| The Sixth Chakra - 'The Third-Eye', (governing center | | | | provides a context where joy, harmony and serenity |
| of consciousness). | | | | can be experienced and expressed. Techniques to |
| This dynamic spinning wheel of energy sits firmly within | | | | stimulate this chakra vary but whatever path you |
| undifferentiated awareness. Here the dance of mind | | | | choose it is essential to allow this spiritual connection to |
| and body move in rhythmic patterns. To enter this | | | | open naturally. |
| portal we must identify a vehicle that will open the | | | | Attributes; Crown Chakra:body location; top of |
| door to comprehension. Tibetan Buddhism is such a | | | | cranium,sacred geometry; a lotus whose petals are |
| vehicle, it's practice paves the path to awakening | | | | fully opened,planetary connection; Universal,sound; 'aum' |
| planting the seeds of self- realization and stimulating | | | | (the universal cord), |
| intricate qualities inherent within each of us. | | | | The Eighth Chakra (transpersonal) |
| Attributes; 6th Chakra:location; between | | | | Enter the realm of transcendence and the |
| eyebrows,sacred geometry; 5 pointed star,physical | | | | consequence of descriptive conundrum. Any word or |
| connection; pituitary gland,planetary connection; our | | | | concept used to describe this state of realization will |
| Moon,sound; 'aum', (C+) | | | | ultimately diminish it's understanding. It can only be |
| The Sixth chakra is critical yet merely one link on this | | | | defined in approximate terms, 'that-which-it-is-not'. To |
| daisy-chain of self-exploration. | | | | willingly step into such an undefinable realm requires a |
| Soma Chakra | | | | 'leap of faith', yet it is just such a step that provides |
| - is veiled in the shadow of the 'Third-Eye'. This chakra | | | | freedom from the suffering. The conscience mind falls |
| provides the framework within which the great seat of | | | | into six categories. A Being's point of departure on the |
| Shiva/ Parvati consciousness resides. This impelling | | | | path of transcendence is depend on where his/her |
| energy represents our inherent animation to create, | | | | reality dwells: Hell-Being, someone living in a torturous |
| preserve and dissolve; the embryos dormant within the | | | | reality; Hungry Ghost, a being that is confused/empty; |
| 'Root' Chakra. The Shiva/Parvati union is the | | | | Animals, beings not processing human self awareness; |
| expression of 'Knowing, Feeling & Doing'; the | | | | Human, just enough identity to question existence; |
| emanation of truth, beauty and goodness. Shiva | | | | Titans, powerful beings in a constant state of |
| provides the stimulus to awaken the Shakti and draw | | | | dissatisfaction; Gods, a blissful experience within the |
| her wisdom into union. When first awakened she is a | | | | perimeters of phenomena. Debarkation onto the path |
| furious serpent but as she proceeds upward via the | | | | of transcendence is therefore realized within six |
| path of 'Sarasvati' the ego soon subsides. Sarasvati is | | | | emotional states; destruction (death, guilt), entrapment |
| the goddess of transcendent-knowledge, sound, | | | | (desire, fear), release (courage, trust), transformation |
| wisdom, cultivation and determination. The fully | | | | (acceptance, harmony), revelation (unconditional love) |
| awakened 'Soma' is the ultimate union of Shiva/Shakti | | | | or transfiguration (joy). |
| within which non-dualistic realization is achieved. Such | | | | The character of this sublime journey is elementally the |
| potency is pooled within us in the energetic union of | | | | same; a natural unfolding: Earth Element; here the |
| two brain glands; pituitary and pineal. The pituitary | | | | edges of our conscience are hard, viewed through |
| governing the physical incarnation (method); the pineal | | | | veils of fear and frustration. As awareness matures |
| establishing transcendent awareness/awakening | | | | this melts into Water Element; fluid patterns of |
| (wisdom). | | | | opportunity and trust intertwine with experience. Water |
| Attributes; Soma Chakra:body location; middle of | | | | dissolves and Fire Element ascends, knowingness |
| forehead,sacred geometry; inverted triangle,physical | | | | without sensory impute in turn merges into Wind |
| connection; pineal gland,planetary connection; the | | | | Element were energetic packets of boundless |
| Moon,sound; 'aum', | | | | compassion take flight and fuses with Luminous |
| The Seventh Chakra | | | | Element a realm of vastness devoid of matter. Here |
| Completes the 'Crown' triad matrix; physical, mental | | | | harmonious, inexhaustible love of bless evolves into |
| and spiritual energetic characters. When these | | | | Radiance. Within this province spear energy |
| components are fully awakened they merge into | | | | disappears into Dark Light. Description no longer applies |
| Tantric harmony - all action stops and balance is | | | | as conscience of Self ends and vanishes into |
| achieved. Within this state of unconscious | | | | Transparency; The Buddha Mind. This is our collective |
| consciousness the complete being is unified and | | | | destiny, the pure land we only catch glimpses of from |
| liberated from the illusion of an individual self. The ego | | | | our time/space learning tree but from where we have |
| loses it's stronghold on the mind and is replaced with | | | | come and to were we are evolving to. |
| compassion and wisdom. Such understanding naturally | | | | |