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MYSTICAL WAY OF UNFOLDING
CHAKRA
CORRESPONDENCES - CHAKRA
AWARENESS EXERCISE
1.
Be seated in a meditative position on the floor
or in a chair. Relax but be sure that your spine is straight. Begin to
breathe slowly and rhythmically through your nostrils. As you inhale, draw
the air into the lower part of your chest, filling the lungs to their
fullest capacity without strain. Maintain this relaxed pattern of deep,
full breathing throughout the exercise. 2. Imagine a disk or center of
light at the base of your spine. Visualize a yellow square within this disk.
As you focus on the square, breathe in and begin to notice the weight of
your body, its density and mass. Breathe out and visualize the yellow square
again. Breathe deeply, then intone the
mantra "La-NG" (Lah-ng). Place special emphasis on the nasal "ng" sound,
extending the latter sound out with the remaining breath. On the following
inhalation, mentally intone the word "La-M" (Lah-m), extending the
"m" of the mantra. Repeat this mantra cycle three or four times.
3. Imagine a light blue disk just a few
inches below your navel. Visualize a silver-white crescent within this disk.
As you focus on the navel center, breathe in and begin to notice that the
horns of the crescent are upturned to form a cup. Imagine this cup filled to
the brim with pure, sacred water. Feel this water flowing throughout your
body cleansing and purifying it. Breathe out and again visualize the silver
crescent within the light blue disk. Breathe deeply, then intone the
mantra "Va-NG" (Vah-ng). Emphasize the "ng" sound, extending it out with the
remaining breath. On the following inhalation, mentally intone the
word "Va-M" (Vah-m), extending the "m" of the mantra.
Repeat this mantra cycle three or four times. 4. Imagine a disk of light just
a few inches below your sternum. Visualize a red triangle within this disk.
As you focus on the solar plexus center, breathe in and imagine the red
color of the triangle glowing hot. Feel the heat from this center spreading
to all parts of your body. As the heat spreads, visualize it burning away
all toxins and impurities. Breathe out and visualize the red triangle
cooling a bit, returning to its original temperature. Breathe deeply, then intone the
mantra "Ra-NG" (Rah-ng). Emphasize the "ng" sound, extending it out
with the remaining breath. On the following inhalation, mentally
intone the word •"Ra-M"' (Rah-m), extending the "m" of the
mantra. Repeat this mantra cycle three or four times. 5. Imagine a green disk of light in
the area of your heart. Visualize a blue hexagram within this disk. As you
focus on the heart center, breathe in and imagine that you are filled with
the breath and spirit of God. Feel the cool breeze of the vast sky flowing
through you, as if your body were porous. Your heart opens with a feeling of
compassion for all things. For a moment you imagine the golden sun with its
healing rays in the center of your heart. Breathe out and again visualize
the blue hexagram within the green disk. Breathe deeply, then intone the
mantra "Ya-NG" (Yah-ng). Emphasize the "ng" sound, extending it out
with the remaining breath. On the following inhalation, mentally
intone the word "Ya-M" (Yah-m), extending the "m" of the mantra.
Repeat this mantra cycle three or four times. 6. Imagine a violet disk of light
in the hollow of your throat. Visualize a black oval or egg shape within
this disk. As you focus on the throat center, breathe in and imagine that
you can hear the heartbeat of the universe. You are aware of angelic choirs
singing softly in some far-off heaven, and you have the feeling that if you
opened your mouth to speak, your words would drip honey and have the aroma
of jasmine. Breathe out and again visualize the black oval within the violet
disk. Breathe deeply, then intone the
mantra "Ha-NG" (Hah-ng). Emphasize the "ng" sound, extending it out
with the remaining breath. On the following inhalation, mentally
intone the word "Ha-M" (Hah-m), extending the "m" of the mantra.
Repeat this mantra cycle three or four times. 7. Imagine a disk of clear
translucent blue in the middle of your forehead. Within this disk visualize
a white circle with two wings on either side. As you focus on the brow
center, breathe in and imagine that the wing or petal on the right side is
golden like the sun, while the left-hand wing is silvery like the moon.
Inhale and notice the solar side glowing brightly on the right. Exhale and
visualize the lunar side beginning to shine. Breathe in and again visualize
the white winged circle within the clear blue disk. Breathe deeply, then intone the
mantra "OM" (Oh-m), extending the "m" of the mantra. On the
following inhalation, mentally intone the same word. Repeat this
mantra cycle three or four times. Continue to breathe rhythmically
and visualize an eye in the center of the brow chakra. Now imagine the eye
opening. Through it you are able to perceive the divine light of the higher
realms.
8. Imagine a clear disk of light above your head.
Within this disk visualize a lotus flower with a thousand petals—each petal
is colored in one of the hues of the rainbow. All the colors of the universe
are contained within this flower. At the center of the lotus is the white
brilliance and true peace of the divine light. Inhale and feel a stream of
energy extending up your spine, connecting all the chakras you have
visualized on your ascent to the lotus crown. Exhale and imagine the divine
light from the
center of the lotus descending/
passing through all of the chakra centers, cleansing, maintaining, and
balancing each one. Do this several times. There is no sound or mantra that
can do the crown center justice—there is only the silence of the divine
union. Breathe in and again visualize the lotus flower within the disk of
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