanding and usefulness, but from my perspective there is nothing linear or fixed that is real. Concepts like chakras, are man made inventions in the mind. When part of a belief system, yes, they can be influential.

The essential though is fluid, potentialities popping in and out of localized existence. Chakras are best understood, in my view, as useful concepts when applied for specific purposes, but not to make anything too special or important about them. I also draw chakra reading cards, and have published posts on chakras. I now keep attention on the essence, and watch to not get lost in, or hung up on, the specifics. It gets very boring very fast when people start arguing over how many chakras there really are.

Having said that, I respect and appreciate your perspective. As I like to include many perspectives, may I add your post to the Whole Human blog?
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​Yazmina Jade
The spiritual community's some what of a joke these days.
The moment some gain a little enlightenment they immediately want everyone to know just how special they are.

Look at me, I'm a light worker, I'm a shaman, I'm a star seed. We're all light workers, everything is light.
We're all star seeds, we come from the stars. We're all made of star dust, therefore we're all aliens to some degree.

We're of this planet & yet we are not.
Just because you did some Ayahuasca, doesn't mean you're a shaman either. Why this need for false titles?
It's your ego trying to separate you from source.

I encourage all of you to seek the greater mysteries, in silence. Always remain a humble servant.
Humility is one thing most people lack these days.

True initiates don't claim false titles or special abilities.
They work under the veil of night, seeking liberation within & never seek accolades for what they know.

Only charlatans will dangle keys, the path, or the way in front of your face.
I understand people get excited in the beginning & want to share, but again, this only connects us to the "I" which is our ego.
It's imperative we remain silent in our work.

Anyone doing otherwise doesn't have a full understanding of how the laws of the universe work.
Guide people to go within & to seek wisdom from the past.
It's a dangerous game to play when we start making false claims to pry on the innocence of our peers.

The moment you stop seeking praise & attention for what you know, the doors will open up for you.
Also, we all have an ego & anyone telling you otherwise is lying.
I don't claim to be an initiate of anything.
I'm simply a student of the occult, which means I seek to know the unknown.
I'm not a light worker, I work in the dark.
I'm not an empath, I simply have intuition, we all do. I'm not a star seed, an indigo, or anything else.
I'm simply a work in progress.
There's an epidemic within these spiritual communities & I see very few people actually doing the work, because they're too busy trying to prove something.
You have nothing to prove to anyone but yourself.
Art by Maarten Donders, IX The Hermit
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Jane Rees
​Hello Gary! I've just written a gert reply to your post and then promptly bloomin lost it when I went to copy in a link aaaargh! lol! I know I'll not write it the same twice, so roughly, I wrote I like your writing style, you come across personably... I was reminded of an interpretation of The Hermit I was only reading earlier today when I read about your experiences with the en vogue cool healer types (!!)

I'd be interested to hear your response... Like you come across humble, you do the work, your own pieces to your own puzzle (you put it better than I!) well you'll see what I mean you read the article... you come across as genuine, that's what I mean, in a world where so many folk need/want to be/feel 'special' on their journey, when it's not like an accolade or qualification to 'being spiritual' - arrghh I wrote all this much clearer the first time lol I hope you get what I mean!

Would also like to hear more about the hum/vibration sensations you describe as the energy moves...? ✨
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Gary Smith
Probably anyone who has used a device for typing has at one time or another lost their writing, irreplaceably. I certainly have, and know the feeling.

The linked post is great. I'd like to repost it, and your comment, on the Whole Human blog. May I have your permission? I will also ask the post author. Thank you for sending the link.

I am glad to share more about the hum. It has become a key element in my soul journey. I would suggest you visit this linked page (Whole Tree), which tells in a scattered way about the journey - which I am still developing as I practice it.