Guest guest Posted December 26, 2007 Report Share Posted December 26, 2007 Dyhanna, I cannot get to this article on the website. Is it just my computer or is it the site, or do you know? Could you please send the 4th chakra one? I have been copying them and we missed that one. By the way, thank you so much for doing this. Love and happy happy joy joy to you! Namaste, Carol -- In , " novalees " <Novalees wrote: > > Wednesday - Day Five - Fifth Chakra > > " If it is true that you are what you eat, it may just as > accurately be said that you are what you listen to. " > Stephen Halpern > > > Name:::Vissudha (purification) > > Element:::Sound > > Purpose:::Communication, Creativity > > Issues::: > > Communication, Creativity, Listening, > Resonance, Finding One's Own Voice > > Color::: Bright blue > > Location:::Throat, Pharyngeal plexus > > Orientation:::Self-expression > > Archetype:::Artist > > Basic Rights::: > To Speak and Hear Truth > > This right is damaged when we are not allowed to speak > truthfully in our family. " Don't talk to me like that, young > man! " " We don't discuss that subject in this family. " > This includes not being heard when we do speak, > keeping family secrets, and not being spoken to honestly. > When our parents, culture, or government lie to us, there > is abuse of this right. Learning clear communication is > essential to reclaiming this right. > > Affirmations::: > " I speak and hear the truth. " > " I express myself with clear intent. " > " Creativity flows in and through me. " > " My voice is necessary. " > > Identity::: > > The fifth chakra is the center of our creative identity. > Here we identify with our self-expression—what we say > and produce. Initially, we identify with our word through > the commitments we make. In this identity, we take > responsibility for what we say by embodying it in our > actions. Through our creativity, we identify ourselves as > artists, teachers, entrepreneurs, politicians, mothers, > or fathers. (We may also identify with our mistakes and > failures.) The creative identity expands outward, through > its ability to contribute and give back to the larger > system. > > As this level matures, we begin to identify with larger > possibilities and reach for inspiration from the great works > of civilization, from the inspiring acts of heroes and > saints, poets and painters. As we expand into the > creative flux of the world around us, we identify with our > path. Our path is the realization of our personal contri- > bution to the larger system. Ideally, the path leads to > an ever-expanding growth of consciousness and an > eventual transcendence of the personal self into the > transpersonal self. Its foundation is a healthy ego, > social confidence, and a sense of compassion for > others. > > Demon::: > Lies > > Lies can be told with words, but they can also be told > with actions or held by the body. When I am afraid to > show someone how excited I am, I restrict the muscles > of my face or hold my arms down by my sides. I am > then lying with my body and out of resonance with my > own field. My natural process gets frozen. > > When we live in our truth, there is a resonant continuity > between ourselves and others. When this resonance is > interrupted, we experience discontinuity. Perpetual > discontinuity breaks down our health. Just as an engine > needs all of its vibrating parts to be coordinated smoothly, > so too does our basic resonance. This allows the forward > progression of the self to occur gracefully. > > Vibrating Into Expression > > The Subtle World of Vibrations > > As we enter the etheric level of the throat chakra, we > enter a paradoxical realm of great subtlety yet powerful > influence. We leave behind the balanced middle ground > of the green ray and reach into the etheric range of > turquoise and blue that resonate with the throat chakra. > The enveloping element of air still surrounds us, yet we > reach beyond it into the unknown ether--the realm of > vibrations, sound, communication, and creativity. > > We have passed the halfway point in our rainbow. In the > dance between liberation and manifestation, we are now > leaving the yin balance of the heart and to focus more > heavily on the upper chakras. We are breaking free from > gravity, free from the way things have always been and > from the structure and restriction of manifested form. We > become more abstract, yet broader in our scope. In the > first four chakras we concerned ourselves with form, > movement, activity, and relationship--things that are easily > observed. In chakra five, our attention moves to vibrations, > as the subtle, rhythmic pulsations that move through all > things. > > Entering the Symbolic > > The symbol strikes its roots into the most secret > depths of the soul; language skims over the surface > of the understanding like a soft breeze...Words make > the infinite finite; symbols carry the mind beyond the > finite world of becoming into the realm of infinite being. > J.J.Bachofen > > As we enter the upper chakra triad, we enter the > symbolic world of the mind. Symbols are the building > blocks of consciousness, the link between the eternal > and the transient. Words, images and thoughts > (chakras five, six and seven) are all symbolic reflections > of the manifested plane. Each word we use is a symbol > for a thing, concept, feeling, process, or relationship. > Each image in our mind is a mental symbol for some- > thing real and each thought is a combination of these > symbols. With symbols we can do more with less. I can > talk about a truck even though I cannot lift one. I can > describe a spiral galaxy, even though I cannot travel to > one. I can show you a picture of a man easier > than I can describe him. > > Symbols can be seen as the vibrational essence of what > they represent. They are the building blocks of com- > munication and consciousness. They are like packets of > meaning that can be stored in one mind and shared with > others, each packet enhancing consciousness. When a > symbol really speaks to us--when it is full of meaning-- > then we are said to resonate with it. > > Resonance > > All life is rhythmic. From the rise and fall of the sun to > the rise and fall of our breath, from the beating of our > hearts to the infinite vibrations of atomic particles within > our cells, we are a mass of vibrations that miraculously > resonate together as a single system. In fact, our ability > to function as a unified whole depends upon the coherent > resonance of the many subtle vibrations within us. The > task of the fifth chakra is to enhance this resonance. > > Resonance requires a certain balance of flexibility and > tension. A string needs to be both taunt and flexible in > order to sound a note. In our bodies, we need to have > enough flexibility to resonate with different frequencies, > yet maintain enough tension to create a repeating > pattern. > > The state of resonance within the body/mind is a state- > ment of our health and vitality. When we cannot resonate > with the world around us, we cannot link with it. We are > unable to expand, respond, or receive. We become > isolated and ill. Opening to resonance requires both > grounding for the establishment of form, and an openness > of breath that yields softness and flexibility. This balance > is a delicious combination of letting and willing that allows > us to both listen and respond at the same time. > > Traumas and Abuses > > It is not the traumas we suffer in childhood that make us e > motionally ill, but the inability to express the trauma. > Alice Miller > > If I hit the taunt string of a guitar, I makes a sound. If I > hit it hard, it makes a loud sound. If I hit it softly-- > a quiet sound... Any beginning guitar player knows that if > you do not hold the string down tightly over the frets, > the sound is dull instead of resonant. When I restrict > the movement of the string, I also restrict its expression. > > As an event impacts us, it impacts us with a vibration. > Like the guitar string, it is our nature to express what > impacts us. When that expression is restricted (by > whatever inhibitions we have been forced to accept) we > lose our resonance and no longer vibrate in the chorus > of creation. We become less fully alive, out of step, > and dissonant. > > If we do not make a sound the vibration of the impact > is stored in the body as stress. The natural flow of > vibration through the body is interrupted and energy > comes in but does not go back out. It takes effort to > restrict that flow, and causes further stress to maintain > the restriction. > > When the throat chakra is blocked then we separate from > the chorus of life. We cannot block the ears, eyes, or > nerve endings of the skin thoroughly as we can block the > throat, so it is easier to block expression than it is > reception, easier to block what comes out of us than what > comes in. Therefore, a block in the throat chakra is most > likely a block in the discharge of energy, creating a > situation in which the input exceeds the output. > This difference is experienced as stress. > > If I am impacted by the humming of machinery the ringing > of telephones, the yelling of someone who is angry, the > myriad of unacknowledged vibrations that impinge on me > all day long, and I cannot release this energy, then I > become stressed. If I have suffered a strong negative > impact or an intolerable situation and I cannot talk about > it, these vibrations become frozen in the core of my body. > Frozen at the core, my whole being is restricted from its > natural rhythm of pulsation. > > So what blocks us from expressing our truth, our outrage, > our creativity, or our needs? What makes us close down > the throat, bottling up the emotions, or annihilate our > ideas before they can make it out of our mouth? > What makes us hide behind silence? > > Shame at the core, fear for one's safety, or simply being > out of touch with the core self makes us unable to bring > the inside of ourselves out to meet the world. To keep > this from happening, we block the essential gateway that > connects inner to outer and lock the gate against the > possible excape of our true feelings. We protect the > vulnerable interior self from exposure and possible harm > or redicule. We lock ourselves up posting a censor at > the door. > > We do this by tightening the neck and shoulders, by > throwing our heads out of alignment with our body, by > talking incessantly about anything except what is really > bothering us. Some do it by stuffing food down their > throats, as if filling the mouth will block the passage and > prevent the feelings from pouring out. > > Underneath each of these methods is a need to hide. In > hiding we keep ourselves in isolation, keep ourselves from > intimacy, and keep our selves from evolving. In essence, > we keep ourselves from meeting the truth and so we > become a closed system that eventually runs out of > energy and settles in inertia. When our block has reached > such proportions that we are locked in inertia, it becomes > even harder to get the throat to open up. Just as it is hard > to write a letter to someone when you have been out of > touch for a long time, it is also hard to break silence over > issues that have long remained unspoken, to speak out > when we are in the habit of remaining hidden, or to risk > suddenly becoming conspicuous in a crowd. Much of this > is kept in place by the demons of the lower chakras. > > (just a small section from a larger Chapter of the book!) > > ...we dance to the rhythm of our own personal vibration > as it resonates with the environment and the people > around us. > > > Communication > > Communication is the exchange of information and energy. > While resonance is the underlying principle behind the fifth > chakra, communication is its essence and function. As > self-expression, it is a gateway between the inner world > and the outer. Only through self-expression does the outer > world get to know what's inside of us. Only through self- > expression do we put forth what we have previously taken in. > > Self-expression in the fifth chakra is a counterpart to the > sensate reception coming in through the second chakra. > In the second chakra, we opened a gate that allowed the > world IN through our senses. In the fifth chakra, we open > a gate that allows our inner self to get OUT into the world. > > > > Conclusion > > All the tragedy in the world, in the individual and in the > multitude, comes from lack of harmony. And harmony > is best given by producing harmony in one's own life. > Hazrat Inayat Khan > > In the philosophies of India, sound is considered the > primordial ingredient of creation. Sound, crafted from the > cosmic drum of Shiva in the celestial realms, was given > to Brahma and Saraswati, the pair of deities that rule > over creation and beginnings. The divine order of the > universe, the essence of spirit, and the element of sound > are intricately connected. Without sound, the universe > will collapse again into nothingness, stolen by Mother Kali, > in her final act of destruction. With sound, we are given > the power to create from within ourselves using the same > primordial energies that create the world around us and > indeed our very selves. With sound, we are given the > tools to avert destruction. > > The fifth chakra facilitates a profound passage between > the abstract information of conception, image and idea, > and the manifested realm of the material world. It takes > us through the heart where we communicate and connect > with each other; through our power where we command > and contain; through our emotions and down into the > coordination of the cells within our bodies. On the spirital > plane, sound brings us up through the lower chakras > (using body, movement, will, and breath) into resonance > and harmony, information and understanding. It is the prime > transmitter of consciousness itself. Although sound may > be the primordial ingredient of existence, it is > consciousness--created from its vibrational impact--that > creates and maintains the very web of life. > > Eastern Body Western Mind by Anodea Judith > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 26, 2007 Report Share Posted December 26, 2007 Hi Carol, Try our Files Section on this Group. Its listed as Chakras KAS. Let me know if you have trouble with it. Love, dhyana Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 26, 2007 Report Share Posted December 26, 2007 Dhyana, I found it, on the list, in the messages, LOL, in front of my face. I missed it completely, I guess cause I was all wound up in entities. On Christmas Day yet. I do seem to be going thru a lot of emotional upchucking for the last two months. I am still stunned by the amount and depth of it all. Thank you so much for bringing these to us, they have been very helpful to study each day. Sorry about my spelling. Namaste, Carol -- In , " novalees " <Novalees wrote: > > Hi Carol, > > Try our Files Section on this Group. Its listed as Chakras KAS. Let me > know if you have trouble with it. Love, dhyana > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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