Kundalini and the Divine Mother

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I wanted to bring our members' attention to an introductory article on

Kundalini Yoga that just appeared today on the homepage of Oasis TV (a

cable/satellite television station that bills itself as

"Body-Mind-Spirit Media"; URL at end of post). It struck me as a very

clear, straightforward and accurate introduction to this very complex

subject.

 

If any of you do not agree with the substance of this article, I hope

they will post commentary correcting or clarifying the author's

assertions and explanations for our membership. But I thought the

author did quite a fine job, considering her space limitations and the

non-expert nature of her target readership:

 

KUNDALINI AND THE DIVINE MOTHER: The Union of Spirit and Matter

By Suzan Caroll

 

Kundalini is the highest energy of the infinite, coiled up and

dynamic, at the base of the human spine. It is within the kundalini

where contact is made between the infinite divine creative energy and

the finite physical sexual energy. For the Soul to gain its highest

spiritual potential while incarnated in a physical form, the great

mass of Kundalini energy locked in the root chakra must be released to

travel up to the crown chakra.

 

The root chakra, at the base of the spine, represents our connection

to the feminine Goddess energy that is manifest in the body of planet

Earth. The crown chakra, at the top of our head, represents the

masculine God energy that exists as pure potential in the non-physical

dimensions. This energy radiates to earth within the prana and

kundalini emanations from the Sun.

 

When the Goddess Kundalini has traveled up the spine to meet her

Divine Mate, the union of Spirit and Matter are consummated. Kundalini

is known in the Eastern world as the Goddess Shakti. When Goddess

Shakti is awakened, She sweeps us up in Her tremendous passion to

reunite with Her Lord Shiva in the crown chakra. This Mystical

Marriage symbolizes the combining of the male and female energies

within our bodies and the awakening of our multidimensional

consciousness. Then, we will be clear enough for our Soul to inhabit

out physical form and live its Divine Purpose through us.

 

In the Western world the Kundalini is symbolized by the medical symbol

of the caduceus, the rod with two snakes coiled around it in spirals.

At the top are two wings, which are images of Mercury or Hermes who

are the messengers of the Gods. The caduceus is the symbol for

healing, health, and transformation. The center rod symbolizes the

spinal cord. In Yoga philosophy the center cord is called the Sushumna

and it represents the grounding, neutral cord of the three parts of

the rising Kundalini.

 

The left cord is the Ida, which represents the feminine side. It is

negatively charged, ends in the left nostril and has characteristics

of coolness related to the moon. The right side is called the Pingala,

which represents the masculine side. It is positively charged, ends in

the right nostril and has characteristics of heat related to the sun.

The Ida and the Pingala represent the masculine and feminine energies

which we all carry regardless of our gender.

 

According to the Indian guru Muktananda, the Kundalini has two

aspects. One aspect is often perceived as the outer cosmic energy of

spiritual life force. In China this force is known as Chi, in Japan it

is known as Ki, in India it is known as Prana, and in the West it is

known as the Holy Spirit. We all have a limited form of Kundalini

energy running through our bodies or we would not be able to live for

it truly is our "life force". Kundalini is the energy that pervades

and enervates the world as we experience it.

 

The second aspect of the Kundalini is the hidden or inner form which

is usually "asleep" as a small bulb of energy stored at the base of

the spine in our root chakra. This energy usually becomes dormant very

early in our lives because we become engaged in the process of living.

As children, we must learn to identify with our sensate, mental and

emotional processes and with the genetic heritage of our physical

bodies. In order to learn to survive in our physical world, we often

separate from any awareness of our Soul.

 

When our inner Kundalini awakens it turns our awareness inward to our

Source. It offers us an opportunity to uncover who we are, where we

come from, and where our true Home is. It is the beginning of the

spiritual journey that enables us to regain our multidimensional

consciousness. However, in order for the latent Kundalini energy to

rise up the spinal cord without physical incident, our male and female

energies must be balanced and our chakras must be clear.

 

When the Kundalini awakens it is a dramatic transformational force

that flows through the nadis, the nerve channels of the body, and

rises up from the base of the spine via the Sushumna. As this force

enters each chakra it increases their spin. The increased spin spews

out the toxins which raises the resonate frequency of each chakra.

This process could be likened to changing our wiring from 110V to

220V. The experience is a mix of bliss, joy, terror, and rage. Each

memory and emotion trapped within every chakra must be cleared. This

clearing can be painful, but as it is completed we can experience life

with a level of peace and joy that was once unimaginable.

 

During this special time of planetary transformation, more and more of

us are able (or soon will be able) to answer the call of the Goddess

Kundalini. Masculine and feminine energies have been in a battle for

dominance and manipulation for aeons. It is now the TIME for each of

us to balance and merge our own feminine and masculine energies, our

yin and yang. In this way, the yin of matter and yang of spirit can be

combined within our consciousness and within our earth-vessel.

 

Like any journey, the Goddess Kundalini's journey begins with a single

step. That step is our determination to break through the barriers of

our unconscious mind to unlock the wisdom, power, and love that is

trapped behind the veil of our forgetfulness. When we have healed our

history of pain and fear, the Kundalini can begin its rise up the

Sushumna-chakra by chakra. However, caution and patience are vital. To

force the awakening of the Kundalini before we are physically and

morally ready could cause grave consequences. One never calls upon the

Goddess Kundalini for curiosity or selfish reasons. Her force is fifth

dimensional and like a dry leaf could not stand a fire's blaze, our

untamed egos could not stand the rise of Kundalini's Serpent Fire.

 

URL: http://www.oasistv.com/news/4-29-04-story-3.asp