There are many ways to work with the chakras. One that isn’t often mentioned is to use personal writing. Chakras are a vast field of study and this isn’t meant to address these wheels of our subtle anatomy completely.First a few words about journaling. While this is a popular practice, many are intimidated by writing or have journaled inconsistently and feel guilty about it.
You don’t have to be Charles Dickens to benefit from journaling! There are no deadlines, you don’t have to be a great writer or even know grammar particularly well. There are no rejection letters, you don’t need an agent or have to appear on Oprah. The New York Times isn’t going to pan your work and you don’t have to hole up in the Florida Keys drunk. So, chill out.
Journaling is about allowing your thoughts, feelings and intuitions to surface on the page. It helps to understand your life, process various things, heal and get clear. It’s also a great way to record your journey and growth. Over a lifetime, significant themes emerge and journaling is a powerful way to use hindsight for future betterment. Your journal is a mirror and container.
It’s also a place where imperfection is allowed. Each entry doesn’t need to be complete everytime you journal. You can revisit and continue exploring. Associative threads will emerge and it’s safe to express yourself in this way.
Chakra prompts
There are many great resources available on the chakras and some basic familiarity will be needed to journal through each one.
Simply put, chakras are nonphysical wheels of energy corresponding to specific locations along the spine and head, which relate to your human experience on earth and also your spiritual experience as a soul.
Following are one journal prompt for each chakra. Many more and different prompts could be used, and you’ll probably come up with your own. This is to get you started. When you practice personal writing, don’t censor and let it flow.
Chakra 1, tip of spine, element Earth: Am I rooted and grounded in the earth with a solid foundation to survive and build my home here?
Chakra 2, genital region, element Water: Do I move well though my emotions and desires, feel pleasure and express my sexuality/sensuality, relating to people and flowing with my creativity?
Chakra 3, solar plexus, element Fire: Am I in control of my personal power and will, both retaining authority and avoiding aggression so I can be intact in body and mind?
Chakra 4, center of chest (heart), element Air: Is there balance between my giving and receiving in the fullness of love and compassion and the openness of my heart space, both for myself and for others?
Chakra 5, the throat, element Ether: Do I communicate my truth and express my creativity?
Chakra 6, pituitary gland/point between eyebrows, element Light: Do I honor my intuition?
Chakra 7, cerebral cortex/crown, element Consciousness: Do I know what and who I am?
As you may notice, the prompts for chakras 5, 6 and 7 are brief but profound. The contemplation for these centers is multifaceted and for 6 and 7, essentially spiritual. For instance, intuition helps you to know both at a mundane and cosmic level. As for the thousand-petaled lotus that is the crown chakra, this is the transcendent knowing of Self.
If you have any questions or need further guidance please leave a comment. There’s a lot of subtlety involved and I’d be happy to mentor and provide more information by replying to your comments.
Okay, now go get your journal!
Pamir Kiciman is a Soul Whisperer (SM) specializing in healing, spirituality and conscious evolution. He provides Reiki services (Reiki Training & Healing) for those seeking to make spirituality, healing and meditation a conscious part of their life. His approach to Reiki is that it’s a way of living with wisdom and compassion, not only a healing art, and definitely not a modality.
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Lovely post, Thanks Pamir
I am inspired to try this… have been waning to work more with chakras and get to know them better. What a fantastic idea! Thank you…
Hi Gina! Didn't know you were here, my bad. This is a simple way to work with chakras, an introduction of sorts. Let me know how it goes…
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I enjoyed your posting and have a question on the element Ether:
Could you please expand more about this element and how it ehances and works with the Fifth Chakra.
Thank you
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Hi Glen:
There are 5 basic elements & corresponding senses:
Earth – Smell
Water – Taste
Fire – Sight
Air – Touch
Ether – Sound
The throat is all about sound & vibration. It's a communication, expression & creative center. These all add up to self-expression. As you can see the elements are progressively subtler. After the air of the heart, there's the ether of the throat. In fact the way to the throat goes through the heart.
The throat & its etheric quality is the beginning of leaving gravity behind. This is the realm of the abstract & symbolic, as well as the expansive. It's a much more vibratory experience.
The throat is also the beginning of moving more & more into mind in the sense of big mind, not only brain & intellect. In the throat we deal with words & sounds, while chakra 6 is images (and more), and chakra 7 is thoughts (and more).
Ether signifies space or akash in Sanskrit, leading to an awareness of the etheric body which is the blueprint of the physical. The etheric body records & retains our experiences in time, and creates 'entanglement' with all our interactions.
In the 5th chakra we work on refining our sensitivity to vibrational reality. The chakra is called Vissudha, meaning purification. We purify the body of toxins, the mind & mouth of lies, heal issues in the lower chakras and move on from there.
Hope this helps…
Thank you for your thoughtful response and for inviting me to be a friend on the Intent network. I am impressed with the many members who are reflective and write in-depth in their thoughts and postings. Since becoming a member I have been thinking about my Intent and commitment to this community. Have a great weekend and I look forward to a continued dialogue in the future.
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