Trip guide research.

Planning a Session

What is the goal? Classic Hinduism suggests four possibilities: Increased personal power, intellectual understanding, sharpened insight into self and culture, improvement of life situation, accelerated learning, professional growth. Duty, help of others, providing care, rehabilitation, rebirth for fellow men. Fun, sensuous enjoyment, esthetic pleasure, interpersonal closeness, pure experience. Trancendence, liberation from ego and space-time limits; attainment of mystical union. (Ook wel Samadhi (mediteer voor/tijdens de trip. Technieken: vipassana, neti neti, transpersoonlijke getuige etc. Focus op het opofferen van je ego. Weinig tot geen licht en geluid. Wanneer je energie voelt opkomen in jezelf of omgeving. Meditatieve, passieve staat tijdens opkomen van hallucinaties etc. Focus je nu op de energie, en breng die rustig naar je buik. Als alle energie verzameld is, en echt niet meer bijkan, laat het dan gaan.)

The manual's primary emphasis on the last goal does not preclude other goals - in fact, it guarantees their attainment because illumination requires that the person be able to step out beyond problems of personality, role, and professional status. The initiate can decide beforehand to devote their psychedelic experience to any of the four goals.

In the extroverted transcendent experience, the self is ecstatically fused with external objects (e.g., flowers, other people). In the introverted state, the self is ecstatically fused with internal life processes (lights, energy waves, bodily events, biological forms, etc.). Either state may be negative rather than positive, depending on the voyager's set and setting. For the extroverted mystic experience, one would bring to the session candles, pictures, books, incense, music, or recorded passages to guide the awareness in the desired direction. An introverted experience requires eliminating all stimulation: no light, no sound, no smell, no movement.

The mode of communication with other participants should also be agreed on beforehand, to avoid misinterpretations during the heightened sensitivity of ego transcendence.

If several people are having a session together, they should at least be aware of each other's goals. Unexpected or undesired manipulations can easily "trap" the other voyagers into paranoid delusions.

Preparation

Psychedelic chemicals are not drugs in the usual sense of the word. There is no specific somatic or psychological reaction. The better the preparation, the more ecstatic and relevatory the session. In initial sessions with unprepared persons, set and setting - particularly the actions of others - are most important. Long-range set refers to personal history, enduring personality, the kind of person you are. Your fears, desires, conflicts, guilts, secret passions, determine how you interpret and manage any psychedelic session. Perhaps more important are the reflex mechanisms, defenses, protective maneuvers, typically employed when dealing with anxiety. Flexibility, basic trust, philosophic faith, human openness, courage, interpersonal warmth, creativity, allow for fun and easy learning. Rigidity, desire to control, distrust, cynicism, narrowness, cowardice, coldness, make any new situation threatening. Most important is insight. The person who has some understanding of his own machinery, who can recognize when he is not functioning as he would wish, is better able to adapt to any challenge - even the sudden collapse of his ego. Immediate set refers to expections about the session itself. People naturally tend to impose personal and social perspectives on any new situation. For example, some ill-prepared subjects unconsciously impose a medical model on the experience. They look for symptoms, interpret each new sensation in terms of sickness/health, and, if anxiety develops, demand tranquilizers. Occasionally, ill-planned sessions end in the subject demanding to see a doctor.

Rebellion against convention may motivate some people who take the drug. The naive idea of doing something "far out" or vaguely naughty can cloud the experience.

LSD offers vast possibilities of accelerated learning and scientific- scholarly research, but for initial sessions, intellectual reactions can become traps. "Turn your mind off" is the best advice for novitiates. After you have learned how to move your consciousness around - into ego loss and back, at will - then intellectual exercises can be incorporated into the psychedelic experience. The objective is to free you from your verbal mind for as long as possible.

Religious expectations invite the same advice. Again, the subject in early sessions is best advised to float with the stream, stay "up" as long as possible, and postpone theological interpretations.

Recreational and esthetic expectations are natural. The psychedelic experience provides ecstatic moments that dwarf any personal or cultural game. Pure sensation can capture awareness. Interpersonal intimacy reaches Himalayan heights. Esthetic delights - musical, artistic, botanical, natural - are raised to the millionth power. But ego-game reactions - "I am having this ecstasy. How lucky I am!" - can prevent the subject from reaching pure ego loss.

Some Practical Recommendations

The subject should set aside at least three days: a day before the experience, the session day, and a follow-up day. This scheduling guarantees a reduction in external pressure and a more sober commitment. Talking to others who have taken the voyage is excellent preparation, although the hallucinatory quality of all descriptions should be recognized. Observing a session is another valuble preliminary. Reading books about mystical experience and of others' experiences is another possibility (Aldous Huxley, Alan Watts, and Gordon Wasson have written powerful accounts). Meditation is probably the best preparation. Those who have spent time in a solitary attempt to manage the mind, to eliminate thought and reach higher stages of concentration, are the best candidates for a psychedelic session. When the ego loss occurs, they recognize the process as an eagerly awaited end.

The Setting

First and most important, provide a setting removed from one's usual interpersonal games, and as free as possible from unforseen distractions and intrusions. The voyager should make sure that he will not be disturbed; visitors or a phone call will often jar him into hallucinatory activity. Trust in the surroundings and privacy are necessary. The day after the session should be set aside to let the experience run its natural course and allow time for reflection and meditation. A too-hasty return to game involvements will blur the clarity and reduce the potential for learning. It is very useful for a group to stay together after the session to share and exchange experiences.

Many people are more comfortable in the evening, and consequently their experiences are deeper and richer. The person should choose the time of day that seems right. Later, he may wish to experience the difference between night and day sessions. Similarly, gardens, beaches, forests, and

open country have specific influences that one may or may not wish. The essential thing is to feel as comfortable as possible, whether in one's living room or under the night sky. Familiar surroundings may help one feel confident in hallucinatory periods. If the session is held indoors, music, lighting, the availablility of food and drink, should be considered beforehand. Most people report no hunger during the height of the experience, then later on prefer simple ancient foods like bread, cheese, wine, and fresh fruit. The senses are wide open, and the taste and smell of a fresh orange are unforgetable.

In group sessions, people usually will not feel like walking or moving very much for long periods, and either beds or mattresses should be provided. One suggestion is to place the heads of the beds together to form a star pattern. Perhaps one may want to place a few beds together and keep one or two some distance apart for anyone who wishes to remain aside for some time. The availability of an extra room is desirable for someone who wishes to be in seclusion.

The Psychedelic Guide

With the cognitive mind suspended, the subject is in a heightened state of suggestibility. For initial sessions, the guide possesses enormous power to move consciousness with the slightest gesture or reaction. The key here is the guide's ability to turn off his own ego and social games, power needs, and fears - to be there, relaxed, solid, accepting, secure, to sense all and do nothing except let the subject know his wise presence.

A psychedelic session lasts up to twelve hours and produces moments of intense, intense, INTENSE reactivity. The guide must never be bored, talkative, intellectualizing. He must remain calm during long periods of swirling mindlessness. He is the ground control, always there to receive messages and queries from high-flying aircraft, ready to help negotiate their course and reach their destination. The guide does not impose his own games on the voyager. Pilots who have their own flight plan, their own goals, are reassured to know that an expert is down there, available for help. But if ground control is harboring his own motives, manipulating the plane towards selfish goals, the bond of security and confidence crumbles.

To administer psychedelics without personal experience is unethical and dangerous. Our studies concluded that almost every negative LSD reaction has been caused by the guide's fear, which augmented the transient fear of the subject. When the guide acts to protect himself, he communicates his concern. If momentary discomfort or confusion happens, others present should not be sympathetic or show alarm but stay calm and restrain their "helping games." In particular, the "doctor" role should be avoided.

The guide must remain passively sensitive and intuitively relaxed for several hours - a difficult assignment for most Westerners. The most certain way to maintain a state of alert quietism, poised in ready flexability, is for the guide to take a low dose of the psychedelic with the subject. Routine procedure is to have one trained person participating in the experience, and one staff member present without psychedelic aid. The knowledge that one experienced guide is "up" and keeping the subject company is of inestimable value: the security of a trained pilot flying at your wingtip; the scuba diver's security in the presence of an expert companion.

The less experienced subject will more likely impose hallucinations. The guide, likely to be in a state of mindless, blissful flow, is then pulled into the subject's hallucinatory field and may have difficulty orienting himself. There are no familiar fixed landmarks, no place to put your foot, no solid concept upon which to base your thinking. All is flux. Decisive action by the subject can structure the guide's flow if he has taken a heavy dose.

The psychedelic guide is literally a neurological liberator, who provides illumination, who frees men from their lifelong internal bondage. To be present at the moment of awakening, to share the ecstatic revelation when the voyager discovers the wonder and awe of the divine life-process, far outstrips earthly game ambitions. Awe and gratitude - rather than pride - are the rewards of this new profession.

The Period of Ego Loss or Non-Game Ecstasy

Success implies very unusual preparation in consciousness expansion, as well as much calm, compassionate game playing (good karma) on the part of the participant. If the participant can see and grasp the idea of the empty mind as soon as the guide reveals it - that is to say, if he has the power to die consciously - and, at the supreme moment of quitting the ego, can recognize the ecstasy that will dawn upon him and become one with it, then all bonds of illusion are broken asunder immediately: the dreamer is awakened into reality simultaneously with the mighty achievement of recognition. It is best if the guru from whom the participant received guiding instructions is present. But if the guru cannot be present, then another expert. But if the guru cannot be present, then another experienced person, or a person the participant trusts, should be available to read this manual without imposing any of his own games. Thereby the participant will be put in mind of what he had previosly heard of the experience.

Liberation is the nervous system devoid of mental-conceptual redundancy. The mind in its conditioned state, limited to words and ego games, is continuously in thought-formation activity. The nervous system in a state of quiescence, alert, awake but not active, is comparable to what Buddhists call the highest state of dhyana (deep meditation). The conscious recognition of the Clear Light induces an ecstatic condition of consciousness such as saints and mystics of the West have called illumination.

The first sign is the glimpsing of the "Clear Light of Reality, the infallible mind of the pure mystic state" - an awareness of energy transformations with no imposition of mental categories.

The duration of this state varies, depending on the individual's experience, security, trust, preparation, and the surroundings. In those who have a little practical experience of the tranquil state of non-game awareness, this state can last from 30 minutes to several hours. Realization of what mystics call the "Ultimate Truth" is possible, provided that the person has made sufficient preparation beforehand. Otherwise he cannot benefit now, and must wander into lower and lower conditions of hallucinations until he drops back to routine reality.

It is important to remember that the consciousness-expansion is the reverse of the birth process, the ego-loss experiencee being a temporary ending of game life, a passing from one state of consciousness into another. Just as an infant must wake up and learn from experience the nature of this world, so a person must wake up in this new brilliant world of consciousness expansion and become familiar with its own peculiar conditions.

In those heavily dependant on ego games, who dread giving up control, the illuminated state endures only for a split second. In some, it lasts as long as the time taken for eating a meal. If the subject is prepared to diagnose the symptoms of ego-loss, he needs no outside help at this point. The person about to give up his ego should be able to recognize the Clear Light. If the person fails to recognize the onset of ego-loss, he may complain of strange bodily symptoms that show he has not reached a liberated state: Bodily pressure Clammy coldness followed by feverish heat Body disintegrating or blown to atoms Pressure on head and ears Tingling in extremities Feelings of body melting or flowing like wax

Nausea Trembling or shaking, beginning in pelvic region and spreading up torso. The guide or friend should explain that the symptoms indicate the onset of ego-loss. These physical reactions are signs heralding transcendence: avoid treating them as symptoms of illness. The subject should hail stomach messages as a sign that consciousness is moving around in the body. Experience the sensation fully, and let consciousness flow on to the next phase. It is usually more natural to let the subject's attention move from the stomach and concentrate on breathing and heartbeat. If this does not free him from nausea, the guide should move the consciousness to external events - music, walking in the garden, etc. As a last resort, heave.

The physical symptoms of ego-loss, recognized and understood, should result in peaceful attainment of illumination. The simile of a needle balanced and set rolling on a thread is used by the lamas to elucidate this condition. So long as the needle retains its balance, it remains on the thread. Eventually, however, the pull of the ego or external stimulation affects it, and it falls. In the realm of the Clear Light, similarly, a person in the ego-transcendent state momentarily enjoys a condition of perfect equilibrium and oneness. Unfamiliar with such an ecstatic non-ego state, the average consciousness lacks the power to function in it. Thoughts of personality, individualized being, dualism, prevent the realization of nirvana (the "blowing out of the flame" of fear or selfishness). When the voyager is clearly in a profound ego-transcendent ecstasy, the wise guide remains silent.

Hoe een trip te sturen:

(ook voor bereiken samadhi) (mediteer voor/tijdens de trip. Technieken: vipassana, neti neti, transpersoonlijke getuige etc. Focus op het opofferen van je ego. Weinig tot geen licht en geluid. Wanneer je energie voelt opkomen in jezelf of omgeving. Meditatieve, passieve staat tijdens opkomen van hallucinaties etc. Focus je nu op de energie, en breng die rustig naar je buik. Als alle energie verzameld is, en echt niet meer bijkan, laat het dan gaan.

Chackras en hoe te stimuleren

Binaural beats:

Chakra Stimulant (VERY Strong) 30 Minutes A chakra is thought to be a nexus of metaphysical and/or biophysical energy residing in the human body and there are several basic chakras: Sahasrara is said to be the chakra of consciousness, Ajna is the chakra of time and awareness and of light, Vishuddha is said to be related to communication and growth, Anahata is related to the transition from base to higher energy, Swadhisthana is related to sexuality and creativity, and Muladhara is related to instinct. The Chakra dose is a journey though all the major chakras in 30 minutes, so be aware this can be a strain on the body and soul. Be prepared for this jouney as we have reports of outer level consciousness, increased awareness, a great understanding, supreme instinct and a hint of sexuality. The effects of this dose are soul-wide, and not recommended for beginners.

Sahasrara
Sahasrara ( ) is Sanskriet voor duizendvoudig en is het zevende chakra volgens de tradities

binnen het hindoesme en yoga, waarbinnen chakra's lichamelijke, emotionele en spirituele componenten bevatten. Volgens het Tantrisme (Shaktisme) zijn er acht in plaats van zeven chakra's en hierin is Sahasrara het achtste chakra en is Bindu een extra, zevende chakra. Sahasrara bevindt zich boven de kruin en hangt samen met spiritualiteit en verlichting.

Spirituele betekenis
[bewerken]Lichamelijk De kruinchakra wordt geassocieerd met een uitwerking op het gehele organisme. Is de energie in deze chakra te zwak, dan zouden er chronische ziekten, zenuwaandoeningen en levensbedreigende ziekten ontstaan, waarbij de meest voorkomende problemen uiten zich als hoofdpijn, verwardheid, vergeetachtigheid, slaapstoornissen en depressiviteit. [bewerken]Emotioneel Dit chakra heeft te maken met het hoger bewustzijn. Een geopende zevende chakra zou een gevoel van diepe vrede en harmonie veroorzaken, voorbij de dualiteit, wat dan weer leidt tot ervaringen van totaal geluk en verbinding met een werkelijkheid die voorbij het denken ligt. De energie van dit chakra zou er toe kunnen leiden dat men de Mahatma, 'de grote ziel', bereikt. [bewerken]Symbolisch Sahasrara wordt geassocieerd met de volgende symbolen: Goden: Kundalini Shakti en Shiva

Element: geen Kleuren: wit, violet, goud Dier: slang (Kundalin) Lichaamsdelen: hersenschors, het gehele organisme Planeet: Neptunus

[bewerken]Alternatieve

namem

Tantra's: Adhomukha Mahapadma, Amlana Padma, Dashashatadala Padma, Pankaja, Sahasrabja, Sahasrachchada Panikaja, Sahasradala, Sahasradala Adhomukha Padma, Sahasradala Padma, Sahasrapatra, Sahasrara, Sahasrara Ambuja, Sahasrara Mahapadma, Sahasrara Padma, Sahasrara Saroruha, Shiras Padma, Shuddha Padma, Wyoma, Wyomambhoja

Veda's (latere Upanishads): Akasha Chakra, Kapalasamputa, Sahasradala, Sahasrara, Sahasrara Kamala (Pankaja or Padma), Sthana, Wyoma, Wyomambuja

Purana's: Parama, Sahasradala, Sahasraparna Padma, Sahasrapatra, Sahasrara, Sahasrara Kamala (Parikaja or Padma), Shantyatita, Shantyatita Pada

(mediteer voor/tijdens de trip. Technieken: vipassana, neti neti, transpersoonlijke getuige etc. Focus op het opofferen van je ego. Weinig tot geen licht en geluid. Wanneer je energie voelt opkomen in jezelf of omgeving. Meditatieve, passieve staat tijdens opkomen van hallucinaties etc. Focus je nu op de energie, en breng die rustig naar je buik. Als alle energie verzameld is, en echt niet meer bijkan, laat het dan gaan.

Binaural beats : Delta Pure (0.5 to 4 Hz) 30 Minutes This is normally generated in deep sleep, or when unconsious. Those experienced in deep trance states can generate these waves whilst remaining conscious. Conducive to miracle type healing, divine knowledge, inner being and personal growth, rebirth, trauma recovery, one with the universe experiences (samadhi), near death experience, characterized by unknowing merely a blissful being state such as deep sleep or coma. High level mediation, Delta can assit you reach peak monk-type levels.

Ajna

Ajna (Sanskrit:

, j, [a], meaning 'command' or 'summoning') is the sixth

primary chakra according to Hindu tradition.

Location
The Ajna chakra is positioned in the brain, directly behind the eyebrow centre, while its ksehtram or superficial activation site is at the eyebrow region, in the position of the 'third eye'.
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Function Ajna translates as 'command', and is considered as the eye of intuition. When something is seen in the mind's eye, or in a dream, it is being 'seen' by Ajna. It is a bridge that links gurus with disciples, allowing mind communication to occur between two people. The sense organ and action organ associated with Ajna is the mind in both cases. Hindus believe that spiritual energy from the external environments enter their body through this gateway and hence take utmost precaution in protecting it with spiritually positive protecting forces. The various religious marks one sees on the foreheads of men and women belonging to the Hindu faith (like holy ash,namam, vermilion etc. ) are thus the blessed spiritual prasadam of their respective form of the Hindu gods. Meditation upon Ajna supposedly grants the following siddhis or occult powers; to quickly enter anothers body at will; to become omniscient; he realizes unity with Brahman; and he has the ability to create, preserve and destroy the 3 worlds.
Lichamelijk Het voorhoofdchakra zou de werking van alle endocriene klieren benvloeden, is vanuit die filosofie essentieel voor de gezondheid. Verstoring zouden zich op geestelijk niveau uiten, zoals angst, gevoel van zinloosheid en doelloosheid of concentratieproblemen. Is dit chakra vrijwel helemaal leeg, zou dat leiden tot zware geestesziekten of depressiviteit, terwijl een overactief chakra staat voor waanvoorstellingen en schizofrenie. [bewerken]Emotioneel Als de levensenergie zich in het zesde chakra verzamelt en blokkades worden opgeheven, zou het mogelijk zijn om een hoger bewustzijn te bereiken. Een belangrijk symbool voor het zesde chakra is Shakti Hakini, een androgyne godheid, die zowel het mannelijke als vrouwelijk aspect vertegenwoordigt, waardoor de dualiteit wordt overstegen. Het Ajna-chakra staat voor de verzorging de verbinding met de geestelijke wereld en de opening van de poorten naar intutieve kennis. Het verwijst naar een werkelijkheid die tevoorschijn komt zodra het dualistisch waarnemen van de wereld overstegen wordt en de gedachten tot rust komen. [bewerken]Symbolisch Ajna wordt geassocieerd met de volgende symbolen: Goden: Ardhanarishvara, Hakini en Shakti Element: licht Kleur: indigoblauw

Dier: geen Lichaamsdelen: kleine hersenen, gezicht, ogen, zenuwstelsel

Planeet: Uranus [bewerken]

Meditatie op Ajna: Trataka (in Sanskrit, n., , traka, to look, or to gaze) is the practice of staring at some external object. It is used in yoga as a way of developing concentration, strengthening the eyes, and stimulating the Ajna chakra. In its first stage, the practitioner fixes his attention on a symbol or yantra, such as the Om symbol, a black dot, or the image of some deity, and stares at it, paying attention to each thought and feeling as it arises, and letting them go, so that the mind is completely absorbed in the symbol. The practice continues until the eyes begin to water, at which point they are closed, and relaxed. The second stage is staring at a candle flame. The practice is the same up until the eyes begin to water, after which the eyes are closed, and the yogi tries to concentrate on the after image, and hold it for as long as possible. At first, it will be a real after-image, but later, it will exist only in the mind's eye, and the exercise in concentration comes from trying to maintain it there for a long period of time. Trataka is supposedly the technique which sadhakas use to develop psychic powers. Trataka on the Sun or one's own mirror image is considered to be extremely powerful (try that with shrooms), but without a guru's assistance it can be dangerous to try these. Trainen opwekken lucide dromen is trainen van Ajna.

Vishuddha
Vishuddha of Vishuddhi ( ) is Sanskriet voor reinheid en is het vijfde chakra volgens de tradities binnen het hindoesme en yoga, waarbinnen chakra's lichamelijke, emotionele en spirituele componenten bevatten. Vishuddha bevindt zich ter hoogte van de keel en wordt geassocieerd met de vorming van het klanken spraakcentrum.
Lichamelijk Een evenwichtige, volle stem, een goede ademhaling en ontspannen nek-, kaak- en schouderspieren zouden aangeven dat de energie in de Vishuddha-chakra vrij kan stromen. Slecht stromende energie in de keelchakra zou staan voor een stokkende, hese, snel vermoeid klinkende stem. Een verzwakt keelcentrum zou volgens de filosofie leiden tot problemen met de keel, schildklier, struma, oorpijn, tandpijn of tandvleesontsteking. Emotioneel Vishuddha wordt gezien als hulp voor de ontwikkeling van het woordbewustzijn en de volgens de filosofie zouden mensen met een goed ontwikkeld keelchakra goed kunnen spreken en gemakkelijk iemands vertrouwen winnen. Het vijfde chakra staat voor de verbinding van het hartcentrum met de voorhoofdchakra en wordt beschouwd als de bemiddelaar tussen voelen en denken. Dit chakra wordt veronderstelt ze op elkaar af te stemmen en waardoor het ene niet de overhand krijgt over het andere. Symbolisch Vishuddha wordt geassocieerd met de volgende symbolen: Goden: Ambara, Sadashiva and Shakini Element: ruimte Dier: de olifant Gaja

Lichaamsdelen: adamsappel, klieren en oren Planeet: Saturnus Practices

In Kundalini yoga, Vishuddha can be opened and balanced through practices including asanas (such as shoulder-stand), pranayama, Jalandhara Bandha (throat lock), and Khecar mudr. This chakra can be cleaned/opened by meditation and also by practicing singing or playing instrumental music.

Anahata
Anahata ( ) is Sanskriet voor ongebroken, ongeschonden en is het vierde chakra volgens de tradities binnen het hindoesme en yoga, waarbinnen chakra's lichamelijke, emotionele en spirituele componenten bevatten. Anahata bevindt zich bij het hart en vormt het centrum van de mens en wordt gezien als de verbinding tussen de onderste drie chakra's van de instincten met de bovenste drie chakra's van het hogere, menselijke bewustzijn. Anahata is associated with the ability to make decisions outside of the realm of karma. In Manipura and below, man is bound by the laws of karma, and the fate he has in store for him. In Anahata, one is making decisions, 'following your heart', based upon one's higher self, and not from the unfulfilled emotions and desires of lower nature. It is also associated with love and compassion, charity to others, and forms of psychic healing. Meditation on this chakra is said to bring about the following siddhis, or occult powers; he becomes a lord of speech; he is dearer than the dearest to women; his senses are completely under control; and he can enter at will into another's body.

Lichamelijk Dit chakra hoort bij het hart, de longen en de ademhaling. Een stabiele bloedsomloop, een sterk hart, een gezond hartritme en een diepe ontspannen ademhaling zouden erop duiden dat dit hartchakra in balans is. Een verlaging van het energieniveau van dit chakra zou zich uiten via allergie, astma en infectiegevoeligheid. Emotioneel Het vierde chakra wordt gezien als het energetische centrum van liefde, medeleven, menselijkheid en geborgenheid, dat zorgt voor een liefdevol en ondersteunend contact met de ander en voert van het ik-bewustzijn naar het wij-bewustzijn. Symbolisch Anahata wordt geassocieerd met de volgende symbolen: Goden: Vayu, Isha and Kakini Element: lucht Dier: antilope Lichaamsdelen: hart, huid Planeet: Jupiter

Anahata Meditation
THIS ARTICLE WAS WRITTEN BY KEITH SHERWOOD POSTED UNDER CHAKRAS & ENERGY WORK

In the Anahata meditation you will get in touch with the manifestation of self that is a function of the heart chakra. To begin this meditation, find a comfortable position with your back straight. Close your eyes and begin breathing yogically. Breathe deeply through your nose without separation between inhalation and exhalation, and feel yourself relaxing. Take your time and become conscious of your body by following your breath for about five minutes. After five minutes, bring your attention to your fourth chakra at the center of the breastbone. Then bring your breath to the fourth chakra. On each inhalation feel the energy centered in your heart chakra growing stronger. You will feel it as a heat and intensity that will grow more powerful with each inhalation. As it grows stronger, visualize the energy there as a burning fire.. Experience and visualize it growing stronger and brighter for two or three minutes. Feel your consciousness move downward until it reaches a point in the center of your chest and feel your consciousness centered in the ball of energy. Then become the ball of energy and feel yourself radiate outward from that center through your body and then into the outer environment. Feel the transcendent love that radiates through the heart chakra and pay attention to how you feel physically, emotionally, and mentally. The more you are centered in the heart, the more you will feel the mystic heart of Christ in you. As the rivers of living water radiate through your heart, your whole body will pulsate and searing currents of energy will shoot everywhere: down your legs until they cause the soles of your feet to vibrate, through your arms and hands, and up to the top of the head. You will experience a warmth that pulsates rhythmically from your heart and fills your whole body. As you surrender to the energy radiating through your heart, you will experience compassion and unconditional love for yourself as well as everyone else, and you will experience the condition that Jesus described as the peace that passes all understanding. Take about ten minutes for this part of the meditation. After about ten minutes or when you are satisfied, take a deep breath through your nose and as you exhale mentally repeat, Every time I come to this level of consciousness I learn to use more of my mind in more creative ways. Then let your breathing return to normal, release the ball of energy from your fourth chakra and the imagery associated with it, and mentally return to the room and relax. After a few moments, begin to count mentally from one to five and when you reach the number five, open your eyes. You will feel wide awake, perfectly relaxed, and better than you did before.

Manipura
Manipura ( ) is Sanskriet voor stad van juwelen en is het derde chakra volgens de tradities binnen het hindoesme en yoga, waarbinnen chakra's lichamelijke, emotionele en spirituele componenten vallen. Manipura bevindt zich ter hoogte van de navel (zonnevlecht) en in yoga is dit chakra de belangrijkste plek voor het opslaan van energie.
Lichamelijk

Het Derde Chakra wordt geassocieerd met de alvleesklier, maag, galblaas, lever, milt, dunne darm, buikholte en vegetatief zenuwstelsel. Binnen dit kader zou dit chakra de spijsvertering regelen en een grote invloed hebben op de werking van het onderlichaam, de maag, lever en milt.
Emotioneel

Een goed ontwikkeld Manipura-chakra zou op emotioneel vlak de vorming van een sterk ik-gevoel stimuleren, wat nodig is om zelfverzekerd en doelgericht door het leven te gaan. Een te sterk geladen chakra zou echter leiden tot machtswellust, jaloezie en overdreven ambities. Een gebrek aan energie daarentegen wordt echter geassocieerd met meer onzekerheid, ongerichtheid en zelfmedelijden. Function Manipura is considered the centre of dynamism, energy, willpower and achievement (Itcha shakti.), which radiates prana throughout the entire human body. It is associated with the power of fire, and digestion. It is also associated with the sense of sight, and the action of movement. Manipura is "the center of etheric-psychic intuition: a vague or non-specific, sensual sense of knowing; a vague sense

of size, shape, and intent of being."[1] As such, some psychics recommend "listening" to it since it may help in making better decisions in one's life on many different levels.[2]. Through meditating on Manipura, one is said to attain the siddhi, or occult power, to create and destroy the world.
Symbolisch

Manipura wordt geassocieerd met de volgende symbolen: Goden: Vahni, Rudra, Lakini Element: vuur Dier: ram Lichaamsdelen: spijsvertering, ogen en voeten Planeet: Mars Manipura Meditation THIS ARTICLE WAS WRITTEN BY KEITH SHERWOOD POSTED UNDER CHAKRAS & ENERGY WORK In the Manipura meditation, you will have the opportunity to get in touch with the awareness that transcends conscious mind. In this meditation you will get in touch with that transcendental self that allows you to participate and empathize with other people, and to connect deeply with them. By experiencing the radiations of the third chakra consciously, you will transcend me concerns and experience the selflessness that permits you to connect with other people and to feel the deep contentment associated with that connection. To begin the Manipura meditation, find a comfortable position with your back straight, close your eyes and begin the Yogic breath by breathing deeply through your nose without separation between inhalation and exhalation. As you breath yogically, feel yourself relaxing. Become conscious of your body by paying attention to your breath for about five minutes. After about five minutes, bring your mental attention to your third chakra, located just below the breastbone, and begin breathing in and out from it. On each inhalation you will feel the energy in the solar plexus growing stronger. You will feel it as a heat and intensity. As the energy grows stronger, visualize it as a ball of golden yellow energy. Visualize and experience it growing stronger and brighter for two or three minutes. Next, feel your consciousness move downward until it becomes centered in that ball of energy. Become the ball of energy and feel yourself radiating outward from it, first through your body and then into the outer environment. As you radiate, you will feel yourself beginning to melt. You will feel yourself becoming watery and fluid. As your consciousness radiates from that center, you will feel a profound empathy. This empathy, which is the product of trust and contentment, will permit you to feel compassion for the pain and suffering of others as well as for yourself. Surrender to these feelings and let them flow through you. Take about ten minutes for this part of the meditation. After about ten minutes or when you feel satisfied, take a deep breath through your nose and as you exhale mentally repeat, Every time I come to this level of consciousness I learn to use more of my mind in more creative ways. Then let your breathing return to normal, release the ball of energy from your third chakra and the imagery associated with it, and mentally return to the room and relax. After a few moments, begin to count mentally from one to five and when you reach the number five, open your eyes. You will feel wide awake, perfectly relaxed, and better than you did before.

Swadhisthana

Swadhisthana ( ) is Sanskriet voor zoetheid, liefelijkheid en bekoorlijkheid en is het tweede chakra volgens de tradities binnen het hindoesme en yoga, waarbinnen chakra's lichamelijke, emotionele en spirituele componenten bevatten. Swadhisthana bevindt zich op het het staartbeen, twee vingers boven de Muladhara (Eerste Chakra). Function

Swadhisthana is associated with the unconscious, and with emotion. It is closely related to Muladhara in that Swadhisthana is where the different samskaras (potential karmas), lie dormant, and Muladhara is where these samskaras find expression. It is associated with the element of water, the sense of taste, and the action of reproduction. Swadhisthana contains unconscious desires, especially sexual desire, and it is said [1] that to raise the kundalini shakti (energy of consciousness) above Swadhisthana is extremely difficult for this reason. Many saints have had to face the sexual temptations associated with this chakra. Through meditation on Swadhisthana, the following siddhis or occult powers are said to be obtained. One is freed from all his enemies, and becomes a lord among yogis. His words flow like nectar in wellreasoned discourse. One gains loss of fear of water, awareness of astral entities, and the ability to taste anything desired for oneself or others.
Journey to the Crown of Head: The Swadhisthana chakra is linked on the chord from the Manipur or nabhi chakra and makes its movement to the void area. It enlightens this chakra in the process and passes on to the nabhi chakra, and then makes its movement to the crown of the head. Swadhisthana created aestheticism in the mind of man which further brings creativity. Creation is Reflected: It is a chakra of creativity and it is reflected within us like a silent lake. We are supposed to locate the pool of beauty and our collective consciousness is developed without any ego to distort the art. Our spiritual awakening is made possible only through swadhisthana chakra and the process start with the creativity up to the self-realization. Our brain gets boosted up and the creativity start functioning infinitely. Opening sacral chakra makes it possible for us to perceive the beauty in its true and aesthetic sense. Our creation in all fields are purely established in a different way. Practicing this Chakra: We should meditate twice a day preferably at dawn and dusk and allow the kundalini to heal us from within. It must be kept in mind that we are healing our mind, body and the soul to get the eternal spirit which is promised by our scriptures and messengers of God. Regular meditation will not only keep us bodily nourished but also spiritually alert and active. Our irregularity will be shown in our ailments namely diabetes, heart disease, irritability, difficulty in meditation. Our external cleansing rituals must be discarded in order to establish our power to get realization. All our egos are blocking our passage to reach the path where we can experience our meeting the almighty and our unison with God is kept intact. Lichamelijke betekenis

Dit chakra wordt verbonden met de geslachtsklier, geslachtsorganen, heiligbeen, bekkengebied, baarmoeder, nieren, blaas, bloedsomloop en waterhuishouding.
Emotionele betekenis

Een stabiel chakra wordt geassocieerd met een gezonde omgang met seksualiteit, waarbij hartstocht en emoties niet worden onderdrukt, maar geuit. Wanneer de levensenergie evenwichtig door het tweede chakra stroomt, dan zou het creatieve potentieel volledig tot uitdrukking worden gebracht en zou er sprake zijn van zelfverzekerdheid, vitaliteit, levenslust en aantrekkingskracht op andere mensen.
Symbolische betekenis

Swadhisthana wordt geassocieerd met de volgende symbolen: Goden: Varuna, Vishnoe, Rakini Element: water Dier: krokodil Lichaamsdelen: geslachtsorganen, tong Planeet: Venus

Muladhara
Muladhara ( ) is Sanskriet voor wortel en is het eerste chakra volgens de tradities binnen het hindoesme en yoga, waarbinnen chakra's lichamelijke, emotionele en spirituele componenten bevatten. Muladhara bevindt zich onder het staartbeen, net boven de kringspier en legt de verbinding tussen de mens en de aarde. De betekenis die aan dit chakra wordt gegeven, is dat er de basis wordt gelegd tussen het lichaam, de aarde en de manier waarop iemand zich in de wereld beweegt.

Lichamelijk Op lichamelijk gebied hoort het eerste chakra bij: problemen met onderrug, dikke darm, botten, heupen, billen. Al deze delen horen bij het onderste deel van het lichaam en het bekken, waar ook het chakra zelf zich bevindt. Dit zijn veelal de massieve delen die ondersteuning en de basis bieden. Emotioneel Emotioneel gezien wordt het eerste chakra gelinkt met veiligheid, basisvertrouwen, financile zekerheid (geruststelling in basisbehoeften) en begrenzing, waarbij men eerst de grenzen van zijn mogelijkheden moet afbakenen, om die later uit te kunnen breiden. Persoonlijke grenzen aangeven behoort eveneens bij dit chakra. Symbolisch Muladhara wordt geassocieerd met de volgende symbolen: Goden: Ganesha, Indra, Brahma en Dakini Element: aarde Kleur: rood Dier: de olifant Ganesha, met zeven slurven. Lichaamsdelen: anus, neus, hamstrings, kuit, voeten Planeet: Mercurius