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1. Chakras

5. Throat

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Throat Chakra

26. Throat Chakra – Vishuddha – Etheric Body

The throat chakra is the gatekeeper between the heart and third eye chakras. 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 words wisely for every word creates a vibration that ripples throughout the universe. The energy of breath is the primordial essence of creation.

The throat chakra is the place of communication, it holds the roots of our collective stories within the psyche. Here we can heal our stories by knowing and speaking our truth with love.

Throat Chakra – Etheric Body

Sanskrit Name: Vishuddha (especially pure)

Color: Blue.

Bija Mantra: HAM

Body System: Throat – Vocal System.

Goals: Clear communication, creativity, resonance, truth.

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

Impacts: Lying, being lied too, having to hold too many family secrets. Not being able to tell the truth without fear.

Imbalance: .Shyness, silence, lying, sore throats, stiff neck. Loss of voice, speaking untruths or fear of speaking the truth. Not speaking from the heart.

Archetype: Roots of Tree

Direction: Below.

Perceptual State: Under/Lower 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.

Sefirot/Kabbalah: Geburah – Strength, Chesed – Kindness

Sacred Geometry: Fruit of Life.

Platonic Solid: Octahedron.

Element: Air.

Sacred Belief: Soul Stories. Judaism and Kabbalah.

Consciousness: Collective Unconscious.

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

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

 

2. Nature

12. Roots

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5. Roots – Throat Chakra – Vocal System – Nature’s Archetype

The throat chakra is located in the throat and is connected to the vocal system. This is the place of communication, resonance and truth.

The roots of a tree symbolize the origins of stories that have been told and stored in the subconscious mind. These stories hold the roots of world belief, as ancient humans saw trees as benevolent beings that held the secrets of life and death. The throat chakra reminds us to use our words and our silence wisely.

A tree’s roots sink deep into the earth from where we begin and return. The association of death and the underworld is long standing. It was seen as a place where the physical body returned to replenish the earth for future generations. Burial rituals honored death as a preparation for rebirth or reincarnation.

Mankind’s fascination with death and rebirth created epic and mythical 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 fabled stories grew through the ancient tradition of storytelling as epic tales were passed on from one generation to another. Each storyteller added their own voice.

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

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

 

3. Sacred Geometry

19. Fruit of Life

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12. Fruit of Life – Throat Chakra – Sacred Geometry

The throat chakra is connected to our vocal system which allows the creation essence of vibration to be formed. The Fruit of Life represents the “gift” or “fruit” born from the Flower of Life, which grew from the Seed of Life planted within the Container of Life. This sense of cosmic order was made possible by observing the nature of our cosmos.

The Fruit of Life builds upon the 19 (7 + 12 = 19) interlocking circles of the Flower of Life. Two additional “rings” of 18 and 24 circles are added to form an interlocking matrix of sixty-one circles (7 + 12 + 18 + 24 = 61). These 61 circles hold the story of time. Its gift is to see how the past, present and future are one.

The first ring of 18 circles represents a Saros, an 18-year cycle used to predict lunar and solar eclipses. By adding these 18 circles to the 19 circles in the Flower of Life a total of 37 circles appear.

The “gift of life” is revealed by seeing how 36 circles are rotating around a central “one”. This equates to 36 (7-day) weeks or nine months, the approximate time for human life to gestate. A child as the central “One” moves through the mysterious water world of the (dark/lunar) womb into the (light/solar) world of air. Here it recieves its first breath, which awakens the gift of consciousness. This creation story expands our awareness of how time and life itself are intertwined with the sacred order of the cosmos.

The second ring of 24 circles represents the 24-hours in one solar day. By combining both rings with the Flower of Life a total of 60 circles are now rotating around the central one, representing 60 minutes in one hour or 60 seconds within one minute.

The “Fruit of Life” pattern is revealed by seeing the 13 independent circles within it. These 13 circles represent the four seasons of the year (spring, summer, fall and winter).  Each are exactly 13-weeks long, together they form a 52-week solar year (13 x 4 = 52).

The Fruit of Life contains the creation story of time and life itself. Many prophecies have been inspired by the cosmic dance of light and dark, which represent the harmonious fruits of life.

Message: It is time to get your self organized and prepared.  Become aware of your surroundings and identify what needs to shift in order to move forward. Share your insights and stories with someone who can help you move into this new reality.

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

 

4. Platonic Solids

26. Octahedron

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19. Octahedron – Air – Throat Chakra – Platonic Solid 

An octahedron has eight equal triangular faces. It is made up of two four-sided triangles (pyramids) of equal proportion that meet at the base. The dual pyramids represent cosmic balance. The octahedron is symbolic of air. Greek philosophers saw two levels of air. “Aer” is the atmosphere that we breathe, which surrounds our earth. “Aether” is the air above the clouds associated with the divine or sky. Air is the creative essence of life; breath creates life through vibration. In Chinese philosophy air is chi or breath, 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 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. Air and breathing is a reciprocal process as we inhale oxygen and exhale carbon dioxide. To become mindful of breathing is to be present.

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

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

The throat chakra is located in the throat and is connected to the vocal system. This is the place of communication, resonance and truth.  It represents the lower world and the storied roots deep within the psyche of mankind.  In sacred geometry, it is the fruit of life that reveals the story of time itself.  Its element is air and its belief is based in Judaism where the roots of monotheism, the belief in one God, were born. The sound of wind in the trees became associated with the sound of God.  These stories were passed on in the oral tradition of storytelling.  They gave the story of one God a voice.  The throat chakra carries these stories as archetypes held within the collective unconscious. The throat chakra reminds us to use our words and our silence wisely.

6. Consciousness

40. Unconsciousness

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40. Collective Unconscious – Throat Chakra – Fruit of Life – Consciousness

The collective unconscious is held within the shared stories, memories, instincts, and experiences common to all mankind. Carl Jung saw these patterns as archetypes that were manifested through dreams and behaviors. These collective shadows are influenced by ancestral experiences that shaped science, religion and morality. The throat chakra holds the stories of our collective unconscious. These stories were passed on through generations of storytellers. The throat holds the archetypal wounds of man and woman, etched in the shadow of the psyche.

By shedding light on the shadowy stories held within the collective unconscious we see them for what they are. From here we can begin to rewrite the stories and shed light for others to heal. The goal is to awaken the collective unconscious to become conscious of our choices and heal these old stories to create a better world.

Message: It is time for you to reclaim the wisdom that is within you.  Look at the old stories of your life and see the wisdom hiding among the fears and gifts. This will help you speak your truth and share it with others from a place of peaceful power.  Words spoken with love and wisdom are the most powerful gifts you can give to the 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 

The throat chakra is located in the throat and is connected to the vocal system. This is the place of communication, resonance and truth.  It represents the lower world and the storied roots deep within the psyche of mankind.  In sacred geometry, it is the fruit of life that reveals the story of time itself.  Its element is air and its belief is based in Judaism where the roots of monotheism, the belief in one God, were born. The sound of wind in the trees became associated with the sound of God.  These stories were passed on in the oral tradition of storytelling.  They gave the story of one God a voice.  The throat chakra carries these stories as archetypes held within the collective unconscious. The throat chakra reminds us to use our words and our silence wisely.