Post by bluefedish on Apr 24, 2010 20:40:02 GMT -5
Chakras are centers of energy located on the midline of the body. There are 7 of them and they govern our psychological properties. The chakras located on the lower part of our body are our instinctual side, the highest ones our mental side.
The chakras can have various levels of activity. When they're "open," they're considered operative in a normal fashion.
Ideally, all chakras would contribute to our being. Our instincts would work together with our feelings and thinking. However, this is usually not the case. Some chakras are not open enough (being under-active), and to compensate, other chakras are over-active. The ideal state is where the chakras are balanced.
There exist lots of techniques to balance the chakras. Mostly techniques to open chakras are used. It makes no sense to try to make over-active chakras less active, as they are compensating for other chakras To restore the compensation they'd be over-active again in no time. To stop them from compensating, the chakras they are compensating for must be opened.
Root Chakra: Is about being physically there and feeling at home in situations.
Open: You feel grounded, stable and secure. You don't unnecessarily distrust people. You feel present in the here and now and connected to your physical body. You feel you have sufficient territory.
Under-active: You tend to be fearful or nervous. You'd easily feel unwelcome.
Over-active: You may be very materialistic and greedy. You're probably obsessed with being secure and resist change.
Sacral Chakra: Is about feeling and sexuality.
Open: Your feelings flow freely and are expressed without you being over-emotional. You are open to intimacy and you can be passionate and lively. You have no problems dealing with your sexuality.
Under-active: You tend to be stiff and unemotional or have a "poker face". You're not very open to people.
Over-active: You tend to be emotional all the time. You'll feel emotionally attached to people and you can be very sexual.
Navel Chakra: Is about asserting yourself in a group.
Open: You feel in control and you have sufficient self esteem.
Under-active: You tend to be passive and indecisive. You're probably timid and don't get what you want.
Over-active: You are domineering and probably even aggressive.
Heart Chakra: Is about love, kindness and affection.
Open: You are compassionate and friendly and you work at harmonious relationships.
Under-active: You are cold and distant.
Over-active: You are suffocating people with you love and your love probably has quite selfish reasons.
Throat Chakra: Is about self-expression and talking.
Open: You have no problems expressing yourself and you might be doing so as an artist.
Under-active: You tend not to speak much and you probably are introverted and shy. Not speaking the truth may block this chakra.
Over-active: You tend to speak too much, usually to domineer and keep people at a distance. You're a bad listener if this is the case.
Third Eye Chakra: Is about insight and visualization.
Open: You have a good intuition and you may tend to fantasize.
Under-active: You're not very good at thinking for yourself and you may tend to rely on authorities. You may be rigid in your thinking, relying on beliefs too much. You might even get confused easily.
Over-active: You may live in a world of fantasy too much. In excessive cases hallucinations are possible.
Crown Chakra: Is about wisdom and being one with the world.
Open: You are unprejudiced and quite aware of the world and yourself.
Under-active: You're not very aware of spirituality. You're probably quite rigid in your thinking.
Over-active: You are probably intellectualizing things too much. You may be addicted to spirituality and are probably ignoring your bodily needs.
Selected Source:
Eclectic Energies
The chakras can have various levels of activity. When they're "open," they're considered operative in a normal fashion.
Ideally, all chakras would contribute to our being. Our instincts would work together with our feelings and thinking. However, this is usually not the case. Some chakras are not open enough (being under-active), and to compensate, other chakras are over-active. The ideal state is where the chakras are balanced.
There exist lots of techniques to balance the chakras. Mostly techniques to open chakras are used. It makes no sense to try to make over-active chakras less active, as they are compensating for other chakras To restore the compensation they'd be over-active again in no time. To stop them from compensating, the chakras they are compensating for must be opened.
Root Chakra: Is about being physically there and feeling at home in situations.
Open: You feel grounded, stable and secure. You don't unnecessarily distrust people. You feel present in the here and now and connected to your physical body. You feel you have sufficient territory.
Under-active: You tend to be fearful or nervous. You'd easily feel unwelcome.
Over-active: You may be very materialistic and greedy. You're probably obsessed with being secure and resist change.
Sacral Chakra: Is about feeling and sexuality.
Open: Your feelings flow freely and are expressed without you being over-emotional. You are open to intimacy and you can be passionate and lively. You have no problems dealing with your sexuality.
Under-active: You tend to be stiff and unemotional or have a "poker face". You're not very open to people.
Over-active: You tend to be emotional all the time. You'll feel emotionally attached to people and you can be very sexual.
Navel Chakra: Is about asserting yourself in a group.
Open: You feel in control and you have sufficient self esteem.
Under-active: You tend to be passive and indecisive. You're probably timid and don't get what you want.
Over-active: You are domineering and probably even aggressive.
Heart Chakra: Is about love, kindness and affection.
Open: You are compassionate and friendly and you work at harmonious relationships.
Under-active: You are cold and distant.
Over-active: You are suffocating people with you love and your love probably has quite selfish reasons.
Throat Chakra: Is about self-expression and talking.
Open: You have no problems expressing yourself and you might be doing so as an artist.
Under-active: You tend not to speak much and you probably are introverted and shy. Not speaking the truth may block this chakra.
Over-active: You tend to speak too much, usually to domineer and keep people at a distance. You're a bad listener if this is the case.
Third Eye Chakra: Is about insight and visualization.
Open: You have a good intuition and you may tend to fantasize.
Under-active: You're not very good at thinking for yourself and you may tend to rely on authorities. You may be rigid in your thinking, relying on beliefs too much. You might even get confused easily.
Over-active: You may live in a world of fantasy too much. In excessive cases hallucinations are possible.
Crown Chakra: Is about wisdom and being one with the world.
Open: You are unprejudiced and quite aware of the world and yourself.
Under-active: You're not very aware of spirituality. You're probably quite rigid in your thinking.
Over-active: You are probably intellectualizing things too much. You may be addicted to spirituality and are probably ignoring your bodily needs.
Selected Source:
Eclectic Energies
