Self - Healing and Protection

We all have something to heal, which is all about the human experience. Some of us are crippled with fears and hurts, which we have not had the courage to face or it is a recent wound and needs time. There are others who seem to be all fantastic and well adjusted. They probably are, but all of us have one or more wounds that are slowly healing and need attention at times. Unresolved emotional stress can manifest itself into a physical illness.

How do we detect what are our emotional stresses are? The easiest way is to listen to your body and mind as you lie in bed before you go to sleep. Notice who or what you are thinking about. What are you worrying about? Who or what do you feel obsessed with? Scan your body and notice any areas of pain or discomfort. Is there part of your body you are very tense. These are your clues. The following is a list of the main energy centres in your body, which allow you to find where your energy is blocked or leaking.

Base (Root) ChakraColour: Red
Position: Base of the spine
Main Functions: Survival, security, primal energy.
Positive Issues: Courage strength, will power and self confidence.
Negative Issues: Physical security like finances, home, safety, possessions.
Related Organs & Body Parts: Kidneys, bladder, reproductive organs, muscular system, hips and legs

Sacral ChakraColour: Orange
Position: Midway between the naval and base of the spine
Main Functions: Relationships, sexuality, intimacy.
Positive Issues: Creativity, independence, sociability, joyous.
Negative Issues: Cravings for physical pleasures like foods, sex, addictions to drugs, alcohol or other substances, withdrawn, over-dependant.
Related Organs & Body Parts:  Uterus, digestive system, large bowel, prostate, ovaries and testes.
Solar Plexus ChakraColour: Yellow
Position: Directly behind the navel and up to the diaphragm
Main Functions: Desire, vitality, inner strength, self-control.
Positive Issues: Confident, alert, optimistic and good humoured.
Negative Issues: Fear of being or desire to be powerful, fear of authority figures, desires to control others and situations, fear of being controlled, sarcastic, pessimistic.
Related Organs & Body Parts: nervous system, lymphatic system, liver, spleen, stomach and small intestines.
Heart ChakraColour: Green
Position: Centre of the chest.
Main Functions: Release emotionally suppressed trauma. Soul/heart consciousness. Expressing love in action. Love, clairsentience.
Positive Issues: Compassion, generosity, harmony, balance, love, forgiveness.
Negative Issues: Codependency, dysfunctional relationship addictions,
obsessiveness, unforgiveness, indifference, jealousy, bitterness.
Related Organs & Body Parts: Heart, circulatory system, upper spinal area, immune system and breasts.
Throat ChakraColour: Blue
Position:  throat.
Main Functions: Ability to verbalise. Expressing the truth through power of words. Communication, speaking your truth.
Positive Issues: Loyalty, inventive, caring, affectionate, speaking your truth, communication projects, trustworthy, calm.
Negative Issues: Unfaithful, untrustworthy self-righteous, cold, obsessions about communicating.
Related Organs & Body Parts: Respiratory System, throat and lungs.
Third Eye  ChakraColour: Indigo
Position: Between two eyes.
Main Functions: Channelling intuition, balanced state of mind, devotion and divine perfection, clairvoyance.
Positive Issues: Highly intuitive, faithful, clear sighted, integrity, orderly mind, the eye of your higher self, predicting the future.
Negative Issues: Inability to trust intuition, scattered mind, inconsiderate, reluctance to see the future.
Related Organs & Body Parts: Skeletal system, eyes, lower head and sinuses.
Crown ChakraColour: Violet
Position: Top of the head.
Main Functions: Personal identification with infinite. Oneness with God. Peace and Wisdom. Claircognizance and Divine guidance.
Positive Issues: Reverence for life, self-sacrificing service, idealism, ability to see appropriate route for higher self, ability to be trusting in intuition coming from other plane.
Negative Issues: No concern for others, feelings of superiority, lack of contact with reality, untrusting of intuition coming from other plane.
Related Organs & Body Parts: Eyes,  endocrine system, lower head and sinuses.

There are many ways to improve each area and dispel the negativity. It can be done with power of positive thinking and dealing with the issues that plaque us. Next time I will look at specific areas.

Crystal Clear Intentions

Finally it snowed enough over the weekend to make it look like winter. I love the snow for it brings to me a feeling of cleansing and purification. Makes you slow down and be able to reflect. The nights have a glow(it cannot get dark, due to the white surroundings) and there is a stillness that you only find when you are deep in meditation and or pray. Perfect time to reflect on your intentions, New Year's resolutions and or your desires. Also today there is a full moon (in Leo). I learnt about the cycle of the moon and nature from my Grandmother. This is great time to release. Any habits, ideas, issues you want to let go or release from your life this is the time to do it.

I have been asked how to make a collage like what I have mentioned in previous posts. You don't need to make the collage for New Year resolutions. It can be for anything you desire. The collage gives a deep sense of purpose and can be in front of you when praying and meditating for it acts as a key or a focal point. The collage does not have to be literal, but express the feeling of what you want. Here are steps to make a collage:

1. Think about the reason for the collage. Sit quietly and reflect on the purpose. Be bold enough to admit what you really want. Imagine this desire has already manifested  and experience how it would feel. Write down keywords or images you received while reflecting or meditating.
2. bless the space you are going to collage. Pray for loving and pure sacred energy to surround you and your work.
3. Go through magazines, photographs and computer images. Tear out or print pictures and words that jump out at you. Do not think about it, but only feel. Be in tune with your gut reaction or feelings.
4. Now is the fun part.....arrange the words and pictures on you board until it feels right. Glue it down.
5. Now stand back and admire it. Bless your collage and give thanks to God. Also I would recommend saying "this of something better, in accordance to my highest good, comes to me".

If you want to use the moon energy....Nonna, my Grandmother said to plant seeds at new moon (so about 13 days time).