Chakras. A Circle. A Flower

Chakras. A Circle. A Flower. by Oscar Basurto Carbonell

Life is a circle and at the same time is only a first step, which contains all what man has made: His laughs and his cries are there. There is nothing that is not found in its bosom. Because it is like the voice of man. It will talk to you about his feelings.

Chakras are circles which have inside, the secret of the flower: The flower of existence. The flower of consciousness and unconsciousness, of reason and unreason. Of truth and lies. Of birth and death.

There is a mystical spiritual consciousness in this science, which can't be contained. It has an unmatchable faculty. It gives the ones who study it, a very special revelation of life, with the deepest and most complete, the subtlest, most delicate and perfect secrets.

Chakras, are the inner path of man. They are the form to distinguish, to differentiate what is in his evolution. They reveal his journey and his end. And the middle point is this moment. They reveal all the paths and secrets of eternity.

The Eyes of Consciousness

I have many eyes. I have many consciousness. They all are different but they all are joined. They truly are as the fingers of the hand, different but joined, closely entwined as the air and the breath. As the vision and the eyes. As the mouth and the word. As the sky and the stars.

The chakras, so much mentioned nowadays and with so many practices to awake them. All this mixed with mystery, fascination of power, with the idea of superior control. But the chakras are more complex, profound, more reliable and also more powerful and humble. A chakra is a center to command the energy, which is in itself, the equilibrium of the energy of man and the universe. This personal, impersonal and transcendental energy is the source where life flows and dresses in the form of concepts, ideas, feelings of reasoning and absolute expression.

This center of energy is the naked consciousness. It is the purest I, who has been born in man as a seed that must germinate in order to bloom. And it becomes -of the man and in the man- the light of the spirit, who already awakened, has been able to see the presence of Love.

The mind initiates its path beginning in this concentration of energy and with the most basic, fundamental and primitive expression. But it is not despicable or miserable because of it. On the contrary, the chakra is the light of the face of consciousness. The necessary path of the spiritual science.

The chakras are the wings of the spirit, who must grow and mature in order to be able to fly to the heavens of the only true Love, the sincere Love of God, the Father Creator.

Mr. Oscar Basurto Carbonell is a well known international lecturer, spiritual teacher and healer; poet and author of innumerable writings related to Self Knowledge, Healing, Art for Good Health, Meditation and Spiritual Science, are some of his topics. He is also an accomplished artist with great knowledge of the ancient science of techniques and designs of Sacred Geometry, Ancient Symbols and Healing Energy Main website : Mystic Healing Art www.mystichealingart.com

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Discovering the Sacred Heart / Hrit Padma Chakra

Discovering the Sacred Heart / Hrit Padma Chakra by Rachel Goodwin

In 2006, a year after I had some deeply spiritual experiences working with earth vortexes in Hawai’i, I was guided to start an ‘earth healing’ group. The images I was given was to continue with the work being done by lightworkers of ‘cleansing’ the planet, and clearing the pollution of earths subtle bodies.

This was to prepare the matrix for carrying higher energies, to assist the process of ascension of the earth and humanity.

As the group started, each month we would work with clearing specific energies within ourselves, often related to abundance and then to assisting with clearing specific places and towns. Initially we were working with elemental energies, and called on Pele, the fiery Hawai’ian goddess of the Volcano, who I had powerfully connected to during my sacred journey to the Big Island, Pele’s current home.

After a few months, another presence began making herself felt, and this presence came forward as the ascended lady master Sarah. This involved much soul searching for me, as I had not been previously aware Sarah’s life, and felt concerned that I was my imagination was holding reign.

As time went on, and Sarah began to reveal the teachings she had come to give, and I was supported by my spiritual circle, I began to realise that the teachings that were being given were giving us profound experiences and providing us with a new way of living.


One of the most profound was our discovery of the Hrit Padma chakra.

That particular month I was guided to write a journey work for the group where the focus of conscious awareness was placed in the different spheres, for example, focusing on the physical body then the mental body then the emotional body then the higher self and so on. This was so that we could become more aware, as a daily practice of where our consciousness was residing.

As part of the journey work I was inspired to write taking our awareness up to the highest heavens, to the highest possible vibrations of our higher, our original selves, and then bringing that focus of attention into the centre of ourselves, in our physical bodies, and coming right now into the moment, into the now.

When I had been working with these practices during the week as I prepared for the group, I had noticed a physical sensation like an energy, just underneath my heart chakra but above the solar plexus, but although I had been aware of it, I had no idea what it was, and so gave it no significance, as to maybe a possible clearing going on.

When we held the group that month, and the group experienced the journeywork of being at the centre of themselves, the feedback after the group was very interesting. Several people noticed what I had also experienced, was that the focus of attention, ‘out there’ at the highest heavens, felt the same as being ‘at the centre’. This we thought sounded all very quantum physics, because we had an inner knowing that ‘out there’ and ‘in here’ was although placed at two different locations, one and the same.

The next revelation from the feedback was that two other members of the group said they experienced a sensation when they came into the centre of themselves, just underneath the heart chakra but above the solar plexus.

I was really excited at this point as I hadn’t mentioned my own experience to the group, thinking it was not anything of importance, but was still not the wiser for it. So at the end of the group, when I did the channelling that month, the group asked this question, We sensed within ourselves this core place of ‘now’, of our being, just below the heart, do you have any more information, is it a new energy centre?

“At the centre of your being, is the place where all things are, and also is the place where nothing is. It is the place where your very being is, and also is the place where your unbeing is; and is yet the space where you are connected to everything, in this one central spark of your being. It is like the centre of the universe, constantly creating and recreating, destroying and ending and beginning all over again in each moment.

When you bring yourself into the now, into the moment, this is where you are, each time, coming into that …….single particle where the universe is destroyed and then born again, and in that moment is all of the potential for all things.


This is a great mystery, and one that connects you up with your divinity, and also to your physical manifestation here on earth. It is the place where your very spark of being exists, in between heaven and earth, because where heaven and earth join, there is a fusion. But that spark, that divinity is the fusion, and energetically it exists within your bodies in the place the heaven and the earth energies are in fusion. From this place, you can energetically create all things, all potential is there, in this place. You have access to all that you need here, from heaven and from earth, fused together, as one.”

That night after the group, I had a nagging thought which wouldn’t leave me alone, and I started to reference this new information by looking through my books to see if I could find anything out. Up until the early hours of the morning, I discovered references to the Hrit Padma, a chakra point between the solar plexus and the heart centre, described as being two fingersbreadths beneath the heart centre.

I didn’t get too much sleep that night as I was too excited by what I found. I investigated it further online to find further references, and found this chakra point described as the seat of the soul, and references to Narayana, who is described in the Upanishads as the Divine being as it was before it separated into Brahma, Vishnu & Shiva.

I also found references stating that in the majority of humanity, this chakra point is blocked, which helps to explain why our societies are living very much from their ‘egos’, and we have the problems current in the world today.


After months of working with the energy here, through chanting and energy exercises, I have come to realise that clearing the energy to the Hrit Padma is a path to enlightenment. If the energy pathway at the Hrit Padma is a clear channel then we are one with our Higher, our Original Selves. I believe that the New Age of Aquarius would be greatly assisted in coming closer to us as we would wish it to, if we worked more with this energy centre as a collective.


These teachings of the Hrit Padma, which have been around for a long time, are now becoming more and more significant, and are available to all. Ascension for not just the masters, but for all of us, is our birthright, for we are the Divine made manifest………

Rachel Goodwin is a channel & energy healer working with the ascended masters, angelic & elemental kingdoms, & is a qualified hypnotherapist & nurse.
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Rachel Goodwin is a channel & energy healer working with the ascended masters, angelic & elemental kingdoms, & is a qualified hypnotherapist & nurse. To receive Rachel’s monthly ‘New Earth’ newsletter email subscribe to info@sarayei.com or you can join the New Earth group at http://groups.google.co.uk/group/the_new_earth for further info on the hrit padma, see the related article of Lady Sarah's channelled, 'the centre of yourSelves'

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An Introduction to the Chakras

An Introduction to the Chakras by John Culbertson

Within the metaphysical world we have a term that is called chakra. This is a term which was borrowed from the eastern part of the world (mainly India, but also parts of Asia). This word, which is Sanskrit, means spinning wheel. Thus, a chakra is a spinning wheel of energy located within the human body.

Each chakra is responsible for various human functions. These energy centers direct the energies of life and channel them into different areas. When a chakra becomes dirty or blocked, those energies have a harder time working. Ultimately, this will lead to disease and illness.

Likewise, when we experience certain problems in our life, they do affect certain chakras and can have the result of blocking or closing them.

This article takes a brief look at the seven main chakras that most people within the new age and metaphysical world need to be familiar with.

ROOT CENTER


The root center is located at the base of the spine with the entrance point for the energy being the vagina for a woman and the perineum for a man. Its color, in the physical world, is red. It is associated with the survival instinct. The fight or flight reflex is connected to this center as is our sexual desires when they are pure passion and animalistic in nature.

The root center helps to ground our energy into the physical world and is primarily responsible for us being alive. A closed root center can, and often times does, equate to death here in the physical world.

When we have emotional issues in our lives that deal with our need to survive, this center is likely blocked.

A blocked root center can cause problems to the prostate and uterus, kidneys, bladder, and bowels. Also the lower backbone and nerves can be affected.

Any type of physical exercise will help to clear and keep this center open and functioning. Additionally, dancing, yoga, massages, camping, gardening, and Tai Chi also help to clear and keep this center open and functioning.

An exercise for opening this center involves taking a martial arts horse stance and doing pelvic thrusts.

SACRAL CENTER


The sacral center is located about 2 inches below the belly button. Its physical world color is orange. It is associated with sex and sexuality from a loving perspective. It deals with creativity and gut level intuition. It also has to do with the pleasure principal, our general well being, and our abundance in our life. It sometimes is associated with communication, but this would be from a pleasure perspective as opposed to a persuasive/information oriented perspective.

Negative emotional reactions to any problems in life can cause this center to become blocked. This can result in illness connected to sexual organs and lower back as well as the pancreas, liver, and spleen.

Martial Arts, meditation, and sex with a loving partner can all help to clear, open, and keep this center functioning. Additionally painting, socializing, writing, and playing music/singing will help to clear, open, and keep it functioning.

An exercise for opening this center involves taking a martial arts horse stance and rotating your hips in a circle or doing belly dance figure eights.

SOLAR PLEXUS CENTER

The solar plexus center is located at the base of the sternum. Its physical world color is yellow. It deals with our mind, especially as it functions here in the physical world. Anything intellectual is connected to the solar plexus center as is most forms of communication from a mental perspective.

This center also deals with our self-esteem, self-worth, confidence, and personal power. Whenever we are submissive to others or even circumstances in our life, this center weakens. Likewise, not loving yourself or not being proud of the self can have the same effect.

This center and the heart center are usually so closely linked that they are considered tied together. When a person operates from the solar plexus level though, they tend to take things very personally.

Besides what has already been mentioned, emotional disappointment in love and interpersonal relationships can cause this center to become blocked. When blocked, illness can develop in the heart, stomach, liver, upper digestive tract, and lungs.

Anything intellectual in nature will help to clear, open, and keep this center functioning.

An exercise for opening this center involves jumping as high as you can.

HEART CENTER


The heart center is located in the center of the chest and the physical world color associated with it is green. This center allows a person to have the ability to be unconditionally caring and loving. This is not solar plexus, sacral, or root center love which many times are possessive in nature, rather it is a higher form of love where both the good and bad are equally embraced and accepted and is with total positive regard. It also allows a person to receive love in all forms and to feel joy, kinship, and peace.

This center usually becomes blocked when there is an overflow from a blocked solar plexus center. Any type of hate related emotions can also cause blockages to this center. Illness and injury related to a blocked heart center can develop in the heart, lungs, upper spine, and shoulders.

Playing with children or pets, being in the presence of beauty, and laughing will all help to clear, open, and keep this center functioning.

The psychic ability connected to this center is clairsentience, which means clear feeling.

An exercise for opening this center involves back bends.

THROAT CENTER


The throat center is located at the root of the tongue and has a physical world color of blue. It is the seat of our will and deals with our will power, manifestation ability, self-discipline, and control. An open throat center allows a person to have fortitude and to work through problems that would stop others. This center is also called the truth center, because in order to function properly we must be living our truth, in whatever form and belief that may be.

The center is most likely to become blocked when we hold back the things we really need to say and express or when we over express ourselves in a melodramatic way. A blocked throat center can cause illness or injury to the ears, throat, mouth, neck, and thyroids.

Chanting, drumming, journaling, saying no when we don't want to do something, expressing our needs openly and honestly, and discharging anger in an appropriate manner all help to clear, open, and keep this center functioning properly. Additionally, speaking in front of crowds and sharing problems with trusted friends will also serve to help to clear, open, and keep this center functioning properly.

The psychic ability connected to this center is clairaudience, which means clear hearing. It is our psychic ability to hear auditory voices from guides, angels, spirit teachers, and deceased loved ones.

An exercise for opening this center would be to rotate the neck in a circle from left to right and then switching and going from right to left. Do this multiple times with the mouth open.

THIRD EYE/BROW CENTER


The third eye, also called the brow center, is located above the bridge of the nose and in between the two eye brows. The physical world color that we associate with this center is indigo. When open and operating with an opened crown center, we usually gain the ability of clairvoyance, which means clear seeing. This psychic ability is the one most people have heard of and it represents the pictures that a person sees with their third eye, not their physical eyes.

This center also is connected to wisdom, intuition, and imagination. This center, when balanced, makes use of the whole brain as opposed to one side or the other.

This center usually only becomes blocked when a person misuse their psychic abilities, especially clairvoyance, to pry where they aren't suppose to. It can also become blocked when we try to manipulate others. A blocked third eye can result in illness and injury to head and eyes.

Visualizing the release of negativity in your life along with relaxing and having "child-like" fun can help to clear, open, and keep this center functioning. Additionally, reading spiritual based books, praying, meditation, and being thankful can also help to clear, open, and keep this center functioning.

An exercise for opening this center would be to rotate your eyes from left to right and then switching and going from right to left. Do this multiple times, but without causing eye strain.

CROWN CENTER


The crown center is located at the top of the head on the inside of it as opposed to the outside. The physical world color normally associated with this center is violet, but purple and white have also been used. It is represented many times by the thousand-pedal lotus opening up.

This center deals with spirituality and connecting to the divine in all forms. It is where our inspiration comes from and it brings insight into our daily lives when it is opened and functioning properly. The purpose of this center is to open us up to the beauty, that divine source, whatever we may think of it as.

This center can become blocked when a person is going through a spiritual crisis, has no spiritual base, or through an abundance of negative thinking. A blocked crown center can result in headaches and neck tension and a closed crown center could even lead to a brain tumor or other brain related illnesses.

Meditation for 15 to 20 minutes daily, inner reflections, prayers for the world and reading or listening to those works of great spiritual leaders like Christ and Buddha can all help to open, clear and keep this center functioning properly.

This center combines with the third eye center to help open us up to clairvoyance. It can also be related to a general "knowingness."

An exercise for opening this center is to rub the top of your head in a clockwise direction.

Additionally, the proper function of ALL chakras can be aided by doing a chakra meditation/visualization.

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The Basic Knowledge About the Seven Chakras

The Basic Knowledge About the Seven Chakras by crystal

When considering the individual spiritual development in the course of human evolution, be it within the eastern school of though or within the wester esoteric schools, we cannot but talk about the seven chakras. Usually, these seven energy centers or wheels of light are thought to be among the most important symbols of various different Yogic systems of self-realization. These centers, however, as an integral part of human inner organization, are equally important for the western mystical schools of self growth and self-discovery.



The seven chakras are, of course, not to be found on the physical level. This is no surprise, since here we are talking about very subtle, invisible centers of spiritual energy. Although invisible, the whole system of energy centers and energy channels is a foundation which animates our physicality, and thanks to it we consider ourselves living entities. Within this network of energy channels and energy centers there are much more than 7 chakras, but seven are the main ones. Today in the human physical body we can see a representation of these centers. If the chakras were to densify and descent to the physical level, they would be at the very same spots as the areas where the seven main glands of the endocrine system are located.



Cultivating the 7 chakras means preparing them for awakening of the so-called "serpent power" or kundalini. This is the process that leads to spiritual self-realization. Kundalini is the energy that rises up the spinal cord, through the so called Sushumna channel (the most important of the 72000 energy channels within the subtle body). During this process of rising up the Kundalini, the energy centers are awakened from their inactive state and they develop their full potential. This process usually takes several incarnations and thousands of years to be fully completed.



One way or the other, spiritual awakening demands awakening of the kundalini energy. In its dormant state Kundalini is located at the base of the spine, and only a minute part of this energy is needed for maintaining our body and its functions and our normal emotional and mental processes. In the awakened state, kundalini is able to open up our consciousness toward the Cosmic consciousness, bringing us further than we have ever been able to imagine.



This evolution potential is already there, waiting within our seven chakras. Each chakra is represented by a circle of energy, and each of them plays a special role in healing and self-healing.



The seven chakras can be divided into three primary regions. The lower three chakras (root, sacral and solar plexus chakra) are very close to each other - only 10 to 15 centimeters apart, if we count them from the root of the spinal cord. The root or base chakra is opened towards the earth, connecting us with the energy of our planet, and at the same time grounding us firmly to it.



Similarly, the tree higher chakras - throat chakra, third eye and crown chakra - are closely connected to each other, governing the higher mental centers. The crown chakra is opening toward the sky, ready to receive Divine energies and higher guidance from above.



In between the two, there is the heart chakra, which joins the lower and higher chakras together. This is the area of the Sun of our microcosms.



To recapitulate we have the following chakras (The Sanskrit expression is given first):



Sahasrara - crown chakra.

Ajna - third eye chakra.

Visshuddha - throat chakra.

Anahata - hearth chakra.

Manipura - solar plexus chakra.

Svadhisthana - sacral chakra.

Muladhara - root chakra.



This is only a brief overview of the basic terms connected to the chakras. Please note that a second of practice is more useful than tons of theory on this subject. Therefore, you should try to get in touch with your spiritual teacher and start conducting a practical metaphysical work and meditative chakra techniques. At the end, as a reward, the infinite omnipresent Divine Love will be achieved through your mastering the 7 chakras.



Read more about the 7 chakras at the following web page http://www.sunnyray.org/7-Chakras.htm. On the Sunnyray website you can find a lot of additional information about the crystals and stones appropriate for each of the chakras. There is also general Semi precious stones information. Also, various new age meditative techniques and meditations are discussed.



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