Guest guest Posted March 26, 2008 Report Share Posted March 26, 2008 , " novalees " <Novalees wrote: > > Day Seven - Seventh Chakra > > " We make our destinies by our choice of gods. " Virgil > > Element:::Thought > > Name:::Sahasrara (thousandfold) > > Purpose:::Understanding > > Issues::: (all issues in all chakras are each a > section in the book...a good read) > > Consciousness, Awareness, The Witness, Transcendence, > Immanence, Meaning, Information, Intelligence, Meaning, > Belief Systems, Operating Systems, Universal Identity, > Attachment, Higher Power, Divinity, Union, Vision > > Color:::Violet > > Location:::Cerebral cortex > > Orientation:::Self-knowledge > > Basic Rights::: > To Know and to Learn > > This includes the right to accurate information, the right > to truth, the right to knowledge, and the right to simply > know what's going on. Certainly education is an important > part of knowledge. Equally important are one's spiritual > rights—the right to connect with the divine in whatever > way we find most appropriate. To force on another a > spiritual dogma infringes upon our seventh chakra > personal and spiritual rights. To deny information and > education is to close down the natural questing of the > seventh chakra. > > Affirmations::: > > " Divinity resides within. " > " I am open to new ideas. " > " Information I need comes to me. " > " The world is my teacher. " > " I am guided by higher power. " > " I am guided by inner wisdom. " > > Identity::: > > In the crown chakra, we come to the final and largest > identity: our universal identity. The more our conscious- > ness expands, the larger our identity can become. As we > realize the magnificent scope of the cosmos, we have the > opportunity to transcend our smaller, more limited world, > and identify with the entire universe. This is a common > theme in mystical experiences where the identification > with the smaller ego states gives way to recognition of a > unitary identity with all of life, indeed all of creation. In > Eastern philosophy, this is the basis of true > self-knowledge—the knowledge of divinity within. > > Demon::: > Attachment > > While attachment is necessary for making and main- > taining commitments essential to the lower chakras, it > inhibits our ability to expand in the crown chakra. > Attachment denies the constantly fluid state of the > universal system. It keeps us anchored in time, unable > to move forward, trapped in a small place, unable to > embrace a larger space. In Eastern religions, attachment > is seen as the basis of suffering. > > For some, letting go of attachment is synonymous with > letting go of responsibility. It can become a means of > escape. When the going gets rough, we simply let go of > our connection rather than work through sticky issues. > In so doing, we experience freedom but sacrifice growth. > > In the truer sense of the word, letting go of attachment > is about how we direct our psychic energy. To let go of > attachment is to release our fixation upon something > external, to relinquish our need to control, our desire for > a certain outcome. Attachment is our way of not > trusting the wisdom of the universe while it actually tries > to teach us something. We stay attached because we > are defending against our suffering, rather than seeing that > suffering as a teaching. Attachment says we are certain > we know what is best. It does not allow the humility that > opens us to something larger. > > Opening to the Mystery of Heaven > > The Separation of Spirit and Matter > > Western civilization is founded on the belief system > that spirit and matter are separate and distinct. The > Earth is treated as an inanimate object to be used > wastefully, at our own lack of discretion. Science > examines the world rationally and methodically, > pointedly avoiding the more nebulous issue of spirit. > Corporations are built to enhance their economic > prowess, often with little regard for the spiritual > well-being of their workers or the environment. > > People who give spirituality a high priority are often > considered fringe members of society. for many > seekers and respected masters, spiritual practice is > seen as antithetical to mundane existence. Monks > leave their homes and families and renounce all worldly > pursuits in order to obtain enlightenment. Nuns > cloister themselves to be closer to God. New Age > ascension philosophy advises transcending the body and > becoming nothing but light. Eastern philosophy tells > us to let go of worldly attachments. > > The separation of spirituality from the rest of life > leaves us spiritually homeless. In reflection of the > archetypal divorce between Earth Mother and Sky > Father, we are taught to seek enlightenment by denying > the basic nature of our biological existence. This > chasm between Heaven and Earth creates a correspond- > ing abyss between spirit and soul into which many fall as > they engage in ascetic practices, sign their will over > to gurus, and disengage from the world. Denying our > basic nature in order to achieve unity is a contradiction > steeped in dualistic thinking which will never lead to unity > or wholeness. > > The seventh chakra is about merging with divine > consciousness and realizing our true nature. The > petty concerns that occupy the bulk of our waking life > often distract us from remembering who we truly are > beneath the jobs and the cars, the kids and the > clothes. It is important to know that we are children > of the divine seeking our way back home--that there is > a deeper meaning to life than is normally perceived. > > What is valid about this myth of separation is that we > do need to disconnect from the illusions and > attachments we place between ourselves and the divine, > from the substitutions we use to fill the emptiness of > our soul. I believe the ultimate source of these soul > wounds stems from stripping our ordinary existence of > its spiritual meaning, leaving the average person > without purpose or direction. > > The crown chakra is the thousand-petaled lotus. Most > people think of the petals as reaching up into the > heavens; actually, the lotus petals turn downward like > a sunflower, dripping nectar into the crown and down > through the chakras. In this way, the two ends of the > spectrum are profoundly connected. How can a lotus > bloom without roots in the Earth? How can it reach > Heaven if its roots are not deep and wide? > > The Rainbow Bridge, like any bridge, is about > connection. The two ends of the spectrum connect the > individual self with universal creation. The middle > section of the bridge takes the combination out into > the world, through appropriate action, right > relationship, and creative contributions. Our > purpose in the seventh chakra is to contact the > divine, but also to manifest divinity in our bodies and > actions and so transform the world. In the seventh chakra, > we see divinity in all matter and in all its infinite > arrangements. Crossing the Rainbow Bridge is about > stretching to connect the limited with the infinite, > while still retaining both qualities. It is through > that stretch that we grow. > > To arrive at the fully blooming lotus crown chakra, > our stem needs to be connected all the way to Earth, > our roots deep in the ground. Through this > connection, our lotus is nourished and continues to > bloom, its petals ever unfolding. Our purpose is > indeed to liberate the spirit, but if we are to avoid > getting lost in the infinite we must retain a home to > which the spirit can return. This is the challenge of > a psychologically balanced seventh chakra. > > Eastern Body Western Mind by Anodea Judith > > (Also can be found in our Group Files: Chakras KAS-1) > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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