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1. Chakras

Root Chakra

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Root Chakra

Our root chakra directly connects us to Earth through a dynamic and reciprocal relationship. The Earth nourishes and challenges us from the moment we take our first breath until our physical body is no longer needed.

The Sanskrit word Muladhara means, “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 becoming 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 all interconnected.

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

Mandala Chakra book available at: Amazon

Mandala Chakra card deck available at: Printers Studio

If you wish to gift one of my mandalas to a friend or hang in your home or office they are available in my online gallery: Ink Drop Arthaus

For more information visit: lauralwauters.com

Photo by – Nina Riel from Shuffle Tarot.
1. Chakras

Sacral Chakra

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Sacral Chakra

The sacral chakra is the place of sacred creation and action. We create love and life through the union of twosouls. 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.

The Sanskrit name Svadhisthana means, “one’s own abode.” It reminds us that our ability to create isunlimited, which is manifested through our choices, words and actions. Each moment is a unique opportunityto raise our awareness and create our destiny.

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 

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

Mandala Chakra book available at: Amazon

Mandala Chakra card deck available at: Printers Studio

If you wish to gift one of my mandalas to a friend or hang in your home or office they are available in my online gallery: Ink Drop Arthaus

Photo by - Nina Riel from Shuffle Tarot.
Photo by – Nina Riel from Shuffle Tarot.

For more information visit: lauralwauters.com

1. Chakras

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 Manipura 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

Mandala Chakra book available at: Amazon

Mandala Chakra card deck available at: Printers Studio

If you wish to gift one of my mandalas to a friend or hang in your home or office they are available in my online gallery: Ink Drop Arthaus

Photo by – Nina Riel from Shuffle Tarot.

For more information visit: lauralwauters.com

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

Mandala Chakra book available at: Amazon

Mandala Chakra card deck available at: Printers Studio

If you wish to gift one of my mandalas to a friend or hang in your home or office they are available in my online gallery: Ink Drop Arthaus

Photo by – Nina Riel from Shuffle Tarot.

For more information visit: lauralwauters.com

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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

Mandala Chakra book available at: Amazon

Mandala Chakra card deck available at: Printers Studio

If you wish to gift one of my mandalas to a friend or hang in your home or office they are available in my online gallery: Ink Drop Arthaus

Photo by – Nina Riel from Shuffle Tarot.

For more information visit: lauralwauters.com

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

Mandala Chakra book available at: Amazon

Mandala Chakra card deck available at: Printers Studio

If you wish to gift one of my mandalas to a friend or hang in your home or office they are available in my online gallery: Ink Drop Arthaus

Photo by – Nina Riel from Shuffle Tarot.

For more information visit: lauralwauters.com

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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

Mandala Chakra book available at: Amazon

Mandala Chakra card deck available at: Printers Studio

If you wish to gift one of my mandalas to a friend or hang in your home or office they are available in my online gallery: Ink Drop Arthaus

Photo by – Nina Riel from Shuffle Tarot.

For more information visit: lauralwauters.com

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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

Mandala Chakra book available at: Amazon

Mandala Chakra card deck available at: Printers Studio

If you wish to gift one of my mandalas to a friend or hang in your home or office they are available in my online gallery: Ink Drop Arthaus

Photo by – Nina Riel from Shuffle Tarot.

For more information visit: lauralwauters.com