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1. Chakras

Root Chakra

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Root Chakra

Our root chakra directly connects us to Earth, which is the most important and dynamic relationship humans have. The Earth nourishes and challenges us from the moment we take our first breath until our physical body is released from this life. In Sanskrit, the root chakra is known as Muladhara meaning “root of existence”. 

Our root chakra helps us to feel grounded and safe within the physical world. This is the place where the soul becomes fully aware of itself as a human. By embracing our humanness, we begin the journey of reconnection of the self and soul as one. To live in harmony with our selves is to live in harmony with earth. By trusting our relationship with earth, we honor ourselves and how we are interconnected to all.

Root Chakra – Physical Body

Sanskrit Name: Muladhara (mula – root, adhara – base)

Color: Red                                             

Location: Base of Spine

Body System: Elimination system & bones

Goals: To feel grounded, safe, loved & nourished. To trust.

Practice: Non-judgment, non-attachment, non-suffering. Walk with beauty and grace. Ground and love yourself.

Impacts: Abandonment, abuse, neglect, adoption, loss.

Physical Imbalance: Obesity, hemorrhoids, IBS, constipation and or diarrhea, sciatica, arthritis, osteoporosis.

Emotional Imbalance: Night terrors, panic attacks, inability to trust or feel safe.

Archetype: Serpent – Ouroboros                          

Direction: South (Belly of the Earth)

Perceptual State: Physical World

Plant Ally: Sage, Cedar/Cypress for clearing and grounding.

Essential Oils: Ginger, Sandalwood, Clove, Sage, Cinnamon.

Foods: Root Vegetables and Proteins.

Stones and Crystals: Iron, Basalt, Granite, Petrified Wood, Ruby, Garnet, Bloodstone, Red Jasper, Smoky Quartz, Obsidian, Black Tourmaline, Hematite.

Sacred Geometry: Container of Life – Circle

Platonic Solid: Hexahedron

Element: Earth                                 

Sacred Belief: Roots of Indigenous Belief

Consciousness: Intention of Self

Message: Spend more time in nature feeling grounded and connected to the earth. Create a ceremonial fire pit or sacred garden where one can set intentions and meditate. Deepen our relationship with the earth and feel it within our soul. Trust that we are supported by the earth regardless of the situation.

“I think we may safely trust a good deal more than we do.” – Henry David Thoreau 

If you liked what you read and want more... you may be interested in having the actual guidebook and card deck. The 134 page full-color book is sold separately from the cards. My goal is to find a publisher who can offer this as a set. In the meantime, you can purchase either the book or cards via these links. Thank you for your support. Laural

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Sacral Chakra

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Sacral Chakra

The sacral chakra is the place of sacred creation and action. In Sanskrit, the sacral chakra is known as Svadhisthana meaning, “one’s own abode.” It reminds us that our ability to create is unlimited, which is manifested through our choices, words and actions.

Each moment is a unique opportunity to raise our awareness and create our destiny.

We can create love and life through the union of two souls. We create art, music, stories and homes by combining elements together in new ways. By living with integrity and honoring all acts of creation as sacred, we can release our fear of the unknown. Judgment and or abuse can inhibit the flow of healthy creative and sexual expression.

Sacral Chakra – Emotional Body

Sanskrit: Svadhisthana (swa: one’s own, adhisthana: abode)

Color: Orange

Location: Lower Abdomen

Body System: Reproductive System.

Goals: Fluid, pleasure, relaxed, fearless, peaceful.

Practice: Right action, fearlessness, discernment, integrity, peaceful power.

Impacts: Childhood abuse, sexual abuse, bullying, difficult pregnancy, miscarriage, abortion etc.

Physical Imbalance: Irregular periods, impotence, sexual dysfunction, PTSD (Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder).

Emotional Imbalance: Fear, anger, numbness, rigidity. Feeling isolated, emotionally unstable. Unhealthy boundaries.

Archetype: Jaguar – Predator/Prey

Direction: West (Setting Sun)

Perceptual State: Emotional World. Symbolic awareness.

Plant Ally: Pomegranate, Fig for nourishment and balance.

Essential Oils: Jasmine, Neroli, Sweet Orange, YlangYlang, Patchouli.

Foods: Liquids, fruits and vegetables, herbals teas to add fluids and replenish the body.

Stones and Crystals: Coral, Carnelian, Orange Amber, Orange/Dark Citrine, Peach Aventurine, Orange Calcite.

Sacred Geometry: Portal of Life – Vesica Piscis

Platonic Solid: Icosahedron

Element: Water

Sacred Belief: Harmony of opposites in Taoism – Yin Yang.

Consciousness: Awareness of Self

Message: Let go of the fears or judgments that may be holding us from expressing our true self. Start a new routine that pleases the senses.  Relax the body and allow life to flow. Set the intention to feel passionate about life.

“When I let go of what I am, I become what I might be.” – Lao Tzu 

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Solar Plexus Chakra

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Solar Plexus Chakra

The solar plexus chakra is symbolic of the fire that burns within us. Its named for the Roman sun god Sol and the Latin word Plexus meaning interwoven. It acts as a powerful gatekeeper between our heart and sacral chakra and is the place of our innate desire to maintain equilibrium. Its desire is to protect and balance our personal power with our peaceful nature.

The Sanskrit word for the Solar Plexus is Manipura, which means, “lustrous jewel”. The solar plexus shines as a place of vitality, confidence, courage and joy. Our greatest gifts can often be found hiding within our fears. The Solar Plexus can shine light onto our shadows to reveal the wisdom that hides within us. By understanding our shadows, we can embrace our truth and move through our fears.

Solar Plexus Chakra – Mythic Body

Sanskrit: Manipura (lustrous jewel)

Color: Yellow

Location: Upper Abdomen

Body System: Digestive System

Goals: Vital, confident, joyful, powerful and sweet.

Practice: Integrity, be mindful of your actions and thoughts, transparency, stop hiding from yourself. Transform negative thoughts into positive statements. Believe in yourself.

Impacts: Betrayal, rejection, disempowered or dishonored.

Physical Imbalance: Ulcers, acid reflux, indigestion.

Emotional Imbalance: Lack of confidence or willpower. Feeling apathetic, joyless, unempowered or overly aggressive.

Archetype: Hummingbird, dragonfly or butterfly – mythic.

Direction: North (World of our ancestors and spirit guides).

Perceptual State: Mythic World. Impossible is possible.

Plant Ally: Oak for confidence, stability and strength

Essential Oils: Lemon, Basil, Grapefruit, Juniper, Fennel, Cardamom and Nag Champa Flower.

Foods: Complex carbohydrates, legumes, sweet potatoes, whole grain breads, pastas, cereals for energy and strength.

Stones & Crystals: Tiger Eye, Yellow Amber, Citrine, Gold, Gold Calcite, Topaz, Yellow Jade, Gold Quartz, Pyrite.

Sacred Geometry: Seed of Life

Platonic Solid: Tetrahedron

Element: Fire

Sacred Belief: Internal Agni (Fire) of Hinduism.

Consciousness: Unconscious Self

Message: Healthy foods and plenty of water fuel our energy source. It is important to feed our soul with positive intentions.  Feel the warmth growing within as we radiate love and compassionate courage to the world.

“As we let our own light shine, we unconsciously give other people permission to do the same” – Marianne Williamson

If you liked what you read and want more... you may be interested in having the actual guidebook and card deck. The 134 page full-color book is sold separately from the cards. My goal is to find a publisher who can offer this as a set. In the meantime, you can purchase either the book or cards via these links. Thank you for your support. Laural

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1. Chakras

Heart Chakra

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Heart Chakra

The heart chakra is the center or mid-point of our energy body. It is our electromagnetic core that is both grounding and expansive. Similar in concept to the electromagnetic core of earth it provides stability and protection. The heart chakra releases 60% more electromagnetic energy than the brain. This energy creates our energetic/auric field, just as earth generates the gravitational layer of our atmosphere.

The Sanskrit word Anahata means, “unhurt, unstuck, unbeaten”. Our heart chakra is a resilient and invisible force that is interconnected to all. This is the energetic home of our infinite soul, encouraging us to evolve as humans on earth, by practicing compassion, hope and unconditional love for all.

Heart Chakra – Energy Body

Sanskrit: Anahata (unhurt/unstuck/unbeaten)

Color: Green & Pink

Location: Chest

Body System: Cardiovascular System.

Goals: Compassion, unconditional love, open-hearted.

Practice: Right Love. Feeling love for yourself and others.

Impacts: Heartache, jealousy, grief, loss of loved one, illness.

Physical Imbalance: Heart palpitations, asthma, depression.

Emotional Imbalance: Unable to give or receive love. Feeling lonely, empty, codependent, resentful, hopeless.

Archetype: Eagle, Condor – those that fly high above.

Direction: East (Rising Sun)

Perceptual State: Energetic World. Union and Balance.

Plant Ally: Rose for love.

Essential Oils: Rose, Carnation, Geranium and Atlas Cedar.

Foods: Vegetables greens, broccoli, cucumbers, asparagus.

Stones & Crystals: Rose Quartz, Peridot, Emerald, Green and Pink Tourmaline, Green Jade, Green Aventurine, Green Fluorite, Malachite, Kunzite, Copper, Serpentine, Pink Opal, Green Quartz, Pink and Green Sea Glass.

Sacred Geometry: Flower of Life

Platonic Solid: Star Tetrahedron

Element: Love & Strife

Sacred Belief: The way of the heart in Buddhism.

Consciousness: Conscious Self

Message: Become conscious of the rhythms of our heart in connection with the rhythms of earth. Our heart is a powerful source of love when it is aligned with the wisdom of our infinite soul. Feel the miracle of our soul beating within us as we awaken to our true nature as one with all.

“There are two ways to live: you can live as if nothing is a miracle; you can live as if everything is a miracle.” – Albert Einstein 

If you liked what you read and want more... you may be interested in having the actual guidebook and card deck. The 134 page full-color book is sold separately from the cards. My goal is to find a publisher who can offer this as a set. In the meantime, you can purchase either the book or cards via these links. Thank you for your support. Laural

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Throat Chakra

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Throat Chakra

The throat chakra is the gatekeeper between the heart and third eye chakra. It holds both love and wisdom as well as stories from this lifetime and the past. Our words create energy in the form of frequency, intention and tone. It is important to use our words wisely for every word creates a vibration that ripples throughout the universe. The energy of our words resembles the primordial essence of creation.

The Sanskrit word Vishuddha, means “especially pure”, as a reminder to speak truth. Our throat chakra holdsour personal and collective stories within our conscious and unconscious mind. As the chakra of communication, we can choose the stories we wish to share and how we want to speak them.

Throat Chakra – Etheric Body

Sanskrit: Vishuddha (especially pure)

Color: Blue

Location: Throat

Body System: Vocal System

Goals: Clear communication, speaking your truth peacefully.

Practice: Be true to your word, see how your words or your silence affects you and the world around you.

Impacts: Being lied to, having to hold too many family secrets. Not being able to speak your truth without fear.

Physical Imbalance: Sore throat, stiff neck. Loss of voice.

Emotional Imbalance: Shyness, silence, lying, fear of speaking the truth. Disconnection from yourself and others.

Archetype: Tree roots. “Tree & truth” share the same root.

Direction: Below (Roots of a Tree – Our Feet on Earth)

Perceptual State: Under World, Subconscious, Past.

Plant Ally: Elderberry for soothing.

Essential Oils: Chamomile, Gardenia, Bergamot, Fir.

Foods: Fruits, especially juicy fruits such as oranges, lemons, limes, apples, pears, cherries, mangos, kiwi, peaches, melons.

Stones & Crystals:  Amazonite, Celestite, Sodalite, Angelite, Aquamarine, Blue Calcite, Turquoise, Azurite, Chrysocolla, Blue Fluorite, Blue Lace Agate, Blue Kyanite, Lapis.

Sacred Geometry: Fruit of Life

Platonic Solid: Octahedron

Element: Air

Sacred Belief: Roots of Monotheism in Judaism.

Consciousness: Collective Unconscious.

Message: Are we speaking truthfully, do we know our truth?  The throat chakra will help us speak our truth from a place of love, compassion and peaceful power.

“Every spoken word arouses our self-will.” – Johanne Wolfgang von Goethe 

If you liked what you read and want more... you may be interested in having the actual guidebook and card deck. The 134 page full-color book is sold separately from the cards. My goal is to find a publisher who can offer this as a set. In the meantime, you can purchase either the book or cards via these links. Thank you for your support. Laural

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1. Chakras

Third Eye Chakra

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Third Eye Chakra

Our third eye intuits information relayed from the prefrontal neocortex at the front of our brain to the pineal gland at the base of our brain. This information is then felt and interpreted in our heart. As we trust our heart’s ability to discern knowledge, we increase our intuitive sense of inner knowing and wisdom. Knowledge is the process of gathering information; how we perceive this knowledge is wisdom.

The Sanskrit word Ajna, means “Commanding our spiritual guidance”. This refers to our ability to merge the logical mind with our intuitive soul, to see with the singular eye. Right knowing is our ability to see with our heart instead of our eyes. As we trust in our senses, we can dream our world into being.

Third Eye Chakra – Conscious Body

Sanskrit: Ajna (command/spiritual guidance)

Color: Violet

Location: Middle of Forehead

Body System: Sensory System

Goals: Trust your intuition and inner knowing.

Practice: Right Knowing. Dream your world into being.

Impacts: Chaos. Over Stimulation. Excess use of electronics.

Physical Imbalance: Headaches, nightmares, insomnia. Emotional Imbalance: Feeling stuck in your head, over thinking.  Not trusting your own intuition or inner knowing. Closed to new ideas or ways of thinking.

Archetype: Tree Trunk – being present in the here and now.

Direction: Center (Trunk of the Tree – Within Our Core)

Perceptual State: Middle World, Conscious, Present.

Plant Ally: Pine for Opening the Pineal Gland.

Essential Oils: Peppermint, Rosemary, Lavender, Eucalyptus.

Foods: Feasts for the Eyes! Colorful and Healthy Foods.

Stones & Crystals: Iolite, Amethyst, Sugilite, Charoite, Purple Fluorite, Tanzanite. Lepidolite.

Sacred Geometry: Knowledge of Life – Metatron’s Cube.

Platonic Solid: Dodecahedron

Element: Ether

Sacred Belief: Inner Vision of Christ Consciousness.

Consciousness: Collective Conscious.

Message: Let go of the monkey mind that is causing us to feel scattered or stuck. Slow down and breathe. Quiet our mind and connect with our heart. From this place, we will begin to see what is truly within us. Open our third eye by seeing with our heart instead of our eyes. This will help us understand the wisdom of our soul. The answers we seek are already within us.

“We cannot teach people anything, we can only help them discover it within themselves.” – Galileo

If you liked what you read and want more... you may be interested in having the actual guidebook and card deck. The 134 page full-color book is sold separately from the cards. My goal is to find a publisher who can offer this as a set. In the meantime, you can purchase either the book or cards via these links. Thank you for your support. Laural

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Crown Chakra

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The crown chakra represents our connection beyond the self to the mystical aspects of our soul’s true nature. Swiss psychologist Carl Jung felt that the human psyche “was by nature religious,” and to heal the soul would require a journey to meet the self and the divine within. Mankind has created over a thousand names for god in search of connection. The crown chakra reminds us to seek the divine within.

The Sanskrit word Sahasrara, means “thousand-petaled throne”. This is the place where our dreams unfold, as we travel beyond the illusion of time and space. We wish upon stars that have filled the night sky for billions of years. The crown chakra reminds us that they are all within our reach.

Crown Chakra – Light Body

Sanskrit: Sahasrara (thousand-petaled throne)

Color: White     

Location: Top of Head                                  

Body System: Belief System.

Goals: Experience spiritual connection so you are not alone.

Practice: Let your mind step out of the way of your soul to imagine feeling free within the universe. To know you are interconnected to all through the infinite soul.

Impacts: Spiritual betrayal/confusion via teachers or religion.

Physical Imbalance: Headache, spaciness, disconnected.

Emotional Imbalance: Loss of purpose, isolation, sadness and despair. Feeling alone in the universe, disconnected from source. Irrational fear of death. 

Archetype: Tree Branches – Reaching for the sky.    

Direction: Above (Cosmos)

Perceptual State: Upper World, Super Conscious, Future.

Plant Ally: Lotus Flower for Connection

Essential Oils: Spearmint, Thuja, Palo Santo, Frankincense.

Foods: Clear Water and Fasting.

Stones & Crystals: Clear Quartz Crystal, Herkimer Diamond, Selenite, Alexandrite, Diamonds, Apophyllite.

Sacred Geometry: Star of Life – Merkaba

Platonic Solid: Sphere

Element: Light                                                     

Belief System: Divine connection in Islam and Sufism.

Consciousness: Awakened Self. 

Message: Listen to our higher self and sense what it is asking of us. Connect with the stars as we stand on earth and feel what our soul is yearning for.  Open ourself to all that is out there and see what feels right. We are not alone. Allow our source to flow through us and feel its message.

“Above the cloud with its shadow is the star with its light. Above all things reverence thyself.” – Pythagoras 

If you liked what you read and want more... you may be interested in having the actual guidebook and card deck. The 134 page full-color book is sold separately from the cards. My goal is to find a publisher who can offer this as a set. In the meantime, you can purchase either the book or cards via these links. Thank you for your support. Laural

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2. Nature

Serpent

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1_Root Chakra - Serpent

The root chakra connects and grounds us within our physical body as we learn to trust and feel safe. The archetype of the root chakra is the serpent or ouroboros that sheds its skin in order to renew itself.  It releases what is no longer needed in order to receive what is needed. This process is mirrored in our primal need to eliminate physically and emotionally. This process of elimination and regeneration has linked serpents with rebirth, transformation, immortality and healing.

The serpent represents the reptilian brain, which controls our most basic functions such as heart rate, body temperature, breathing and balance. If we don’t feel safe on a physical level our body will automatically react or contract.

This reptilian response to our physical surroundings can cause us to emotionally and physically shut down and hold. Serpent reminds us to honor our surroundings as we assess the situation. It also reminds us to release and breath so we don’t feel “stuck” holding onto something we don’t need.

The Ouroboros is an ancient symbol of a serpent swallowing its tail, creating a circular and infinite world.  Carl Jung saw the Ouroboros as the archetype of alchemy and transformation. The Yogic concept of Kundalini is seen as a serpent coiled around the base of the spine. Serpents are also a symbol of healing and medicine. Asclepius, the Greek god of medicine, is depicted holding a staff with a single serpent coiled around a knotty tree limb. In myth Asclepius was the son of Apollo, god of light and healing. The Rod of Asclepius is used as a symbol of healthcare throughout the world. The Caduceus features two serpents intertwined around a central rod (spinal column). Its origins date back to Ningishzida, the Sumerian “lord of the good tree,” 6000 years ago. The Caduceus is also associated with the Greco-Roman messenger gods Hermes and Mercury.

The archetype of the serpent encourages us to release what we are holding in order to move forward. To do this, we must honor the lessons of what we left behind. This awareness will help us on our journey of healing and reconnection.

Message: Just as the serpent sheds its skin, we are being encouraged to shed any limiting beliefs, bad habits or clutter in our life. This will allow us to move forward and receive new insights and wisdom. Practice feeling safe in our own skin as we move through life with more trust and wisdom.

“We must let go of the life we have planned, so as to accept the one that is waiting for us.” – Joseph Campbell 

If you liked what you read and want more... you may be interested in having the actual guidebook and card deck. The 134 page full-color book is sold separately from the cards. My goal is to find a publisher who can offer this as a set. In the meantime, you can purchase either the book or cards via these links. Thank you for your support. Laural

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2. Nature

Jaguar

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The sacral chakra is where we balance our creative and sexual power with emotions around fear, pain and trauma. Jaguar, the archetype of the peaceful warrior, inspires us to face the fear that stalks us by moving through it with open eyes. Our sacral chakra often holds memories and reactions stored in our Mammalian (Limbic) brain that controls our emotions. Fear, anger and confusion can be triggered by the emotional responses we are holding.

The dynamic of predator-prey places jaguars at the top of their food chain, hunting only to survive. They teach us to use our power wisely and selectively. Humans are classified as super predators, yet our fear of being preyed upon continues to trigger the fight-or-flight response.

This response helps us perform under pressure or when dealing with physical danger. If our fight-or-flight response is triggered by repressed emotions and memories, it can lead to chronic stress and anxiety.

Since jaguars are nocturnal, they encourage us to go into the dark places where our fear resides to see that the threat is no longer present. As we calm ourselves and breathe, we can begin to receive insights on how to reclaim our power and bring balance back into our life.

Message: Jaguar is reminding us to face what frightens us. By bringing these fears forward and out of theshadows, we can see them for what they are and move forward. Most of the time they are unresolvedwounds from childhood, or stories we have taken on over time or from our ancestors. Do what we can toresolve our fears and see the lessons we have learned because of them. These lessons will becomesources of wisdom and strength. Begin to see that our true power is to be in balance and at peace withinourself and our world.

“The most common way people give up their power is by thinking they don’t have any.” – Alice Walker 

If you liked what you read and want more... you may be interested in having the actual guidebook and card deck. The 134 page full-color book is sold separately from the cards. My goal is to find a publisher who can offer this as a set. In the meantime, you can purchase either the book or cards via these links. Thank you for your support. Laural

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2. Nature

Hummingbird

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The solar plexus chakra is associated with the archetype of hummingbird, as a symbol of confidence, courage and joy. Hummingbirds also show us that the impossible is possible.

In some native cultures, hummingbirds are the totems of the soul. They are called upon to retrieve parts of the soul lost to trauma, illness or grief. When we lose a part of our soul, we lose a part of our self, which diminishes our confidence, courage and joy. This is feeling of loss is often held in the solar plexus. Hummingbird retrieves our soul parts by shedding light on who we were before the loss. By consciously reconnecting with that aspect of our self we remember who we truly are. From this perspective we can rewrite our soul’s story from a place of joy.

The hummingbird’s ability to migrate long distances and hover in the air like a helicopter, makes it an almost mythical creature. This mythical realm of the hummingbird transcends time and space for it exists in our ability to imagine and dream.

They inspire us to see life as a mythic tale that can be rewritten.

Hummingbird is associated with the North direction as the place of our spirit guides and ancestors. By believing in our ability to connect with the wisdom, support and love that is available to us we begin to believe in ourselves as well.

The solar plexus represents the power of our internal light. When we feel that our light is diminishing, we can call on the energy of hummingbird to remind us of our ability to shift our perspective and remember the joy that empowers us.

Message: Whatever is challenging us can be transformed to our favor if we approach it from a place of grace. The hero’s journey inspires us to move through obstacles as we seek to know our soul’s purpose.Imagine life as a sacred fairytale filled with twists, turns and wonder. As the author of our story we can writea new story. Remember that the impossible is possible when we believe in ourselves.

“Awakening to one’s true self-radiant nature is ultimate spiritual and emotional healing.” – Rajita Sivananda (Dr. Judith Cornell)

If you liked what you read and want more... you may be interested in having the actual guidebook and card deck. The 134 page full-color book is sold separately from the cards. My goal is to find a publisher who can offer this as a set. In the meantime, you can purchase either the book or cards via these links. Thank you for your support. Laural

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2. Nature

Eagle

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4_Heart Chakra - Eagle

The expansive energy of the eagle archetype is felt in the heart chakra, where our physical and subtle body are united as one. Eagle inspires us to live from our hearts and love with no strings attached. When we soar with eagle, we feel the currents of pure energy helping us to see with our heart versus our eyes.

Eagles soar wingtip to wingtip between the heavens and earth. They inspire us to fly above our stories to see the bigger picture of our life. From this expanded viewpoint we can shift our perspective and see that our wounded stories are just that, stories. This allows us to energetically release their hold on us.

Eagle is associated with the East direction, the place of the rising sun, which brings us a new dawn and a new day.

The heart chakra expands and contracts in relation to our environment and emotions. By spreading out our arms, like the wings of an eagle soaring in the sky, we open our heart chakra to feel connected, free and alive. This openness allows us to dream our world into being, by feeling the past, present and future now, and making it a reality.

The heart chakra represents our core, the place of our soul. By loving our self unconditionally, we feel the power of true love.

Message: Eagle is appearing to us now to help us see the bigger picture of our life.  Eagle is asking us to see with our heart instead of our eyes, and to allow our heart to open to unconditional love. If our heart feels heavy, ask Eagle to carry us above the stories and wounds.  From this place, know that we have the choice to release the stories that are holding us. Allow our heart to open to ultimate compassion, forgiveness and love. Envision our past, present and future as one big dream that is carrying us forward into what we want to become. Open our heart to all possibilities.

“Man is spirit – this is all man needs to know; and spirit is triumphant over matter.” – White Eagle 

If you liked what you read and want more... you may be interested in having the actual guidebook and card deck. The 134 page full-color book is sold separately from the cards. My goal is to find a publisher who can offer this as a set. In the meantime, you can purchase either the book or cards via these links. Thank you for your support. Laural

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2. Nature

Tree Roots

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5_Throat Chakra - Underworld

The throat chakra is the place of communication, resonance and truth. The roots of a tree symbolize the origins of stories that have been shared and stored within the conscious and subconscious mind for thousands of years.

Our ancient ancestors saw trees as benevolent beings that held the secrets of life and death. Mankind’s fascination with death and rebirth created epic stories of deities who ruled the Under World, Upper World and Middle World. This laid the foundation for many of today’s beliefs and religions. These mythic stories grew organically through the ancient tradition of storytelling. They became epic tales that were passed on from one generation to another. Each storyteller added their own unique voice.

Tree roots are also associated with the lower world of earth where our body will return after death. This association of death and the underworld is natural. The underworld was originally seen as the place where the physical body returned to rest, sinking back into its original home to replenish the earth for future generations.

As religions formed, the underworld became known as a dark and scary place where souls roamed in eternal punishment.

Names such as Hades and Hel in Greco-Roman and Norse mythology have become synonymous with the underworld that is ruled by gods and goddesses. To shamanic cultures the underworld held the wisdom of the past. Shamans would travel through the roots of a sacred tree into the underworld to access the wisdom of the ancients.

Message:  Search for the deeper meaning of the stories we have been told before sharing them with others. Understand the origins of how this story began. Sense what feels true to our soul before sharing it withothers. As a storyteller, we have the opportunity to heal old stories by telling it in a new way. As we shareour stories through the spoken word, we create a new reality for ourself and future generations.

“Maybe you are searching among branches for what only appears in the roots” – Rumi 

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2. Nature

Tree Trunk

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The third eye chakra is associated with the archetype of the tree trunk. Trees anchor us in the present moment as we exercise our intuition and connect with our inner wisdom.

The trunk of a tree is symbolic of our awakened or conscious state that resides with us. It represents the middle world that we presently live in.

In some native cultures, trees are referred to as “The Standing People.” They hold the wisdom for humans to survive on earth. Trees are the ones that made it possible for humans to live on earth by purifying the air we breathe as well as providing shelter, fire and food. They were the one who connected humans with the stars, by functioning as ladders and sundials.

In Celtic culture trees were honored as ancestor spirits and divine beings. A person who could access the wisdom of a tree was considered to be “tree wise”. They were known as Druids, who could merge with treesto gather information in the lower, middle and upper worlds. The name Druid comes from the Proto-Indo-European words daru (tree & truth) and vid (wisdom).

Trees inspired many of the great mystery teachings, creation stories and sacred beliefs around the world. These stories were consciously shared in the oral tradition for hundreds of generations. They now exist in the collective unconscious.

By opening our third eye and aligning it within our heart, we can begin to awaken the collective unconsciousthrough the singular eye of the soul.

Message: Trust in our inner knowing by being aware and present in the moment. Feel what is happening around us and within us. As our intuition develops anchor it within our heart to learn what feels right to our soul. This will help us to sort out what is true or false. See with our heart instead of our eyes.

“One is wise to cultivate the tree that bears fruit in our soul” – Henry David Thoreau 

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2. Nature

Tree Branches

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The crown chakra is associated with the archetype of tree branches reaching out for spiritual connection.

They represent our desire to connect to something beyond our self. Just as the roots of a tree reach down to the earth, branches reach up toward the sky. Many early cultures believed that when a person died their physical body returned to the earth and their spiritual soul returned to the stars. The word “divine” comes from the Latin root word “devin” meaning “as above”.  The sound of wind through the branches of a tree was believed to be the voice of the divine.

In Sumerian mythology, Enlil was the lord of the wind, and the Cedars of Lebanon were the home of the gods.

Enlil became known as El and Elohim, which inspired the Judeo-Christian faith. There are multiple myths that associate trees with the divine. The Greek sky god Zeus was associated with oak trees.  The name Zeus is directly related to the Vedic sky father Dyaus Pitr. There are thousands of names for “god”, which is also nameless.

The branches of a tree hold these sacred stories written in the sky as the crown chakra connects us to our source.

Message: It is time for us to reach out and believe in our dreams.  Allow our dreams to be known so the universe can help us make them come true.  Remember that we are a child of the universe who came from the stars.

“The clearest way into the Universe is through a forest wilderness.” – John Muir 

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3. Sacred Geometry

Container of Life

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The Container of Life grounds us in the root chakra. Its circular nature inspires us to cultivate a deeper relationship with earth as we travel through the Circle of Life.

Circles are primordial symbols in the sense that they represent the organizing principle of life. They have inspired children, philosophers, mathematicians, astronomers, poets and artists.

Around 2000 BCE Sumerians created a numbering system with 60 as its base, 60 also equated to one unit. They are credited with defining a circle as 360 equidistant points around a center point, based on twelve, 30-day lunar months (12 x 30 = 360). This sexagesimal system, inspired by their elegant vision of the universe, is the foundation of sacred geometry.

It is this unique relationship between humans and circles that intrigues the mind and inspires new ways of thinking. In 800 BCE the Greek word “kirkos” was used to describe a hoop or ring. In Latin, the word circulus meant both circle and circus.

In Pythagorean terms, a circle can be seen as “one”, or monad. A monad is both the creator of many and the sum of all. Plato explained in his Seventh Letter that: “the circle is a form that goes beyond definition or explanation.”

The Rhind Papyrus in Egypt, c. 1650 BCE, was the first written text to define the area of a circle as 3.1605. Archimedes correctly identified the exact calculation of Pi (π) as the ratio of the circumference of a circle to its diameter, or 3.14159. This theory still holds true today. Through the use of super computers, Pi (π) has been calculated over two quadrillion decimal points without a repeating pattern. Proving that the infinite nature of a circle transcends the linear world. It contains. Circles create unity within infinity by encompassing the vast diversity as “one” and “all”.

The Container of Life reminds us that our physical body is interconnected with Earth, which allows us to explore the spiritual and infinite nature of our soul. This uniquely human journey is made possible by respecting and tending to our roots. To trust and care for earth as she cares for us. Earth will nurture us as we grow and mulch what no longer serves us without any judgment. We have much to learn as we grow.

Message: We are in a period of manifestation. Release our attachment to outcome and trust in our potential and its infinite possibilities. Remember we are the container and the creator of our reality.

“The nature of god is a circle of which the center is everywhere and the circumference is nowhere” – Empedocles 

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3. Sacred Geometry

Portal of Life

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The portal of life, also known as a vesica piscis, resides in the sacral chakra where the circular “one” divides to create new life. It also represents the birth portal, where the sacred feminine and sacred masculine join to create life. Here a new life emerges from the watery world of the womb into the solar world of air. The body and soul come to life with its first breath. 

For students of Pythagoras (Greek philosopher c. 570-490BCE) a vesica piscis meant “measure of a fish”. This was seen as the intersection of the watery world of earth with the divine world of sky. Pythagoras saw math as a path to spiritual liberation, where life was understood through mathematical principles. The “one” is the unifying creator of many and sum of all. 

This creation dance between unity and duality, oneness and separation, wholeness and division has also been interpreted as frightening and chaotic. Yet all of this is essential to life itself.  

The almond shape of a vesica piscis is known as a mandorla in Italian. It’s also symbolic of the human eye, which is seen as a mirror into the soul. 

In Judaism, the menorah (seven-branched oil lamp) is based on an almond tree that represents the Tree of Life as well as the seven days of creation.

To Christians, the vesica piscis represented the womb of the Virgin Mary, who birthed Jesus when heaven and earth came together through her. Jesus is often referred to as a “fisher of men” (part man, part god). A stylized version of a vesica piscis, when turned on its side, is called an Ichthys or “Jesus Fish”. 

For Muslims the vesica piscis represents the womb of the universe, that holds the ovum of the universe (sacred black stone), placed in the East corner of the Kaaba in Mecca. The East represents the birth of a new day, the rising Sun.

In sacred geometry, the portal of life symbolizes the birth of humanity and the creation essence within us all. The process of creation can be both unpredictable and chaotic as well as predictable and sweet. Regardless of the process, we are continually reminded that we are “one”.

Message: Let go of limiting beliefs and be open to new solutions and synchronicities. Enjoy the push and pull of the creative process by remembering that there are no mistakes, only insights. Look for potential partnerships or community that supports creative vision.

“You must have chaos within you to give birth to a dancing star.” – Friedrich Nietzsche –

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3. Sacred Geometry

Seed of Life

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The seed of life shines within our solar plexus chakra as a source of our vitality, courage and joy. This matrix is created by adding a ring of six circles around the central “one”, which birthed these six circles through the Portal of Life. The Sun, Sol in Latin, is also the “central one” of our solar system.

Five billion years ago, in the Milky Way galaxy, a newly formed star began to grow hotter and stronger until it fused nearby stardust and gas into planets and rocks. Held within its orbit, this star became our Sun. It is the “one” and only star in our solar system that planted the seeds of life on Earth. The Sun’s electromagnetic core is a consistent source of heat and light that makes all life within its reach possible.

Ancient astronomers began to identify seven “wanderers”, as divine “ones” who watched over Earth. Also known as the “classical planets”, they were the: Sun, Moon, Mercury, Jupiter, Mars, Venus and Saturn. These seven divine “ones” planted the seeds that inspired multiple creation stories.

In sacred geometry, the seed of life matrix, also known as the Genesis Pattern, mirrors the six days of creation and the seventh day of rest.

In 321 CE, under the guidance of Emperor Constantine, the Romans decreed that a Roman week would consist of seven days. Dies Solis, day of the Sun, became Sunday. Since Sol Invictus “the invincible sun” ruled over the military, Sunday was declared a day of rest so soldiers could regain their strength. The Winter Solstice was celebrated as the time when the Sun was reborn and a new agricultural year began.  

Our solar plexus represents our internal source of strength, energy and willpower. This is where our dreams and desires are fed and where we decide when and how to take action. These seeds of light in our solar plexus also cast shadows to remind us that our greatest gifts are hiding within our fears. By shining light on our shadows, we can retrieve our wisdom, that was born by fire. By making peace within our self, we can more fully stand in our own light and our darkness. 

Message: Power provides the ability to create, destroy and to nurture. To be at peace with the concept of power is to know when to create, when to destroy when to nurture and when to rest. We alone have the ability to choose. Be open to this power that is growing within us. Learn how to use this power wisely as we plant our seeds for the future.

“Love is born in fire, is planted like a seed.  Love cannot give you everything, but it gives you what you need.” – Kate Wolfe 

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3. Sacred Geometry

Flower of Life

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The flower of life blossoms within our heart chakra, where the Sun, Moon, Stars and Planets are interwoven into one harmonic story. The flower of life is formed by adding a ring of twelve circles to the seed of life. 

These 12 circles represent 12 “moons”, based on an idealized 30-day lunar month in Sumerian astronomy. Twelve 30-day lunar months, equaled a 360-day solar year. Inspired by these 12-moons, the Babylonians divided the night sky into 12, 30-degree sections along the ecliptic, which is defined by the motion of the sun as seen from earth. These 12 “star” sections defined the constellations, and were associated with the 12-moons in a solar year. The Greeks named these constellations the “zodiac”, meaning “circle of animals”.

By combining this ring of 12-circles with the 7-circles in the seed of life, a matrix of 19-interlocking circles is revealed. This is the exact number of years within a Metonic cycle, which was used to synchronize lunar and solar calendars. Named for Meton of Athens, in 432 BCE, it balanced seven long years (13 months) with twelve short years (12 months) to create a 19-year cycle. This helped to synchronize planetary and star calendars that could predict the exact date of the equinoxes and solstices. This union of earthly needs and cosmic guidance helped farmers to understand when to plant and when to harvest. The flower of life is a divine and fertile symbol of this cosmic union. 

There are also 7 independent circles within the 19 interlocking circles. They represent the seven days of the week. Each day, correlates to the seven “classical planets”: Sunday-Sun, Monday-Moon, Tuesday-Mars, Wednesday-Mercury, Thursday-Jupiter, Friday-Venus, Saturday-Saturn.

Leonardo Da Vinci (1452-1519) studied the Flower of Life, for he felt it represented the transmutation of the spirit within the earthly body where the soul become “one”. The Tree of Life diagram, known as the Kabbalah in Jewish mysticism, is revealed within the flower of life. The Kabbalah represents the mystical journey of the soul as it descends into human form and then consciously ascends to divine oneness. 

Message: Be open to the hidden wisdom in our soul. This wisdom is becoming more accessible as we begin to see with our hearts instead of our eyes. Just as we appreciate the gifts of others, it is time to appreciate the gifts within us. A bud is never fully realized if it does not blossom.  Now is a time of opening, to honor the person we are becoming.

“There came a time when the risk to remain tight in the bud. Was more painful than the risk it took to blossom.” – Anais Nin –

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3. Sacred Geometry

Fruit of Life

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The clockwork nature of time is held in the throat chakra. This story is revealed in the geometry of the fruit of life matrix by adding a ring of 18 and 24 circles to the flower of life. 

The first ring of 18 circles represents an 18-year Saros cycle, when the Sun, Moon and Earth return to the same relative location to repeat a solar or lunar eclipse. This cycle helped ancient astronomers predict the time and location of the Sun and Moon as they began to measure time and space. A Sar is the 9-year period between a lunar and solar eclipse.

The second ring of 24 circles represents the 24-hours in one-day, or one rotation of earth on its axis. A day is defined by 2, 12-hour periods: AM (ante meridiem) and PM (post meridiem).

By adding these rings of 18 and 24 circles with the 19 circles in the flower of life, a total of 60 interlocking circles surrounds the central “one”. This correlates to 60-minutes in “one” hour and 60-seconds in “one” minute.

The actual fruit of life pattern is revealed by focusing on the 13-independent circles within the 61 circles. Together these 13 circles represent a 13-week cycle, which is the approximate number of weeks within the four seasons of: Spring, Summer, Fall and Winter. When you multiply 13-weeks by 4-seasons it equates to a 52-week year.

The sacred geometry within the fruit of life inspired the creation of calendars and clocks, which brought order into everyday life. As farming communities grew, temple towns were created and the nature of time was known only by temple priests and priestess as a way to control the people and enforce laws. As patriarchy grew, men associated themselves with the solar world of the sun, as “keepers of the seed”. Women were associated with the lunar world of the moon, as “keepers of the mystery”. The fruit of life reveals the wisdom of time.

Time is relative to how we perceive it. Some see it as an illusion, or as a mathematical construct. Others believe it to be proof of divine order. In reality time is timeless. Earth spins on its axis as it orbits the Sun every 365.25 days. The Moon is revealed by the Sun’s light as it orbits Earth every 29.5 days. Earth’s tilted axis determines the days when the seasons begin and end.

Message: It is time to rethink and reset as we prepare for change. Become aware of our surroundings and identify what needs to shift in order to move forward. We are encouraged to share our stories with others as we shift into this new reality.

“Wise men speak because they have something to say; Fools because they have to say something.” – Plato 

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3. Sacred Geometry

Knowledge of Life

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The knowledge of life is revealed within our third eye chakra. Here the circular world merges with the linear to help us see as one. This matrix is created by connecting the center points of each of the 13-independent circles in the fruit of life with 78 lines. This matrix is also referred to as Metatron’s Cube.

Metatron, meaning “measured throne” in Hebrew, was also the name given to the prophet Enoch when he was transformed into an angel. According to the Talmud, in Kabbalistic theory, Metatron sits at the top of the Tree of Life as the first sefirot Kether “crown/throne”. In Islam, he is known as Mitatrun “the angel of the veil”. As an angelic scribe, Metatron guards the “Book of Secrets”, which is thought to hold the answers for humanity’s return to the Garden of Eden.

The female counterpart to Metatron is Shekhinah, “dwelling” in Hebrew. In the Kabbalah, Shekhinah is associated with the tenth sefirot Malkuth “Kingdom on Earth”. Located at the bottom of the Tree of Life, it represents our desire to be whole.

The knowledge of life awakens our intuitive knowing that the circular world of the divine feminine and the linear world of the divine masculine reside within us all. When we see ourself as whole, we are in fact holy. The difference between heaven and earth as well as male and female dissolves, when we realize that we are all divine souls within a human body. This knowledge was hidden for thousands of years by those who wished to hold the keys as the gatekeepers of our soul.

This wisdom resurfaced in the teachings of the Kabbalah during the middles ages through Jewish and Sufi mysticism. The Kabbalah, represents the journey of the soul as it descends through the Tree of Life to become an actualized human in earthly form. As a fully formed human the mind begins to remember that it was once a soul. This inspires the psyche to ascend the Tree of Knowledge in order to reunite with its soul and feel whole. This archetypal journey is reflected in the 78 cards of the Tarot, which consists of 22 Major Arcana cards (big secrets) and 56 Minor Arcana cards (little secrets). Together the Tarot represents our archetypal journey through life.

As the knowledge of life awakens our inner wisdom it ripples into the collective unconscious by bringing our world into focus through the unified eyes of the soul.

Message: Trust the rational mind and its intuitive senses as we awaken to a new way of being. By looking at our present situation from all directions it will become clear which action(s) we need to take in order to feel both grounded and expansive. This is a time to open our mind so we can see with our heart.

“Geometry is knowledge of the eternally existent.” – Pythagoras 

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3. Sacred Geometry

Star of Life

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The star of life is associated with our crown chakra, reminding us that we come from the stars and will return to the stars. The star of life is also known as a Merkabah, which consists of two rotating tetrahedrons. The upward pointing tetrahedron represents – fire, air and blade; while the downward facing tetrahedron represents – water, earth and chalice. Together, they represent the union of our body, mind and soul.

In Hebrew, Merkabah means “chariot”, based on the visions of Ezekiel who saw a chariot composed of four beings that represented the four directions and the likeness of man. In Egyptian mythology, the merkabah meant, “beloved soul body and soul spirit” (Mer – beloved, ka – soul body, ba – soul spirit). The merkabah magically transports us to and from the stars.

The star of life is also representative of light. Our Sun, the central and only star in our solar system, gives us life by generating light through electromagnetic energy.

Scientists and astronomers have suggested that there are close to 2 trillion galaxies in our known universe with an average of 100 million stars in each galaxy. Our universe is estimated to have begun over 13.8 billion years ago. Some believe in the concept of multi-verses, which means there are other universes beyond ours. In reality there could be an infinite number of stars that speak to our soul and call us home.

The star of life encourages us to dream within the realm of infinite possibilities as we reconnect with the stardust that created us. All life on earth began from the many elements, chemicals and metals found in the star dust that impacted our earth over 4.5 billion years ago. As temperatures changed, complex elements such as water formed, which encouraged the growth of cellular bacteria and other organic micro-organisms. Eventually life evolved and began to replicate itself through unique RNA and DNA sequences.

There is a belief that we hold the blueprints of this cellular memory within us. By remembering that we all come from the stars we realize that we are interconnected with all that is.

Message: The stars are reminding us to connect with our inner compass for guidance. Make time to gaze at the stars and learn their stories. Begin to sense how stars and constellations are speaking to our soul and how their message relates to life now.

“The nitrogen in our DNA, the calcium in our teeth, the iron in our blood, the carbon in our apple pies were made in the interiors of collapsing stars. We are made of starstuff.” – Carl Sagan 

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4. Platonic Solids

Hexahedron

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Our root chakra connects us to the energy of Earth. A hexahedron is a polyhedron with 6 faces, known as a cube. It represents the element of Earth, which grounds our subtle body with our physical body. It’s what makes us human.

Earth was formed over 4.5 billion years ago from a mixture of dust and gas that orbited our Sun. It grew as small planets, asteroids and space particles collided into the molten rock that once covered the surface of Earth. Each collision carried a unique set of elements necessary to create life. Being the third planet from the Sun it was perfectly positioned to allow water to form and flow over its surface. Earth’s atmosphere was then a mixture of gases and carbon dioxide. 

As plant forms evolved, they were able to convert carbon dioxide to oxygen. Trees are the largest plant forms on Earth, so when their footprint expanded, they created an atmosphere that could support more diverse types of life, including humans. Modern humans appeared on earth 200,000 years ago. Today over 7.4 billion people live on this planet and share in its natural, yet limited resources. 

We are interdependent with Earth for essential resources like food, water and air, which means we must take care of our Earth so Earth can take care of us. Unfortunately, we as a species have done more harm than good for our planet.

It is critical that we learn to live in harmony with Earth and with each other. Earth provides everything we need to sustain us if we live in state of reciprocity. By reconnecting with nature, we can sense what Earth needs from us and what we can do to make life better for ourselves and the generations yet to come.

When we feel ungrounded, Earth is there to embrace us as we walk, plant, and care for it. Earth is a marvel as we walk among the trees, fields and mountains, or stroll along the shores of rivers and oceans while gazing at flowers, stones and wildlife. What a gift Earth provides each and every day.

Message: Go outside in nature and connect with the mothering intelligence of Earth. Become more conscious of all that earth gives us as we eat, breathe, sleep and walk through life. Honor all of the beauty and diversity that surrounds us by reconnecting with our shared roots.

“The earth is what we all have in common.” – Wendell Berry 

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4. Platonic Solids

Icosahedron

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Our sacral chakra connects us with the energy of water. The Icosahedron is a polyhedron with 20 equal triangular faces. It represents the element of water. 

Our body is roughly 75% water, without water we can only survive for three days. Earth’s surface is 71% covered in water, which supports all life in earth. In essence, water is life.

Water is a powerful and creative force that is fed by the oceans in a process of evaporation, condensation and rain known as the hydrologic cycle. This life-giving cycle brings chaos in the form of thunderstorms, lightening and floods as well as much needed water for the creation and growth of plants and animals along with breathtaking rainbows.

In the ancient world, water was seen as the source of life itself, yet the stories of a great flood nearly destroyed the very life it created. It is this sacred balance between creation and destruction, chaos and beauty that feeds our own desire to create. This desire to create and or destroy is associated with our sacral chakra as the place of our reproduction system. 

To know the limits of our desires yet maintain the right balance in order to create is a continual process. Just as water ebbs and flows so do our feelings and interests. Water represents the essence of our creative desire. By respecting the power of water and its life-giving beauty, we gain a deeper sense of our own ability to create as we work through life’s challenges.

In the practice of Feng Shui, the elements of wind and water are in constant opposition to each other yet they come together in harmony to form Chi, or life force energy. This life-force energy is universal and all-encompassing.

Message: Water is reminding us that the power of chaos is a creative and necessary force that will ultimately bring balance to all areas of our life. Connect with the power of water to help cleanse, replenish and heal. Flow with the changes that are flowing within. Be open to creating a new way of living, that works in harmony with your surroundings. 

“In the world there is nothing more submissive and weak than water. Yet for attacking that which is hard and strong nothing can surpass it.” – Lao Tzu 

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4. Platonic Solids

Tetrahedron

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17_Fire - Tetrahedron - Solar Plexus

The solar plexus is named for Sol, the Latin word for Sun. The tetrahedron is a polyhedron with 4 triangularfaces. It represents the element of fire. Fire releases heat through a process known as combustion. The sun is our primary source of energy, heat and light. 

Over 13 billion years ago, a giant explosion scattered stardust across the cosmos, birthing billions of galaxies containing trillions of stars, planets, moons and black holes. Eight billion years later, in the Milky Way galaxy, a special star was born in an area known as Orion’s Arm. This star grew hotter and stronger until it fused stardust and gas into planets and rocks. 

When this star’s fiery energy created a forcefield strong enough for planets to orbit around it, it became a Sun. 

Our Sun is the only star in our Solar System. There are 200-400 billion stars in the Milky Way Galaxy and 3,200 solar systems. Our Sun’s solar system is the only one that contains life.

The Sun’s surface maintains a core temperature that reaches 27 million degrees. It is a gaseous ball of hydrogen & helium, which is held together by its own gravity. Like the Sun, our digestive system maintains an internal temperature of 98.6° Fahrenheit. It functions as an internal power plant.

The Sun was central to most cultures around the world for its life-giving properties. By recording the sun’s movement, they determined the dates of the equinoxes and solstices. These ancient astronomers created solar calendars to track the seasons of the year as they shifted from hunter-gatherers to agricultural societies. This shift marked the beginning of the Arian Age, which began around 2100 BCE. It was seen as an age of fire and war. It was also when the Egyptian Pharaoh, Akhenaten decreed the Sun God Aten-Ra as the one supreme deity. The Romans also revered the Sun as Sol Invictus, “the invincible one”. When the Roman’s replaced their nature-based belief system with a Christian God, the Sun was associated with God as the Son who was born on the Winter Solstice. The Winter Solstice celebrates the rebirth of the Sun.

We must honor our fiery nature and use it for peaceful power.

Message: Fire and sunlight hold life-giving properties that feeds our soul. It is important for us to become more conscious of the foods we eat as well as the thoughts and intentions we take in. Create a sacred fire ceremony to cleanse the emotional and energetic body. Meditate with fire to balance the power growing within. Honor the Sun for the joy and life that it brings. Become conscious of how to manifest this energy within us.

“Labor to keep alive in your breast that little spark of celestial fire, called conscience.” – George Washington 

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4. Platonic Solids

Star Tetrahedron

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The star tetrahedron represents the union of love and strife. Empedocles (c.490–430 BCE) was a Greek philosopher who identified the four classical elements of fire, air, water and earth. He also believed that love attracts the energetic nature of the elements together while strife separates them. 

This union can be seen in push-pull of magnetic energy found in magnets, where magnetic poles (positive and negative) are attracted to each other, while the same poles (positive or negative) if pointing toward each other will be repelled. 

The Yin Yang symbol also reflects this harmony of opposing forces that are forever interdependent, for one cannot exist without the other. 

The star tetrahedron, also known as a Merkaba, consists of two counter-rotating tetrahedrons that have joined together as one. The upward-pointing tetrahedron is symbolic of the sacred masculine (yang) energy of fire andair; while the downward-facing tetrahedron represents the sacred feminine (yin) energy of water and earth. This elemental energy resides within our heart chakra, which generates 60% more electromagnetic energy than our brain. 

These two tetrahedrons also represent the combined energy and insight of the three “earthly” chakras (root, sacral and solar plexus) with the three “ethereal” chakras (throat, third eye and crown). The heart is the core connecting point where are earthly body and ethereal mind join together as one. This joining is the also the place of our soul that senses things beyond what we can see our touch.

We can feel the energy when our heart opens and expands in the presence of profound love, we can also feel it when our heart closes when we are surrounded by chaos or fear. Our heart can sense love and strife without saying a word, it will often react before our mind is able to comprehend what is happening. This is why it is so important to practice seeing with our heart instead of our eyes. 

Message: Love and strife are both influencing our life right now. Allow this flow to occur and become conscious of what needs our attention. If you are feeling unbalanced or disconnected take the time to listen deeply to what your heart is saying. Making peace within ourselves is the most important act of love we can give to others.

“Love is not a thing to understand. 
Love is not a thing to feel. 
Love is not a thing to give and receive. 
Love is a thing only to become and eternally be.”

 – Sri Chinmoy 

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4. Platonic Solids

Octahedron

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The octahedron represents the element of air, which is expressed in the throat chakra through our breath and voice. Breathing is a reciprocal process of receiving and releasing life force energy.

An octahedron is a polygon with eight equal triangular faces. It is made up of two four-sided triangles(pyramids) of equal proportion that meet at the base. These dual pyramids represent cosmic balance.Greek philosophers saw two levels of air. “Aer” is the atmosphere that we breathe, which surrounds ourearth. “Aether/ether” is the air above the clouds associated with the divine sky.

Air is the creative essence of life; breath creates life through vibration. In Chinese philosophy air is chi orbreath, the eternal source of life force energy. In Hindu tradition, Prana is the act of breathing in life. In Christianity, breath in the form of a word was seen as the creation essence of god.

The air we breathe is in fact made up of nitrogen, oxygen, argon and carbon dioxide. Trees are often called the lungs of earth because they breathe in carbon dioxide and release life giving oxygen. Breathing is a reciprocal process as we inhale oxygen and exhale carbon dioxide.

Becoming mindful of breathing is to be present now.

Message: We are being asked to become more conscious of the air we breathe and how we breathe. Use our breath to exhale any heavy energy and inhale life-giving energy. As we find our inner balance, allow ourself to rest and recharge. We are entering a period of renewed creativity in our life. Be conscious how our words and our voice create our reality.

“Breath is the bridge, which connects life to consciousness, which unites your body to your thoughts.” -Thich Nhat Hanh 

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4. Platonic Solids

Dodecahedron

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The dodecahedron represents ether, which was originally seen as the cosmic element that held up the stars and planets. Today it is associated with the theory of spacetime, which is mass and energy. It is associated with the third eye and our ability to see what is not visible. 

Dodecahedrons are polygons with 12-equal pentagonal faces. Plato originally saw the dodecahedron as the organizing force of the universe.  Aristotle defined it as the element of ether that he associated with divine thought. 

The dodecahedron inspired the theories of gravity, special relativity, and the equation E=mc2, “Energy equals mass times the speed of light squared.”  Mass (matter) and energy are interchangeable, for they are actually different forms of the same thing.

In 1984 and 1985 scientists began experimenting to discover the atomic structure of carbon, which is found in all life forms and some stars. By vaporizing carbon with helium laser beams a new molecular structure was discovered. It is called a truncated icosahedron, and looks like a soccer ball. They named it a fullerene or buckyball for Buckminster Fuller. Its structure combines a dodecahedron (energy and mass) with an icosahedron (water). Fullerenes are considered the galactic seeds of life. This is fascinating considering that these molecular structures were understood over 2500 years ago without the help of microscopes or laser technology. They were seen within the realm of intuitive thought. 

Our third eye reminds us to trust in our ability to combine intuition and imagination with knowledge and thought. The element between the third eye (dodecahedron/ether) and the sacral (icosahedron/water) is the star tetrahedron located in the heart, representing the electromagnetic push pull of love & strife. This reminds us to anchor our creativity and intuition within our heart to discern what is true to our soul. The third eye reminds us of our inherent connection to the cosmos and how our thoughts can impact our vision. 

Message: Intuitive imagination will help us to see that nothing is impossible. It’s important that we trust and believe in our ability to see that which is not visible. We possess the ability to make our heart’s desire a reality by bringing that reality to life in our minds eye.

“Imagination is more important than knowledge. Knowledge is limited. Imagination encircles the world.” – Albert Einstein 

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4. Platonic Solids

Sphere

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The sphere is associated with the element of light, which is associated with our crown chakra. Johannes Kepler (1571-1630) a German astronomer, enclosed the platonic solids within spheres representing the six known planets (Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter and Saturn). Technically a sphere is not considered a platonic solid because it isn’t a polygon, but platonic solids were understood to be encased within a sphere.

Our Sun is a sphere, which is also our primary source of light. The six known planets were all created by the electromagnetic energy of our Sun, located in the center of our solar system. Our Sun is also a star, and like all stars it emits light that can be seen many lightyears away. The electromagnetic spectrum of light makes upless than 5% of all ordinary matter.

The remaining 95% of our universe contains 68% dark energy, which expands the universe and 27% dark matter, which holds the universe together. We tend to be drawn to the light but we live in a universe filled with unmanifested darkness. This can be seen as pure potential waiting to become manifest. Light that is actually visible to the human eye represents less than 2.3% of the 5% electromagnetic spectrum of light. This visible light is created by narrow wavelengths of pure spectral colors: red, orange, yellow, green, blue and violet.Infrared light (below red) and ultra violet (above violet) are made up of frequencies invisible to the humaneye. This full electromagnetic spectrum of light includes: visible light rays, ultraviolet waves, radio waves,microwaves, infrared waves, X-rays and gamma rays.

Light represents our sacred connection to source as we seek to understand and connect to the infinite nature of our soul. 

Message: Create a daily routine that balances the light and the dark aspects that are playing out in our life right now. Balancing darkness and light is an important dynamic in all aspects of our life. Both are necessary to maintain optimum health physically and spiritually. If we fear the dark it is time to make peace with it. Think of darkness as the unmanifested potential that lies within us. If the dark represents fear, remember that we are the one projecting this fear. When we own our projections, we realize that we are the only ones who can change it.  If sleep is an issue create a darker environment in the bedroom and establish a nourishing nighttime ritual that calms the senses. If we avoid the light we should go outside and make peace with the sun and the moon in moderation. 

“We are each gifted in a unique and important way. It is our privilege and our adventure to discover our own special light.” – Evelyn Dunbar 

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5. Belief

Indigenous

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The word indigenous represents the roots of our human story. As humans traveled out of Africa over 150,000years ago, they sowed the seeds of belief through their stories and art.

These early cultures co-existed with animals, plants and trees as climates changed and seasons passed. Eventually their curiosity led them to observe the stars at night and the ongoing cycles of birth, life, death,and rebirth played out by the sun and moon each day and night. Trees became ladders or bridges that provided a way to travel between the earth and the sky, as hitching posts to the stars and the sun. The sun guided them by day and the moon and stars by night, providing inspiration for the mind and soul.

The sun also helped to establish the agricultural cycles of the seasons and the four sacred directions. Ancient stories written in the stars became epic tales of deities that ruled over nature and the universe. The word pagan means, “one who lives in nature.” The root chakra reminds us to live in harmony with nature by reconnecting with our roots.

Message: Get grounded by walking among the trees. Imagine being a tree connecting to our earth with deep roots streaming from our feet. Feel our body anchored in the present as we reach to the stars.  Release any burdens you are carrying. Be open to feeling loved and supported by nature and all of its many gifts.

“A year of beauty. A year of plenty. A year of planting. A year of harvest. A year of forests. A year of healing. A year of vision. A year of passion. A year of rebirth. This year may we renew the earth. Let it begin with each step we take. Let it begin with each change we make. Let it begin with each chain we break. And let it begin every time we awake.” – A Celtic Chant

This symbol of the Celtic Cross represents Europeans connection with the solar year and the seasons.

The Celtic Solar Calendar

  • East – Spring – Equinox – Birth – Festival of Eostre
  • SE – Beltane – Festival of Beltane – Blossoming of Spring
  • South – Summer Solstice – Life – Festival of Love
  • SW – Lammas – First Harvest of Wheat
  • West – Fall – Equinox – Death – A Time to Release
  • NW – Samhain – Honoring the Ancestor Spirits
  • North – Winter – Solstice ‐ Rebirth ‐ Go Within
  • NE – Imbolc ‐ Festival of Brigid ‐ Bringer of the Light

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5. Belief

Taoism

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Sacral Chakra – Harmony of Opposites – Belief

The sacral chakra embodies the harmony of opposites seen in Taoist belief. The Tao, or the way, sees everything in terms of Yin (receptive earth) and Yang (expansive sky.) The dots within the Taoist symbolrepresent aspects of the other. Taoists see life as a continual balance between Yin and Yang, any shift to one extreme will be self-defeating.

In the Taoist creation myth, Wu-Ji is the limitless space. Tai-Ji is the delineating force, which is seen as a pole that runs south to north, thus separating Yang (sky) and earth (Yin). When Yang (man) and Yin (woman)join together they reunite as one. Taoism is based on ancient indigenous beliefs in China that date back to 5000-3000 BCE. 

Some women were known as Wu shamans, they were the primary healers, rainmakers and dream interpreters. When Chinese culture moved from matriarchy to patriarchy the focus shifted to morally perfected Sage-Kings. The heavenly FuXi Bagua was created around 2500 BCE. Lao Tzu (590 BCE) is considered the father of Taoism. He is credited with writing the Daodejing or “Book of the Way and its Power.” The sacral chakra helps us to balance our duality by seeing that we are one.

Message: Find harmony in our life by embracing the opposites within us.  Step out of being right and wrong by allowing our life to flow. Become the observer. Go outside or near water to help open our mind to new ways of seeing and being that are waiting for us to experience.

“The softest things in the world overcomes the hardest things in the world.” – Lao Tzu 

The Bagua, used in Feng Shui, is made up of eight trigrams. The combination of open Yin lines and solid Yang lines represents the eight aspects of nature. The Bagua legend tells of a time when Yang/sky joined with Yin/earth to creat three daughters and three sons. Each family member represents an aspect of nature that is in constant motion. This formed the basis of the I-Ching, the oldest divination system still in use today.

The King Wen Bagua – 1150 BCE

  • South/Summer – 2nd Daughter Li – Clinging/Lightgiving – Fire
  • Southwest/Summer – Mother Kun – Receptive/Devoted -Earth
  • West/Fall -3rd Daughter Tui – Joyous/Joyful -Lake/Marsh
  • Northwest/Fall – Father Ch’ien – Creative/Strong – Heaven/Sky
  • North/Winter – 2nd Son Kan – Abysmal/Dangerous – Water
  • Northeast/Winter – 3rd Son Ken – Still/Immovable – Mountain
  • East/Spring – 1st Son Chen – Arousing/Movement -Thunder
  • Southeast/Spring-1st Daughter Sun – Gentle/Direct – Wind/Wood

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5. Belief

Hinduism

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The solar plexus reflects the sacred Agni fires of Hinduism. 

The word Hindu comes from the Persian wordSindhu, for the Indus River. 

The Rigveda “praise knowledge” was written around 1500 BCE. Agni, lord of fire, is the first deity invoked in the Rigveda for it is seen as the primordial creation energy of the universe.Agni in the form of fire and smoke serves as the messenger between man and the Gods. Offerings areplaced in Agni fires to carry blessings to the Gods. Sacred Agni fires are used in funeral rites to purify the body after death and to guide the soul into the next life.

Atman is the Hindu word for soul, while Brahman is seen as the spirit of the Atman. The spirit of the soul is expressed through multiple deities or “shining ones.” 

Some Hindus are followers of Shiva (Destroyer) or Vishnu (Preserver), Brahman is seen as the unifying spirit. Hinduism is not one unified religion, but a diverse set of practices, rituals and beliefs that have evolved over time. 

Many Hindus consider their religion as an eternal path known as Sanãtana Dharma. Reincarnation is a central belief in Hinduism. The Atman or soul as the divine self is eternal. The soul is affected by karma or action. When the soul reincarnates into human form, that person’s actions create reactions. This eternal law of karma then impacts future incarnations. This cycle of reincarnation is called Samsãra where the soul is reborn over and over again according to their karma, the goal is to achieve liberation moksha and be free from Samsãra. Agni fires can clear karma within a lifetime and lift the karma from the soul between lifetimes. 

The solar plexus is like a sacred Agni fire within our digestive system. By feeding our fire with healthy foods and intentions we can transform our life and step into our power.

Message: We must use our energy wisely and become more aware of our actions and reactions. Our actions should be aligned with our soul, if not now is the time to find the courage to change. Believe in the power to release and transform your life in order to accomplish your dreams.

“You must be the change you want to see in the world.” – Mahatma Gandhi 

The Hindu symbol is the mantra AUM. The large lower curve symbolizes the waking state. The upper curve is the state of deep sleep. The middle curve is the dream state. The dot is the blissful state of consciousness. A semi-circle (maya) separates the dot from the other three curves. The illusion of maya prevents the seeker from obtaining the blissful state. Moksha occurs when you conquer this illusion through yoga.

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5. Belief

Buddhism

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The heart chakra embodies the teachings of Buddha, that peace comes from within. Siddhartha Gautama (Buddha) was born a Hindu Prince in 623 BCE. His father was a warrior king who sheltered him from the world. When Siddhartha left the palace he saw an old man, an ill man, a dead man, and a suffering man. Fearing that suffering was the inevitable end of life Siddhartha renounced himself as Prince and dedicated his life to seek the meaning of suffering. After years of searching, he entered a cave to fast and meditate on the answer. He was on the edge of death when a girl found him and offered him water. She fed him until he was strong enough to walk out of the cave. Siddhartha could now see that death would have stopped him from understanding the meaning of suffering.

On his 35th birthday, Siddhartha sat under a Bodhi tree, fully aware, to contemplate life. When a Bodhi fig fell on his head, he instantly saw that he had the choice to suffer or to accept suffering as a gift. He chose to free himself of suffering, by accepting the gift of choosing how one interprets life. This awareness of choice transformed him into the Buddha as the “Enlightened One.” Buddha taught for almost 50 years until his passing at the age of 81. Statues of Buddha were created for people to see Buddha as a reflection of themselves. Buddhism is considered a form of positive atheism as he renounced the idea of Gods. He believed in the power we hold in our heart and our ability to choose what is right for our soul.

Message: We have the choice to let go of any belief that limits us. Look deep within our heart and see that everything we need is within us.  By seeing that we are the source of love we will be open to loving ourself and others.

“The way is not in the sky. The way is in the heart.” – Buddha 

The Dharma chakra or eight-spoked wheel encompasses Buddha’s teachings. The four gates symbolize the Four Noble Truths; the spokes represent the Eightfold Path.

The Four Noble Truths:

  • 1. Suffering exists.
  • 2. Suffering arises from attachment to desires.
  • 3. Suffering ceases when attachment to desire ceases.
  • 4. Freedom from suffering is possible by practicing the;

Eightfold Path:

  • 1. Right View
  • 2. Right Intention
  • 3. Right Speech
  • 4. Right Action
  • 5. Right Livelihood
  • 6. Right Effort
  • 7. Right Mindfulness
  • 8. Right Contemplation

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5. Belief

Judaism

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Judaism is associated with the throat chakra for it was a voice that spoke to Abraham in Sumeria asking him to renounce all other deities and believe in one God (monotheism). It was a voice that also spoke to Moses asking him to lead the Hebrews out of Egypt into the Promised Land. This voice also gave Moses the Ten Commandments and instructed him to build the Ark of the Covenant and a Menorah.

The “children of Abraham” shared their stories in the oral tradition from one generation to another. Between 586BCE – 130ACE these oral stories were finally written onto paper. The first five books are known as the Torah, Genesis is the first book.

Throughout Genesis, it is the “voice of god” that created heaven and earth, and the “breath of life” that created Adam and Eve. This voice that cast Adam and Eve out of the Garden of Eden was originally known as El, Elohim, YHWH, Adonai, Elijah etc. The ancient Sumerian lord of wind named El may have inspired this story. Judaism contains the roots of belief in one God, from which Christianity and Islam grew. The Jewish people are seen as direct descendants of Isaac, son of Abraham and Sarah. Muslims are descendants of Ishmael, son of Abraham and Hagar.

Judaism’s roots are also connected to the mystical traditions of the Kabbalah, known as the Tree of Life. Studying the Kabbalah is a process of receiving and revealing wisdom from and for the self and soul to join in spiritual oneness. The roots of this story were forced underground. The throat chakra reminds us to consciously heal the stories we have received from our ancestors so we can reveal them to future generations.

Message: It is time to tell our story and speak our truth. Whatever has been preventing us from sharing the wisdom we hold is now releasing. Remember the person within us that desires to be heard. Speak up and make our dreams known. Our opinion matters; share it.

“Then the LORD God formed a man from the dust of the ground and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life, and the man became a living being.” – Genesis 2:7 

The Star of David begins with the legend that this star was on King David’s shield. The top triangle strives upward, toward the sky, while the lower triangle strives downward, toward earth.  A ring of menorahs, seven-branched oil lamps are symbolic of the Tree of Life, surrounding the Star of David. The setting is at night in honor of the Jewish lunar calendar. The crescent moon signals the beginning of a new month. The Jewish day begins at Sunset.

Exodus 25:31-40 – “You are to make a menorah of pure gold. It is to be made of hammered work; its base, shaft, cups, ring of outer leaves and petals are to be of one piece with it. It is to have six branches extending from its sides, three branches of the menorah on one side of it and three on the other. On one branch are to be three cups shaped like almond blossoms, each with a ring of outer leaves and petals; likewise on the opposite branch three cups shaped like almond blossoms, each with a ring of outer leaves and petals; and similarly for all six branches extending from the menorah. On the central shaft of the menorah are to be four cups shaped like almond blossoms, each with its ring of outer leaves and petals. Where each pair of branches joins the central shaft is to be a ring of outer leaves of one piece with the pair of branches -thus for all six branches. The rings of outer leaves and their branches are to be of one piece with the shaft. Thus the whole menorah is to be a single piece of hammered work made of pure gold. “Make seven lamps for the menorah, and mount them so as to give light to the space in front of it. Its tongs and trays are to be of pure gold. The menorah and its utensils are to be made of sixty-six pounds of pure gold. See that you make them according to the design being shown you on the mountain.”

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5. Belief

Christianity

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The third eye aligns with the wisdom teachings of Jesus of Nazareth, who is believed to have lived in the land of Galilee (1-34 CE, modern day Palestine and Israel). Jesus was born into a Jewish family during a time of Roman rule. Around the age of thirty, Jesus began teaching that the“Kingdom”was within everyone. This was contrary to Jewish belief and Roman law. He taught Jews, Gentiles (half-Jews) and Samaritans (non-Jews) to know and believe that the divine was within them.

He freely shared his insights regarding non-judgment, humility, compassion and forgiveness with everyone. He felt that money, greed and power had blinded people from knowing their truth.

Most people saw Jesus as a teacher, Rabbi or rebel. Others called him the “King of the Jews”. When Jesus traveled to Jerusalem for the annual Jewish Passover Festival he was arrested and brought before the Roman Prefect, Pontius Pilate who asked him, “Are you the King of the Jews?”  When Jesus replied, “My kingdom is not of this world” Pilate had him crucified for challenging Roman authority.

After his death some saw Jesus as the Messiah or Christ. Christ is Greek for Christos, meaning “the anointed one”. Most Jewish leaders felt that Jesus hadn’t fulfilled the messianic prophecy of reclaiming Jerusalem.

In 110 CE, Father Ignatius used the term “Katholikos”, an Aristotelian word meaning: “throughout the whole, of the four winds”, to describe his followers. The Romans persecuted Christians and Jews until Emperor Constantine stopped it. In 325 CE, he formed the First Council of Nicaea in Turkey. The Council officially identified Jesus as Christ, the Son of God, which laid the foundation of Christian doctrine. 

Some early followers of Jesus were Gnostics (knowers). They felt Jesus encouraged everyone to seek spiritual knowledge within themself. 

The third eye chakra reminds us to also trust our inner sight and intuition in our search for answers during difficult times.

Message: Look within for the answers we seek. Trust that our inner knowing will guide us through these difficult times. If we are feeling pulled in two directions, this is a time to practice seeing with our heart and listening to our soul for guidance.

“The light of the body is the eye: if therefore thine eye be single, thy whole body shall be full of light.” – Jesus – Mathew 6:22

The cross is often used the symbol of Christianity as a reminder to Christians of the resurrection of Jesus after being crucified. This cross is in a vesica piscis to symbolize Jesus as human and divine, born from the womb of his mother. Jesus is often referred to as a fisher of men.  The Vesica Piscis is a symbol for birthing a new way of seeing.

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5. Belief

Islam

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The crown chakra aligns with the “dreams” that inspired Islam. A series of “night visits” (visionary dreams) between the Archangel Gabriel and the Prophet Muhammad began a spiritual movement that is now the second largest religion in the world.

Islam is newest of the three “Abrahamic” faiths, which include Judaism and Christianity. Ishmael and Isaac were both sons of Abraham, the father of Monotheism. Ishmael was the elder son, born from Hagar. Muhammad, the prophet of Islam, is believed to be a descendent of Ishmael. Muhammad was born in Mecca in 570 and orphaned as a child. At the age of 40 he began receiving visions during dreamtime. In 620 the Archangel Gabriel appeared to him one night and invited him to ride Buraq, the winged horse of Abraham. This vision is known as the “Night Journey.” 

They flew over the land of the Persians and Byzantines (Eastern Roman Empire) to the Heavenly Lote Tree in Jerusalem. This Lote tree is called Sidrat al-Muntahā, “Sidr (Cedar of Lebanon) of the Farthest Boundary”.There Gabriel introduced Muhammad to Adam, Enoch, Noah, Abraham, Moses, Jesus and others as they shared their stories. When he entered the 7th heaven, he saw a luminous canopy that reached beyond the boundaries of heaven. It was here that he received instructions from God on how to pray. In 630 Muhammad claimed Mecca and the Kaaba as the house of God (Allah). Muhammad died in 632. The Kaaba, (Arabic for cube) is located in the center of the Great Mosque of Mecca.

Muhammad received this information in three ways. Islam, Iman and Ihsan. Islam is the outward practice. Iman is the inward practice. Ihsan is the practice of spiritual union with the divine.

Sufism, is the mystical aspect of Islam, which is based on Ihsan. Islam may also be related to the mystery teachings of the Kabbalah (Kaaba-Allah) and the Tree of Life.

The crown chakra reminds us to pay attention to our dreams. 

Message: Our dreams are bringing important insights to us now. Journal them as often as possible, even if they seem insignificant. Writing them down is the first step to making our dreams a reality. Now is the time to dream big!

“None of you is a believer until you love for your brother what you love for yourself.” – Muhammad 

The symbol for Islam is a hilal (lunar crescent of the new moon) cradling a five-pointed star. The Islamic calendar is a lunar calendar the new moon represents a new month.  The star is thought to either represent the archangel Gabriel or the five pillars of Islam.  It wasn’t until 1453, when the Turks conquered Constantinople (Istanbul), that this image became the official symbol of Islam.

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6. Consciousness

Intention of Self

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The intention of self represents the beginning point of life, which begins when the unmanifested soul plants its intention to become manifest in human form.

Many ancient sages saw the circle as the place of ultimate creation; your soul sees it as pure potential.

The root chakra, as the circular container of life, is the archetype of creation.

By choosing to become human, the soul can experience all of the emotions and physical experiences of living in a physical body on Earth. This process of intention allows the soul to free itself to feel the multiple and complex dimensions that life of Earth contains. By sinking its roots with the intention of becoming human, the soul emerges as a psyche. 

As the psyche prepares to transform into human form, it must be able to retain its soul while the human self prepares to become dependent on air, water, fire, and earth to live. 

This process of emerging is similar to a seed that has been incubating in earth until it frees itself from the depths of the soil to enter the world of light. To successfully transition into the world of light it must now rely on its ability to use photosynthesis to survive, for it can no longer depend solely on the earth. This is the first of making awakenings.

The seeds we sow, in the form of intentions, are continually transforming in this great circle of life. 

Message: We have learned a great deal from our past, which has given us the ability to sense our soul’s intention. Work with the root chakra to visualize a container filled with rich fertile soil. Now is also time to heal and make peace with the seeds and stories of our ancest0rs. The container of life has the ability to transform these stories into life-giving energy that recharges our soul for the journey ahead. Be open to new beginnings as we reconnect with our soul’s purpose.

“Your inner purpose is to awaken. It is as simple as that. You share that purpose with every other person on the planet-because that is the purpose of humanity.” – Eckhart Tolle 

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6. Consciousness

Awareness of Self

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The sacral chakra represents the place where a baby releases itself from the dark womb of its mother in order to travel through the portal of life into the world of light. When the first breath is drawn, the awareness of self begins. 

This immediate awareness of separation encourages the self to survive. 

Individuation of self develops within the first seven years of life. 

During the early stages the child may remember itself as a soul, but the desire to explore, thrive and feel all the emotions of life can overshadow the soul’s quiet and subtle presence. As a child becomes more aware of its body and mind, they become less aware of their soul.

This is when the self begins to separate itself from its soul to claim its own individual and unique identity in this lifetime.

During this time of early childhood, parts of the self can become disempowered or lost due to trauma, neglect, abandonment, fear, or generational stories, etc. These lost parts can unconsciously hide within our shadow that impacts how we see our self and our world. When the child feels love, compassion and joy it builds confidence and hope that can protect and encourage those parts of us that are wounded or alone. This is a powerful time that impacts our ability to embrace the life we have been born into. It’s also important to honor the innocence of the soul as its subtle presence is what brought us here. Childlike wonder is a gift when searching for our self, especially is the shadows.  

The sacral chakra represents the growing awareness of our self as our personality emerges based on life experiences and the subtle tug of our soul.

Message: We may have disconnected from our soul’s purpose for reasons that are hidden in our shadows. See into our shadows with wonder to find the insights our soul holds.  

“This meeting with oneself is, at first, the meeting with one’s own shadow. The shadow is a tight passage, a narrow door, whose painful constriction no one is spared. But one must learn to know oneself in order to know who one is. For what comes after the door is a boundless expanse full of unprecedented uncertainty. It is the world of water, where I am indivisibly this and that; where I experience the other in myself and the other than myself experiences me.” – Carl Jung 

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6. Consciousness

Unconscious Self

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The unconscious self, hides in the shadows of our eternal sun within the solar plexus chakra. The shadow is often referred to as a person’s dark side. This aspect of the unconscious self may be hidden, but it holds the insights we need to blossom.

Just as a seed holds the potential of the flower so does the shadow hold the potential of the self. The shadows of the self often stem from our early life experiences. If we experienced trauma, neglect, abuse, or were told generational stories that held deep wounds, they often become a part of our identity. Similarly, life experiences of joy, love and compassion and ancestral stories of strength and endurance can instill resilience and hope hidden within the unconscious self.

To awaken we must become conscious of what we are hiding. By seeing the shadow self without judgment, past wounds can be healed and transformed. Our hidden gifts of creative expression and resilience can be revealed and celebrated as the true self becomes fully known and seen.

The sacral chakra encourages us to embrace who are and who we wish to be. If we find ourself hiding aspects of ourselves based on fear, now is the time to explore why. Be gentle yet strong as you shed light on yourself. This is a time a claiming our self as a person of power and peace.

Message: Make peace with our shadows by seeing why they are there and what can learn from them. We have the courage, confidence and compassion we need to see the insights they hold. Trust that we are now ready to release any fear or anxiety that we are not good enough or strong enough. This is a time of new beginnings and an opportunity to heal what we thought was impossible. These insights will move us forward with a renewed sense of clarity and purpose.

“Until you make the unconscious conscious, it will direct your life and you will call it fate.” – Carl Jung 

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6. Consciousness

Conscious Self

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The heart is the place of the conscious self that knows that the self and soul are one.

The conscious self acknowledges the journey that the self is on as well as the presence of the soul. 

This place where the self and soul are one resides in the heart that generates an electromagnetic field that is 60 times greater than the brain. This subtle yet powerful energy field is a sensory organ that has the ability to learn, remember and make independent decisions. The conscious self, engages the heart in an ongoing dialogue between the self and the soul.  

Being conscious of our self requires compassion and non-judgment as we open our heart to see ourselves as one.

To be one is to be whole, and to be whole is to be “holy”. The root word for “holy” is “hāl“, meaning whole, sound, healthy, entire, complete in Old English. It is based on the Proto-Germanic word “hailagaz” meaning “holy or bringing health”. 

Seeing and feeling ourself as whole is healthy for our mind, body and soul. By embracing the multi-dimensional aspects of our self and our soul we ground our self in the core of our being within the heart. The heart understands what the mind may not yet be able to comprehend. 

This broader perspective of who we are opens us to unlimited possibilities within the realm of our heart. Here we can feel safe to see the world with new eyes and a more expansive perspective. We can dream our world into being by freeing ourselves from the constraints of our earthly body an seeing the world through the eye of the soul. This ability to be in our body while we soar with our soul helps us to feel more alive.

Message: Become more conscious of ourself by connecting deep within our heart.  See with our heart instead of our eyes. Trust the inner voice of our soul and connect to our true self. Embrace life and all of its potential. Be fully aware of any opportunities that may be unfolding for us now.

“To have an open heart is to be fully awakened and truly alive.” – Vito Santana  

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6. Consciousness

Collective Unconscious

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The throat chakra carries the energy of the collective unconscious through the sharing of stories and memories across cultures and generations. These cross-cultural stories were based on human experiences that formed universal patterns within the psyche (self and soul). Carl Jung saw these patterns as archetypes that were manifested through dreams and behaviors that informed the myths that haunt us. 

These archetypal patterns have influenced science, art, religion and as well as our moral compass. It unconsciously informs our conscious and collective mind, which impacts societal shifts in human behavior and how we see the world. The power of myth and story is pervasive in our lives. 

These stories held within our collective unconscious were passed on through generations of storytellers, which held the archetypal wounds of being male and female. We perpetuate these unhealed stories of our humanness whenever we share or collude with the patterns they created. 

By shedding light on these old stories, we can begin to see them for what they are, old wounded stories that no longer serve us. This allows us to rewrite and retell these stories in a way that can help us heal those old patterns of behavior. 

The goal is to awaken the collective unconscious by becoming conscious of our stories and the choices we make. By shifting these unhealed patterns through our actions and stories we can begin to heal our self and our world.

Message: It is time for us to reclaim the wisdom that is within us by taking another look at the old stories of our life and rethinking how we want to react and share them. This will help us to speak our truth from a place of peaceful power. Words spoken with love and wisdom are the most powerful gifts we can give to our self and our world. 

“The collective unconscious – so far as we can say anything about it at all – appears to consist of mythological motifs or primordial images, for which reason the myths of all nations are its real exponents. In fact, the whole of mythology could be taken as a sort of projection of the collective unconscious” – Carl Jung 

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6. Consciousness

Collective Conscious

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The collective conscious is a set of shared beliefs, ideas and moral attitudes that operate as a unifying force within society. This occurs when the anima (feminine desire within men) and animus (masculine desire within women) comes into balance and harmony with each other. 

By awakening and healing the archetypal stories held in the collective unconscious we can move forward into collective consciousness. As the collective consciousness grows, the old patterns held within the collective unconscious transform to reflect what is now collectively conscious. In order to awaken the collective consciousness, we must step out of fear and learn to trust in the language of our heart. 

By opening our intuitive third eye we can begin to connect to others in ways we had not thought possible and perceive our world in new ways. 

In this state of unity consciousness all people and cultures retain and respects the uniqueness of others. This is necessary for our continued evolution as a species.  

As we awaken together, we heal the wounds and stories of our ancestors throughout time for generations to come.

Message: Trust in our knowing and transform our knowledge into wisdom.  We are now seeing what the great sages of the world have been teaching for thousands of years. Let compassion, love and nonjudgment reframe our awareness of life and those around us. Take another look at something we had dismissed and see it from the perspective of the soul.

“All our knowledge has its origins in our perceptions.” – Leonardo DaVinci 

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6. Consciousness

Awakened Self

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The awakened self sees the one and all in everything. Carl Jung focused on integrating the opposite aspects of the conscious and unconscious mind to deepen the sense of self. He saw that the human psyche was by nature religious, seeking to understand the meaning of life and death.  

This led to the creation of stories and religions that separated the soul from the self and each other. He believed that to heal the soul would require a journey within so the self and the soul could meet at the same time. 

The story of the Garden of Eden symbolizes the archetypal separation of the soul from the self, as human and inferior.

Jung saw trees as an archetype of the human psyche. He saw the mandala as the archetype of wholeness, where the self and the soul become one. When the self reaches this level of awareness, also called enlightenment, moksha, nirvana etc., it awakens the self to see the endless potential of the soul.

The soul’s ability to see through time and space becomes accessible with a single thought. Life becomes infinitely expansive as awareness radiates in all directions in every dimension. This might sound mind-blowing, but it is what many seekers sought: a state of bliss. It is pure and uncluttered; there are no worries or pretenses. We just are. 

Message: See the soul as having a human experience. Sense the infinite world within us. Remember that whatever troubles we are experiencing are temporary. Look around and see the miracles of life. Feel gratitude by rising above the mundane.

“Yesterday I was clever, so I wanted to change the world. Today I am wise, so I am changing myself.” – Rumi 

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7. Oneness

Soul Journey

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The understanding of our earthly roots, have forever been intertwined with trees. “Trees of Life” have been found in multiple creation stories throughout the world. One of the most storied is that the Tree of Life in the Garden of Eden. 

In Jewish mysticism the Tree of Life is central to the Kabbalah (receiving). It outlines the mystical path of the soul as it travels through the primordial Tree of Life and its ten Sephirah (wisdom). The soul originally exists in the infinite space beyond the tree known as Ein Sof, before It chooses to enter the first Sephirah named Kether (divine will) located at the top of the tree. The soul travels down through the Tree of Life to receive wisdom from the 10 Sephirah. When the soul reaches Malkuth (Earth) it becomes grounded in the physical world as a human. 

From this place of being human, the soul can revisit the ten Sephirah by traveling up the Tree of Life to receive and reveal the wisdom of itself as a soul. By doing so the soul attains Da’at (oneness) as it now knows both its physical nature as a human and the infinite nature of its soul. 

Carl Jung believed that the human psyche was “by nature religious” and what set humans apart from other species was their continued search for meaning and purpose. He felt that the psyche individuated itself from its soul in search of its purpose in life. When the psyche longs to know more it begins the journey of exploring its self as a soul. Jung saw trees as the archetype of the psyche and mandalas as the archetype of wholeness. To be whole is to know our divine nature as “holy”. 

The Tree of Life diagram is revealed in the Flower of Life matrix and color-coded to reflect the seven chakras within us.

Message: We are being asked to remember the bigger picture of our life. By following our heart we will find our path. 

“We do not see things as they are. We see them as we are.”  -Talmud –

The sefirot – Tree of Life (Color-coded to the chakras from the perspective of being grounded in our awareness of ourself as a human).

Root Chakra – Red

  • Malkuth – Earth/Kingdom/Center

Sacral Chakra – Orange

  • Yesod – Foundation/Center

Solar Plexus Chakra – Yellow

  • Hod – Splendor/Feminine – Left
  • Netzach – Victory/Masculine – Right

Heart Chakra – Green

  • Tiphereth – Beauty/Center

Throat Chakra – Blue

  • Geburah – Strength/Feminine – Left
  • Chesed – Kindness/Masculine – Right

Third Eye Chakra – Violet

  • Binah – Intuition/Divine Mother – Left
  • Chokmah – Wisdom/Divine Father – Right

Crown Chakra – White

  • Kether – Divine Will/Above
  • Metatron – Masculine Aspect/Shekinah – Feminine Aspect

Da’at – Invisible – Oneness/Self Giving (often seen as separate from the Tree of Life as it is the all encompassing one.)

The Tree of Life diagram is modeled after the Menorah.  – Exodus 25: 31-40

“He made the menorah of pure gold. He made the menorah of beaten work. Its base, its shaft, its cups, its buds, and its flowers were of one piece with it. There were six branches going out of its sides: three branches of the menorah out of its one side, and three branches of the menorah out of its other side: three cups made like almond-blossoms in one branch, a bud and a flower, and three cups made like almond-blossoms in the other branch, a bud and a flower: so for the six branches going out of the menorah. In the menorah were four cups made like almond-blossoms, its buds and its flowers; and a bud under two branches of one piece with it, and a bud under two branches of one piece with it, and a bud under two branches of one piece with it, for the six branches going out of it. Their buds and their branches were of one piece with it. The whole thing was one beaten work of pure gold.” 

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7. Oneness

Soul Body

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In yogic tradition, Kundalini energy or “serpent power” resides at the base of the spine in the root chakra where it remains dormant. Through yoga, meditation and conscious breathing Kundalini energy rises up through the chakras to help us achieve expanded states of consciousness. 

In Greco-Roman tradition the Caduceus of the messenger gods Hermes and Mercury, contained two intertwining serpents as symbols of balanced reciprocity. The earliest image of two intertwining snakes is associated with the Sumerian god Ningishzida meaning “lord of the good tree” who lived half the year in the underworld and the other half in the upperworld. 

In alchemy, these serpents represented the balance of opposing forces, similar to the Taoist philosophy of yin-yang. Yin is the silver energy of the moon receiving light, while Yang is the penetrating golden sun. 

Serpents are known to be ancient symbols of transformation and renewal as they shed their skin in order to grow. In Judeo-Christian tradition, Seraphim are seen as angelic serpents of light who protected the “throne of god” in the seventh heaven. In Judaic mysticism, Uriel is the archangel of wisdom who gave the book of secrets to Metatron. In the Kabbalah, this wisdom is known as “the way of the return” in the Tree of Life. 

Our soul body provides an internal map that encourages us to travel through the seven worlds of our chakras to expand our consciousness and attain balance.

Message: This is a time to create balance in all areas of life. If we are feeling stuck, remember that this is temporary, for all things change. Imagine being at peace with our true self and seeing change as an opportunity to create a new way of being. 

“It is not the body, nor the personality, that is the true self. The true Self is eternal. Even on the point of death we can say to ourselves. My true Self is free. I cannot be contained.” – Marcus Aurelius –

Chakra – Color – Seven Worlds

  1. Root – Red – Physical World                  
  2. Sacral – Orange – Emotional World
  3. Solar Plexus – Yellow – Mythic World
  4. Heart – Green – Energetic World
  5. Throat – Blue – Past World
  6. Third Eye – Violet – Present World
  7. Crown – White – Future World

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7. Oneness

Soul Spectrum

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Soul Spectrum

Soul spectrum refers to the six spectral colors plus white light that vibrate throughout the energetic light body. The light body is invisible to the human eye, yet can be felt through subtle touch. Light is created by the Sun, which generates an electro-magnetic spectrum of light made up of various frequencies and wavelengths.

This electro-magnetic spectrum represents less than 5% of all matter. Only 2.3% of this 5% is seen as visible white light. Visible white light is created by bands of monochromatic light or the spectral colors: red, orange, yellow, green, blue and violet. Frequencies of light higher than violet are invisible to the naked eye, such as ultra violet “above violet”, X-rays and gamma rays.

Lower frequencies such as microwaves, radar waves, television and radio waves fall under what we call infrared or below red, which are also invisible to the human eye.

Black is not a spectral color, it’s the absence of light.

Message: It is time for us to widen our perspective on life by seeing that nothing is just black or white.  Between light and dark there are an endless variety of tones and colors that are reminding us to honor all viewpoints and all living beings.  Explore the full spectrum of possibilities and be open to all options available to us. Honor the darkness as well as the light, for both will help us radiate with confidence and love.  Connect with our luminous nature and let our colorful spirit shine!

“Nature always wears the colors of the spirit.” -Ralph Waldo Emerson

Soul Spectrum – the physics of light within our chakras:

(nm = nanometers. THZ = Tera Hertz/cycles per second)

Color Wavelength/Vibration     Frequency/Cycle    

  1. Red 740 – 625 nm                405 – 480 THz
  2. Orange 625 – 590 nm         480 – 510 THz
  3. Yellow 590 – 565 nm           510 – 530 THz
  4. Green 565 – 520 nm            530 – 580 THz
  5. Blue 520 -430 nm                 580 – 700 THz
  6. Violet 430 – 380 nm            700 – 790 THz
  7. White 390 – 700 nm            405 – 790 THz

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7. Oneness

Soul Essence

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Soul Essence

The Soul’s Essence is love, which is shared through the silent language of the heart. The essential nature of being human is to share our life with others. Our soul transcends ordinary reality by communicating our thoughts without words. 

Flowers also have a silent language, which were used to convey secret messages that could not be spoken in public. 

Roses hold a special place in our hearts for they are ancient symbols of love and beauty. Roses have been associated with goddesses such as Isis (Egyptian), Aphrodite (Greek) and Venus (Roman) along with the Virgin Mary in Catholicism. 

The Latin word rosarium, meaning “a garland or garden of roses” inspired the naming of the Catholic rosary, as a “garden of prayers.” Prayer beads made from crushed rose petals, rosewood or other materials are used to enhance devotional prayers or meditation in various spiritual traditions, including Christianity, Hinduism, Buddhism and Islam.  

The essence of rose is the most precious essential oil on Earth. It takes 30 roses to make one drop of essential oil.  

Roses symbolize love, passion and peace.

Message: Visualize the soul as a flower bud located in the heart chakra that can open or close depending on what it feels. By listening to the silent language in our heart we can discern what is truly happening around us. Our soul’s true essence is to be loved and to share that love with others. Embrace our soul’s essence as we release, renew, rebirth and rejoice in the life and love we are sharing!  

“If you’ve never been thrilled to the very edges of your soul by a flower in spring bloom, maybe your soul has never been in bloom.” – Terri Guillemets


Soul Essence (Language of Roses)

  1. Red Rose – True Love
  2. Orange Rose – Desire and Passion
  3. Yellow Rose – Friendship and Apology
  4. Green Rose – Fertility and Miracles
  5. Blue Rose – Mystery and Intrigue
  6. Violet Rose – Love at First Sight, Enchantment
  7. White Rose – Silence, Reverence, Purity, Birth
  8. Pink Rose – Love, Gratitude, Appreciation

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7. Oneness

Soul Sound

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Soul Sound

The language of our soul is created by the vibrations in our chakras. Each chakra resonates to a sound or vibration when vocalized as a mantra (prayer).  When you vocalize a sound such as a Bija (seed) mantra you connect with the energetic vibration of that chakra. The Sri Yantra is the visual form of the mantra AUM. AUM is seen as the essence of creation and oneness, within Hindu & Buddhist philosophy. The Sri Yantra represents the merging of Shiva (male) and Shakti (female) energies to achieve spiritual union between the mind, body and soul. This awakens our awareness of the creative life force energy within us.

Vibration can also be felt without being heard. Our breath creates vibration, our heartbeat creates vibration. These vibrations that resonate within us also connect us with the resonance of earth and the universe through the vibrational ripples they create in the form of wavelengths. 

The science of Cymatics and Schumann’s Resonance explores these vibrations as electro-magnetic waves or frequencies of invisible energy. We are most at peace when our heart beats in rhythm with nature because we are interconnected with it. 

Our throat chakra is the gatekeeper of our ancestral and cultural stories as well as the stories of the collective unconscious. As the gatekeeper it discerns which stories held in the upper three chakras (throat, third eye and crown) will be shared with our heart and how our heart interprets them. 

Message: Take time to listen to the sounds in our life and feel if they align with our soul. Go out in nature, without electronic devices, and connect with the rhythms around us. Sound is vibration and we are vibrational beings. Find your soul’s voice and use it for good.

“Music is the movement of sound to reach the soul for the education of its virtue.” – Plato 

Soul Sound – Bija Mantra (Seed Sound)

  1. Root Mantra: LAM
  2. Sacral Mantra: VAM
  3. Solar Plexus Mantra: RAM
  4. Heart Mantra: YAM
  5. Throat Mantra: HAM
  6. Third Eye Mantra: SHAM
  7. Crown Mantra: AUM

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7. Oneness

Soul Tree

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Soul Tree

Trees remind us that we are interconnected with everything. The Soul reminds us that the connection we seek will forever be within us. We are united through our shared roots while we live on this earth and reach for the stars. The soul’s desire to feel connection on earth and among the stars inspired epic stories and myth’s that shaped our understanding of life.

Over 5000 years ago ancient Mesopotamian astronomers associated seven wandering “stars” that were seen with the naked eye as divine deities who watched over earth. These seven “wanderers” were actually the Sun, Moon, Mars, Mercury, Jupiter, Venus and Saturn. Seven soon became a number of “divine order” which inspired the seven-day week. 

Around 800 BCE, Greek poets and philosophers, such as Homer and Hesiod, reimagined these seven planetary deities as the Titans and Olympians who ruled over Earth in mythological epics. The Romans later associated these gods with the seven days of the week by naming each day in honor of their planetary ruler. When Greek and Latin were translated into German and English these ancient gods were renamed for their Germanic and Norse counterparts. 

Trees reach up and out to remind us of our shared roots.

Seven Wanderers – Seven Days of the Week – Ruling Deities (Partial list)

  1. Moon – Monday – Moon’s Day: (German-Mani) (Roman-Luna/Diana) (Greek-Artemis/Selene) (Sumer-Nanna)
  2. Mars – Tuesday – Tyr’s Day: (Norse-Tyr son of Odin) (Roman-Mars) (Greek-Aries) (Sumer-Nergal)
  3. Mercury – Wednesday – Wodan’s Day: (German-Wodan) (Norse-Odin) (Roman-Mercury) (Greek-Hermes) (Sumer-Enki)
  4. Jupiter – Thursday – Thor’s Day: (Norse-Thor) (Roman-Jupiter) (Greek-Zeus) (Sumer-Enlil)
  5. Venus – Friday – Freya’s Day: (Norse-Freya) (German-Eostre) (Roman-Venus) (Greek-Aphrodite) (Sumer-Inanna)
  6. Saturn – Saturday – Saturn’s Day: (Roman-Saturn) (Greek-Cronus) (Sumer-Ninurta)
  7. Sun – Sunday – Sun’s Day: (German-Sunna) (Latin-Sol) (Roman-Helios) (Greek-Apollo, Helios) (Sumer-Utu)

Message: Look deeper into the roots of the present situation to uncover insights that will provide clearer direction. We are not alone on this journey in life. This is a time to decide what feels right to our soul and to move forward.

“All religions, arts and sciences are branches of the same tree.” ‐ Albert Einstein 

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Soul Light

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Soul Light

The Axis Mundi (World Tree) and Anima Mundi (World Soul) represent our primordial connection between all living things. The World Tree functions as a bridge between the earthly and celestial realms, while the World Soul reminds us of our collective soul. This cosmic axis was inspired by the ancient relationship between trees and stars. Many cultures around the world believed their ancestors spirits traveled to the stars after death and that trees functioned as ladders to the stars. 

When humans began to study the night sky in search of guidance and understanding, they observed a stationary star in the Northern Hemisphere that all other stars circled around. This star became known as the North Star or Pole Star. 

Many cultures, including the Egyptians, saw the North Star as a portal to the afterlife where souls would be reborn. 

There are Six North Stars that rotate within a 25,800-year cycle, or Platonic Year. This cycle is caused by earth’s rotational wobble known as the Precession of the Equinoxes. Thuban, our previous North Star, is located in the constellation Draco (dragon). Draco inspired many myths of dragons and feathered serpents that shed light into our shared history. Polaris is our current Pole Star it will come the closest to our celestial North Pole in 2100. Polaris will then slowly begin to move away as another North Star takes its place.

Ring of North Stars and their Constellations

(These dates are when each star reaches its peak position)

Past North Stars 

  • Vega – 12,000 BCE – Constellation Lyra (Lyre)
  • Thuban – 3000 BCE – Constellation Draco (Dragon)

Present North Star

  • Polaris – 2100 CE – Constellation Ursa Minor (Bear)

Future North Stars

  • Errai – 4000 CE – Constellation Cepheus (King)
  • Alderamin – 7500 CE – Constellation Cepheus (King)
  • Denab – 10,000 CE – Constellation Cygnus (Swan)
  • Vega – 14,000 CE – Constellation Lyra (Lyre)

Message: We are beings of light that are interconnected with everything around us. Our soul is our “true north” connecting us to the light of the North Star. Now is a time of seeking guidance and direction by trusting our soul’s inner compass. 

“You have no need to travel anywhere. Journey within yourself and bathe in the splendor of your own light.” – Rumi 

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Infinity

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Infinity Symbol

By twisting a circle in half, you create the symbol for infinity and the shape of the number eight. Eight is the number found in the eight-spoked wheel of Buddhism, the eight seasons of the Celtic Calendar and the eight aspects of the Taoist Bagua. The seven chakras create the eighth chakra that flows through us and around us. The infinity symbol reflects the soul’s inner and outer journey.

Reincarnation is a central belief in most cultures, yet not acknowledged within the western mind. By not reincarnating the cycle of life is seen as linear and finite.

Origen of Alexandria (184-253 ACE), one of Christianity’s greatest theologians believed in reincarnation. In 545 ACE, Roman Emperor Justinian composed a papal decree that made reincarnation punishable by death. Pope Vigilius refused to sign the decree and was placed in jail. Vigilius escaped so Justinian enacted the law himself.

In 527 ACE, Roman Catholic abbot, Dionysius Exiguus, reset the beginning of time to coincide with the approximate birth of Jesus. Thus, creating the illusion that Christianity formed the center of time. The Julian calendar, named for Julius Caesar, began in the year 709 AUC (ab urbe condita) “from the foundation of the city,” when Rome was founded. This year was changed in 1282 AUC to 46 BC (Before Christ) in 527AD (Anno Domini – Latin for “the year of the Lord.”)

The concept of infinity is often expressed through math. Archimedes (287-212 BCE) is credited with identifying the exact calculation of pi as an infinite number. Pi (π) is the ratio of the circumference of a circle to its diameter, or 3.14159. Another expression of infinity is expressed by the Fibonacci Sequence (0 + 1 = 1, 1 + 1 = 2, 1 + 2 = 3, 2 + 3 = 5, 3 + 5 = 8, 5 + 8 = 13 etc….) The Golden Mean, Golden Ratio (Phi) and Golden Section are all mathematical concepts of infinity.

Message: The past is repeating itself for us to learn from it and move forward. Allow our past to provide the information or inspiration we need in the present to help us explore all possibilities for our future. Embrace our infinite nature by enjoying each and every moment.

“To see a world in a grain of sand and heaven in a wild flower. Hold infinity in the palms of your hand and eternity in an hour.” – William Blake

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Soul Ignition

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Soul Ignition

Awaken our cellular memory and the energetic nature of our being. Our energy body holds our souls blueprint just as our DNA holds our physical blueprint. We are made of energetic cells that vibrate at very unique frequencies which are in constant motion.

This mandala is a physical representation of what that may look like.

The central “awakening spiral” represents our source, which is anchored in our heart. This spiral is formed by the union of our mother and father’s ancestral lineage. The gold and blue spokes represent the physical and energetic forces that work in unison as they create mass and movement within us and around us. The oscillating wheels generate gravitational momentum that grounds our soul within our body. The black spaces allow our soul to travel through time and space in multiple dimensions at all times.

When the soul is called to manifest into human form the individual chakras engage with luminous threads that anchor it into the physical body. The final threads are activated at the exact moment when a baby takes its first breath.

This breath of life ignites the mind, body and soul as one.

Message: It is time to jump-start our journey!

“Behold, I will cause breath to enter you, and you shall live.” – Ezekiel 37:5

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