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Chapter 12

 Chakras and Healing

Introduction

 Energy going in or out of the chakras affects the muscles, the nervous system and the glands. In short, it affects the entire system, and so a blocked chakra can create problems in all surrounding areas. With open and flowing chakras, a person will feel vibrant and radiant, ready to love life fully. But with partially or completely blocked chakras, a person does not have full access to his or her energy, which leads to confusion, depression, an off-centered feeling, or just general miasma. Energies can become blocked by tightening muscles, poor posture, or holding back energy in chakras.
Vibrant colors in a chakra indicate harmony and development. Dull or grayed and dark areas across part of the chakras indicate problems, whether non-development, negativity, fear of relating to the world, or physical, emotional or mental blocks. You may notice that some chakras are much more active than ones which surround them; people may over-emphasize a particular chakra and feed it by pulling energy from surrounding chakras. This leads to illness. On the other hand, blocking one chakra creates congestion in the entire area; blocking the sexual chakras, for example, out of fear of the sexual energy, may block the entire lower belly area, slowing all its functions.
People with low self-images tend to pull the energy in, in particular negative energy, since low self-image is negative. You may even take on others' maladies.
Too much unassimilated (hence, unusable) energy may bring a strong sense of inertia, lifelessness, or depression or a clogged, noenergy-to-cope feeling. Restlessness, irritability, and illness or ineffectiveness make up the basic pattern of this condition. Creative projects, physical exercise, and meditation help to assimilate and use blocked energy.

Chakra Blow-Out
Chakras may "blow open" in times of stress, up to a foot wide, too much for good energy use. Blow-outs occur with unmanageable energy and commonly affect the heart, solar plexus, and navel. Drugs may also blow the chakras open, most often the head chakras. The result of blow-out is ineffectiveness from the affected chakra and tremendous energy release that depletes the rest of the body.
Try thinking the chakra back into a better position; if that does not help you may need professional assistance. You could also take your hand and gently go over the chakra three to four inches above the body, aiming excess energy back into the body. Move your hand clockwise or counterclockwise, whichever feels better.

Pain
Pain in a particular chakra indicates that the chakra is trying to open. Try very lightly massaging the area to help its release. If the Pain continues, stop. Put your consciousness into that chakra, allowing thoughts and feelings to come to your awareness and opening you to discover what has been blocked When awareness comes, pain or the block will generally disappear-, but if it persists, it would be a good idea to get medical help.

Illness and Visiting the Sick
During illness it can be very helpful to receive energy from a visitor, especially when it is peaceful. Both the ill person and the sender are energized in the process. It is a beautiful partnership. An unthinking, unaware visitor, however, sometimes actually drains energy from the sick, worsening their condition.
A depressed person may benefit from receiving another's uplifting energy, but could also be hindered from going into and working on the depressing energies. A general awareness of energies and their flows helps you understand how to use your own energies more effectively with others.
When visiting the sick it is best to be as healed and whole in your own body as possible. The flow between you and the indisposed must be natural. Always allow energy to flow as it will; pushing or directing it too much turns it into little needles, a force of harm rather than of healing.
Exercise is potentially very helpful in strengthening your body against illness. Keep in mind, however, that strenuous, rough exercise (which builds up the larger muscles), tends to create blocks, whereas dancing, swimming, yoga, or tai chi all tend to balance and release the chakra flow

Lemurian Chakra Healing
In Lemuria, a healer pulled energy from the patient's chakra relating to the illness, brought it into his or her body, turned it into positive energy and sent it back into the patient through a higher chakra. If, for example, the navel chakra reflected a problem, the healer would absorb energy from that point, heal it, then send it out the heart chakra to the patient's heart chakra and down to the navel area, replacing the energy. The key thing is to put energy back into the healed chakra, which otherwise could attract more illness; this also safeguards. the healer against the illness.

Massage and Body Work
Massage and other body work are excellent for balancing energies throughout the body and allowing a proper chakra flow. It is difficult to relax and do a thorough job massaging your own body.

Samadhi
Samadhi is a Sanskrit word meaning evenness and describing a balance between inner body forces and forces from around the body. Seek Samadhi for a chakra that does not flow correctly. Sometimes breathing a flat breath-a breath that feels flat up and down the front of the chest-helps you bring in the sense of evenness. Filling the chakra with a lavender color may help, or you may simply ask to feel Samadhi. Working to feel Samadhi brings inner peace and quietude, facilitating growth and healing. When seeking Samadhi it is best to start with one of the heart chakras, moving on from there in whatever pattern you wish.

Rocks, Minerals, and Healing
Energies from rocks and minerals have a definite effect on chakras, bringing healing or awakening. Experiment with various rocks and minerals to see which attract you. Place them on different chakras and observe your energy responses. There are many books available on using crystals and minerals for healing or awakening chakras.

Radiance
It is difficult to maintain a healthy level. The body tends either to go into illness or weakness or into radiance; there has to be movement one way or the other. Radiance, meaning vitality and openness, is certainly preferable to illness, but to achieve it you must have good energy flow throughout your body. Think of the things that help you keep your body more radiantly alive. Your list might include exercise, diet, joy, smelling the flowers, love-all sorts of things. Keep a running list and add to it from time to time, and try to do something from your list on a daily basis. Eventually, you will naturally do what keeps you radiant.

Some useful books for rocks and minerals are:
Baer, Randall N. and Vicki Vittitow Baer. windows of Light. New York: Harper and Row, 1984.
Fernie, William T., M.D. The Occult and Curative Powers of Precious Stones. New York: Rudolf Steiner Publications, 1973.
Gurudas. Gem Elixers and Vibrational Healing, Volumes I and U. San Raphael, CA: Cassandra Press, Vol. 1, 1985, Vol. H, 1986.
Kunz, George Frederick. The Curious Lore of Precious Stones. Mineola, NY: Dover, 1970.
Raphaell, Katrina. Crystal Healing, Volume II. Santa Fe, NM: Aurora Press, 1987.

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