Overview of the chakra System

In Modern Western Chakra theory the chakra system is represented by 7 energy centres, 7 states of consciousness from the primal to the universal and seven stages of evolution. Collectively they are known as the Rainbow bridge, not just a place for pets who die but a metaphysical bridge between matter and consciousness. Shamanically it is about bridging the gap that exists between me as a Person and me as a Soul and “me”, Pure Spirit. Crossing the Rainbow Bridge is to return to the unity of all those seeming diversities, the ORIGINAL UNITY. The Rainbow Bridge connects us to All There Is.

Chakras are energy vortexes shaped like spinning funnels of bioenergetic activity in 7 key areas of our bodies. We also have many secondary or mini- chakras too. The term chakra originates in India but many different cultures work with this fascinating field where physical, emotional, mental and spiritual energies all come together.  Chakras don’t just interact with each other, they also have the potential to connect us to the energetic interaction of our world and universe, connecting spirit and matter, mind and body.

Each chakra influences the organs associated with it, ligaments, muscles and veins and any other body part within it’s field.  They also affect the endocrine system, which is a network of glands and organs that produce and release hormones into the bloodstream to control many of our bodily functions. 

Chakras are also strongly connected to our moods, personality, belief systems, physical and psychological evolution and spiritual journey. Basically they are an intrinsic part of our overall health and wellbeing which is why we want them to be in balance and flowing properly.

The chakra system follows a natural path of development from the root chakra located at the base of the spine beginning with the urge for life, to the unfolding of life in the sacral chakra just below the belly button. Then in the solar plexus chakra it opens up to empowerment, moving up to the capacity for love, understanding and expression in the heart chakra, and then for it’s longing to connect with our psychic senses, other knowing and the cosmos in our third eye and crown chakras.

Nowhere is the chakra journey more apparent than during pregnancy as new being manifests in the mother’s body and is brought into the physical realm through the multidimensional initiation of childbirth.  Learning about the passage of the baby through pregnancy, birth and the first 6 months to 2 years of life and the significance for the baby’s foundation and birth imprint is truly empowering knowledge.

Understanding our chakras as a map for rediscovering our inner landscape and re-energising the centres that our ancestral legacy, unconscious conditioning and life experiences have closed down, helps us understand and cultivate our own energy preventing illness and a multitude of possible issues.

Ancestrally the baby in utero picks up everything the parents are feeling and going through.  In fact we hold at last 7 generations of cellular memory from our ancestors!

This is why your birth experience impacts your life so radically.  Your imprint could have already been set by your ancestors, and what you experienced in utero and when you were born and the first two years of your life. 

It creates a kind of template for how you will perceive the world with your baby self perception without having the full picture.  And we humans love to be right, so we set up a self fulfilling prophecy for ourselves even if it doesn’t serve us!

If you notice that you are stuck in repeating patterns now might be a good time to book a mind-shift call, see what’s going on in your life and energy and have a chakra balancing session!