Guest guest Posted June 20, 2007 Report Share Posted June 20, 2007 Okay, got it now, thanks. Disregard my previous post novalees wrote: > > Reposting Chakra Info from last Shaktipat for those of you who may > enjoy it. Love, dhyana > > First Day - First Chakra - Red > > First Chakra: Muladhara/Root > > All foundations rest upon the earth--the universal ground for all that > we do. Our bodies are the earth of our spirit, the foundation, the > home. To connect with the body is to connect with the earth, to be > grounded in the biological reality of existence. > > Situated at the base of the spine, the first chakra is the foundation > for the entire chakra system. It is here we build the foundation for > the entire chakra system. It is here we build the foundation for the > temple of the body--the anchor for the Rainbow Bridge. Without a > strong, rooted foundation, little else can be accomplished. We must > have soil firm enough to provide stability, yet yielding enough to be > penetrated by roots. The anchoring of this temple digs deep into the > earth, for its Sanskrit name, muladhara, means root. > > The foundation contains the temple's energy by defining its scope, > edges, and boundaries. It defines a place, as a basic context of all > that happens to us. It gives us a ground, a home, an anchor point for > our experience. The foundation largely determines the shape of the > structure above, determining what it can hold, how high it can build, > what kind of stresses it can withstand. Thus damage to this chakra is > reflected in each and every chakra above. > > To build a strong foundation is to gain solidity. Solidity allows us > to be firm and make boundaries. Solidity has consistency, repetition, > accountability. Our bodies are the solid form of our existence; they > have definable boundaries. To be solid is to face what is in front of > us without flinching, to remain anchored in truth in the face of > opposition, and to remain calm and secure. > > >From Eastern Body Western Mind by Anodea Judith > > ********************************************************************************\ *************** > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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