Wheels of Life

Maybe you have heard the term “chakra” before or maybe you haven’t. Most modern science and health practioners insist that no such thing exists. But ask anyone involved with yoga or other “esoteric” disciplines and they will all agree that these energy centers exist.

Supposedly chakras are simply vortexes or funnels of energy found on every living thing. These energy vortexes draw in energy from the universal life force and disperse it throughout the physical body. The vortexes as seen by clairvoyants look like spinning wheels and in Sanskrit chakra means wheel. Energy is supposedly taken in through these “wheels” and sent to all parts of the physical body. This energy is important for the functioning of the auric field and the physical body. In eastern tradition that energy is called prana, or chi.

If you are having trouble believing such a thing exists, since most physicians or medical professionals will laugh you out of their office if you even mention such a notion, here is a simple way for you to make up your own mind about the existence of chakras. Take a few minutes and go find a piece of serious “bling”. A heavy ring or pedant necklace works great, anything that has a little weight to it. If you are not using a necklace with a chain, you will also need a piece of string, yarn or fishing line. (See the picture). Whatever you use it needs to be able to swing freely.

Having a partner for this exercise makes it easier but another person is not necessary. If you have a partner, one of you should sit Indian-style on the floor, or in a chair, whichever is most comfortable. If you are doing this alone you will probably want to lie down somewhere on the floor or on the bed.

Have your partner hold your pedant above your head high enough so that it can swing freely. To begin with hold the pendulum still and just watch it. The energy from your “crown” chakra will begin to make the pendulum move in a circular motion. If the person sitting in the chair concentrates on the pendulum it will swing in even larger circles above your head. The person holding the pendulum needs to do nothing other than hold the string or chain.

If you are doing the experiment by yourself, lie down and hold the pendulum over your stomach area. This is your solar plexus chakra. Hold the string and pendulum still. Watch as it begins to swing in a circle over your abdomen. Using the chart, follow the same procedure for all of your chakras. You will find that the pendulum will swing in bigger circles with some charkas than with others.

Now, tell me you don’t believe in these energy vortexes! You can do this exercise all day long and the results will be the same. Try it on other people. If seeing is believing, then you have all the proof you need to believe in these “energy vortexes” called chakras.

There are seven major charkas in the human body and many, many minor ones. We are only going to be concerned with the seven major ones at the moment. The first is located between the legs with its tip resting on the sacral-coccyx joint. It is related to our will to live and supplies the body with physical vitality. It supplies energy to the spinal columns, the adrenals, and the kidneys and its name in Sanskrit is Muladhara.

The second charka is located just above the public bone on the front and back of the body. Its tip rests directly into the center of the sacrum which is the posterior wall of the pelvis. This is where we sense emotions. It is related to our sensuality and sexuality. It supplies our sexual organs and our immune system with lots of energy. In Sanskrit this chakra is called Swadhisthana.

The third chakra is located in the solar plexus are on the front and back of the body. Its tip rests near our diaphragm and supplies the organs in this area of the body- the stomach, liver, gall gladder, pancreas, spleen and nervous system-with energy. It is associated with our intuition. It is related to who we are in the universe, how we connect to others, and how we take care of ourselves. The Sanskrit name for this charka is Manipura.

Fourth is the charka located in the heart area. It is related to love and will. To keep this chakra in balance we have to live with a balance of love and will. It brings energy to our heart, circulatory system, thymus, vagus nerve and upper back. Its name is Anahata in Sanskrit.

Fifth is the charka located in the back and front of the throat. It is associated with the senses of hearing, tasting and smelling. It supplies energy to the thyroid, the bronchi, lungs and alimentary canal. It is related to giving and receiving and speaking our truth. The Sanskrit name is Vissudha.

The sixth charka is located on the forehead and back of the head. It supplies energy to our pituitary, lower brain, left eye, ears, nose and nervous system. It is associated with the sense of sight. The front part of the charka is related to conceptual understand and the back part is related to carrying out our ideas in a step-by-step process to accomplish them. In Sanskrit this charka is called Anja.

The seventh of the major chakras in located at the top of the head. It supplies energy to our supper brain and right eye. It is associated with the experience of direct knowing. It is related to the integration of personality with spirituality. Its Sanskrit name is Saharara.

Keeping our seven chakars balanced and in proper functioning order is important because when they are not functioning properly our energy is clogged up or depleted, making us tired, irritated, out of sorts with the world and ourselves and quite often physically sick. This also means that we are not in alignment with our spiritual nature. Good health also includes our relationship with God the universe, or whatever higher being you believe in. This relationship must also be cared for with the diligence that we care for our physical body.