Learning Through Chakra's

For the first time in over 8 months I phoned one of my Spiritual Guides, Ananda, who is one of the gentlest, kindest, intuitive, wisest people I know. We spent the afternoon at her house drinking tea and talking. She is my mentor as I walk down the path of enlightenment and I have sorely neglected her, and myself, over the past few months. I didn’t realize how badly I truly missed just BEING in her presence. She has a light that emanates from her that makes all beings in her presence just bend themselves around her to please her.

Ananda is a woman in her late 40’s with pepper colored waist length hair, brilliant blue eyes and a smile that transforms her from a pretty woman to someone who is radiantly beautiful. Mark introduced me to her when I was about 7 years old. Ananda was his mom’s best friend and she bonded with me over cannoli’s in Mark’s kitchen. She has been a part of my life for a long time and I am still as awed and amazed by her today as I was 22 years ago.

I watched a wasp dance on her hand today. Most people would shy away (or run away screaming with their arms flailing) from any interaction with such a truly annoying painful creature but Ananda simply smiled at the wasp and held out her hand and much to my bewilderment it chose to land there and simply just rest. It was a mythical and magical moment. She expressed great sorrow for me over my recent losses, and encouragement for the paths I have taken to learn from them and move past them as I struggle to walk towards MY truths and MY light.

We entered into some quiet time where both of us just simply sat knee to knee on the floor cross legged and slowly started to breathe deeply into a state of meditation. As she talked me through a brilliant and beautiful scene that walked me deeper into my subconscious she handed me a pack of Chakra Cleansing/Balancing Cards and told me to select 21 cards in sets of 3 and lay them down while keeping my eyes closed. I have never had a reading done by her or anyone else. I have played around with street vendors who I never took very seriously, I have had my tea leaves read and my palm read, but I have never laid out cards to someone who knows my heart.

Chakra Healing is not a talk therapy
Chakra Healing is the science of silence.
Silence does not mean absence of speech, it means absence of thoughts.
Nothing is left unsaid by silence.
Where words fail, silence is full of meaning.
Your mind is the only barrier
When the mind becomes silent, it becomes linked to the infinite and you awaken the deepest levels of your consciousness.
Each mind creates a world of its own which exists nowhere.
During the day as well as the night the mind is swamped in dreams.
When the dreams become too much, too intense, insanity comes.
Chakra cleansing is a process to cleanse this inner insanity of thoughts.
The power to transform your life is in your chakras

As you understand how your chakra system really works, and we balance, energize and heal each of your seven chakras, your mind and body unwinds, welcoming your spirit back to your body. And you'll give back your gifts to the planet when you are healthy and blissful. At this time, being here on our beautiful planet,

You are at the threshold of a great inner revolution.
Don't waste time in conflict. Lose no time in doubt.
Time can never be recovered.
And if you miss an opportunity,
It may take many lives before another comes your way again.

She took me deeper into my subconscious and then started the reading with this simple yet eloquent statement (which I begged for a copy of so I could type it out here)

Flow the pure white light and love energy into my crown chakra, cleansing and purifying. Dissolve any blockages, impurities or toxins. Restore balance, improve energy flow and circulation. Open my crown chakra to allow me to be more compassionate of myself and others.

Flow the pure white light and love into my third eye chakra, cleansing and purifying. Dissolve any blockages, impurities or toxins. Restore balance, improve energy flow and circulation. Open my third eye so that I may receive, process, and understand information. Increase my intuitive abilities and open me up to telepathic communication.

Flow the pure white light and love into my throat chakra, cleansing and purifying. Dissolve any blockages, impurities or toxins. Restore balance, improve energy flow and circulation. Open my throat chakra so that I may speak my truth with love and communicate easily with others.

Flow the pure white light and love into my higher heart chakra, cleansing and purifying. Dissolve any blockages, impurities or toxins. Restore balance, improve energy flow and circulation.

Flow the pure white light and love into my heart chakra, cleansing and purifying. Dissolve any blockages, impurities or toxins. Restore balance, improve energy flow and circulation. Open my heart to receive and give love, to improve my relationships with others.

Flow the pure white light and love into my solar plexus chakra, cleansing and purifying. Dissolve any blockages, impurities or toxins. Restore balance, improve energy flow and circulation. Open my solar plexus to receive and flow increasing amounts of energy.

Flow the pure white light and love into my sacral chakra, cleansing and purifying. Dissolve any blockages, impurities or toxins. Restore balance, improve energy flow and circulation. Open my sacral chakra so I may increase my ability to create and manifest my dreams for the future. Open me up to physical intimacy with others.

Flow the pure white light and love into my root chakra, cleansing and purifying. Dissolve any blockages, impurities or toxins. Restore balance, improve energy flow and circulation. Open my root chakra up so that I may receive abundance, security and empowerment.

Flow the pure white light and love into my legs, cleansing and purifying. Dissolve any blockages, impurities or toxins. Restore balance, improve energy flow and circulation.

Flow the pure white light and love down into the earth, saturating down to the core and out through the land and waterways, cleansing and purifying. Dissolve any blockages, impurities or toxins. Restore balance, improve energy flow and circulation.

Flow the pure white light and love up from the earth into all living creatures on the earth, cleansing and purifying. Dissolve any blockages, impurities or toxins. Restore balance, improve energy flow and circulation.

Flow the pure white light and love up into the air and on into the atmosphere, cleansing and purifying. Dissolve any blockages, impurities or toxins. Restore balance, improve energy flow and circulation.

Flow the pure white light and love up through the atmosphere and out into space, cleansing and purifying. Dissolve any blockages, impurities or toxins. Restore balance, improve energy flow and circulation. Now I look back down on the earth and see it glowing in a wondrous pale pink and white light, cleansed and purified.

Ananda then started telling me what the cards I had laid out told her. I wish I could remember exactly what cards I drew for each Chakra, but I didn’t open my eyes to look at them and the names of the cards got lost within the messages she was giving me.

I am going to focus on my blockages so I am able to start learning from them. *makes a note to ask to record the next reading so I don’t have to pull information from my subconscious*

Ananda told me something so powerful today that I have to include it first. Every single soul has one purpose and that is to achieve balance within themselves and reach the true status of their Divine Self. When a person dies young, or before what we consider to be “their time” ~whether it is a baby still in the womb, or an 18 year old child, or a 30 year old man on a battlefield in times of war~ it is simply because their soul has done the work that it needed to do to repent and heal wrongs from past lives and has reached their true state of Divine Self. The souls work is done. The body is merely the shell which encloses the true light of your soul. We shouldn’t mourn the loss of the shell, but rather, we should rejoice the soul that has achieved its true state.

Within my Root Chakra (sex, money, power) I had one blockage. The blockage I had at this level was with power and being attracted to people who I believe have it. In this life, or past lives, my soul has given up MY power to those who were unworthy of it and it has therefore scarred me and set my life upon paths that caused my soul more harm than good. To correct this I must remember that within the Root Chakra there is grounding, individuality, stability, security, stillness, health, courage, and patience and I possess all of those things to make decisions as to who and what I want to be within my life. I must utilize and harness MY power and use it to provide an example of how to live a life within the light.

My thoughts: I was not surprised to see this blockage. I have become enamored by people that my soul knew were wrong for me and I have followed them faithfully and loyally to my own harm, detriment, and destruction. I have lost valuable people and things in my life because of this. At least I am now conscious of it and am able to make steps towards stopping it

Within my Sexual Chakra (inner child issues) I had one blockage. The blockage again was with power and having allowed my soul to be abused by misplacing my trust in people and things. To correct this I must remember that within the Sexual Chakra there is Giving and receiving, emotions, desire, pleasure, sexual/passionate love, change, movement, assimilation of new ideas, health, family tolerance, surrender, and, Working harmoniously and creatively with others. I must connect with people on spiritual, mental, and heart levels first before any form of sexual intimacy can occur. In doing this, I will ensure that I am utilizing MY power by surrounding myself with people and things who will further me on my path towards light.

My thoughts: I was actually quite surprised at this. I figured this would be the area that had the most blockages. I have been physically, mentally, and sexually by men (and yes, that’s plural) but in some twisted way I can see how this relates to the first blockage and to power in general.

Within my Power Chakra (survival issues) I had two blockages. One blockage was power and the other as fear. The blockage with power has been explained at this point, but a new twist was added to it, at some point in my life my soul has given up its power of LIFE itself at the hands of someone who instilled and incurred great fear within me. I must remember that within the Power Chakra there is transforming, shaping, purifying, shaping of being, and, mental energy. I must rely on my sense of fear as a tool to use when my power is being tested. If I am able to rely on my sense of fear as an ally I will be able to make decisions that will enable me to continue walking within light.

My thoughts: At this point, I just wanted this reading over. Ananda saw my fear and humiliation and instantly related it to my rape. She reminded me that the rape happened to my shell, not my soul and that if I was able to look at it from that viewpoint I will be able to heal from it so I am not making the same decisions in my life that brought me to that path. I will be able to harness my power and use it to help me instead of harm me.

Within my Heart Chakra (emotional heart) I actually had complete blockages. They were power, fear, and ally. I am using my fear to align myself with people who are equally destructive to me and MY power. I am choosing people and things within my life that take away just as much as people and things that are outwardly destructive. They are just doing it in more subtle alluring ways. I must remember that within the Heart Chakra there is the center of compassion, love, group consciousness, and spirituality associated with a "oneness" with "all that is." It provides for a de-segregation between the loving energy of the heart and the analytical energy of the intellect. If I am connecting with people on a spiritual, emotional, and heart levels first I will sway people and things from aligning with me and using my fear to gain power over me. I will also not have destructive people to align with which will make my decision making process that much easier.

My thoughts: None of this enhanced information deeply surprised me. I know I have chosen people to be in my life as allies to me in times of stress, difficulty, or loneliness. I didn’t seek to establish any real connection with those people and in turn, they had no connection to me and were able to use what information I did release to them against me.

Within my Throat Chakra (truth and creativity) I actually had NO blockages. (surprise, surprise *lol*) and while I know I said I was only going to be focusing on my blockages, Ananda told me something that I need to remember here. She told me that I have the strengths of communication and all that communication encompasses. I have the power within me to establish healthy and healing connections with people that enhance my power and will dissuade my fear. I must remember that within the Throat Chakra there is Open, clear communication of feelings and thoughts, creativity, speaking up, releasing, and, healing. She once again praised my choice of therapy to heal myself and give light back to my soul.

My thoughts: I was pleasantly surprised by this. I know I am good with words, and I know that when I chose to speak my truths with honesty and compassion that I am heard and understood. I never thought that this strength would be able to help heal the destructiveness of my weaker traits.

Within my Third Eye Chakra (psychic abilities) I had one blockage. It was my inability to make decisions with my heart. I rely too much on analytical things to make decisions for me. I believe that what people tell me is their truth and I trust that. In trusting that I end up in fear and aligning myself with people who attempt to use my power against me. I must remember that within the Third Eye Chakra there is higher consciousness, emotional and spiritual love center, spiritual inner sight, clairvoyance. When balanced, the thoughts and brain function in a unified field. Insight ensues and its practical application becomes a daily occurrence. It also assists in the purification of attitudes. She stressed to me that in using my strength of communication I would be able to connect with people on emotional, spiritual, and heart levels and I would be able to allow my soul to reach its Divine Self in a higher state of conscious.

My thoughts: I knew that I was analytical. I knew that I viewed things as black or white and there was very little room for grey in my life. I never thought that the light would be in the grey.

Within my Crown Chakra (spiritual enlightenment) I had one blockage. It was again power. It was slightly different though, it had to do with how little power I give to myself and how little power I invest in allowing my soul to connect with my Divine Self. I must remember that within the Crown Chakra there is the flow of wisdom and brings the gift of cosmic consciousness. When clear, it enables one to see the truth concerning ideals, materialistic pursuits, self-limiting concepts, pride, and vanity; it further allows one to experience continuous self-awareness and conscious detachment from personal emotions. Compassion, seeing self in others. If I am able to simply just BE with my heart and mind I will be able to fully listen to BOTH of them together. In listening to them together I will be able to watch my soul as it rejoices in finding its Divine Self.

My thoughts: This is when Ananda told me about the goal and purpose of every soul that I included before I broke down my blockages. It all became clear and I relished in the moment. I understand how my misuse of power and fear has brought me to where I am. I also understand how to use my strengths to ensure that my path changes. I am still on my journey towards the light within me and this information has just further cemented the healthy choices I have already started to make.

Today was a wonderful day for me. I was able to spend time with a beautiful woman who I admire and wish to emulate. I was able to learn about my soul and what it needs from me to complete its purpose. I was able to simply breathe in, exhale, and just be. I learned to never under estimate the power of just BEING. To any that are on their own paths of spiritual enlightenment, I can say with certainty that a Chakra Cleansing is worth every second. It will reaffirm things you already know, and highlight things you didn’t. I am so thankful that Ananda is in my world and that I am able to take in what she is teaching me.

Ananda sent me home with a book, it is called Hands of Light: The Guide To Healing Through The Human Energy Field (written by Barbara Brennan). I did a quick browse through it to offer you some information on what it is about.

Hands of Light: A Guide to Healing Through the Human Energy Field, by Barbara Ann Brennan, is a scientist's look at the field of bioenergetic healing, offering specific techniques towards expanding perceptual tools of healing, seeing auras, understanding psychodynamics and the human energy field, and spiritual healing. Trained as a physicist and psychotherapist, Brennan has spent the last 15 years studying the human energy field and working as a healer. Hands of Light goes beyond conventional, objective knowledge while retaining scientific clarity. It details a study of the human energy field and how it is intimately connected to a person's health and well being and contains essential information for anyone involved in healing and conscious health care, including people seeking to heal themselves. Science and spirituality may currently be at odds, but fortunately there will always be scientists who are spiritual seekers, and it is in the mingling of the two worlds where wisdom is born.

I am now off to start reading it. May you all walk within your light armed with your truths and calmness in your hearts.