Hi Sam,

To me the chakras are centres of consciousness throughout the body and they have a deeply profound effect on all aspects of our lives. It can be said that all our choices in life depend on the level of vibration within the chakras.

So for example, the coccyx is the centre guiding attachment to the material plane. If the vibration is low, as in the vast majority of the world's population, then we observe attachment to material things - both possessions and experiences (including sex). However when we raise the vibration in the coccyx, this transmutes to an aspiration for higher spiritual growth and evolution.

The sacrum is our emotional centre. When the vibration is low, it manifests as attachment in relationships, envy and jealousy. However, when the vibration is raised, this transmutes to sensuality in relationships.

The solar plexus governs our awareness of the surrounding energy field and its effects on us. When the vibration is low, we tend not to be aware of the impact of the field and become addicted to material substances such as nicoteine, caffeine, sugar and other drugs. However, when we raise its vibration, we take 'control' over the lower animal and begin to sense the wider etheric field.

The Heart is the centre of 'Christ Consciousness'. When the vibration is low, we tend to form judgments of others and we tend to only be able to hold one truth - it is difficult to value other people's points of view. However as this chakra opens fully, we can hold multiple truths without being judgmental and there is no inner attachment to any one truth.

The throat chakra is the centre for interdimensionality. When the vibration here is low, we tend to identify more with our individual ego in this plane of existence. However, when we raise the vibration, our consciousness unfolds into all the other dimensions in which we exist and we become increasingly God conscious aware of the full beauty of life.

The third eye only really opens when we are consciously embarked on our pathway of spiritual unfolding. When this opens, we become increasingly aware that everything we encounter and observe in our lives is a reflection of what we are being on the inside. We know instantly what each person and event is reflecting to ourselves about ourselves.

The fontanel or crown chakra is where universal consciousness and individual consciousness meet. When this fully opens, we become as one with the universal flow of energy and our lives become truly magical.

Hope this helps!

Chris

Very appropriate topic of discussion since I have been exploring chakra meditation at home lately, and finding it a tad frustrating! Every time I begin to focus on the heart chakra it feels as if I am going to implode as I am being crushed with a tonne weight around the heart.

Then I move through the other chakras, feeling dreadful, as if I have unfinished business and a major blockage preventing the flow of chi through my whole system. Feels like I stuck in a black hole - I obviously have a blockage - How do I free up my heart chakra?

Love and thanks
Turtle

Chakras are non tangible - etheric - in nature. They can be opened by releasing tension and effort in their location. There are a number of ways to do this. One good method is by breathing. So for example, you can exhale with your awareness in the chakra and then as you've exhaled, focus on releasing effort and tension in that location.

In 'Openhand Meditation in Movement' we use an ancient Kriya Yoga technique of inhaling at the crown chakra and then exhaling into the other chakras sequentially to create are circular polaric flow through your meridian energy field.

Another way of opening chakras is through sound vibration - so you can hum or sing into the chakra - placing your awareness in the chakra location and directing the sound vibration there.

Chakras can also be opened through visualisation techniques, visualising a flower opening for example, although one should be careful using this technique because the opening may come with its own spontaneous imagery which can be blocked if you are creating your own visualisations with your intention.

If you've not practiced any of these techniques before, I would recommend you undertake a course in it - Our "Unveiling the true Self" teaches these techniques and also on our retreats.

Hope this helps!

Chris

Hi Turtle,

I remember the first time I started doing chakra meditation having some issues similar to those which you describe. I would sense major discomfort the region of a particular chakra. Listening to my 'higher guidance' prevented me from going any further with anything until I completely opened my heart in surrender to the blockage that I was experiencing. Being absolutely accepting of it, seemed to make the less than harmonious issue or feeling dissolved - It seemed that I had learned what ever it was that the universe was revealing to me through the discomfort and the particular 'blockage' vanished back into the nothingess from which it came. Very liberating!

By fully experiencing and accepting whatever was preventing the free flow of energy through my system, I quickly learned that I could release any blockages in my system as they arose, and I began to experience a very powerful unhindered flow of energy thoughout my being.

The Openhand techniques are really powerful for releasing blockages... when I first began with the techniques, I had a streaming series of major breakthroughs.

Abundant Blessings
Love
Trin
x

Hi Chris

You say in previous comment..
The throat chakra is the centre for interdimensionality. When the vibration here is low, we tend to identify more with our individual ego in this plane of existence. However, when we raise the vibration, our consciousness unfolds into all the other dimensions in which we exist and we become increasingly God conscious aware of the full beauty of life.

Out of curiosity, I wonder (as I have a strong Ray 5, corresponding to the throat chakra) if I will become prone to having multidimensional experiences as I evolve along my spiritual path. Interestingly, I've always thought it's the crown chakra that is responsible for unfolding multi-dimensionality.

Lei

Hi Lei,

Yes I can see where they might be inconsistency around how I've described that aspect of multi-dimensionality - thanks for pointing it out

The point I was trying to make was that prior to the throat chakra really opening, any interdimensional experiences tend to get experienced at the level of the ego - because infusing energy tends to get caught in the lower mind and emotional body (physical body too).

So when we start shedding the ego's influence, then the higher dimensions open up within our consciousness, first through the throat chakra (pertaining to the fifth dimension).

Chris

PS - remembering also that the heart chakra represents a Gateway into these experiences - we first have to transcend the karmic plane to truly experience them.

Thanks Chris!

Some souls (particularly star seeds) seem to be more prone to inter-dimensional experiences, does this have to do with a particular ray or chakra being dominant in them? especially, the higher chakras (5,6 & 7).

You also mentioned..
However when we raise the vibration in the coccyx, this transmutes to an aspiration for higher spiritual growth and evolution.
This makes so much sense. I don't feel I've raise the vibration in my coccyx, but I do know I have a strong Ray 1. I have often wondered why most of other people don't care as much about evolution and growth as I do. Now that's clear, they probably don't have a strong Ray 1. I would say the dominant Ray 1 and 5 in me is a powerful combination for spiritual evolution. I just wish I had more of a Ray 2. I would say my present challenge is not just to develop my Ray 2 but also to fully unleash my Ray 1, which I've not really been able to do after having been feeling constrained by society and my family my whole life.

Lei

It's an interesting paradox indeed Lei!

The rays go hand-in-hand. They cannot be separated as such. I've only done that for descriptive purposes. So I'd say the way to unleash your ray 1 would be to explore your ray 2. It may be through greater sensitivity and sensuality that the natural aspiration of the ray 1 will fully ignite.

Chris

I agree with Chris's last comment here. I get a strong feeling that your emotional body is blocked. Often a blocked emotional body will lead to an over energising of the Ray 1. It feels as if it would be more beneficial to really explore your openess.

Chris, you say..

It may be through greater sensitivity and sensuality that the natural aspiration of the ray 1 will fully ignite.

That's indeed true! Few weeks ago I had a powerful dream. In my dream I discovered a toy my dad used to play with me when I was a child. I saw how much my father actually loved me and how much patience he had playing with his son. I started crying and deeply mourned the loss of my father for the first time in my life (in the dream). I woke up and just carried on crying. I realized I had a huge blind spot with my feeling. I just couldn't truly feel what other people are going through. I felt for the first time the enormous amount of sadness and pain my family had been through because of the death of my father as I felt that sadness deeply in the dream. Prior to that it was just an abstract understanding. I thought of course my family would be upset because my father died, yet I never truly felt it within myself over the past 23 years. I feel it wouldn't serve to unleash my Ray 1 without having a balanced Ray 2, I would simply become very competitive and confrontational without a natural feeling & empathic side. I get the sense that I had hurt deeply the people most close to me in my past life because of my extreme stubbornness and self will, probably had even behaved violently and mistreated them because I couldn't control my own anger. That might be where my feeling blind spot came from - I couldn't face the pain of the people I hurt. Interestingly in this life time I've been quite aware of this blind spot (I'd been told too many times by my mother for being too cold blooded and not feeling), and this has made me quite self-conscious and worried about what I say or do might hurt others inadvertently.

Lei

Hi Lei - your honesty and openness does you great credit

That's certainly a good stride in the direction of opening the emotions.

Chris

Wow. Very interesting thread.

Many moons ago i was recieving a healing when an angel
lightly touched my throat chakra. My physical throat
became instantly sore and i internally saw a bolt in my
throat chakra. A memorable experience which i took to mean
my throat chakra was blocked, fastened tight. I think
now it might have been showing me more ?

Any chance of opening a chakra clinic Chris and Trin ?
Actually, daft question from somebody already sitting in
the waiting room

Love bw