What Are The Chakras? -Descriptions and Remedies to Balance Them.

What are the Chakras?

The word chakra is a Sanskrit [1] word meaning wheel. There are seven main chakras or wheels along the spine; located in the aura, or energy field connected to the human body. Because the energy of our aura and chakras is subtle, it is undetectable with the human eye and can only be seen with an open third-eye or clairvoyant abilities.

Each chakra affects the organ, gland, or area of the body it is surrounded by; and each chakra aligns with a specific, colored light-ray. Scientists define these colored light-rays as a form of energy from the sun, labeled as electromagnetic waves, -each one embodies its own unique color, wavelength and vibrational frequency matching, stimulating and balancing its corresponding chakra. If you were to hold up a prism to the sun, it would reflect and make visible the seven distinctly colored light-rays that match and resonate with each chakra: red, orange, yellow, green, blue, indigo and violet (similar to the common, yet beautiful rainbows you see on a sunny, rainy day).

These ‘invisible’ chakras, or energetic, wheel-like spinning vortexes whirl in a circular motion forming a vacuum in the center of our body, drawing in anything it encounters to match our body’s vibratory frequency. In essence our chakras receive the ‘energetic’ information from our experiences and environment, including the people we are in contact with (this is why other people’s moods have an affect on us!).

When our body becomes unbalanced (whether the issue is emotional, intellectual, physical or spiritual), the imbalance is shown and felt in the corresponding chakra, revealing specific information about the event or thought that caused the imbalance. One way to bring health and serenity back to an ailing body is to re-align its chakras using ‘colored light-ray therapy’-a deliberate projection of color to the chakras. The most natural and automatic colored light-ray therapy is achieved by spending time outside in the sunlight. As mentioned earlier, sunlight holds and emanates the seven colored light-rays in the form of electromagnetic waves, which can be assimilated directly through our skin. Colored light-ray therapy brings new meaning and support to the advice of getting our “daily dose of sunshine” for optimal health. For example, scientists report that regular sunshine is important for the synthesis and activation of Vitamin D which supports healthy bone growth, etc. However, sunshine/natural daylight also plays a vital role in creating a healthful body, mind and spirit by emanating colored light-rays to stimulate, feed and balance the chakras.

Other forms of colored light-ray therapy include:

*Visualization: With this tool, one learns to meditate on the chakra in question, and sees with their mind the colored light-ray permeating the area. This in-turn assists in releasing stuck emotions and old programming. Your focused intention is ‘key’ in creating powerful results from this process.

*Food: When the sun’s rays bless all plants, life is given to each one. Depending on the type of plant, it will absorb the sun’s electromagnetic wave or colored light-ray that matches it’s ‘creation blue print’, i.e., the ‘creation blue print’ color for lettuce is green, for lemons it is yellow, for tangerines it is orange, etc. Using lettuce as the example, this and other green plants resonate with the heart chakra because the heart chakra vibrates to the green, colored light-ray. Balance your chakras daily by eating organic foods that contain each of the seven color energies (that’s why the doctor’s common advice is to eat a plate of different colored foods... for the color value!).

*Colored Gemstones, Minerals, Crystals: Energy healer specialists teach that natural stones, minerals and crystals emanate unique healing energies, and some can even be programmed to assist with a particular issue. Wearing colored gemstone jewelry or placing gemstones, minerals and crystals in your environment is a simple way to absorb their unique healing vibrations and color energies.

*Color Bathing: Since water is a conductor of energy, adding natural color to your bath water is a powerful way to absorb the vibrational frequency of the color. While bathing, balance the corresponding chakra by thinking about what you would like to achieve from that specific, color energy. -Remember to use the power of your intention. Do not use chemical food coloring to dye your water. I recommend Colour Bath™ by Colour Energy Corporation, as it is organic and natural. http://www.chakracompany.com/catalog/default.php

*Clothing: What we wear will influence our mood, mind and energy level. The more vibrant the clothing the better the energy transfer of the color’s vibrational frequency.

*Art & Color: Art and color can be used as an outlet to either express or stimulate. Science has proven that certain colored light-rays can calm the mind while others stimulate mental activity, i.e. the color red is innately recognized as warm, stimulating and passionate; whereas, the color green is recognized as healing, protecting and nurturing. Surround yourself with the colors, which are suitable for what you need to accomplish in that area. Paint a room or add different colored pillows, artwork, carpets, etc.

Chakra Descriptions and Remedies to Balance Them

First Chakra: -Also known as the Root Chakra.

*Sanskrit Name: Mudladhara

*Color: Red

*Gland: Adrenals

*Location: Coccyx/Perineum

*Information: The Root Chakra is connected to your physical vitality, endurance, and basic needs for survival. It governs your instinctual passion to exist and survive at fundamental levels.

Issues to review are:

Are you physically fit?
Are you comfortable with bodily functions related to elimination?
Can you take care of basic hygiene and self-care needs for yourself and your family?
Are you able to hold down a job and support yourself or your family?
Do you provide a safe and secure environment for yourself or family?
On the contrary, are you overly obsessed with warfare and defending your territory, or loved ones?
Do you practice receiving daily, universal life force energy to help cleanse, clear and balance your Root Chakra and all chakras (i.e. Reiki); and work on balancing your feminine energy with your masculine energy?
Do you practice daily meditation and contemplation to integrate both your shadow-side and light-side attributes? - Recognition and integration of both is necessary to achieve balance.
Do you need to work through any traumatic, abuse issues related to safety, security, self-care, abandonment, revenge, prejudice?

*Words to describe a balanced Root Chakra: Assertion, passionate, potent, grounded, physically stable, will power, drive, self-care/family-care, vibrant physical health.

*Words to describe an unbalanced Root Chakra: Aggression, war, revenge; co-dependent, needy, weak, apprehension; undetermined, lazy, flighty, lackluster.

Ways to bring in the RED energy and balance your Root Chakra power are:

Meditate on your Root Chakra by envisioning it being washed and infused with a lively, bright, beautiful, red color.
Practice daily receiving and giving of Reiki to raise your Light frequency/energetic vibration.
Practice daily acknowledging and balancing of your feminine and masculine energies.
Practice daily meditation and contemplation to balance your shadow-side and light-side attributes, and to shift your awareness from the material-mundane to the esoteric-spiritual. i.e. -OM mantra meditation; nature walks to contemplate and improve the Self.
Eat a healthy diet consuming red foods and drinks. Eliminate toxic substances.
Incorporate physical activities such as an exercise program, yoga. Talk therapy.
Building things with wood and other natural elements, connecting with the soil and Mother Earth through planting, growing, raking; rock climbing, playing drums.
Stimulating music with deep beats such as drums or music that makes your body move, like Latin American music.
Wear or carry red gemstones such as: Red Tiger’s Eye, Garnet, Red Jasper or Ruby.
Surround yourself in red using clothing, Color Bath™, decor, art, etc.

Second Chakra: -Also known as the Sacral Chakra, Spleen Chakra or Hara Chakra.

*Sanskrit Name: Svadhisthana

*Color: Orange

*Gland: Gonads (ovaries/testes).

*Location: Lower Abdomen

*Information: The Sacral chakra connects you to your creativity, senses, and feelings. And, it links you to your inner-child innocence which enjoys freedom of unfiltered expression. This chakra also governs your sexuality.

Issues to review are:

Do you feel a healthy, stable range of emotions, or do you experience drastic mood swings with limited ability to control your emotions?
Do you try to hide or shut-down your feelings?
Is it difficult for you to cry, express joy, anger, or sadness?
Is your inner child still alive, enthusiastic and uninhibited?
Do you feel stifled?
Are you too self-conscious and overly concerned with what other people think of you?
Are you comfortable with the idea and act of sexual desire and release as a natural and normal part of human behavior?
On the contrary, are you overly obsessed with sexual activity, lust?
Are your sexual relationships mutual and respectful, and can you be totally comfortable with your partner with no limitations such as impotency or frigidity?
Do you practice receiving daily, universal life force energy to help cleanse, clear and balance your Sacral Chakra and all chakras (i.e. Reiki); and work on balancing your feminine energy with your masculine energy?
Do you practice daily meditation and contemplation to integrate both your shadow-side and light-side attributes? - Recognition and integration of both is necessary to achieve balance.
Do you need to work through any traumatic, abuse issues related to stifled creativity and emotional expression; shame, guilt, sexuality?

*Words to describe a balanced Sacral Chakra: Open, freedom, warmth, expressive, inspired, creative, virile, guilt-free, fun, laughter, balanced sexuality, respect for one’s partner, intimacy, bonding, affection, enthusiasm, happiness, joy, balance and moderation in all things.

*Words to describe an unbalanced Sacral Chakra: Rigid, trapped, closed, fear of judgment; unimaginative, bland, uninspired; obsessive desires, manipulation, using sex as a weapon to negotiate or gain acceptance, pornography, lust, sexual dysfunction, sexual addiction, addictions to other ‘sense pleasures’ such as drugs, substances, food, shopping, gambling, etc.; shame, guilt, pain or trauma surrounding sexuality or addictions.

Ways to bring in the ORANGE energy and balance your Sacral Chakra power are:

Meditate on your Sacral Chakra by envisioning it being washed and infused with a lively, bright, beautiful, orange color.
Practice daily receiving and giving of Reiki to raise your Light frequency/energetic vibration.
Practice daily acknowledging and balancing of your feminine and masculine energies.
Practice daily meditation and contemplation to balance your shadow-side and light-side attributes, and to shift your awareness from the material-mundane to the esoteric-spiritual. i.e. -OM mantra meditation; nature walks to contemplate and improve the Self.
Eat a healthy diet consuming orange foods and drinks. Eliminate toxic substances.
Incorporate physical activities such as an exercise program, yoga. Talk therapy.
Hot aromatic baths. Ballet or other expressive dancing (watching or doing). Water aerobics. Deep tissue massage. Emotional movies. Cooking, painting, sculpting, other arts.
Emotive and/or flowing music and sounds: Running Water, Ocean Waves, Rain, etc., Harp, Opera.
Wear or carry orange gemstones or a copper piece. Orange stones such as: Orange Calcite, Sunstone, Carnelian.
Surround yourself in orange color with clothing, Color Bath™, decor, art, etc.

Third Chakra: -Also known as the Solar Plexus Chakra, or Power Center.

*Sanskrit Name: Manipura

*Color: Yellow

*Gland: Pancreas

*Location: Solar Plexus/Stomach

*Information: The Solar Plexus Chakra governs the intellectual or mental understanding of the self.

It defines a person’s identity; and one’s self-determined ideas are put into action here. Personal power goes beyond instinctual drives and instead is based on authentic, individualized development of the persona.

Issues to review are:

Do you have good organization and planning skills?
Can you think “outside the box” and develop unique ideas?
Can you assert self-confidence and put your unique ideas into action?
On the contrary, do you have a fear of being rejected or harmed, which prevents you from putting your unique ideas into action?
Are your focus and concentration abilities strong or do they need to be strengthened?
Can you give self-praise to yourself, and can you praise others?
Do you support others dreams and compliment their success, or do you feel envy and jealousy toward what others have accomplished?
Do you feed your ego by regularly pointing out other people’s mistakes and shortcomings?
Do you take on too much responsibility because you have trouble trusting and delegating?
Do you lead and coach people with empowering support, or do you dominate and dictate to others?
Are you indecisive --can't make up your mind?
Do you have unhealthy, co-dependent relationships with others?--In other words, you live through other people because it is too scary to assert your own identity and make your own decisions.
Do you practice receiving daily, universal life force energy to help cleanse, clear and balance your Solar Plexus Chakra and all chakras (i.e. Reiki); and work on balancing your feminine energy with your masculine energy?
Do you practice daily meditation and contemplation to integrate both your shadow-side and light-side attributes? - Recognition and integration of both is necessary to achieve balance.
Do you need to work through any traumatic, abuse issues related to an inability to discover and embrace your unique persona and identity; unsupportive parents or family members, abusive supervisors/co-workers, crushed self-esteem; fear of succeeding, self-motivation?

*Words to describe a balanced Solar Plexus Chakra: Organization, goal setter, unique personality, authentic ideas, clever, intellectual, focused, assertive action, self-confidence; honest power, patience, integral leadership, supports others, empowers others; balanced responsibility, integral power, delegation, personal success, courage, risk taker.

*Words to describe an unbalanced Solar Plexus Chakra: Pompous, arrogant, haughty, egotistical, showy, flaunting, domination, demanding, dictator, deceit, lying, cheating, dishonest power, inability to support and compliment others, betrayal of self/betrayal of others, self-sabotage/sabotage of others, revenge, indecisive, fear of rejection, fear of success, co-dependency.

Ways to bring in the YELLOW energy and balance your Solar Plexus Chakra power are:

Meditate on your Solar Plexus Chakra by envisioning it being washed and infused with a lively, bright, beautiful, yellow color.
Practice daily receiving and giving of Reiki to raise your Light frequency/energetic vibration.
Practice daily acknowledging and balancing of your feminine and masculine energies.
Practice daily meditation and contemplation to balance your shadow-side and light-side attributes, and to shift your awareness from the material-mundane to the esoteric-spiritual. i.e. -OM mantra meditation; nature walks to contemplate and improve the Self.
Eat a healthy diet consuming yellow foods and drinks. Eliminate toxic substances.
Incorporate physical activities such as an exercise program, yoga. Talk therapy.
Taking academic classes, personal growth and self-esteem classes, leadership courses, reading informative books, doing mind puzzles. Developing one's photographic memory.
Music that is mentally stimulating such as chimes, frequencies. Reed and Horn Instruments.
Wear or carry yellow gemstones or something gold. Yellow stones such as: Citrine, Yellow Amber, and Yellow Topaz.
Surround yourself in yellow color with clothing, Color Bath™, decor, art, etc.

Fourth Chakra: -Also known as the Heart Chakra.

*Sanskrit Name: Anahata

*Color: Green

*Gland: Thymus

*Location: Center of chest.

*Information: The Heart Chakra governs self-love and relationships, allowing you to give and receive love, unconditionally. Tolerance, forgiveness, generosity, and empathy are emphasized here. Physical and spiritual realities are integrated in this chakra, so that an inner and outer balance is maintained.

Issues to review are:

Do you accept yourself for who you are or do you lack self-love?
Do you judge others as being unworthy because they are different, instead of trying to appreciate them unconditionally?
Are your relationships based on healthy “give and take” boundaries, or is your Heart Chakra too open so that you are always playing the role of “giver”, “nurturer”, “helper”, and unable to receive?
Is your Heart Chakra too open so that you take on other’s burdens, or do you trust that others are born with the same ability as you, to figure out lessons at their own pace?
Do you have enough self-love to do something nice for yourself, or do you always save the kindness and nurturing to give to others?
Within a healthy relationship, do you have trouble saying “I love you” from your heart?
Do you practice receiving daily, universal life force energy to help cleanse, clear and balance your Heart Chakra and all chakras (i.e. Reiki); and work on balancing your feminine energy with your masculine energy?
Do you practice daily meditation and contemplation to integrate both your shadow-side and light-side attributes? - Recognition and integration of both is necessary to achieve balance.
Do you need to work through any traumatic, abuse issues related to: a broken heart, a closed heart, overburden, loss of a loved one?

*Words to describe a balanced Heart Chakra: Unconditional love of self/others, open minded, ability to feel and release remorse, ability feel and release sadness, unrestricted acceptance, tenderness, fondness, dear, tolerance, empathy, balanced devotion, detached love, trust in other’s abilities, trust in other’s love, kindness, peace, compassion.

*Words to describe an unbalanced Heart Chakra: Unable to forgive self or others, prejudice, harsh judgment of self and others, grief, sorrow, anguish, congested feeling in heart, heart ache, suspicion, untrusting, overburdened by others problems.

Ways to bring in the GREEN energy and balance your Heart Chakra power are:

Meditate on your Heart Chakra by envisioning it being washed and infused with a lively, bright, beautiful, green color.
Practice daily receiving and giving of Reiki to raise your Light frequency/energetic vibration.
Practice daily acknowledging and balancing of your feminine and masculine energies.
Practice daily meditation and contemplation to balance your shadow-side and light-side attributes, and to shift your awareness from the material-mundane to the esoteric-spiritual. i.e. -OM mantra meditation; nature walks to contemplate and improve the Self.
Eat a healthy diet consuming green foods and drinks. Eliminate toxic substances.
Incorporate physical activities such as an exercise program, yoga. Talk therapy.
Nature hikes. Spending time with family, friends and animal companions. Surrounding yourself with house plants and nurturing them toward good health. Taking self-love courses. Reading romantic novels or watching romantic movies. Candlelight dinners with your loved one. Singing love songs.
Beautiful music that incorporates the sounds of nature, listening to love songs.
Wear or carry green gemstones such as: Green Aventurine, Emerald, Jade, Malachite, and Peridot.
Surround yourself in green color with clothing, Color Bath™, decor, art, etc.

Fifth Chakra: -Also known as the Throat Chakra

*Sanskrit Name: Vishuddha

*Color: Blue

*Gland: Thyroid

*Location: Throat

*Information: The Throat Chakra is your communication station. It is the center that handles incoming and outgoing messages. It is through this center that we voice our opinions and our personal truths; written or spoken.

Issues to review are:

Are you able to stand up and voice your beliefs and personal truths, while also offering a solution?
On the contrary, do you gossip and complain, but never stand up to voice your opinion, or offer a solution?
Do you feel blocked when you try to say what is on your mind?
Are your words that you speak often edgy and spoken with impatience?
When speaking with others, do you project your feelings and words onto others because you have pent up anger and blocked emotions?
Do you have feelings of despondency and depression because you’ve never really participated in life, or never expressed your true identity through the spoken word?
Do you speak clear boundaries with others so that they understand your needs and limits?
Are you a ‘people pleaser’ because you have a hard time saying "no" to people?
Do you feel like it is OK that you are seen by others, but unworthy to be heard by others?
Do you feel your opinion doesn’t count, and that it is not your place to speak an idea?
Is it difficult to find words to describe your written or spoken ideas?
Are the words you speak authentic, or are they borrowed from someone else?
Is your Throat Chakra too open so that you are over talkative, interrupting others and monopolizing a conversation?
Do you practice receiving daily, universal life force energy to help cleanse, clear and balance your Throat Chakra and all chakras (i.e. Reiki); and work on balancing your feminine energy with your masculine energy?
Do you practice daily meditation and contemplation to integrate both your shadow-side and light-side attributes? - Recognition and integration of both is necessary to achieve balance.
Do you need to work through any traumatic, abuse issues related to your voice being censored, feeling unheard, fear of public speaking, fear that your words are not worthy to be sung, written or spoken, fear that you may say the wrong thing, fear that you will be harmed if you speak up?

*Words to describe a balanced Throat Chakra: Fearless, authentic expression of written or spoken words, 1^st amendment, karaoke, public speaking, public protests, open mike, personal truths, solutions, true identity spoken, powerful, courageous speech, clear boundaries, needs expressed through words.

*Words to describe an unbalanced Throat Chakra: Stifled speech, closed, tight, restricted, false spoken identity, borrowed words, weak boundaries, small voice, people pleaser, gossiping, too talkative, interrupting.

Ways to bring in the BLUE energy and balance your Throat Chakra power are:

Meditate on your Throat Chakra by envisioning it being washed and infused with a lively, bright, beautiful, blue color.
Practice daily receiving and giving of Reiki to raise your Light frequency/energetic vibration.
Practice daily acknowledging and balancing of your feminine and masculine energies.
Practice daily meditation and contemplation to balance your shadow-side and light-side attributes, and to shift your awareness from the material-mundane to the esoteric-spiritual. i.e. -OM mantra meditation; nature walks to contemplate and improve the Self.
Eat a healthy diet consuming blue foods and drinks. Eliminate toxic substances.
Incorporate physical activities such as an exercise program, yoga. Talk therapy.
Singing and toning with the focused purpose of expressing the words or syllables through a powerful, courageous voice. Meaningful, authentic conversations that support your beliefs. Role-modeling inspirational speakers who express their truth through the written or spoken word. Taking self-development courses like public speaking or acting classes. Journaling.
Music with lyrics that encourage personal power: i.e. Cyndi Lauper “True Colors”; Gloria Gaynor “I Will Survive”; Kelly Clarkson “Breakaway”; R. Kelley’s, “I Believe I Can Fly”; Survivor “Eye of the Tiger”; Bob Marley’s “Get Up Stand Up”.
Wear or carry blue gemstones such as: Sodalite, Sapphire, and Blue Agate.
Surround yourself in blue color with clothing, Color Bath™, decor, art, etc.

Sixth Chakra: -Also known as the Third-Eye Chakra or Brow Chakra.

*Sanskrit Name: Anja

*Color: Indigo (a mixture of blue and violet).

*Gland: Pituitary

*Location: Forehead, between the eyes

*Information: The Third-Eye Chakra governs your intuitive intelligence, and is your imagination center. One uses this chakra to gain a greater spiritual awareness of their existence, receiving guidance from one’s higher, creator-self; as well as from spiritual guides outside of one’s higher, creator-self. Awakening of this center allows one to utilize psychic perceptions such as clairvoyance and telepathy.

Issues to review are:

Do you practice meditation on a regular basis to help clear away illusion and energetic debris in this area?
Do you study a variety of spiritual theories to expand your perceptions, via classes, books, etc?
Do you always trust other’s words and ideas, or do you filter the information through your intuition to be sure what you’re hearing or reading is your truth, and not just someone else’s?
Do you trust your intuition, insights and gut feelings, or do you pay them little attention?
Are you courageous and adventurous to seek the truth beyond the veil of illusion?--The veil of illusion is our attachments to the material world and our belief that we are limited, powerless victims. Opening of the third eye brings extra-sensory perceptions, allowing us to go beyond the veil.
Are you able to balance your imagination and fantasy realm with physical reality?
Do you practice receiving daily, universal life force energy to help cleanse, clear and balance your Third-Eye Chakra and all chakras (i.e. Reiki); and work on balancing your feminine energy with your masculine energy?
Do you practice daily meditation and contemplation to integrate both your shadow-side and light-side attributes? - Recognition and integration of both is necessary to achieve balance.
Do you need to work through any traumatic, abuse issues related to nightmares, recurring bad dreams or visions, fears of what lies on the other side, skepticism of sixth sense abilities?

*Words to describe a balanced Third-Eye Chakra: Balanced imagination, intuition, tuning-inward, trusting the inner voice, insights, gut feelings, clarity of the unknown, extra-sensory perception, sixth sense abilities, clairvoyance, telekinesis, telepathy, animal communication, esoteric, dreams, visions, inventions.

*Words to describe an unbalanced Third-Eye Chakra: Skepticism, fear of the unknown, clouded visions, fear of the dark, inaccessible wisdom, caught up in the veil of illusion, too much day dreaming, disconnection from higher self, disconnection from spiritual guides.

Ways to bring in the INDIGO energy and boost your Third-Eye Chakra power are:

Meditate on your Third-Eye Chakra by envisioning it being washed and infused with a lively, bright, beautiful, indigo color.
Practice daily receiving and giving of Reiki to raise your Light frequency/energetic vibration.
Practice daily acknowledging and balancing of your feminine and masculine energies.
Practice daily meditation and contemplation to balance your shadow-side and light-side attributes, and to shift your awareness from the material-mundane to the esoteric-spiritual. i.e. -OM mantra meditation; nature walks to contemplate and improve the Self.
Eat a healthy diet consuming indigo foods and drinks. Eliminate toxic substances.
Incorporate physical activities such as an exercise program, yoga. Talk therapy.
Star gazing. Eye rolls.
Focusing on dreams and writing down one's visions and inventions.
Listening to guided meditation tapes. Taking spiritual courses.
Music such as Mozart or Bach; New Age Spiritual Music.
Wear or carry indigo gemstones to stimulate this chakra such as: Lapis Lazuli, Azurite.
Surround yourself in indigo color with clothing, Color Bath™, decor, art, etc.

Seventh Chakra: -Also known as the Crown Chakra.

*Sanskrit Name: Sahasrara

*Color: Violet

*Gland: Pineal

*Location: Top of the head, crown.

*Information: The Crown Chakra governs the energy of universal consciousness and spiritual bliss. Oneness and connection to all existence, is realized here. Awakening and balancing of this chakra, and the other six chakras leads to enlightenment and a release from the wheel of reincarnation. --Completion of spiritual/karmic lessons is attained.

Issues to review are:

Are you dedicated to understanding your higher-self consciousness? This requires you to go beyond material attachments and search within your being for your true spiritual essence.
Do you feel disconnected from reality, and do you have difficulty living in the present moment?
Do you lack faith in your existence and ability as a deep, powerful spiritual being?
Do you practice receiving daily, universal life force energy to help cleanse, clear and balance your Crown Chakra and all chakras (i.e. Reiki); and work on balancing your feminine energy with your masculine energy?
Do you practice daily meditation and contemplation to integrate both your shadow-side and light-side attributes? - Recognition and integration of both is necessary to achieve balance.
Do you need to work through any traumatic, abuse issues related to feeling betrayed by manipulative, religious teachers; feeling confused and bombarded by religious dogma and hype; feeling abandoned by spirit, and alone in the world?

*Words to describe a balanced Crown Chakra: Creator-Self Realization, mysteries unveiled, highest wisdom, oneness, connection to all humans, animals, plants, insects, minerals; release from all illusion, release from all limitation, release from all spiritual contracts, unlimited potential and power, full consciousness, full awakening.

*Words to describe an unbalanced Crown Chakra: Material attachments, feelings of spiritual enslavement and bondage, limitations, illusion, dogma, hype, false prophets, unconscious, feeling abandoned by spirit, lack of belief in one’s Creator/Source Self or Higher-Self.

Ways to bring in the VIOLET energy and boost your Crown Chakra power are:

Meditate on your Crown Chakra by envisioning it being washed and infused with a lively, bright, beautiful, violet color.
Practice daily receiving and giving of Reiki to raise your Light frequency/energetic vibration.
Practice daily acknowledging and balancing of your feminine and masculine energies.
Practice daily meditation and contemplation to balance your shadow-side and light-side attributes, and to shift your awareness from the material-mundane to the esoteric-spiritual. i.e. -OM mantra meditation; nature walks to contemplate and improve the Self.
Eat a healthy diet consuming violet foods and drinks. Eliminate toxic substances.
Incorporate physical activities such as an exercise program, yoga. Talk therapy.
Listening to guided meditation tapes. Taking spiritual courses.
Put into action and “be” the changes you wish to see in the world. Practice oneness and connection for all beings when you interact with others. Feel freedom and integral power --release fear, when going about your daily activities and communications with others.
Silence is the crown chakra’s ‘inspirational music’; also Crystal Bowls.
Wear or carry violet gemstones to activate this chakra: Amethyst, Charoite, Purpurite.
Surround yourself in violet color with clothing, Color Bath™, decor, art, etc.

[1]“The Sanskrit language is defined as an Indo European, Indic language, in use since c1200 b.c.[e]. as the religious and classical literary language of India.” -Dictionary.com "Define Sanskrit" Find the Meanings and Definitions of Words at Dictionary.com Web. 17 May 2011 <http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/sanskrit>.

Author of this Article: Sonya Oak

*This author was granted permission from The Chakra Company to use their information and create a derivative work of their original article:

ChakraEnergy.com. "Your Chakra System." Your Information Source for Chakras.

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