The Chakras and Subtle Bodies

The Seven Major Chakras
And Transpersonal Chakras


What Chakras are and what they do


root
Sacral
Solar plexus
Heart
Throat
Brow
Crown



The chakras are the energy vortex that we have in our bodies that bring in
the universal energies we need to remain living .

Chakra is the Sanskrit word for moving wheel, the chakras are vortexes of
energy present in the ethereal body and in related locations of the physical
body. There are seven major chakras and they function as pathways for energy
to be taken in, metabolized and sent to the major nerve center nearest each
one. Several more chakras seem to be opening up in many people but for now
we will begin with the traditional seven.

The chakras are located along the line of the spinal column and are composed
of high frequency energy strands that the spiritual eye perceives as light
The life force is channeled to the physical body and its organs via the
nadis and meridians and enters the body through the chakras. the degree of
chakra activity depends on a combination of the physical, emotional, mental
and spiritual development of the individual.

Chakras can be damaged or blocked through an emotional upset such as
conflict, loss or, accident . Fear, anxiety and stress are common causes of
chakra malfunction, it is the disruption of the chakra and aura that create
disease and disturb the energy balance of the chakras. Psychological
problems may cause 'blockages', obstructing the flow of energy into or out
of the chakras.

In general the front aspects of the chakras correlate to our emotional
function, the back to our will function, and the top three chakras to our
reason function. Balance in our reason, will and emotion centers is
necessary to good health and well being. the amount of energy flowing
through our chakras determines how well we function.


Root Chakra

Also known as: Security Center, Muladhara, kundalini

Body/Mind Associations:

Location: The perineum, the point between the anus and the sex organs

Color : Red

Parts of the body: Lymph system, skeleton system (teeth and bones), the
prostate gland in men, the sacral plexus, the bladder and elimination
system, and the lower extremities (legs - feet, ankles , etc.). Also the
nose, since it is the organ of the sense of smell, and associated with
survival.

Endocrine gland: Adrenal glands

Sense: Smell

Consciousness: Security, survival, trust, the relationship with money, home,
job. Ability to be grounded, to be present in the here and now. Ability to
allow one's self to be nourished, in the sense of allowing one's Inner Being
to be satisfied. This chakra also reflects a person's connection with their
mother, and with Mother Earth. How the person feels about being on the
earth. Connection with the physical body.

Symptoms or tensions in the parts of the body controlled by this chakra
indicate tensions in the parts of the person's consciousness related to this
chakra. Tension here is experienced as insecurity as a general perceptual
filter. More tension is experienced as fear. More than that is experienced
as terror, or a threat to survival.

Element: Earth




Sacral Chakra

Also known as: Sensation Center, Spleen Chakra, Hara, Svadhisthana

Body Mind Associations:

Location: The center of the abdomen

Color: Orange

Parts of the body: Reproductive system, sexual organs, lumbar plexus

Endocrine gland: Gonads

Sense: Sense of taste, appetite

Consciousness: This chakra is associated with the parts of the consciousness
concerned with food and sex. It is about the body's communication to the
Being inside, about what the body wants and needs, and what it finds
pleasurable. The person's ability to have children is also associated with
this chakra. If there is not a clear relationship with the element of water,
associated with this chakra, the person's relationship with water is a
reflection of their relationship with the parts of their consciousness
associated with this chakra, i.e. food, sex, or having children.

This chakra is also associated with the emotional body, and the person's
willingness to feel their emotions.

Element: Water







Solar Plexus Chakra

Also known as: Power Center, Manipura

Body Mind Associations:

Location: Solar plexus

Color: Yellow

Parts of the Body: The parts of the body associated with this chakra include
the muscular system, the skin as a system, the solar plexus, the large
intestine, stomach, liver, and other organs and glands in the region of the
solar plexus. Also the eyes, as the organs of sight, and the face,
representing figuratively the face one shows the world.

Endocrine Gland: The pancreas

Sense: Eyesight

Consciousness: Parts of the consciousness associated with this chakra
include perceptions concerned with power, control, freedom, the ease with
which one is able to be themselves - ease of being. Mental activity and the
mental body is also associated with this chakra. The solar plexus chakra is
also associated with the level of being we call the personality, or ego.

The relationship a person has with fire, or the sun, can be seen to have its
parallels in the person’s relationship with the parts of their consciousness
that this chakra represents. Someone sensitive about the sun, then, can be
seen to have particular sensitivities about power, or control, or freedom.

Element: Fire, the sun.






Heart Chakra

Also known as: Living Love Center, Anahata

Body Mind Associations:

Location: Center of the chest

Color: Emerald Green

Parts of the body: This Chakra is associated with the heart and the blood
circulatory system, and the cardiac plexus, as well as the lungs and the
entire chest area.

Endocrine Gland: Thymus Gland, controlling the immune system.

Sense: Sense of touch, in its aspect of relating to the person inside the
body, and distinct from the sensation of the Orange Chakra, which is more
about the sensation one feels from their own body. Hugging, therefore, is a
Heart Chakra activity. When one hugs, one is aware of what the person inside
the other body feels, and they are aware of what you feel inside your body,
and there is a sense of relating to the person inside the body. Sensitivity
about being touched indicates heart chakra sensitivity.

Consciousness: Perceptions of love, relationships (relating) with people
close to your heart, e.g. partner, siblings, parents, children. Difficulty
with breathing, or with the lungs, the organs of air, indicates tension in
the Heart Chakra. A person's relationship with air reflects their
relationship with love.

AIDS is a problem with the person's perceptions of love, since it is the
immune system which is affected. The person feels that their lifestyle
separates them from those they love, often because of societal judgment.

Element: Air






Throat Chakra

Also known as: Cornucopia Center, Visuddha

Body Mind Associations:

Location: Base of the throat

Color: Sky blue

Parts of the body: This chakra controls the throat and the neck, and the
arms and the hands. It is associated with the brachial or cervical plexus.

Sense: Sense of Hearing

Endocrine Gland: Thyroid Gland

Consciousness: The aspects of expressing and receiving. Expressing can be in
the form of communicating what one wants and what one feels, or it can be an
artistic expression, as an artist painting, a dancer dancing, a musician
playing music, using a form for expressing and bringing to the outside what
was within. Expressing is related to receiving, as in "Ask, and ye shall
receive."

This chakra is associated with listening to one's intuition, which guides
one in an optimal flow, in which one sees one's goals manifest, and it seems
that the Universe provides all their needs with no effort on their part at
all. It's a state of Grace. Abundance, therefore, is associated with this
chakra, as is the aspect of unconditional receiving necessary to accept the
abundance of the Universe.

This is the first level of consciousness in which one perceives directly
another level of Intelligence, and experiences one's interaction with this
other Intelligence.

Metaphysically, this chakra is related to creativity, creating, manifesting
in the physical world the fulfillment of one's goals.

Element: Ether, as the crossover between the physical world and the world of
Spirit. On the physical level, it corresponds to deep space as the most
subtle physical element. From the point of view of the Spiritual, it
represents the matrix on which physical reality manifests.

Metaphorically, it represents a person's relationship with their space, the
movie that is playing around them.






Brow Chakra

Also known as: Consciousness Awareness Center, Third Eye, Ajna

Body Mind Associations:

Location: Center of the forehead

Color: Indigo, Midnight Blue

Parts of the body: This Chakra is associated with the forehead and temples,
with the carotid plexus

Endocrine Gland: Pituitary Gland

Sense: Extra Sensory Perception, all of the inner senses corresponding to
the outer senses, which together are considered spirit-to-spirit
communication. These include, for example, clairvoyance (inner sense of
vision), clairaudience (inner sense of hearing), clairsentience (inner sense
of touch), etc.

Consciousness: This Chakra is associated with the deep inner level of Being
we call the Spirit, and with what we consider spirituality and the spiritual
perspective, the point of view from that deeper part of our being that
western traditions consider the subconscious or unconscious. It is the place
where our true motivations are found, and is the level of consciousness that
directs our actions and, in fact, our lives.

It is also from this point of view that one sees events in the physical
world as the manifestation of co-creation among the Beings involved in
those events.

Element: Inner Sound, the sound one hears inside that does not depend upon
events outside. Often considered a pathological condition by traditional
medicine, it is also seen by eastern traditions as a necessary prerequisite
to further spiritual growth.






Crown Chakra

Also known as: Cosmic Consciousness Center, "I AM" Center, Sahasrara

Body Mind Associations:

Location: Top of the head

Color: Violet

Parts of the body: This Chakra is associated with the top of the head, the
brain, and the entire nervous system

Endocrine Gland: Pineal Gland

Sense: Sense of empathy, unity, experiencing another person's experience as
if you were inside them, being them.

Consciousness: The Crown Chakra represents that part of our consciousness
concerned with perceptions of unity or separation. Just as the Root Chakra
showed our connection with Mother Earth, this chakra shows our relationship
with Our Father in Heaven. It represents our connection with our biological
father, which becomes the model for our relationship with authority, and
ultimately, with God. It's the level of the soul.

When one experiences a sense of separation from their father, they close the
crown chakra, and experience a sense of isolation and aloneness, as if they
are in a shell, and having difficulty with feeling contact with those around
them. Thought processes tend to justify and maintain the sense of aloneness.

The view from this chakra includes seeing one's Self as the single
consciousness creating all, and paradoxically, thus connected to all, like a
dreamer dreaming a dream and realizing that all that is perceived is just an
extension of their own consciousness.

Element: Inner Light, which is what one experiences when they are in the
deepest part of their being, as a point of consciousness glowing with
intelligence.

Also called White Light. Metaphysically, this is considered the most subtle
element of which the entire physical universe is created.











Working Through A Kundalini Awakening Using The Chakras~

Kundalini is a sanskrit word meaning "circular power." It is an
individual's basic evolutionary force and is common to all. It is not a
religion, but it is practiced by some religions and can enhance and develop
your own individual beliefs. If someone releases too much Kundalini before
they are ready, they could experience problems in many areas of their lives.
It could be like 220 units of energy coursing through something that can
only handle 110.

~Symptoms of Early Release~

*Unexplained illness
*Erratic behavior
*A feeling of losing it and difficulty coping with everyday life
*Chills or hot flashes
*Evidence of multiple personalities
*Excessive mood swings: depression or ecstasy
*Times of extreme dullness or brillance
*Loss or distortion of memory
*Disorientation
*Extremes in appearance
*Visual effects: seeing lights or colors, geometric shapes, scenes from past
lives or future events

Kundalini pushes us to reach for enlightenment and removes any energy blocks
in it's way. This is the main cause of the above named symptoms. It will
complete this process on it's own and we can either help or hinder the
process.

A fully developed person will have exceptional paranormal gifts, great
spiritual awareness and truly be considered genius or God-like. Each of us
must deal with the Kundalini sooner or later. The more you educate yourself
and be prepared, the easier the experience will be. A number of layers or
waves are individually released during a lifetime, depending on a person's
growth and readiness. If the Kundalini is blocked in its upward flow by
improper energy patterns (negativity), it may drop back down and begin it's
painful ascent up the body again, cleaning and refining as it goes. This
process can create havoc and may cause physical, emotional and/or mental
distress.

Energy blocks are caused by locked in attitudes or feelings or old emotional
scars. If your system is not ready for this powerful force, it may take
years to complete the process.

Once Kundalini is released, there is no turning back. If a person tries to
fight the process (growth) congestion and illness may result. You must learn
to work with it while the heavy cleansing of your body is taking place. When
a person knows how to work with the energy and has a healthy body, mind and
spirit and they are ready, change can occur in a much shorter period of
time. Kundalini will force you to think about and change your way of being,
especially if it is/was unhealthy for you.

Once you have opened to higher levels (or deeper levels) of earth energy a
connection will occur. This will open the person to an even greater earth
awareness. It is important to develop in ALL areas of your life.

Kundalini will release energy from strong but unintegrated past life
personalities. It will seek to cleanse all locked in memories, whether they
are physical, emotional or mental. Once all blocks are released, the
Kundalini can flow through unhampered, refining the cells of your physical
body. This in turn will allow the divine/universal energy to come into your
system in pure, strong form.

Kundalini will often speed the dissolution of a marriage or relationship
that is not healthy or meant to be. Make sure you try to end this on a
positive note however, you will probably meet this person again in another
lifetime.

Try to get plenty of rest. More than you usually get, but this doesn't
necessarily mean sleep. Many individuals have a difficult time sleeping
during intense cleansings. But rest for your entire system is essential.
Exercises such as yoga and stretching aid energy flow and release blocks in
the system. Massage is also an excellent way to release blocked energy and
move energies which are already unblocked but not yet fully released from
the body.

A system may block energy because of the person's fear of handling it. You
may be forced to understand events in a different light or forgive yourself
and others in order to complete the release. But one day, you will look back
and say that everything you experienced was worth it.


We need to cleanse and develop all bodies to achieve the necessary unity for
utilizing the power of Aquarian Age energies. This is one of the reasons
there is so much unresolved karma coming to a head. We are all experiencing
a general housecleaning in all areas. Those individuals who are doing
intensive cleansing work, will be able to use the Aquarian Age energies in a
constructive, joyful, creative and spiritual ways. By tuning into the
consciousness received through the body by the chakras, we will be more
intune with higher mental and spiritual energies and eventually become free
from restrictions and brain programming.




The Seven Subtle Bodies


There are seven subtle bodies, or layers, around the physical body, which
create the auric body system (aura). It is commonly said that these layers
are like an onion, and that when you peel one away, you'll reach the next,
but this is not true. As you extend inward, the one before is also present
within the next aura layer. For example, the outer most body is the causal,
or Ketheric body. The next is layer is the celestial body, which contains
itself and the causal body. As you go inward, towards the first layer (the
etheric) it will be the densest because it holds all seven subtle bodies.
And of course, there is the physical body, which is the densest of them all.
The seven subtle bodies can be broken down as follows:

There are three
physical plane bodies, three spiritual plane bodies and the astral body,
which is the bridge between the lower and higher bodies (some teachings
claim that the astral is the fourth in the spiritual bodies). The lower
three bodies process energies dealing with the physical plane, whereas the
upper three process energies from the spiritual planes. It is said that the
energies from the higher planes must pass through the "fire of the heart" –
the heart chakra-- to reach and be of full use by the lower bodies.

Each level of the aura has its own seven chakras, which are nested within
the other auric chakras. As each layer extends outwards, the chakras vibrate
at higher rates. So the seven chakras within the etheric body will be
vibrating at a much lower frequency then the seven chakras within the causal
body. So in actuality, the base chakra, for example, will have 7 major
chakras, all vibrating at different frequencies. This way, energy can be
transmuted between all bodies to all chakras.

First Layer (The Etheric Body)
This is the closest energy body to the physical. It is what is made evident
through Kirlian photography. The etheric body extends one quarter to two
inches beyond the physical body and pulsates at about 15-20 cycles per
minute. The entire body, including organs, can be perceived but it is made
of a bluish (emotional) or gray light (highly active).

Second Layer (The Emotional Body)
Since this is the emotional body, it is associated with feelings. It is more
fluid in nature, and does not duplicate the body, as does the etheric body.
This body is about one to three inches from the physical body. Unlike the
etheric body, which is blue or grayish in nature, this is more like colored
clouds that change color depending on what kind of emotions the person is
going through. Love, joy, excitement, and even anger will result in very
brilliant hues, whereas confused emotions will result in muddy tones. This
body contains all the colors in the rainbow.

Third Layer (The Mental Body)
With an even more subtle composition, the mental body holds our thoughts and
mental processes. It extends three to eight inches from the body, and
generally has a yellow light, which radiates around the head and shoulders,
and extends to the body below. This yellow will brighten if a person is deep
in thought, or concentrating on mental activities. Although the color
associated with this body is yellow, other colors are evident if there is an
emotion associated with the thought (stemming from the emotional body).

Fourth Layer (The Astral level)
This is the true bridge to the spiritual plane! When we start to work with
this plane, and above, our perception and abilities leap from the physical
to the subtle. Here we will begin to perceive energies that are not of this
vibrational frequency.

The body of the astral is composed of gorgeous clouds
of color, which extend six inches or one foot from the body. Not only does
it have the same colors of the rainbow like the emotional body, but a pink,
or rose hue is often present with these colors, especially if the person is
a loving one. The astral plane is also called the "emotional" plane, which
ties it strongly to the heart chakra and the second subtle body (the
emotional body).

Because it is so closely tied to the emotions, when people
fall in love, great hues of pink can be seen shooting from their heart
chakra. This is also why when we are in the astral, our emotions are greatly
enhanced either way. When I am with my love in the astral, it is generally
free of any lower body emotions, and our love is able to flow, without
restriction.

The Fifth Layer (The Etheric Template Body)
This is what you would call a template for the lower template body (the
first body referenced). This is the template that exists before the physical
body is formed. Although this co-exists in a different dimension, it also
extends one and one half to two feet from the body and can only be seen by
clairvoyants and very advanced healers. This is an important layer in
healing if the lower etheric body becomes disfigured as this is the true
building block to the lower etheric. This template has a dark blue hue to
it.

The Sixth Layer (The Celestial Body)
This is the spiritual emotional plane where a person will feel things such
as bliss, and spiritual ecstasy. When we reach the place of divine love,
interconnectedness (generally through deep meditation) we are touching on
this plane, which is felt through our celestial body. When we raise our
level of awareness, or consciousness, to the sixth level of the aura, we
have allowed a connection to happen from the heart chakra and the celestial
chakra. Through this, we can love not only our fellow man (the heart chakra)
but do so with divine love (celestial chakra). The colors of this body are
very soft in nature (pastel) and glow softly from the body.

The Seventh Layer (The Ketheric Template or Causal Body)
This is the mental level of the spiritual plane (whereas the celestial body
is the emotional level of the spiritual plane). This body contains all the
other bodies within it and extends up to three and a half feet from the
body, often in the shape of an egg. Its structure is made of a gold, or
silvery-gold, and appears as a grid type structure, which is very durable.
It pulsates and vibrates at a very high speed and within this level; we
"know" we are one with God. This body also contains the main Kundalini force
that runs up and down the body.

Now while the Ketheric body is the last auric level in the spiritual plane,
there are other planes (such as the Cosmic plane) but they do not relate to
the aura for they are beyond the aura and a different lesson entirely!