The sacral chakra, in the area of the reproductive organs, vibrates according to what we value most on Earth. It is the seat of our sexuality and involves our self-esteem. The degree of our personal involvement with emotional and sexual energies is indicated by the condition of this sacral center. An over-focus on, or a negative approach to sex, to the exclusion of Higher Creative pursuits can destabilize those physical body areas near the reproductive organs.
This second chakra activates when we enter puberty and the body changes, enabling us to create physical children. Most people alive today have never advanced their personal creative drives past this point and are still adolescent in these matters. Some religions, political groups, entertainment and advertising industries focus on this level to “sell” us products. This keeps us entrapped in the “old” consciousness. One way to empower ourselves and raise the sacred creative-sexual drive in the body is to regularly engage in creativity. .
An over-emphasis on gaining wealth and material possessions, fame and either pride or lack of self-esteem over physical attributes can quickly bring imbalances to the sacral chakra. Some of the physical dysfunctions connected with this center will be found near the lower abdomen or reproductive organs, such as PMS, urinary-bladder problems, prostate, large and small intestines, fibroid tumors, the appendix, and lower back problems.
We must examine our priorities. It’s not wrong to have material wealth, a fulfilled sex life and a pleasant, healthy image, but worshiping luxurious objects or personal attraction to the point where we suffer if we don't have them, or placing them above health, family, friendship, integrity or concern for community and Earth's well-being can bring dysfunctions to the sacral area of the body. An attitude of Abundance, higher principles which consider the good of the whole, as well as a search for our personal life purpose and understanding of life are all linked with our sense of self-worth and this sacral center.
The root chakra, near the base of the spine, deals with survival at the physical body level. It's that familiar flight or fight quandry. Here sits our groundedness: our ability to link our personal purposes and missions with Earth and Nature and to function effectively through daily obligations on the material plane.
This root center is the seat of kundalini, our extremely powerful, creative energy drive toward growth in consciousness. Dr. Marcel Vogel told of holy men in India teaching him how to enhance his kundalini__ his body became so hot, they had to put him into the nearby lake to cool down. The lake water boiled around him until nightfall.
Any need to react defensively to most situations suggests a problem at the root chakra. If body wastes are not properly released, toxins build up in the physical systems.Typical illnesses connected with the root center are constipation, diarrhea, estrogen or testosterone imbalances, and some adrenal difficulties. There may be a refusal to let go of the past, holding-on to outworn thoughts and replaying physical security "memory tapes" imprinted in early childhood or past lives.
Earth-based creative energies drawn from this first energy center rise up through the second, or sacral, center to be funneled into either procreation of physical babies or other creative activities. Having children is sometimes considered an attempt to achieve immortality, to produce something which "lives on" after our matter bodies die. The same can be said of physical artistic efforts, as we use the same creative energies to manifest the artful "children of our minds and hearts". This drive must be channeled to higher levels such as the heart or throat before truly expanded and refined expressions of creativity can occur.
The heart chakra must be open and wholly functioning before we truly feel or express Love. If it is not, we may never have learned how to love unconditionally, may not be able to feel or see the love surrounding us or think we don't deserve to be loved fully. Many health problems arise simply because we don’t love ourselves unconditionally__ not physically, emotionally, mentally or even spiritually.
Ideas of resentment or retribution must be replaced with forgiveness and gratitude before the heart stabilizes. Failure with the above issues can bring heart disease, bronchial tube or lung disorders, problems with the breasts or the circulatory system and strokes or heart attacks. Asthma is related to this chakra, and children with asthma often feel smothered by over-protective parents. To the child, this suggests the world outside is a terribly dangerous place.
The thymus gland is the physical plane manifestation of the heart center and controls our immune system. AIDS, chronic fatigue syndrome and immune deficiency problems stem from here. This suggests that some homosexuals may have developed AIDS because in our society their lifestyle is so often denigrated, that a gay person feels unlovable or undeserving of love. These attitudes are not those of Unconditional Love for self and others.
The heart center lies midway between the upper (heaven) and the lower (earth) chakras__ halfway between spirit and matter. The breasts have no other function than to nurture another being. The heart chakra's condition indicates our ability to nurture ourselves as well as others. Developing compassion and empathic feelings for others is one of the first steps on the path toward opening the heart and developing higher awareness. We cannot ascend to the higher dimensions of consciousness unless we have developed Unconditional Love for All and a desire to Serve Others rather than only Self. This is cosmic law.
The throat chakra, near the Adam’s apple, links with the parasympathetic nervous system, with the vagus nerve that enervates heart, lungs and abdominal organs and with the thyroid and parathyroid glands, affecting general skeletal activity. The parathyroids regulate calcium metabolism in teeth and bone cells. The thyroid regulates the general metabolism, plus it produces hormones affecting the calcium and bone metabolism in a manner opposite to what the parathyroids do. For optimum health a balance is necessary between the two.
Physical diseases associated with this center are laryngitis, thyroiditis, parathyroid tumors, cancer of the larynx, TMJ and illnesses related to the condition of the bones and teeth or to the neck, throat and lower jaw. Energy blockages in the throat may bring degenerative illnesses such as hypothyroidism, but the opposite may be true: an energy overflow in this chakra encourages inflammations, hyperthyroidism, or cancerous growth in adjacent areas.
The throat center is extremely important in communications at physical-verbal levels and at etheric energy levels__ our inner hearing- clairaudience. The throat is a fountain of forces for creating with audible vibrations__ words, sound or song. It also involves openly expressing new ideas and consciously recognizing and lovingly asserting our personal needs to others.
The higher centers of the body above the heart__ especially throat, crown and brow__ serve Truly Enlightened individuals as organs of higher consciousness, spiritual perception and projection. When the creative drive rises to the throat, creative energies activate, inspiring us to openly express our more inclusive knowledge, skills and beliefs in service to others.
As creative energy wells up beyond this point, things become more complex. All centers from the heart upward are either spontaneously activated as we raise our consciousness through Basic Inner Technologies, or they develop gradually through Exceptional Human Experiences and the application of spiritual principles in loving service to humans and Earth. Upper centers are linked with Intention. This is not quite the same as Will. Will is expressed within a person’s beingness, while Intention is consciously, purposely and lovingly projected by Will into the exterior world.
The brow chakra inside the skull, level with a point between the eyebrows, is directly connected to the pineal gland. It involves intuition and clairvoyance, the ability to view subtle energy bodies or auras, to "read" the superconscious side of life and scan other dimensional realms. The brow center’s quality gives one intuitive skills at a conscious level of awareness.
The crown-seventh center at the very top of the head connects with the pituitary gland in the center of the skull. It concerns our evolutionary questing: seeking the meaning of life and searching for our origins as consciously evolving beings. Complete activation of the crown center initiates the final, Self-Realization Stage of consciousness. Normally we think of the brow-pineal chakra as being the next energetic center above the throat. However, when dealing with advanced creativity, we find that the forces can take a different route, depending upon the individual’s stage of enlightenment.
This seventh energetic center is symbolized by the Great Pyramid at Giza, Egypt, which has been encoded with vibrations enabling a human being to connect with his Higher Self, higher intelligences or spiritual guides. Through a fully opened and functioning crown center, he receives the necessary instruction for managing his own consciousness evolution.
Physical problems which might arise through the brow and head centers primarily have to do with eyes, ears, sinuses, cataracts and major endocrine imbalances. These can be the result of not wanting to "see" or "hear" something imperative to one's growth in consciousness.
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