To truly
understand what you are about to read, you will need to be familiar with a
few esoteric concepts.
I therefore propose to give you some basic
information about how chakras operate. It's important for you to understand the
general theory, because the practical knowledge of the different chakras I'm
going to pass on to you later, is based on these principles.
This knowledge dates back many thousands of
years, however approaches can vary from country to country. My own personal
approach to the Chakras results from many years of experience and is based on
the esoteric knowledge of the sages of Ancient India. These great Masters were
well aware of the presence of seven
vital energy centres (chakras) in every human being.
The word "chakra" means "wheel"
(or "spinning disk") in
Sanskrit. The seven major chakras are found along a vertical axis corresponding
to the spinal column. To help you to picture the positions of the chakras in
the body, look at the diagram of the 7
Major Chakras on the last page of this document.
A chakra is an energy centre situated in the
"etheric aura" of the
individual (i.e. in the electro-magnetic field which naturally surrounds the
physical body). It is invisible to the naked eye (except for people who have
the gift of clairvoyance), because
it's not really of a physical nature.
In fact, the chakra is etheric; this means that it is made of an ethereal substance, which
is more subtle than the physical body, because its atomic vibration is more
rapid. This is why it remains invisible.
You could say that chakras are centres which
transform and distribute the
energies originating from the sky and the ground, i.e. cosmic and earth forces.
To understand their fundamental role, you need to know that if a human being
had no chakras and received cosmic energy directly, without it being transformed,
then that person would instantly be "struck down" by the various
natural energies that would be coursing straight through them.
The chakras are responsible for only letting
in the energy you are capable of absorbing. The amount of energy corresponds to your level of consciousness (or
evolution). And the more your chakras open and allow cosmic energy to penetrate
inside you, the more you evolve, the more your consciousness expands.
The chakras actually transform the various
energies that enter a person, and then redistribute them throughout the
physical body through the endocrine glands, which release their secretions into
the blood.
You can imagine the chakras as coloured
wheels of light, as funnel-shaped energy vortexes, spinning round in a
clock-wise direction. They have "blades" like a fan, or
"petals" like a flower, which create the funnel shape as they turn.
As these wheels rotate, universal cosmic energy is drawn into the chakras, and
then distributed round the body.
Chakras therefore pick up the vibrations
existing in the environment. Through their various functions, these energy
centres link the individual to everything that is occurring around him, in
nature and in the Universe, acting rather like an "antenna".
You can regard your own chakras as organs of
the subtle senses. Our physical body with its five senses (sight, hearing,
smell, taste, touch) is a vehicle adapted to the vital laws of our planet,
which enables us to find our way in everyday life. The chakras act as receptors
for all the energy vibrations and all the information hovering
"above" the physical plane: they are like gateways into the magical
and boundless world of more subtle energies.
There is one important thing you should
know. To live in harmony with yourself, others and the environment, combining
both strength and creativity, knowledge and love, all your chakras must be
"open" and working in harmony with each other (I'll come back to this point later…). Because the more your chakras
"open up", the more you evolve, and the more energy you have to
achieve what you want to in life.
Conversely, if someone's chakras are
"blocked" and not functioning harmoniously, not only do they capture
very little universal cosmic energy, but they also accumulate negative waves.
This accumulation of "bad" energies makes them prone to difficulties
and gradually brings all kinds of problems into their lives.
Then they easily fall victim to secret
manipulations, malign influences, emotional and professional disasters. They
just don't have the strength to deal with it all. And in most cases, the energy
centres are thrown out of harmony leading to pain and various disorders.
This creates a vicious circle that it's very
difficult to get out of. Especially as the person in question is generally
ignorant of the cause of this persistent "adversity".