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Sacral Chakra

23. Sacral Chakra – Svadhisthana – Emotional Body

The sacral chakra is the place of sacred creation and action. We 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. When judgment or abuse is placed on creativity, we inhibit the flow of healthy creative and sexual expression.

The Sanskrit name Svadhisthana means “one’s own abode.”

Our ability to create is unlimited. It is manifested through our choices, words and actions. Each moment is a unique opportunity to raise our awareness and create our destiny.

Sacral Chakra – Emotional Body

Sanskrit Name: Svadhisthana (Swa: one’s own, Adhisthana: abode) 

Color: Orange

Bija Mantra: VAM

Body System: Lower Abdomen – Reproductive System.

Goals: Fluidity, pleasure, relaxation, fearlessness, peace.

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

Imbalance: Fear and rigidity. Hyper-critical or hyper-sexual behavior. Sexual dysfunction, isolation, emotional instability, numbness. PTSD (Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder) flight, fight or freeze syndrome. Jealousy. Unhealthy boundaries.

Archetype: Jaguar.

Direction: West/Setting Sun.

Perceptual State: Emotional World.

Plant Ally: Jasmine for sensuality and creativity.

Essential Oils: Jasmine, Neroli, Orange, Ylang Ylang, Cypress and Patchouli.

Foods: Liquids – fruit and vegetable juices, herbals teas to add fluids and replenish the body.

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

Sefirot/Kabbalah: Yesod – Foundation

Sacred Geometry: Portal of Life – Vesica Piscis

Platonic Solid: Icosahedron.

Element: Water.

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

Consciousness: Awareness of Self.

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

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

 

2. Nature

9. Jaguar

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2. Jaguar – Sacral Chakra – Reproductive System – Natures Archetype

The sacral chakra is located in the lower abdomen that is connected to the reproductive system. This is the sacred place of creation, pleasure, relaxation, fearlessness and peace. Jaguar is the peaceful warrior that brings balance to our creative and sexual power.

Jaguar is a warm-blooded mammal that sees in the dark, giving it the ability to hunt at night. Jaguars represent the top of the food chain within Meso-America. In North America and Europe, Jaguars are referred to as Panthers.

Jaguars embody the predator/prey dynamic of fight, flight or freeze. Jaguars hunt only to survive, therefore they teach us how to use our power wisely and selectively. Jaguar encourages us to go into the shadows of our lives to claim the wisdom that waits for us. If we do not look at those things that scare us, those things that scare us will stalk us. If we move through what scares us, we will conquer our fears.  Jaguars are nocturnal and encourage us to enter the world of darkness and shadow without fear or reservation.

Our shadows provide enormous insights and wisdom for reclaiming our power and seeing that it is the primary source of inner peace. Here one becomes aware of oneself as a human.

Message: Jaguar is reminding you to face what frightens you. Bring these fears forward and out of the shadows, see them for what they are and move forward. Most of the time they are unresolved wounds from childhood, or stories you have taken on over time or from your ancestors. Do what you can to resolve your fears and see the lessons you have learned because of it. These lessons will become sources of wisdom and strength. Begin to see that your true power is to be in balance and at peace within yourself and your world.

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

3. Sacred Geometry

16. Vesica Piscis

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9. Vesica Piscis – Portal of Life – Sacral Chakra – Sacred Geometry

The vesica piscis demonstrates how the unifying “one” separates within itself to form two independent yet interrelated aspects (female and male) that are necessary for co-creation. In turn, these aspects can also be seen as mother “earth” joining with father “sky” to give birth to the child “sun”.  The “sun” or child is the unifying “one” that life revolves around. (1+2=3)

This symbol is the portal of life that also represents the womb of the sacred feminine as the creative essence born from water.  For students of Pythagoras (Greek philosopher circa 570-490BCE) a vesica piscis meant “measure of a fish,” seen as the intersection of the watery world of matter with the divine world of the sun. They saw math as a path for spiritual liberation.  One (1) was the monad, the creator of many and the sum of all. Two (2) was the duad, the separating force of duality while (3) was the sacred and unifying triad created by the monad and duad.

A vesica piscis, when turned on its side, is symbolic of the human eye as a mirror to the soul. For some Christians, the vesica piscis represents the womb of Mary as the coming together of heaven and earth through Jesus, the “fisher of men” as part man, part god.  A stylized version of it is called an ichthys or “Jesus Fish.” The vesica piscis is also known as a mandorla (almond in Italian.) The seven-branched Menorah in Judaism represents an almond tree that symbolizes the soul’s journey of uniting the earthly Tree of Knowledge with the divine Tree of Life.  For Muslims, the Vesica Piscis is the womb of the universe, which holds the sacred black stone, ovum of the universe, in the East corner of the Kaaba in Mecca.

 

The Vesica Piscis symbolizes the birth of humanity as the sacred trinity of spirit, mind and soul.

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 a potential partnership or community that supports your creative vision.

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

The sacral chakra is located in the lower abdomen that is connected to the reproductive system. This is the sacred place of creation, pleasure, relaxation, fearlessness and peace.  It represents our emotional world and the archetype of the jaguar as the peaceful warrior. In sacred geometry, this is the vesica piscis or portal of life.  Its element is water and its belief system embodies the Taoist tradition of inner harmony between yin (female/earth) and yang (male/sky).  Here one becomes aware of them self as a human.  This chakra balances the sacred feminine with the sacred masculine to make peace within one’s self.

 

4. Platonic Solids

23. Icosahedron

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16. Icosahedron – Water – Sacral Chakra – Platonic Solids

An Icosahedron has 20 equal triangular faces. It is symbolic of water and our sacral chakra. The dual or partner of the icosahedron is the dodecahedron, the element of ether. Combined, they represent carbon. As carbon beings, we are made primarily of water and ether or energy. Water is the element within our body that provides our cells with the necessary nutrients for life. Our body consists of roughly 75% water. Our earth is over 70% water. Water is symbolic of the creative force of nature. We see it in rain, lakes, oceans, rivers and springs. It is life giving and often associated with creation.

Water is both replenishing and destructive, creating a sense of duality within the whole. This is the essence of chaos, which in turn leads to order and the creation of something new. The sacral chakra represents our sexual and creative energy, a primal source of chaos. In the ancient world, water was seen as the creative source of all life.

In the practice of Feng Shui, the elements of wind and water are in constant opposition to each other yet they come together to form Chi, or life force energy.  Water represents the essence of creative desire.

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

“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 

The sacral chakra is located in the lower abdomen that is connected to the reproductive system. This is the sacred place of creation, pleasure, relaxation, fearlessness and peace.  It represents our emotional world and the archetype of the jaguar as the peaceful warrior. In sacred geometry, this is the vesica piscis or portal of life.  Its element is water and its belief system embodies the Taoist tradition of inner harmony between yin (female/earth) and yang (male/sky).  Here one becomes aware of them self as a human. This chakra balances the sacred feminine with the sacred masculine to make peace within.

5. Belief

30. Taoism

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30. Taoism – Sacral Chakra – Belief

The sacral chakra embodies the harmony of opposites and Taoist belief.  The Tao, or the way, sees everything as Yin (receptive earth) and Yang (expansive sky.) The dots within the Taoist symbol represent 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 that produces Tai-Ji as the delineating force, thus creating sky (Yang) and earth (Yin). Sky and earth rejoin when man (Yang) and woman (Yin) consummate and become one.

Taoism is based on indigenous beliefs in China from 5000-3000 BCE. Women were the primary healers, rainmakers and dream interpreters. Chinese culture moved from a matriarchy to a patriarchy when the focus shifted to morally perfected Sage-Kings. The heavenly FuXi Bagua was created around 2500 BCE. Lao Tzu (590 BCE) the father of Taoism, is credited with writing the Daodejing or “Book of the Way and its Power.” The sacral chakra feels this harmony and duality.

Message: Find harmony in your life by embracing the opposites within you.  Step out of being right and wrong by allowing your life to flow, become the observer. Go outside or near water to help open your mind to new ways of seeing and being that are waiting for you 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 and created three daughters and three sons. Each family member represents an aspect of nature that is in constant in motion. This is also the basis of the I-Ching.

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

6. Consciousness

37. Awareness of Self

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37. Awareness of Self – Sacral Chakra – Portal of Life – Consciousness

The self, releases from the dark womb of its mother to travel through the portal of life, emerging into the world of light. In that moment, when the first breath is drawn, the soul is ignited and the awareness of self begins. This immediate awareness of separation from the warm watery world of the womb informs the self to survive. Individuation of self develops within the first seven years of life. It is during this time that the child may remember its self as a soul, but the desire to thrive and feel loved often over shadows the desire of the soul.

As a child becomes aware of its self as human, they become less aware of their soul. The self begins to separate its self from its soul to claim its individual identity.

Message: You may have disconnected from your soul’s purpose for reasons that are hidden in your shadows. Look into your shadows and fears to see the insights your soul holds.  Judgment of yourself or others will further separate you from yourself.  Try to see that light and dark can exist in perfect harmony.

“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 

The sacral chakra is located in the lower abdomen that is connected to the reproductive system. This is the sacred place of creation, pleasure, relaxation, fearlessness and peace.  It represents our emotional world and the archetype of the jaguar as the peaceful warrior. In sacred geometry, this is the vesica piscis or portal of life.  Its element is water and its belief system embodies the Taoist tradition of inner harmony between yin (female/earth) and yang (male/sky).  Here one becomes aware of them self as a human.  This chakra balances the sacred feminine with the sacred masculine to make peace within one’s self.