Chakra diagramm

[Akeia]

Another info about chakras---

Chakra Diagram
THE CHAKRA DIAGRAM SHOWS THE SEVEN CHAKRAS AT A GLANCE: MAIN CHARACTERISTICS, EXCESSIVE, DEFICIENT, BALANCED, ADDICTIONS, TRAUMAS, HEALING STRATEGIES, AFFIRMATIONS, ETC.

FIRST OR ROOT CHAKRA

Sanscrit name: Muladhara (root)
Location: Base of spine, at the seat of Kundalini
Symbol: A circle surrounded by four lotus petals, with a square inside it.
Central issue: Survival, stability, acceptance, self-preservation, deep-rootedness, perception, grounding, fear and safety
Color: Red
Essential oils: Patchouli, cedarwood, sandalwood
Crystals and Stones: Garnet, Ruby, Agate, Onyx, Haematite, Red Jasper, Black Tourmaline, Smoky Quartz, Bloodstone, Red Coral;
Stars and Astrological signs: Planets Mars, Pluto, and Saturn; Signs of Aries, Taurus, Scorpio, and Capricorn;
Sound or mantra: "Lam"
Sense: Smell
Body: The physical body
Orientation to self: Self-preservation
Goals: Stability, grounding, physical health, prosperity, trust
Rights: To be here, to have
Developmental stage: Womb to 12 months
Identity: Physical identity
Level of relationship: Tribal
Demon: Fear
Element: Earth
Hormonal glands: Sexual and adrenal
Organs: Immune system, base of spine, legs, bones and bone marrow, feet, rectum, physical body support
Excessive: Sluggish, lazy, tired, monotony, obesity, overeating, hoarding, materialism, greed, Fear of change, addiction to security
Deficient: Fearful, anxious, restless, lack of discipline, underweight, financial difficulty Chronic disorganization
Balanced: Good health, vitality, well grounded, sense of trust in the world, feeling safe and secure, stability, prosperity, ability to relax
Physical Dysfunctions: Frequent illness, disorders of the bowel, large intestine, bones, teeth, problems with legs, feet , base of spine(chronic lower back pain, sciatica); eating disorders; depression; immune-related disorders; skin problems; lack of energy;
Addictions: Food, gambling, shopping, work
Traumas and Abuses: Birth trauma, abandonment, physical neglect, poor physical bonding with the mother, malnourishment, feeding difficulty, major illnes or surgery, physical abuse, inherited traumas (eg. war, poverty, etc.)
Spiritual challenge: How well we manage our physical world;
HEALING STRATEGY: Physical activity, lots of touch, massage, reconnect with the body, grounding, Hatha yoga, look at earliest childhood relationship to mother, reclaim your right to be here;
AFFIRMATIONS:
It is safe to me to be here.
The earth supports me and meets my needs.
I love my body and trust its wisdom.
I am interested in abundance.
I am here and I am real.
I trust my Higher Self fulfills all mu needs. My life is full of prosperity.

SECOND OR SACRAL CHAKRA

Sanscrit name: Svadhisthana (sweetness)
Location: Lower abdomen
Symbol: A circle surrounded by five or six lotus petals.
Central issue: Sexuality, emotions, financial, creativity,
codes of honour and ethics
Color: Orange
Essential Oils: Rosemary, juniper, sandalwood, jasmine, rose, ylang-ylang
Crystals and Stones: Amber, Citrine, Topaz, Moonstone, Fire Agate, Orange Spinel, Fire Opal;
Stars and Astrological Signs: Moon, Planets Venus and Pluto, and the signs of Libra, Cancer, and Scorpio;
Sound or mantra: Vam
Sense: Touch and taste
Body: Ethereal body
Orientation to self: Self-gratification
Goals: Pleasure, healthy sexuality, feeling
Rights: To feel, to want
Developmental stage: 6 to 24 months
Identity: Emotional identity
Level of relationship: One-on-one
Demon: Guilt
Element: Water
Hormonal gland: Pancreas
Organs: Sexual organs, large intestine, lower vertebrae, pelvis, the kidneys, appendix, bladder, prostate, hip area, the lymphatic system, all the body fluids;
Excessive: Sexual, pleasure addiction; excessively sensitive and strong emotions; invasion of others, seductive manipulation; obsessive attachment; emotional dependency.
Deficient: Poor social skills; frigidity, fear of sex, lack of desire, passion, excitement, denial of pleasure; fear of change; rigidity in attitudes
Balanced: Graceful movements; emotional intelligence; ability to experience pleasure; nurture of self and others; ability to change; healthy boundaries
Physical Dysfunctions: Sexual dysfunctions; ob/gyn. problems; Dysfunctions of reproductive organs, spleen, urinary system; loss of appetite for food, sex, life; chronic lower back pain, sciatica;
Addictions: Alcohol, sex, heroin
Traumas and Abuses: Sexual, emotional abuse, neglect, rejection, emotional manipulation, physical abuse, alcoholic families, denial of child's feelings, inherited (untreated incest, sexual issues)
Spiritual challenges: Negative one-to-one control patterns need to be confronted
HEALING STRATEGY: Movement therapy, emotional release, inner childe work, boundary work, assign healthy pleasures, develop sensate intelligence
AFFIRMATIONS:
I accept and acknowledge my sexuality. My physical health is strong and pure.
I deserve pleasure in my life.
I absorb information from my feelings.
Life is pleasurable.
I move easily and effortlessly.

THIRD OR SOLAR PLEXUS CHAKRA

Sanscrit name: Manipura ( lustrous gem )
Location: Solar plexus, below the diaphragm
Symbol: A circle surrounded by ten lotus petals, and inside it a triangle
Central issue: Power, self-esteem, self-image, energy, will, responsibility
Color: Yellow
Essential Oils: Juniper, lavender, bergamot, rosemary
Crystals and Stones: Citrine, amber, tiger's eye, peridot,, yellow tourmaline, yellow topaz
Stars and Astrological Signs: Sun, the planets Mercury, Jupiter, Mars and the signs of Leo, Sagittarius and Virgo
Sound or mantra: Ram
Sense: Sight
Body: The astral body
Orientation to self: Self definition
Goals: Vitality, purpose, strength of will, vitality, spontaneity
Rights: To act and be an individual
Developmental stage: 18 months to 4 years
Identity: Ego identity
Level of relationship: Basic relationship with inner self
Demon: Shame
Element: Fire
Hormonal glands: The pancreas and the adrenal
Organs: The respiratory system and diaphragm, the digestive system, stomach, liver, gallbladder, kidney, pancreas, adrenal glands, spleen, the small intestine, the lower back, the sympathetic nervous system
Excessive: Overly aggressive, dominating, controlling, blaming, arrogance, manipulative, power hungry, stubbornness, hyperactivity, excessively ambitious and competitive
Deficient: Low energy, weak will, poor self-esteem, passive, sluggish, fearful, poor self-discipline, emotionally and physically cold, victim mentality, blaming of others, unreliable, poor digestion
Balanced: Feeling of tranquillity and inner harmony, self-acceptance, respect for the nature and emotions of others, feeling of unity with the rest of humanity, responsible, reliable, confidence, spontaneity, sens of humour, able to meet challenges
Physical Dysfunctions: Arthritis, digestive disorders, ulcers, colon and intestinal problems, anorexia or bulimia, pancreatitis, diabetes, gallstone, allergies, problems with the stomach and liver
Addictions: Amphetamines, cocaine, caffeine, work, anger
Traumas and abuses: Shaming, authoritarianism, physical abuse, fear of punishment, dangerous environment, age inappropriate responsibilities, inherited shame from parents
Spiritual challenges: Maturation of the ego
HEALING STRATEGY: Risk taking, grounding, emotional contact, deep relaxation, stress control, vigorous exercise, sit-ups, psychotherapy (release or contain anger, build ego strength, work on shame issues, strengthen will)
AFFIRMATIONS:
I can do whatever I will to do.
I honour the power within me. I accomplish tasks easily and effortlessly.
In a smooth and healthy way, I release all unresolved emotions. I claim my personal power.

FOURTH OR THE HEART CHAKRA

Sanscrit name: Anahatra (unstruck)
Location: Chest, hart, cardiac plexus
Symbol: A circle surrounded by 12 lotus petals, and inside it a six-pointed star
Central issues: Love, unconditional love, self-love, forgiveness, relationships, intimacy, devotion, depression and loneliness
Color: Green and pink
Essential Oils: Sandalwood, rose, cedarwood
Crystals and Stones: Rose quartz, emerald, jade, aventurine, malachite, rhodonite
Stars and Astrological Signs: Planets Venus, Saturn, Sun and the signs Libra, Leo and Sagittarius
Sound or mantra: Yam
Sense: Touch
Body: The feeling body
Orientation to self: Self-acceptance
Goals: Stability, trust, physical health, prosperity, grounding
Rights: To love and be loved
Developmental stage: 4 to 7 years
Identity Social identity
Level of relationship Loving relationships with significant others, with oneself and with all life
Demon: Grief Element: Air
Hormonal glands: The thymus gland
Organs: Hearth and circulatory system, lungs, bronchial tubes, shoulders and arms, diaphragm, thymus gland, the immune system, the skin, the upper back
Excessive: Demanding, jealousy, co-dependency, poor boundaries, overly sacrificing, possessive
Deficient: Antisocial, withdrawn, cold, shy, critical, judgmental, intolerant, loneliness, depression, fear of intimacy and relationships, lack of empathy, narcissism, bitter
Balanced: Compassionate, loving, self-loving, empathetic, peaceful, balanced, good immune system
Physical Dysfunctions: Disorders of the heart, lungs, thymus, breast, arms, asthma, allergy, circulation problems, immune system deficiency, tension between shoulder blades
Addictions: Tobacco (smoking), sugar, love, marijuana
Traumas and Addictions: rejection, abandonment, loss, shaming, constant criticism, abuses to lower chakras, unacknowledged grief, divorce, death, conditional love, loveless environment, sexual and physical abuse, betrayal
Spiritual challenges: To learn compassion, the value of forgiveness, unconditional love
HEALING STRATEGY: Self-discovery, codependency work, forgiveness, inner child work, work with arms, reaching out, taking in, breathing exercise
AFFIRMATIONS:
I freely and easily give and receive love. Totally forgive others and myself for all past errors and judgements.
I am worthy of love.
I am loving to myself and others.
There is an infinite supply of love.
I live in balance with others.

FIFTH OR THROAT CHAKRA

Sanscrit name: Vissudha (purification)
Location: Throat
Symbol: A circle surrounded by 16 lotus petals, and inside it a circle, or a circle containing a triangle
Central issue: Communication, self-_expression, self-discipline, speaking one's truth
Color: Blue, light blue, turquoise
Essential Oils: Lavender, patchouli
Crystals and Stones: Lapis lazuli, aquamarine, sodalite, turquoise, sapphire, blue lace agate, blue tourmaline, blue quartz
Stars and Astrological Signs: Planets Venus, Mercury, Uranus and Mars and the signs of Taurus, Gemini and Aquarius
Sound or mantra: Ham
Sense: Hearing
Body: The mental body
Orientation to self: Self-_expression
Goals: Clear communication, creativity
Rights: To speak and to hear the truth
Developmental stage: 7 to 12 years
Identity: Creative identity
Level of relationship: Relationship with our personal truths
Demon: Lies
Element: Ether - Akasa
Hormonal glands: The thyroid and parathyroid gland
Organs: Throat, thyroid and parathyroid glands, the neck, vocal cords and organs, mouth, teeth and gums, jaw, ears, muscles
Excessive: Too much talking, talking as a defence, inability to listen, gossiping, interruptions, over-extended, stuttering
Deficient: Fear of speaking, small, weak voice, difficulty putting feelings into words, shyness, tone deaf, poor rhythm
Balanced: Good listener, resonant voice, good sense of timing and rhythm, clear communication, lives creatively
Physical Dysfunctions: Raspy throat, chronic soar throat, mouth ulcers, gum difficulties, scoliosis, laryngitis, swollen glands, thyroid problems, headaches, pain in the neck and shoulders, ear infections and problems
Addictions: Opiates, marijuana
Traumas and Abuses: Lies, secrets, verbal abuse, constant yelling, excessive criticism (blocks creativity), authoritarian parents, alcoholic, chemical dependent family
Spiritual challenges: To recognize that your strength of will is measured not by how well you exert your will over others, but how well you control yourself. Conscious self-control and discipline means living according to the truth that every thought you have is either a potential act of grace or a potential weapon. Right thought leads to right speech leads to right acting.
HEALING STRATEGY: Learn communication skills, letter writing, inner child communication, practice silence (excessive), story telling, singing, chanting, toning, release voice, loosen neck and shoulders
AFFIRMATIONS:
I easily and gracefully express my deepest feelings and emotions.
I hear and speak the truth.
I express myself with clear intent.
Creativity flows in and through me.
My voice is necessary.

SIXTH OR THE THIRD EYE CHAKRA

Sanscrit name: Ajna (to perceive)
Location: The centre of the forehead, brow
Symbol: A circle surrounded on each side by two large lotus petals ( or a lotus with 96 petals ), and inside it a triangle
Central issue: Intuition, imagination, ability to see one's life clearly, use of the mind/intellect
Color: Indigo
Essential Oils: Geranium, lavender, rosemary, spearmint
Crystals and Stones: Amethyst, azurite, fluorite, lapidolite
Stars and Astrological Signs: The planets Jupiter, Uranus, Mercury, Neptune and signs Sagittarius, Aquarius, Pisces
Sound or mantra: Ham-ksham
Sense: Intuition (the sixth sense)
Body: The high mental body
Orientation to self: Self-reflection
Goals: Psychic perception, imagination, clear seeing, accurate interpretation
Rights: To see
Developmental stage: Adolescence
Identity: Archetypal identity
Level of relationship: Our relationship to knowledge, wisdom and vision
Demon: Illusion
Element: Light
Hormonal glands: The pituitary and the pineal gland
Organs: The brain, nervous system, eyes, ears, nose, sinuses, face, the pineal and pituitary gland
Excessive: Hallucination, nightmares, obsessions, delusions, difficulty concentrating, headaches
Deficient: Poor vision and memory, insensitivity, lack of imagination, difficulty visualizing, difficulty seeing the future, can't remember dreams, denial
Balanced: Intuitive, perceptive, imaginative, good memory, able to visualize, able to think symbolically, able to remember dreams
Physical Dysfunctions: Headaches, eye and ear disease, nose and sinus problems, facial nerve problems, nightmares, brain tumour, stroke, neurological disturbances, seizures, full spinal difficulty, learning disabilities
Addictions: Hallucinogens, marijuana
Traumas and Abuses: Frightening environment (war, violence), what you see does not go with what you are told, invalidation of intuition and psychic occurrences
Spiritual challenges: Pride and the ability to make judgements. The spiritual lessons relate to insight and intuition, to seeing beyond the visible.
HEALING STRATEGY: Meditation, visual stimulation, create visual art, coloring and drawing, working with memory, dream work, hypnosis, guided visualization, past life regression therapy
AFFIRMATIONS:
My inner vision is clear and strong. I trust my intuition and inner vision.
I see all things in clarity.
I am open to the wisdom within.
I can manifest my vision.

SEVENTH OR CROWN CHAKRA

Sanscrit name: Sahasrara (thousand-fold)
Location: The crown of the skull
Symbol: A lotus with thousand petals
Central issue: Awareness, spiritual search for meaning, issues of karma and grace, grace bank account, spiritual awakening, divine discontent
Color: Purple, white, gold, silver
Essential Oils: Jasmine, frankincense
Crystals and Stones: Diamond, clear quartz, moldavite, selenite, pyrite
Stars and Astrological Signs: The planets Saturn and Neptune, the signs Capricorn and Pisces
Sound or mantra: Om
Body: The soul, the karmic, causal body
Orientation to self: Self-knowledge
Goals: Wisdom, knowledge, spiritual connection, consciousness
Rights: To know
Developmental stage: Throughout life
Identity: Universal identity
Level of relationship: Relationship to our life's true purpose, relationship between the ego and the higher self, relationship to God and spirit
Demon: Attachment
Element: Thought
Organs: The muscular and skeletal system, skin, central nervous system
Excessive: Over-intellectualization, spiritual addiction, confusion, dissociation from body
Deficient: Spiritual cynicism, learning difficulties, rigid belief systems, apathy, materialism, greed, domination of others
Balanced: Sense of spiritual connection, open-minded, wisdom and mastery, broad understanding, intelligent, thoughtful, aware, ability to perceive, analyse and assimilate information
Physical Dysfunctions: Energetic disorders, mystical depression, coma, migraines, brain tumours, amnesia, chronic exhaustion not linked to physical disorder, sensitivity to light, sound and other environmental factors
Addictions: Religion, spiritual practices
Traumas and Addictions: Spiritual abuse, forced religiosity, blind obedience, misinformation, lies, withheld information, invalidation of one's beliefs
Spiritual challenges: Hope and faith, spiritual conscience. Spiritual quests and questions of your life: For what purpose was I born? What is truth? What is the deeper meaning of life? Can I find that? Failure to hear and respond to these questions can lead to anxiety and depression.
HEALING STRATEGY: Reestablish physical, emotional, spirit connection, spiritual discipline, meditation, examine belief systems, goal setting
AFFIRMATIONS:
I accept and acknowledge my spirituality.
Divinity resides within.
I am open to new ideas.
Information I need comes to me.
I am guided by higher power.
I am guided by inner wisdom.
The world is my teacher.

Resources and Recommended Readings:
Anodea Judith, Ph.D. "Eastern Body, Western Mind"
Caroline Myss, Ph.D. "Why people don't heal, and how they can"
Richard Gerber, M.D. - A practical guide to vibrational medicine
Bill Waites "Aura-Reiki";

www.reiki-for-holistic-health.com/chakra-diagram.html


"Let the beauty we love be what we do." ~Rumi
"Be the change you want to see in the world." ~Gandhi

May the Angels Light be with you.

[existenceisadream]

Wow!
I'm just now "really" starting to study chakras and this seems like all the info I need to know to get started. Reading through each chakra has opened my mind to the many problems I've gone through and still deal with to this day. I must say though that it gives me hope as well as overwhelms me of how much I have to work on to unblock my chakras. From how my life has gone since I was born it almost makes me feel like I was destined to have ridiculous amounts of obstacles to overcome. This makes me so aware of my past depressions and difficulties dealing with so many parts of life. I'm very happy though from the last couple of years to this day that at least I've been progressing away from alot of what used to hold me down. But just so much to work on it's crazy!

[Akeia]

Existence, i'm glad and happy for your progress and how you are doing with this, I wish you the best of luck with that and much success!

[osiris]

Very good list Akeia...Now get to studying those chakra punk...lol.. I like this list and glad you found it existence. It truly is a lifes work and than some. Once you learn the first seven there are 8 through 12 and than the ones through the body i prefer to call pressure points or energy centers instead of chakra.
If you just remember the mantra for each (in a cd coming soon) you can use them in meditation and that will vibrate each to let you know where you need work and help to clear them. Each Demon listed will help you to realize what needs done to clear blockage.

[existenceisadream]

Yes sir Osiris ;D
But really this list helped me alot and I too am glad I found it. Thanks Akeia
Can't wait for the CD! (and the crystal!)
Ya the demons to each chakra meant so much to me along with the traumas and addictions part. Actually everything that's listed means so much to me it's crazy (and sort of creepy)
So much work that's to be done but I thank you for your support Akeia and Osiris.
Well off to work. We've got belly dancing tonight so that's always fun. Brings in alot of really cool people!

[Starlight*]

Hello everyone !

Since I have lived a huuuge part of my life in India and have studies sanskrit, I´d like to add a bit to this:

The third chakra is not the solar plexus, it is the navel.
The fourth is called Aanahata (there is no R in there !), so please correct that.

In normal human beings, only the first two chakras are áwakened´. It is possible to awaken your other chakras, the opening of each chakra brings some special powers. For example, the Ajna chakra gives the power of clairvoyance, and a tremendous will power.

A good way to stimulate the chakras in the chakra meditation: Sit coss-legged (or any way that you feel comfortable), and concentrate on the physical location of each chakra and say the mantra of that chakra. So, you start with the first, go to the second and so on, and when you get to the fifth, silently concentrate on the sixth, the seventh, and then go back down (sixth, fifth, and so on). The mantras for the third-eye and the cdrown should not be spoken. In fact, many texts recommend going up just to the throat chakra and going back down, because the higher chakras should be opened only when the lower ones are ready too.

So, you will be be concentrating on each chakra for around 3-4 seconds, that´s the time it will take to pronounce the mantra.
A better way of pronouncing them:
Lung - Vung - Rung - Yung - Hung

Tha ´g´s are very soft, hardly audible. Don´t open your mouth too wide when pronouncing, then you ought to get them right.

Actually the english alphabet does not have a very accurate way of noting down the Sanskrit sounds, so I feel that the way I have written them is closer to the original. I mean, ´Lan´ might easily be mispronounced as the ´lan´ in landing, but it should sound like the sound in ´lunch´.

An important note on the location of the chakras : they are actually situated on our spinal cord. According to Indian spiritual texts, there is a kind of "spiritual" spinal cord there that conducts our life-force, and it is located approx. where our physical spinal cord is. At the base of it, our Kundalini lies, unawakened.
So, visualise the chakras as situated on your backbone, at the level or height of the navel, the throat, etc.

Ok, that´s all I can think of for now.... hope that it was useful to someone !

[Lady_Butterfly]

Wow guys! This is great information. Good to know.

[crazycat]

Thanks Starlight for that information. I have been doing it wrong, but I have had some results even so. Bye the way, what are the mantras for the sixth and seventh and the correct way of thinking them? That's interesting that you are only suppose to think about those two. What is the reason they are to be treated in a different fashion.

Also, when your pronoucing those do you do it in a long drawn out fashion like, LLLLLLuuuuuuuunnnnnnnggggg. Some may not know to do that. I take it from other mantras that I've learned that you would do this like that as well, right?

I would like to ask you another question, if you don't mind. Can the kundalini be raised by just working with the chakras and energy rising or can it only be done through tantra sex, alchemy process? I would like to know what your thoughts are on that. It would be much appreciated.

[mary]

crazycat said:

Can the kundalini be raised by just working with the chakras and energy rising or can it only be done through tantra sex, alchemy process? I would like to know what your thoughts are on that. It would be much appreciated.

Kundalini can be activated in as many different ways as you can think of. Sex, (tantric or not) physical and or emotional trauma, energy work, meditating, mantras, sounds, chakra work, being in contact with an awakened person etc etc etc. What works for you might not work for somebody else. So the kundalini experience is very personal and imo there are no answers that are 'right' for everyone.

[Starlight*]

About tantra, you have to know that there is ´right´tantra and ´left´tantra. That is kind of like white and black magic... and tantric sex is not really a part of the right tantra. In the west, there are so many misconceptions about tantric sex. In right tantra, sex is used more as a symbolism, because in tantra the world is made up of male and female elements. So, sex is used as a kind of metaphor for creation, for union...
In left tantra, sex has been used to harness energy, often it is a kind of vampirism. They have created some obscure sexual rituals for that.
And, of course, ancient Indians have also developed a fine art of love-making, where sex trancends the physical, and you achieve an emotional and astral union with your beloved.

And then came the western tourists, they didn´t care to know anything deeply, they just heard a few rhings and basically they brought back the idea that you can achieve spiritual developement, liberation, or God by having sex...
I wanted to say that to avoid and misconceptions about what tantra is, because it always makes me see red to see people go tantra = sex.

One of the things that Tantra teaches is awakening the Kundalini. Lori-ann is right in her post. However, you should know that Kundalini is an incredibly strong force, and that is why it´s premature awakening can be disastrous, because you may simply not be ready to handle such a force. I have seen some people lose their mental sanity in India, due to their Kundalini being awakened by an inexperienced teacher... that is very sad... so I think that one should not try to awaken it until you have an experienced guide.

Yes, the mantras should be pronounced long ! That lets you concentrate on the chakras. Otherwise, if you pronounce it fast, it would be kind of like pushing buttons really fast :-D

The reason for not pronouncing the last two chakras is that they should not be awakened before the lower ones are. The mantras for them are, as far as I know they don´t even have proper mantras. generally, people use Om (Aum) or it´s variation for them, but that is a kind of all-purpose mantra, and not specific one for a chakra.

[crazycat]

Thanks for the reply Starlight, it is much appreciated. I don't intend on trying to force the rising of the kundalini. It's just that I had an experience a couple of years ago and from what all I've read, I believed it was a spontaneous rising. Actually, that night I had listen to and did the guided chakra activation and energy program on this tape. Nothing had taken place at the time I did this, but later on during the night I woke up with the energy zig-zaging up my back. It went as far as my throat chakra and stopped and went back down to my heart. It wasn't a bad experience, but it left me with my hand not functioning with my brain quite right, like they were out of sync. It took a long time to get my typing skills back and I still cannot type as fast as I could before.

Anyways, I was just wondering what your veiws were on the kundalini were. On the Gnosticweb course I have been doing this year, they claim that a true kundalini rising can only be raised by alchemy/tantra sex.

Before I got side track with the Gnosticweb course I was doing some exercises form a book by Douglas De Long, "Ancient Teaching for Beginners". He started with the third eye chakra and then the crown and from there goes down to the root chakra last. He said all the other chakras need to active before working with the root chakra where the kundalin is. He wrote that these were the ancient teaching of Jesus, Buddha and Zoroaster and was the wisdom of the Egyptain and Atlantean temples. The mantra he gives for the third eye chakra is Thoth, pronounced toe, but it is done in a certain way and needs only be done one time. The mantra for the crown chakra is May and is pronouced the same as the month of May and it can be done as often as one chooses, but if done too much in one day can make one feel spacey and it really does. I just had to try that to see..hehe. Doing the the third eye mantra more than you should will give you a terrible headache...take my word for it. LOL! ;D After working with those two chakra a few weeks I was able to see my aura, very easily, so I know they work.

The Gnosticweb's mantra for the third eye chakra is Isis or Suira. Suira is pronouced, SSSSSSSSSUIIIIIIIIIIIIRRRRRRRRRRAAAAAAAAAA. Also you can just use the letter I or the letter R as a mantra for that.
They didn't give one for the crown chakra.

I have been thinking about getting back to De Long method. In the mean time, I may try the 5 mantras the way you say they should be done and see what happenes. I just don't agree with some of that stuff they teach on Gnosticweb, but I do feel it was worthwhile going through all their courses.

Going through some of my notes today I found this and thought it was interesting to add.

Muladhara- "Root Support"
Svadhisthana- "Own Abode"
Manipura- "Fullness of Jewels"
Anahata- "Unstruck Melody"
Vishaddha- "Complete Purity"
Ajna- "Guru's Command"
Sahasrara- "Padma"

I guess I got that from some website, but don't remember where or when.

Thanks again for your reply and yours too Lori-ann.

[Starlight*]

Crazycat, your experience sounds really interesting to me. I know that the Kundalini can be accidently awakened by different things, and, like you describe it, it can wreak a bit of havoc if you are not really ready for it.

The mantras that you give for the third eye and the crown chakras are certainly not from India. So, I don´t really trust them, they kinda sound like someone made them up.

I was really excited to read about you starting to see auras after meditating on them ! I have been trying to see auras since some time, well I did not really put so much work into it but I read about the different techniques. *rushing off to look at the Aura threads*

[crazycat]

starlight said:

Crazycat, your experience sounds really interesting to me. I know that the Kundalini can be accidently awakened by different things, and, like you describe it, it can wreak a bit of havoc if you are not really ready for it.

The mantras that you give for the third eye and the crown chakras are certainly not from India. So, I don´t really trust them, they kinda sound like someone made them up.

I was really excited to read about you starting to see auras after meditating on them ! I have been trying to see auras since some time, well I did not really put so much work into it but I read about the different techniques. *rushing off to look at the Aura threads*

Well both of those sources could be "ify". LOL! But of the two I would say that De Long's program brought the fastest results. I was seeing auras after just a few weeks practicing his mantras, which I should have continued with rather that getting involved with Gnosticweb's courses.
I maninly got invovled with it because of their Astral projction course.
They got their teachings from a spanish dude...named Samuel Aun Woer. This guy studied buddhism and hinduism as well as being a gnostic. From what I have read it all kind of ties in together. I really don't know where Samuel got his mantras...hehe..I guess he could have made them up, but I just took it that he had gotten them from either buddhism or hinduism, since that was what he was into. I really don't know if his mantras work all that well. I know his raom gaom one didn't help me to recall any of my dreams.

As far as De Long he got his stuff from channelled messages from his guides and guardian angels. I had not really checked him out until tonight. LOL! ;D He has been a past life therapist, chakra master, medical intuitive, counselor and spiritual teacher for about 12 years or so. As I said, his mantras work very quickly on me.

One other thing about my kundalini type of experience, ever since then I have been able to hear voices in my head whenever I go into the slightest of trance state. Also, the seeing of what I call ficker visions has increase a lot when I'm in trance. I was experiencing those somewhat before, in that they did not happen very often, but after the kundalini thing I hear the voices and see the fickers just about every time I get sleepy and start to drift or try to meditate. The voices interfer with the meditation, I just have to try and ignore them. Thank God, I don't hear them in beta, it would drive me crazy. Sometimes it just sounds like a roaring like most people experience when they are about to leave their physical body. The hypnagogic state is a very active state to be in....some interesting stuff pops up.

Oops! I meant to give you De Longs website. www.douglasdelong.com/douglas%20de%20long.htm

[Starlight*]

Thanks for that site link ! I´ll check it out now, and post more later.

[alexandra]

Very nice post!! It is nice to actually read some lengthy information about the chakras, instead of the usual boring information posted everywhere. We know by now what colors they are!