The Sixteenth Chakra: Earth Star is approximately 18 inches below our feet & when activated grounds our Spirit-Self fully into the physical then into the Infinite Moment of the Present, where we are the most powerful - "Spirit having a human experience". We cannot be anything other than Spirit, although humans tend to ignore this Truth, & there is nothing to look for except within the self - to remember we are a piece of the Divine.
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These 16 chakras, along with other major & minor chakras, make up the most important interface between our spirit & physical bodies. The chakras directly interface with our nervous system, hence the importance of clearing both systems--physical & energy bodies. When we observe our patterns (attitudes, values & beliefs) we see clues as to what chakras are out of balance.
Physical pain associated with chakra imbalances is very real. We carry our past predominately in our backs, which represents our past--literally behind us! People often experience a physical sensation related to a 'broken' heart. They may experience pain around their mid spinal region between the shoulder blades, and upon visualizing their emotional heart, 'see' either an image of something protecting their heart or 'see' it as broken. When a person has money issues and feels unsupported in some area of their life, they may experience low back pain.
The chakras are in essence computers, gathering & storing information that then gets transferred to their interfaces, the physical & spirit bodies, through the nervous system & subtle bodies. Having your chakras closed is like trying to operate your computer with it switched off. Therefore it's not a protection, but rather the opposite keeping you unprotected & open to negative or unwanted energies.
When your chakras are open & operating in harmony with one another, you are communicating freely with your Spirit-self. Most importantly when your charkas are open, your heart chakra is open, & you are exuding Love, in & around you, & this is your greatest protection.
When the Earth Star is closed, or deactivated, all the other chakras are affected. Some will be partially open but moving sluggishly, some closed. Conversely I have found that when the Earth Star is then opened, all chakras are affected in a positive way also.
In order to go through how to open & maintain your chakras, we first need to establish how they spin - in which direction. There are 2 main beliefs about how the chakra system spins - both are valid & work, if that's your belief. Typically, how you were first taught is the one that works for you. The Council of 12 taught me this way: Each chakra spins the opposite direction to the one next to it, creating a DNA-like spiral that locks them together, starting with the Earth Star spinning counter clockwise. Another easy way to remember it is that all the odd numbers spin clockwise, while the even numbers spin counter clockwise.
How you check this is with a pendulum, which is also how you clear & open them. You can hold a pendulum over any chakra & ask to be shown how it's spinning. If a chakra is closed, the pendulum will do nothing. If it's only partially open the pendulum will spin very slowly. When a chakra is fully open the pendulum will spin smoothly & reasonably fast, in large circle. Once you've established if your Earth Star is open or closed, & you've checked your solar plexus & heart chakras, you can start realigning all your chakras.
It's best to be sitting in a chair for this exercise, so you have easy access to all your chakras. Starting at the Earth Star, which is approx. 20 cm below your feet point your pendulum at the chakra. Lean forward & rest you elbow on the knee. This will give you the right position, at the level of your ankles & forward of them. Now, make the pendulum spin counter clockwise. Do this for about 30 seconds, until the pendulum spins easily on its own.
Continue up to your ankle chakra--clockwise, then knees - counter clockwise, first - counter clockwise, & so on, holding the pendulum over the area of each chakra until you get to the crown chakra on top of your head - clockwise.
I know you're wondering at this point, how you're going to clear the higher charkas. Since intention is everything, you're going to imagine bring each one of them down in front of you--out from your body at approximately the level of your heart chakra. Continuing on with the 8th chakra--counterclockwise, & so on to the 12th chakra. Make each one spin until it can spin naturally on its own without your assistance. Sit quietly for a few minutes at the end, with your eyes closed & notice how you feel. Notice if you feel different to how you did before you started this exercise. Do you feel calmer, more at peace?
Another exercise that you can use to open each chakra is to visualize each one spinning as above & visualizing the appropriate color for each. Another way is to hold a double terminated clear quartz crystal or selenite wand over each chakra while you're using your pendulum. Alternatively you can hold a Herkimer or Tibetan Diamond at the points, between your thumb & index fingers. This will help to clear each chakra of any unwanted energies more thoroughly. Ideally, Chakra balancing should be practiced daily.
