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The Chakra Way THE CHAKRA WAY W E E K E I G H T - C O N N E C T I O N W I T H R O S A N N E N I E B O E R W W W . C H A K R A - W A Y . C O M WELCOME TO WEEK 8 CROWN CHAKRA SAHASRARA CHAKRA Section Page At a Glance 5 The Connecting Chakra 8 Sahasrara in Action 11 Belief Systems 13 Releasing Negative Thought 16 Meditation 18 The Manifestation Current 23 Wholeness 26 Healing the Sahasrara 31 Symbols 34 Affirmations 36 Yoga Practice 38 Questions 39 CROWN CHAKRA S A H A S R A R A C H A K R A The SEVENTH chakra is all about our connection. Connection to the Universe, to God, as we understand God, our connection to ourselves and to the wider world. We have travelled from the roots and taken a journey through our entire physical and emotional system. From the earthly elements to the higher elements we are now at our Crown. Here we find the seat of our consciousness and the potential connection to divine intelligence. Here is the truest essence of our awareness. Whilst the unconscious has the wisdom of the body, the conscious mind is aware of intellect and beliefs, here in the superconscious we find awareness of the divine. W W W . C H A K R A - W A Y . C O M THE CROWN CHAKRA REPRESENTS CONNECTION THOUGHT KNOWING SELF KNOWLEDGE AWARENESS UNDERSTANDING WHOLENESS DIVINE OR UNIVERSAL CONNECTION SAHASRARA CHAKRA AT A GLANCE LOCATION - Top of the head TRANSLATION - Thousand petaled lotus CHARACTER - Connection COLOUR - Violet CHANT - Om or silence ELEMENT - Thought SENSE - Understanding AFFIRMATION - I am connected RIGHT - to know BODY PART - Cerebral cortex, central nervous system ORGANS - Brain GLAND - Hypothalamus and Pituitary EMOTION - Peace AGE - 43-49 SAHASRARA CHAKRA AT A GLANCE FOODS - None! Fasting MINERALS - Amethyst, diamond ANIMALS - Eagle PLANETS- Uranus PETALS-Thousand petals is a metaphor for infinity OPERATING FORCE - Thinking LOTUS SYMBOL - Within the thousand petals of the lotus lies the full moon within which shines the great void. The petals are purest white. PANTHEONS - The Guru within (or Shiva, Zeus, Allah) PHYSICAL MALFUNCTIONS - No physical malfunctions - in this chakra all issues are mental and emotional EMOTIONAL MALFUNCTIONS - Difficulty thinking, depression, confusion, apathy, mental illnesses SAHASRARA CHAKRA AT A GLANCE POSITIVE QUALITIES OF THE CROWN CHAKRA Wisdom Connection to spirit Understanding Cosmic connection True knowledge of self Connection between inner life and outer reality Playing a part in balance of life Feelings of belonging SIGNS OF AN OVER ACTIVE CROWN CHAKRA Egotism Greed and materialism Mental confusion Feeling superior Day dreamy Over intellectualism Narrow-mindedness SIGNS OF AN UNDER ACTIVE CROWN CHAKRA Apathy and boredom Loneliness Chronic fatigue Scepticsm Difficulty thinking Depression Isolation Rigid and limited self identity Closed Crown to shield from pain Mental illness can be a sign of both over and under active Crown Chakra The Connecting Chakra Connections are the foundation of contentment, self worth, love, physical health, identity, communication, understanding, compassion and perspective. As humans we need connection. It is as essential as food and water. Even if we are devoid of all connection with other humans we might have connection with our environment and other living things within it. Without connection we suffer physical, psychological, emotional and mental consequences. It is so important to have face to face connection. To look in to the eyes of another to witness the joy, the pain, to feel the touch of another being, nourishes connectivity. We can strengthen our connection with others through interaction and we strengthen connection with ourselves through spiritual practice. This does not have to mean attending a church or religious group, but having an awareness that ritual is an age old and proven method of plugging into feeling connected. This can be being a member of a yoga class, a choir or being part of any supportive community. Much of Western and modern life has lost much of its spiritual ritual culture and as a result many suffer from a disconnection of spirit and soul. The Connecting Chakra Humans have practised ritual since the dawn of time. There is a good reason why all civilisations have developed rituals. For rituals to be effective they must reflect what is alive and true for us on the inside. When we bring that out through the ritual we are making our spirituality a reality – and in so doing bringing our spirit to life! It is simple, profound and deeply transformational. In strengthening the bonds between the self and our Source, ritual reminds us that we are not alone, that we have purpose and that as individuals we are part of a greater balance of life. The Connecting Chakra The Crown of the head is akin to our North Pole. It is the point at which all the meridians of the body meet. It sits on top of the central point of all the diaphragms in the body and directly above the pituitary gland. It sits just behind the anterior fontanel – that spot on a new born where the skull is still open, where the pulse of life can be felt. The crown can be seen as the contact point where our life force or divine energy enters the body. This life force that pulsates in us lives only in the present moment. We forget to live in the present once we have started to gather a history. We tend to drag around our heavy historic past along with all the illusions of what went wrong or what could have been. Bringing our awareness to the Crown Chakra can assist us in living in the present moment and to seek only truth. When we refer to our historical situations in order to make decisions we invite fear to enter the process. If we can manage to make decisions in our present truth, surrendering to the universal energy, accepting that there is no right or wrong choice but that what matters is the energy behind the choice, then fear dissipates. Sahasrara in action The translation of Sahasrara is "thousand petaled" and refers to the infinite. The crown chakra is the place where the energy of consciousness is both given and received. In other words it is where the finite and the infinite meet. As such it is associated with transcending our limitations. It is the place where we can start to understand the "bigger picture" and the sense of self begins to merge with the Universal energy or with the Divine. It is the gateway to transcendence and the feeling of this chakra allows us to connect with our consciousness. Having travelled through the elements of earth, water, fire, air, sound and light this chakra is represented by the element of thought. The Sahasrara represents the right to understand, knowing, self knowledge and it's intention is to gain awareness, to be free and liberated , no longer being attached to the things that might keep us stuck in our lower chakras. The goal of the crown chakra is to gain knowledge and an awakened consciousness. It aspires to tap into the higher realms of consciousness - a spiritual connection if you will. So here we take a look at our belief systems and attempt to connect with our experiences of wholeness. Sahasrara in action The demon of this chakra is attachment. This attachment is to beliefs and thoughts that keep us limited and small. Those beliefs and thoughts that keep us in that negative thought loop and in those repetitive behaviour patterns that we keep experiencing. Here we will attempt to understand and dissolve these attachments and to create freedom from them. When our crown chakra is balanced and open we find that we are able to feel connected with our higher self, we are able to access our inner wisdom and to feel connected to others and to life. We are able to see the bigger picture and feel a sense of serenity and wholeness, despite what is going on around us! Common symptoms of a blocked crown chakra are depression, a sense of alienation from the world around us, a disconnection from life and a lack of empathy. When our crown chakra is blocked it is as a result of living in a stressful environment, unresolved trauma and having core beliefs that are limiting us. These limiting beliefs are likely to have been conditioned into us by those in authority when we were developing into adults - parents, teachers, church leaders etc. If we believe that we are all separate, isolated beings, defined by our ego then we are going to find it extremely hard to nurture feelings of connection and empathy to the world around us. Belief Systems Our belief systems started to be put in place from the day we were born! We developed it without much, if any, awareness. It was laid down in subtle layers like bedrock by indoctrinations and socialisations. Whether we like it or not, we have been indoctrinated from birth by our families and their beliefs, by teachers and figures of authority and possibly church. We were young and impressionable and took what we could to make sense of our world and our lives. Our socialisations from school and our friends as we were growing and forming ideas and identities also helped form our belief system. Messages from our communities, clubs we joined, from culture, TV, media and socio-economic situation also made significant contributions to our beliefs. Through our personal experiences we have all built a personal web of information.
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