CHAKRAS
The Chakras have a minimal energy flow which is greater or lesser according to the individual state of development and the object of OM-Kara Kriya is to progressively balance the energy output of these centers.
Each Chakra manifests to the psychic sight at the front or anterior surface of the body although rooted in the psychic counterpart of the spine. The arrangement is similar to the Lotus, consisting of root, stem and bud. The Chakra root is in the spine and the bud, or potential blossom is related to one or more major nerve ganglia of the autonomic nervous system (for a full discussion of the Autonomic Nervous System and the Chakras see Chapter 8, Page 97: A Chakra & Kundalini Workbook
Every Chakra represents a potential within which may be controlled through special meditation practices. This potential may manifest at a psychic, physical and spiritual level and the degree to which a Chakra is opened is influenced by the time of birth and the daily movement of planets.
This secret doctrine was clearly laid out in oral teachings of Yantra Yoga passed on by Yogamaharishi Dr Swami Gitananda Giri Guru Maharaj in the 1950s.
Yantra
has several meanings and the one we usually associate it with is a geometrical diagram representing a psychic circuit board. In a general sense Yantra is any
instrument, particularly as used in Jyotish (Indian Astrology-Numerology), and it is in this sense that Yogamaharishi Dr Swami Gitananda Giri Guru Maharaj taught a method of calculation relating to each persons propensity to operate through one or more of these centers. (See Article Yantra Yoga on Yoga Magik Website).
As an example Muladhara is considered the first center in classical texts and this is the center controlling the Kundalini or fire power in life. Man manifests this fire power through sexual expression for procreation (mental and physical) thus being biologically driven to perpetuate his own ego and mind.
Muladhara Chakra: Gateway to Evolution
Although we associate this center with the beginning of individuality and the foundation of being, this center can also manifest through unexpected channels. Muladhara controls all tensions of the head and feet (tension here meaning a polar stretch which may produce disharmony manifesting as dis-ease). When this root center becomes disturbed at a psychic level the physical result is ear, eye, nose and throat difficulties. This can include such surprisingly diverse conditions as loss of hair, migraine headaches, sinus inflammation, adenoids, infection of the tonsils, toothaches, earache and all diseases which localize in the head and throat. Although this may seem strange that a center at the base of the spine, normally associated with sexuality and drive, can effect the head anyone with a knowledge of physiology can acquire a clue why this is so by considering Honeymoon Sinusitis and a host of medical syndromes relating the nose and head to the genitals.
At the opposite spectrum foot problems include fallen arches, sore feet, weak ankles, corns, and related foot disabilities. When this center is opened under a negative influence the individual is prone to accidents involving the head and feet.
It is interesting to note that when Muladhara is inharmonious we are always twisting our ankles, bumping our heads or stumbling and tripping as well as slamming car doors on our fingers and jamming hands in drawers. This latter tendency to hurt the upper extremities has to do with the Muladhara being deeply interconnected with the second Chakra, Swadhishthana.
The square (symbol of earth) and the Hasti or elephant (Airavata) give the Tattwa (Element) and Vahana (Vehicle) of Muladhara. These symbols represent solidarity and the basic beginning of all evolution as distinct from involution.
Thus as students works vibrationally on this center they develop individuality, pioneering, and leadership qualities appropriate to their Dharma in this incarnation. Out of this root center emerges the inventions that open up new horizons for humanity and the flowering of this center may be seen at the mundane level of many inventors with strong, pioneering personalities: Henry Ford, Edison and Tesla are examples of men with indomitable wills who made contributions that changed evolution.
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