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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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2. Nature

Serpent

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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

Mandala Chakra book available at: Amazon

Mandala Chakra card deck available at: Printers Studio

For more information visit: lauralwauters.com

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 

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

For more information visit: lauralwauters.com

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 

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

For more information visit: lauralwauters.com

6. Consciousness

Intention of Self

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Container of Life

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 

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

For more information visit: lauralwauters.com