Shatril
March 29th, 2006, 03:04 PM
What & Where
Vishuddha—meaning purification. The laryngeal chakra covers the area of the external and internal throat, teeth and jaw. The glandular association is the thyroid and parathyroid.
Main Function
The chakra relates to verbal expression of oneself through careful, responsible selection of the words we use. This isn’t about idle chit-chat although this does have a place in communication. Balancing this chakra requires a deep commitment to the truth, as well as living from integrity. When balanced you are filled with strength and the energy path is cleared to the upper spiritual chakras. Developing the Throat Chakra leads to the expression of oneself by choosing words that are value added to communications.
This chakra is also directly related to hearing/listening. It is the active listening that one associates with a good communicator. The person with a balanced throat chakra will listen to what is being said with their full attention. They will not be trying to formulate their response while others are talking. The response will be based on thoughtful, responsible selection of word, and the response will be pertinent to the issue at hand.
This chakra, when balanced, allows us to communicate our truth to other people, and allows others to communicate their truth to us and know that they are heard. Other qualities of this chakra are creativity, willpower, truth and communication. When the chakra is open and balance the life force moves toward creativity and self-expression.
The archetypes associated of this chakra are the Communicator and the Masked Self or Silent Child. The Communicator has worked on the lower chakras and balanced them. They are effective listeners and “hear” what others say. They know that if others do not “hear” them it is because the other person has not effectively opened their throat chakra yet, and the failure is not a reflection of their ability to communicate. The Masked Self is the class clown, always working on getting the laughs, and taking an unrealistically positive view of things. In reality they are attempting to hide the tragedy of the feeling that no one loves them or will listen to them. The Silent Child is one who has not been allowed to communicate their feelings effectively, and therefore suppress emotions and communication.
The Throat Chakra nurtures a belief in the sanctity of personal expression. This chakra becomes functional when we commit to expressing our truth to the best of our ability. Attitudes about suppressing “negative” feelings, being polite, and not rocking the boat block this chakra and weaken our life force. An essential attitude is that what we say matters, and this belief in self heals this chakra.
If we grew up or are growing up in a family that put down what we said, then speaking up for ourselves is important to us. Communicating from the depth of our integrity gives us credibility and constancy and defines mature adults who can be trusted and mean what they say.
Mantras and the Chakras
The fifth chakra is about sound and its impact on humans, whether we are making or hearing these sounds.
“The essence of all beings is earth, the essence of earth is water, the essence of water is plants, the essence of plants is man, the essence of man is speech, the essence of speech is the Holy Knowledge, the essence of Holy Knowledge is Sama-Veda (word, tome, sound), the essence of Sama-Veda is OM” –Changogya Upanishad
This verse from the Upanishad give a good reason why sounds are so important to people. Have you ever noticed how different music can effect your mood. This is because the basic rhythms are uplifting, mournful, relaxing, or aggravating spinning off many different emotions. They affect the very core of your being, and can change your mood; it also has similar effect on our spiritual being. This is why mantras and affirmations have such positive affects on us. The following websites have some information on mantras and affirmations, please read them as they are integral to this lesson.
www.dailyom.com/articles/2005/411.html
http://www.dalsabzi.com/Mantras/aum_and_chakras.htm
http://www.successconsciousness.com/index_00000a.htm
http://www.coping.org/growth/affirm.htm
http://www.mhmail.com/articles/types-of-affirmations.html
Related Bodily Functions
The related body parts are Throat, ears, nose, teeth, mouth, larynx and neck. The glandular association is the thyroid. Related health issues are soar throat, laryngitis, TMJ Temporomandibular joint syndrome, cervical spine problems, bruxism-teeth grinding, slow or too fast metabolism, over-weight.
Over Active
Talk too much, dogmatic, arrogant, loud speaking voice, obnoxious communication patterns.
Under active
Unable to communicate effectively, difficulty speaking, fear of speaking ones mind, wishy-washy on their view, unreliable.
Balanced
Effective communication, good listener, reliable, can meditate easily, artistically inspired as related to art forms with the voice, able to express oneself.
Assignment 1
Answer these questions, you may share your answers or not as you choose.
How willingly do you share your truth with others? How willing are you to listen to other people's thruths? Do you say what you feel? Do you know that it is important to have personal integrity? Do you do what you say you will do? Do you honor “your” truth? Do you listen to yourself and “know” what your truth is? Where do you channel your creativity? What creative activity do you enjoy?
Symbol
The symbol is a Lotus with 16 petals, containing a downward pointing triangle, with the full-moon circle with in the triangle. The petals have the Sanskrit letters that represent the vowel sounds. The elephant is the animal symbol used here.
Vishuddha—meaning purification. The laryngeal chakra covers the area of the external and internal throat, teeth and jaw. The glandular association is the thyroid and parathyroid.
Main Function
The chakra relates to verbal expression of oneself through careful, responsible selection of the words we use. This isn’t about idle chit-chat although this does have a place in communication. Balancing this chakra requires a deep commitment to the truth, as well as living from integrity. When balanced you are filled with strength and the energy path is cleared to the upper spiritual chakras. Developing the Throat Chakra leads to the expression of oneself by choosing words that are value added to communications.
This chakra is also directly related to hearing/listening. It is the active listening that one associates with a good communicator. The person with a balanced throat chakra will listen to what is being said with their full attention. They will not be trying to formulate their response while others are talking. The response will be based on thoughtful, responsible selection of word, and the response will be pertinent to the issue at hand.
This chakra, when balanced, allows us to communicate our truth to other people, and allows others to communicate their truth to us and know that they are heard. Other qualities of this chakra are creativity, willpower, truth and communication. When the chakra is open and balance the life force moves toward creativity and self-expression.
The archetypes associated of this chakra are the Communicator and the Masked Self or Silent Child. The Communicator has worked on the lower chakras and balanced them. They are effective listeners and “hear” what others say. They know that if others do not “hear” them it is because the other person has not effectively opened their throat chakra yet, and the failure is not a reflection of their ability to communicate. The Masked Self is the class clown, always working on getting the laughs, and taking an unrealistically positive view of things. In reality they are attempting to hide the tragedy of the feeling that no one loves them or will listen to them. The Silent Child is one who has not been allowed to communicate their feelings effectively, and therefore suppress emotions and communication.
The Throat Chakra nurtures a belief in the sanctity of personal expression. This chakra becomes functional when we commit to expressing our truth to the best of our ability. Attitudes about suppressing “negative” feelings, being polite, and not rocking the boat block this chakra and weaken our life force. An essential attitude is that what we say matters, and this belief in self heals this chakra.
If we grew up or are growing up in a family that put down what we said, then speaking up for ourselves is important to us. Communicating from the depth of our integrity gives us credibility and constancy and defines mature adults who can be trusted and mean what they say.
Mantras and the Chakras
The fifth chakra is about sound and its impact on humans, whether we are making or hearing these sounds.
“The essence of all beings is earth, the essence of earth is water, the essence of water is plants, the essence of plants is man, the essence of man is speech, the essence of speech is the Holy Knowledge, the essence of Holy Knowledge is Sama-Veda (word, tome, sound), the essence of Sama-Veda is OM” –Changogya Upanishad
This verse from the Upanishad give a good reason why sounds are so important to people. Have you ever noticed how different music can effect your mood. This is because the basic rhythms are uplifting, mournful, relaxing, or aggravating spinning off many different emotions. They affect the very core of your being, and can change your mood; it also has similar effect on our spiritual being. This is why mantras and affirmations have such positive affects on us. The following websites have some information on mantras and affirmations, please read them as they are integral to this lesson.
www.dailyom.com/articles/2005/411.html
http://www.dalsabzi.com/Mantras/aum_and_chakras.htm
http://www.successconsciousness.com/index_00000a.htm
http://www.coping.org/growth/affirm.htm
http://www.mhmail.com/articles/types-of-affirmations.html
Related Bodily Functions
The related body parts are Throat, ears, nose, teeth, mouth, larynx and neck. The glandular association is the thyroid. Related health issues are soar throat, laryngitis, TMJ Temporomandibular joint syndrome, cervical spine problems, bruxism-teeth grinding, slow or too fast metabolism, over-weight.
Over Active
Talk too much, dogmatic, arrogant, loud speaking voice, obnoxious communication patterns.
Under active
Unable to communicate effectively, difficulty speaking, fear of speaking ones mind, wishy-washy on their view, unreliable.
Balanced
Effective communication, good listener, reliable, can meditate easily, artistically inspired as related to art forms with the voice, able to express oneself.
Assignment 1
Answer these questions, you may share your answers or not as you choose.
How willingly do you share your truth with others? How willing are you to listen to other people's thruths? Do you say what you feel? Do you know that it is important to have personal integrity? Do you do what you say you will do? Do you honor “your” truth? Do you listen to yourself and “know” what your truth is? Where do you channel your creativity? What creative activity do you enjoy?
Symbol
The symbol is a Lotus with 16 petals, containing a downward pointing triangle, with the full-moon circle with in the triangle. The petals have the Sanskrit letters that represent the vowel sounds. The elephant is the animal symbol used here.