Clearing and Opening Your Chakras

You want to keep your chakras clear and open, but not too open. Having chakras that are either blocked, or too open, can not only impede your psychic ability, it can make you physically and emotionally ill.

Clear and open chakras are a prerequisite for raising Kundalini, which I'll talk about at some other time. Kundalini is the vital energy of life which also enables clear perception.

I say open, but not too open, because I keep my chakras open, and do regular chakra clearing and balancing exercises, yet a while ago I was in agony in the location of my solar plexus and feeling quite sick both mentally and physically.

The chakra was way too open. The energy was flowing incorrectly. The edges of the chakra seemed to be torn. I had done this without even realizing it. Once this happens it's difficult to get things set to right again, in fact, I'm still working on it.

Prana, life energy, flows through and outward from the chakras. Kundalini, when released, flows upward from the root chakra, through the others, then showers back down upon you cleansing and awakening your body and soul.

The flow of energy from your chakras should always be outward, inward flow either denotes some kind of illness or will cause illness if left unchecked.

Now for opening the chakras. Simply lay on your back, stretch your arms above your head, and flex and spread your toes for a moment then relax. Breathe deeply and rhythmically, but comfortably, don't force too much breath in or out. Release any troubles in physical life you may have to the infinite spirit and know you are not alone.

Place your right hand, palm down, on your root chakra and your left, palm down, on your sacral chakra. If you feel particularly blocked you can place both hands on each chakra.

Relax and allow the area of your root chakra to open up, visualize the energy flowing in a circular motion and outward from your body. If you feel particularly blocked, you may also want to move your hand in a circular motion just above your physical body to get the energy flowing.

The vortexes can spin either way. A vortex that swirls to the right is more emotionally centered, to the left is more mentally or intellectually centered. Optimally, you will want the direction of flow to change periodically, to keep balance.

When you feel you've achieved some opening or clearing, move on to the next, place your right hand now on your solar plexus, leaving the left on your sacral chakra, and allow the area of your navel and just below to relax and open up, and visualize the vortex forming and flowing outward.

Next move your left hand to your heart, and repeat the relaxation/visualization process upon your solar plexus chakra. Right hand to your throat, and repeat the process with your heart chakra. Left hand to your third eye and repeat the process with your heart chakra.

Now place your left hand palm up just above your head, and repeat the process with your third eye chakra. When you feel your third eye is opened up and active, place the right hand palm up into the left, and relax and visualize the same for your crown chakra.

Generally the crown chakra opening will be accompanied by a stream of white/silver light. It is absolute pure energy, cool, healing and invigorating. In my experience, this is not something you have to visualize. Granted, I've been at this for a long time and can't really remember the early days very well.

If it doesn't happen immediately, if you don't feel awash in vital energy from the source of all creation for the first few times, there's no need for concern. It usually takes a while for blocked chakras to open up. If they opened up all at once it would likely be very shocking.

For too open chakras, rather than seeing them open up and relax, see them pull in a bit, and 'size themselves' to be more in line with the others. Generally a few sessions like this will straighten the problem out.

Healing chakra problems like I had takes more time and focus. Pass your hand over the area while meditating, and see the light that is the source of all life flow through and around the affected chakra, healing and renewing.

Massage the energy around it, without actually touching your body, and make sure the energy is flowing outwards. Don't try to force anything, just focus on accepting healing and allow it to happen.

Many people go to someone else to help them balance their chakras, heal tears and such. If you have a lot of trouble I suppose having an expert assist you would help, but generally speaking unless you have a major problem I doubt you need a professional. No one else can actually open and balance your chakras for you. With or without assistance you really have to do it yourself.