"THE ILLUMINATED CHAKRAS" "Before the beginning all was nothing" "Only the spark of divine consciousness" "From this spark all of creation arose" "Spinning out from the centre spinning into being" "spinning into time spinning into wheels of life" "From the great spiral galaxies thousands of light years across to the trillions of atoms swirling in a grain of sand." "The universe is made from spinning wheels of Energy spinning wheels of stardust giving birth to life" "Wheels upon wheels, spinning through space solidifying into form" "rotating on an axis orbiting the sun" "Revolving and evolving through time." "The one and the many giving birth to life" "With a single bright moon, our shining blue planet spins in space a planet made of earth and water and fire and air" "A planet of sound and light and beauty, and the consciousness of life." "In intricate web, woven with exquisite balance this blessed earth which is our home is the great wheel from which our life arises" "Generated from the heart of divine spirit condensing into manifestation" "the one in the many" "Father sky and mother earth" "Between them" "The 7 layers of manifestation form a rainbow bridge connecting earth and heaven" "the stepping stones from matter to spirit" "Connecting through our bodies" "As we connect to each other and to endless web of life that is seeking to become conscious" "Aligned along its centre of the channel called the sushuma the 7 chakras run from base to crown" "Generating the patterns of the auric field their spinning comes from the intersection that two basic currents one from above and one from below" "As these currents pass between the chakras the centres spin like gears that take us on a journey through life" "Together these 7 chakras describe the profound forming of the humans and a template for transformation." "The location of the chakras in the body gives meaning to their respective levels of consciousness." "Which we'll explore as we enter the lotus of each chakra" "Beginning with the 4-petalled red lothus located at the base of the spine" "The first chakra represents the material world the in-drawing gravity of the matter a force which binds energy into form" "And creates the density that we experience as the physical world" "Its element is earth, and this chakra represents the survival instinct and our primal connection to the earth's matrix of life" "It is believed that the serpentine energy of the goddess kundalini shakti lies coiled three and one half times round the base chakra" "Holding matter together" "When aroused, kundalini journeys up the spine, piercing and awakening each chakra in turn seeking her divine partner, Shiva who abides in pure awareness" "The name of this chakra Muladahra means root, support" "To have the proper foundation for the long journey upwards one needs roots deep in the earth" "It is here that you come home, to the peace, stillnes and stability that is found in the natural world" "Meditate here with your roots in the earth Honoring the temple of your body" "Muladhara now remains awakened at the end of the spine" "As we open to the 6-petalled orange lothus of the second chakra, called Swadisthana" "Meaning "one's own place"" "This chakra is related to the element water and represents the dual nature of existence the constant up and flow of polarity" "opposites attracting, moving and flowing toward each other with a primal longing to merge together as one" "Here we tap into the primal flow of life force energy pulled by currents within the soul, urged by our longings and desired" "At the level of the second chakra the Kundalini serpent both divides and unites creating the eternal yin-yang of existence" "Spinning in ultimate balance" "In the body this chakra eminates from the sacrum, hips and pelvis" "This is the seed of movement sensation pleasure desire and emotion" "As two bodies connect with each other in erotic communion they become one in ecstatic embrace opening to waters of passion and their ocean of goodness" "Satisfied, we move from the waters of the second chakra into the third chakra located in the solar plexus a yellow lothus of Manipura which means "lustrous jem"" "From earth to water to fire" "The divine spark of consciousness ignites the fires of our will" "To burn through resistance revitalise the intire system" "Pulsating flames of energy enlighten us to awaken our power to burn with purpose to strengthen our will to keep that flame alive through all its trials and tribulations as we burn through blocks into ever greater freedom and power" "Lest that fire burn itself out that power must be tamed" "and through diligent practice we unite the energies within and around us no small task as we follow the chaotic and fiery serpent of kundalini harnessing for energy" "to bring it into our bellies and blossom forth with power" "This fire carries and sustains us as we burn through the ego and dissolve into the lustrous gem that is the true source of power" "In Manipura" "Leaving the third chakra enlighted we rise again to the heart to find a green lothus of 12 petals" "Called Anahata meaning "unstruck" or "unhurt"" "The element of this chakra is air as we rise up into the softness and spaciousness of the sky" "Now the kundalini serpent karries us upwards on wings of love to embrace the awakening of divine spirit" "which bids the heart to open and fly free" "Expanding into the element air with each breath we take" "we soar towards the infinite bcoming light and spacious within" "Dancing playfully with another we enter the mistery of love and relationship as we transcend ego and journey with others into the divine realm of the heart" "uniting heaven and earth" "Masculine and Feminine mind and body in perfect balance the heart is a soft place tender, deep" "A place of compassion and conneciton" "when awakened the heart beats with rythm of life pulsates love through all our relations self and other.." "culture and planet.." "human and divine" "As we open our own hearts we tune into the global hearth now dawning at the frontiers of the social awareness" "From the Balance of the hearth we now move into the blue lothus of 16 petals" "Located in the throat" "Called Vishuda which means "puricfication"" "In the etheric realm of the troath chakra" "Kundalini awakens the core vibrations within as sound carried on the air of our breath opens our expression to the music of the stars" "Listen, to the murmur of the voice within listen, to the song rising out of your heart." "From the primordial AUM vibration ripples through all of creation" "Resonating.." "Expressing.." "Harmonising.." "Synchnorising.." "Opening our voices" "To sing our truth" "Into the cores of life." "From the inside out" "Our self expression flows" "In waves of vibrations" "Taking us deeper and yet deeper" "To the truth we hold within" "And the truth we find with-out" "From essence into vibration.." "To sound.. to language" "Communication" "And expressions of creativity" "Transferring music, knowledge, and poetry" "Through time." "As the fifth chakra" "Vibrates within the troath" "We move up to the brow chakra" "A lothus of only 2 petals" "Called Ajna" "Which means "to percieve" and "to command"" "Kundalini is now a glowing serpent of light" "Uncoiling from the depths" "Of our meditation" "To open Chakra Six" "The third eye" "Centre of vision.." "Insight.." "And the limitless world of light" "The two petals of this chakra bring resolution of duality" "To the single pointed focus" "Of the third eye" "This is the chakra of seeing" "Of immagination" "The place that reveals" "The radiant light within" "Focus your consciousness on this centre" "To find insight.." "To seek vision.." "To bask in the eternal beauty" "Of the inner world" "As rays of awareness" "Pierce through illusion" "And bring clarity" "As the third eye opens in between two physical eyes" "We enter the deep meditation" "That reveals the light within" "Keep your gaze steady" "Among your many thoughts" "And find the portal" "To the inner mysteries of illumination" "As they unfold" "Their elegant patterns and the lines of the mind" "Follow these patterns" "To discover" "And achieve your dreams" "Seek your guiding vision" "Within the quiet stillness" "Of your inner world" "Once we have seen the path" "The Kundalini serpent finds her way" "Straight up the spine" "To pierce the crown chakra" "Sahasrara," "Meaning "thousandfold"." "Fully complete from base to crown" "The seventh chakra can now blossom forth" "As the thousand-petalled lothus" "Of infinite awareness" "Emanating, from the demensionless point of consciousness within." "You are that consciousness" "Awake," "Aware," "Intelligent," "Devine." "Ever unfolding into infinite awareness," "The nature of consciousness has no limits." "Still your mind to the unfolding petals within." "Witness the unfolding sparks of illumination" "As kundalini meets her divine consort Shiva," "Shiva," "Who gives birth to stars" "And takes you beyond the lower realms" "To journey to the heart of the cosmos," "To the intelligence of creation itself," "The realm of divine mind," "The universal consciousness that is the source of all..." "And now we journey back down" "Through each chakra once again" "In the current of manifestation" "Knowing that we have awakened" "A thousand-petalled lothus of cosmic consciousness." "We've seen the beauty, of the inner world," "We have opened our throats and song," "We have joined together in love," "Burned through inertia into fire," "Danced in the waters of duality," "And found our way home to earth..." "For all the chakras are within us," "Awakened," "Enlivined," "Heart of one being," "United from base to crown," "Energized" "And fully illuminated" "From the one, to the many" "And the many, to the one..." "We are the rainbow bridge between the worlds."