The Evolution of The Evolution of ChakrasChakras

By Dr. Jill N. HenryBy Dr. Jill N. HenryAuthor, Energy SourceBook – The Author, Energy SourceBook – The Fundamentals of Personal EnergyFundamentals of Personal Energywww.mountainvalleycenter.comwww.mountainvalleycenter.com

We all have We all have chakra energy, chakra energy, whether we whether we know it or not. know it or not. It is the energy It is the energy we feel that we feel that enables us to enables us to Be.Be.

A chakra is said A chakra is said to evolve when to evolve when it becomes it becomes dominant in dominant in the mass the mass consciousness consciousness of a society. of a society.

This Energy This Energy moves moves civilizations civilizations forward forward though time though time and history. and history.

The first chakra to The first chakra to develop in primitive develop in primitive society was the root society was the root or sacral chakra, or sacral chakra, denoting Earth denoting Earth Energy. This energy Energy. This energy system lies at the system lies at the base of the spine base of the spine and is concerned and is concerned primarily with primarily with survival on the survival on the physical plane.physical plane.

Early cave Early cave dwellers had to dwellers had to utilize the utilize the energy of the energy of the first of root first of root chakra to chakra to simply exist in simply exist in a dangerous a dangerous world. world.

A single-minded A single-minded focus on physical focus on physical survival, security, survival, security, health, money, health, money, and even death and even death reflects the reflects the activity of the activity of the primary energy primary energy of the Root of the Root chakra.chakra.

The second chakra to The second chakra to develop in human develop in human evolution was the evolution was the second or pelvic second or pelvic chakra. This chakra. This energy system lies energy system lies in the pelvis and is in the pelvis and is concerned concerned primarily with primarily with relationships. It’s relationships. It’s awakening led to awakening led to the development of the development of society. society.

As physical As physical needs were needs were met, social met, social relationships relationships began to began to develop. develop. Towns were Towns were formed and formed and societies societies developed.developed.

Sensuality and Sensuality and sexuality sexuality between two between two people people expanded to expanded to include include pleasure and pleasure and gratification gratification available from available from others. others.

Societies were Societies were built on the built on the energy of the energy of the navel or pelvic navel or pelvic second chakra, second chakra, the Energy of the Energy of Water.Water.

Once human Once human beings had beings had established established safety and safety and community, the community, the personal power personal power of the third of the third chakra began chakra began developing in the developing in the solar plexus solar plexus area, Fire area, Fire Energy. Energy.

The third chakra, The third chakra, the solar plexus, the solar plexus, is a masculine is a masculine power of power of aggressiveness, aggressiveness, competitiveness, competitiveness, recognition, recognition, status, self-status, self-image and image and significance.significance.

The solar plexus The solar plexus chakra has chakra has been been predominate predominate throughout the throughout the 20th century. 20th century.

The fourth The fourth chakra to chakra to emerge in emerge in society is the society is the heart chakra heart chakra and contains and contains Air Energy.Air Energy.

The “love-ins” of The “love-ins” of the 1960”s, the 1960”s, more than more than anything else, anything else, express the express the emergence of emergence of the fourth the fourth chakra, opening chakra, opening of the heart of the heart chakra.chakra.

Opening of the Opening of the heart chakra heart chakra allows self-allows self-acceptance and acceptance and generates generates feelings of love feelings of love and caring for and caring for others as well as others as well as oneself. oneself.

The heart chakra is The heart chakra is the feminine the feminine center. It center. It balances the balances the self-self-preoccupation of preoccupation of the lower centers the lower centers and acts as a and acts as a bridge to higher bridge to higher emotions and emotions and energies.energies.

The Throat The Throat chakra, chakra, emerging now emerging now contains the contains the Energy of Sound Energy of Sound and and communication. communication.

The opening of the The opening of the Throat Chakra is Throat Chakra is the opening of the opening of our creative our creative abilities of self-abilities of self-expression is the expression is the next major next major lesson for many lesson for many of us. of us.

Instantaneous Instantaneous global global communication communication challenges us to challenges us to our highest our highest levels of levels of creativity and creativity and integration.integration.

The Brow chakra, The Brow chakra, also known as also known as the third eye, the third eye, contains our contains our wisdom. wisdom.

The brow chakra The brow chakra is the witness is the witness center, the center, the joining of left joining of left and right brain and right brain wisdom and wisdom and intelligence. intelligence.

The energies here The energies here connect us with connect us with our Higher Self our Higher Self and encourage and encourage the development the development and practical use and practical use of intuition.of intuition.

Our spiritual Our spiritual center, the center, the Crown chakra, is Crown chakra, is located at the located at the top of the head top of the head and is our and is our connection with connection with cosmic cosmic consciousness. consciousness.

The energy of the The energy of the Crown chakra Crown chakra enables us to enables us to live in the live in the moment, without moment, without desire. To be desire. To be truly free of truly free of concerns, concerns, worries, doubts, worries, doubts, and fears.and fears.

Wise and holy Wise and holy men and women men and women through the ages through the ages have have demonstrated demonstrated full mastery of full mastery of all chakras. all chakras.

We all have We all have access to all the access to all the energy of our energy of our chakras at any chakras at any given moment. given moment.

We all have had We all have had experiences of experiences of unconditional unconditional love, of a sense love, of a sense of oneness with of oneness with the beauty of the beauty of our our environment, of environment, of pure joy.pure joy.

A simple way to Balance your A simple way to Balance your ChakrasChakras

Place your hands Place your hands over each Chakra over each Chakra and send loving and send loving energy into each energy into each body/energy space.body/energy space.

A simple way to Balance your A simple way to Balance your Chakras (cont.)Chakras (cont.)

Use your hands to Use your hands to send energy into the send energy into the bottom of you trunk, bottom of you trunk, your pelvis, your your pelvis, your solar plexus, your solar plexus, your heart, your throat, heart, your throat, your forehead, and your forehead, and the top of your head.the top of your head.

A simple way to Balance your A simple way to Balance your Chakras (cont.)Chakras (cont.)

Use your hands to Use your hands to touch each area, touch each area, sending blessing sending blessing thoughts of thoughts of healing, peace, healing, peace, abundance, and abundance, and well being.well being.

A simple way to Balance your A simple way to Balance your Chakras (cont.)Chakras (cont.)

Awaken your energy Awaken your energy and reach for the and reach for the stars!.stars!.

By Dr. Jill N. HenryBy Dr. Jill N. HenryAuthor, Energy SourceBook – The Author, Energy SourceBook – The

Fundamentals of Personal Fundamentals of Personal EnergyEnergy

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