So all to often I find that nearly everything written about working with chakras seems to focus around the thing of ‘Imagine a spinning ball of (coloured) light opening like a flower‘.
To those of us with an agnostic outlook, we want something a bit more practical!
Is imagining a ball of light going to help us to energise and balance the areas of our lives that the chakra is suppose to govern?
Well, maybe, but more likely we will just be wasting time thinking about coloured balls.
I proppose a new way of thinking about and working with the chakra system.
We can use it as a spiritual map insuring that we are engaging in activities in all areas of life, leading to a rounded and full existence.
We can use this system to see when we are too focused on one area, or are ignoring another.
Maybe this will simply be a way of insuring a full and balanced life, BUT if these energy centers are actual, objective, things within us- then I believe these activities would go a long way to opening and energising them- more so than imaginging glowing balls.
And so I have put together a very brief outline of activities that could be used for connecting to the sphere of life of each chakra.
Base:
-Exercise mindfully.
-Practice mindfulness.
-Live below your means to insure financial stability.
-Garden while really getting your hands dirty and connecting to the earth.
-Dance.
-Eat healthy, eat local.
Sacral:
-Sex! Lots of it!
-Hot, scented baths.
-Prepare food mindfully.
-Dance.
-Create or enjoy art, flowers, colours, music, beautiful things.
-Cultivate spontinaity.
Solar Plexus:
-Learn knew things, or deepen your knowledge.
-Sunbathe.
-Core exercises, such as sit-ups.
-Learn to, or practice standing your ground. Don’t be a push over (Though don’t be the one to do the pushing either).
-Laugh, deep belly laughter.
Heart:
-Spend time in nature.
-Spend time with friends and family.
-Garden and really care for and look after the plants.
-Let the people you care about know.
-Attempt to cultivate compassion for all.
-Cultivate gratitude.
Throat:
-Sing.
-Have meaningful conversations.
-Improve and practice communication skills.
-write in a journal or diary.
-Scream (in an appropriate setting).
-Hum.
-Learn to listen.
-LISTEN.
Third Eye:
- Star gazing.
-Meditation.
-Dreams and journaling them.
-Drawing, art, and close observation.
Crown:
-Star gazing.
-Meditation.
-Spiritual exploration.
-Prayer.
-Contemplate the ways all things are connected.
Post below with any ideas you have for other activities that could help to activate one or more of the chakras!!!
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I’m a crystal nut, and i often like to use crystals to help myself focus on any chakra i want to ‘exercise’ – its more of a physical prompt more than anything else, but i use crystals i feel a distinct connection to, and feel it helps me day to day, as well as during specific ritual or activity for chakras.
For example – I’m not very good with communication – I have a pretty bad stutter, I cant really read out loud, and have trouble putting my thoughts into words verbally. I wear a v. special blue topaz to help to remember to push myself into communcative situations I would normally avoid, and I wear it in the form of a ring, to enhance my written communication – which I feel better with.
My thoughts are that utilisation of those things in a pagan sense that make sense or ‘speak’ to you, as going to be of more use than the “whirly ball of pretty colours”, almost regardless of your ideas about spirit, or energy aad whatnot.
To me this mostly sounds like having small reminders around about certain goals you want to remain focused on.
I like this idea.
Keeping pieces of jewellery, or clothing that you can wear to keep something in mind. Or little things to keep around your house.
This could be applied to systems other than the chakras as well.
But the wealth of information about what flowers, colours, sounds, and stones relate to each chakra make it a system perfectly set up to include such reminders.
This is a great piece. Would you ever consider republishing it? I edit a community blog for naturalistic spirituality called Humanistic Paganism. If you are interested in republishing, email me at humanisticpaganism [at] gmail [dot] com.
Wow! Thank you so much, that is very kind. I would love to republish it!
I might give it a bit of a polish up before doing so though!
Okay, great. When you are ready, please email me at humanisticpaganism [at] gmail.com.
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