What Is Kundalini?

Kundalini is an invisible force, but in the human body it is clothed in a nest of hollow concentric spheres of astral and etheric matter, one within the other.

There are seven concentric spheres resting within the Root Chakra (in an around the last hollow of the spine close to the coccyx.) In the ordinary human, the only force active is the outermost sphere; the other spheres are asleep.

In order to bring your Root (1st) Chakra into full activity is to awaken these inner spheres, and it is THIS force that arouses or awakens (activates) the rest of the chakras.

The kundalini power lies at rest at the lower end of the spine like a “coiled snake” and enters the system through the Root Chakra. The kundalini power flows through the sushumna in a mere trickle in most people. But when it is awakened, it rises up the sushumna like a growing stream, activating the chakras, supplying them with vibrations, causing them to expand and increase their vibrational frequency.

As the kundalini rises, its energy is transformed into various vibrations, corresponding to each individual chakra (ie. it is lowest at the Root Chakra and highest at the Crown Chakra.) The degree of each chakra’s performance is determined by the degree of consciousness (awareness) the person has attained in the various areas of his/her life, and whether they are blocked by stress and / or unresolved experiences. The more conscious a person is, the more active and open their chakras will be and the more kundalini that will be able to enter their body and flow like a strong flowing stream.

A KUNDALINI JOURNEY THROUGH THE CHAKRAS

1. When the serpent-fire is awakened in the person at the “astral” level, it moves on to the Sacral (2nd) chakra, which corresponds to the physical spleen, and through it, vitalizes the whole astral body;
2. Then it moves on to the Solar Plexus (3rd) chakra, vivifying it, awakening in the astral body the power of feeling, a sensitivity to all sorts of influences;
3. Then it moves on to the Heart (4th) chakra, which when awakened endows the person with a power to comprehend and sypathize with the vibrations of other astral entities in a way that they can instinctively understand something of their feelings;
4. Then it moves on to the Throat (5th) chakra, awakening / activating it, giving the person the power of hearing on the astral plane;
5. Then it moves on to the 6th - Third Eye chakra, which when developed and awakened (activated) produces astral sight;
6. Finally, when it awakens or activates the Crown - Third Eye (7th) chakra, which corresponds to the top of the head, it completes the astral life.

In addition to kundalini, there is another energy that enters the body through the Crown Chakra (the top of your head) and flows down / through the spine to each individual chakra. It is a pure and divine vital energy. The archaic teachings in India call this energy, the god Shiva, whose mere presence initiates the transformation towards the Divine.

The following exercises are designed to help cleanse and open your Heart Chakra

Learning to clear and cleanse your chakras could prove to be one of the single best investments that you’ve ever made for yourself. Chakras hold the key allowing you to tap into your higher-self and connect with energy from the Universe. Working directly with your chakras will help you become a more conscious person, making you more aware of your body’s energy centers and how they can affect your entire life.

Meditation:

1. Sit erect in a straight-back chair. Shut out all sound as best as you can and prevent interruption.
2. Close your eyes and turn your attention toward your heart.
3. In your imagination, enter your heart.
4. To your surprised, you are now standing on a green plain in the countryside. The sky above you is bright pink. In front of you is a green, grassy hill, and on top of the hill is a temple. This temple is your heart. Hold this visualization.
5. Now climb the hill. You walk up the grassy slope to the temple. You climb the steps of the temple and enter the center doorway. Observe the appearance of the temple. Is it swept clean? Or is it covered with dust?
6. Walk into the dimly lit interior and approach the central adytum. As you near, you can see a flickering light within. The flame grows brighter as you approach. It swells and recedes rhythmically with your own heart beat in the bowl-like depression in the center of the room.
7. Gaze upon this flame. Send it your energies. See it respond to your energies, watch it grow bright and strong as it reaches up to touch the ceiling 40 feet above. You are feeding the flame of your heart. You are stimulating it to growth. Breathe deeply and realize in the depth of your being that your heart center is coming alive.
8. Open your eyes and sit in quiet meditation for 5 minutes before rising and terminating the exercises.

Sound has always played an important part in psychic development. Any uttered sound designed to achieve a human response is a mantram. Important among these are “tho,” “ehm,” “meh,” and “err.”

• “Tho” is pronounced like “throw” without the “r.” Emphasis is placed on the “th” sound. It effects the Throat Chakra and its corresponding gland, the thyroid gland.

• “Ehm” is pronounced like “aim.” It effects the thymus gland and is a beneficial influence upon the Heart Chakra.

• “Meh” is pronounced like “met” but with an “h” ending instead of the “t.” This has a soothing effect on the physical nervous system and a stirring influence on the Heart Chakra.

• “Err” is pronounced “urr” and the “rr” sound is sustained at the end. This mantram is particularly helpful in clearing an upset or chaotic condition in the mind or emotions and should be used for that purpose.

More Heart Chakra Exercises:

• Turn your attention to your heart. Visualize energy flowing into and surrounding the heart by seeing that energy vibrating as a shining PINK cloud and intone the various mantra that stimulate the Heart Chakra - “ehm” and “meh.” Practice this exercise 2X per week, preferably in the morning upon waking.

On the other days of the week, perform one or more of the following exercises:

1. Mantram. Sit comfortably with your feet flat on the floor, your spine straight and your head erect. Intone softly but quite audibly the following mantram 7X consecutively without pausing. Do NOT vary the tone.

RA-MEH-RA-MA-RA-MEH

2. Color plus mantram. Sit as indicated before. Visualize a PINK cloud around your body at the level of the heart. See the cloud pulsate in rhythm with your heart’s beat. Intone softly:

U-U-U-U-U-U-U-U-UMM

The “U” is pronounced “ooh.” Do this three times. The intonations should coincide with the visualization of the PINK cloud.

3. Energy Flow. Sit as indicated. Visualize a WHITE cloud of vibrant energy over your head. The cloud should be VERY white, like sunlight on newly fallen snow. Know that this cloud is composed of VITAL PRIMARY ENERGY OF THE HIGHEST SORT. Then, by an act of your WILL, bring this cloud down into your heart, entering the body at the left of the spinal column between the shoulder blades.

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