Eastern Body, Western Mind: Psychology and the Chakra System As a Path to the Self
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Eastern Body, Western Mind: Psychology and the Chakra System As a Path to the Self
Once we open to the gods, our job is then to bring them forward through our own sacred living and enhance the journey for others. Only by going on the journey ourselves can we guide others. Thus, the journey across the Rainbow Bridge becomes a sacred quest for the evolution of humanity.
We build a temple to the gods by creating, clearing, and restoring each of the chambers of the chakras. Only when we have built a foundation and reclaimed our life force from the ground up are we truly able to handle the manifestations of divine consciousness.
We cannot have another build our temple for us, nor can we afford to pay for it by sacrificing love. If we are to invite divine energies to manifest within us, then we must build our own temple.
It is now time to court the next stage of the Hero’s quest: the return. This is where the fruits of individuality and power are brought home to benefit the community—a distinct movement from third chakra to fourth. We must realize that as individuals, our possibilities are limited, but as conscious members of a larger community, we have unlimited
... See moreIt means that we embody our wisdom by not blindly accepting beliefs without testing them with the body’s truth.
The union of two triangles symbolizes the union of Shiva-Shakti manifesting in the objective universe. When the two triangles are separated and form an hourglass pattern … they represent dissolution: time and space cease to exist. AJIT MOOKERJEE
Through the bonding power of love, all things eventually find their way to connection and wholeness. The crown brings us realization—the understanding that allows us to embrace the whole. The body is the temple where all things come to rest and fruition. Without integration, the temple is empty and the spirit is homeless. The heart, as integrator,
... See moreTantra delights in the senses, desires, and feelings, and is focused on the expansion of consciousness that comes from a dynamic, sensate connection to life. Tantra does not advise us to cease action but to transform our acts into creative evolution. Tantra is the harmonious weaving of primordial opposites: mortal and divine, male and female, Shiva
... See moreTantra is the spiritual practice of weaving together opposite energies, specifically the upward and downward currents of Shakti and Shiva. Sexuality, as a subset of Tantra, is a sacred act that embodies this union on the physical plane. The ultimate balance of these two forces, however, occurs when we bring them through all the chakras and balance
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