Chakras for beginners

Hello.

I'm a big fan of "Avatar: The Last Airbender" animated series and I noticed there was an episode that explained for beginners what chakras are and how they work. I figured it is a good idea to have this here for me to come from time to time and remember the "good stuff" in life.

To bring balance in the world you must first strugle to obtain balance within.

Water flows in a stream like energy flows through your body. This stream has many ponds where water swirls around before going on its way. These ponds are like chakras within us. Chakras are ponds of energy that spiral within our bodies. If nothing was around. this stream would flow freely and pure. But life is messy, and things tend to fall in. These things block the pond and the stream stops from flowing.

There are 7 chakras that go up the body.

Each of them is a pond, has a purpose and can be blocked by a specific kind of emotional mark.

Remember!

Opening of chakras is an intense experience and once you begin this process, you cannot stop until all 7 are opened.

Earth Chakra

Found at the base of the spine, deals with survival and it is blocked by fear. What are you most afraid of? Let your fears become clear for you. Your vision usualy imagined by yourself, is not real. You are worried about your survival. You must subject your fear. Let your fears flow down the stream.

Water chackra

Deals with pleasure and it is usually blocked by guilt. Now try to visualize all the guilt that burdens you so much. What are you blaming yourself most for? As help you must accept the reality: that these things happen, and can happen to anybody. Don't let it cloud and poison your mind. If you wish to be a positive influence on the world, you need to learn to forgive yourself.

Fire chackra

Found in the area of the stomach. This deals with the power of will and it is generally blocked by shame. What are you ashamed of? What are your biggest disappointments in yourself? You will never find balance if you deny this part of your life. Accept and love all the aspects of what you are, even your mistakes.

Heart chackra

Found in the area of the heart, and it deals with love. Generally, this is blocked by grief. Put all your grief in front of you. We all suffer from a great loss, but love is a form of energy that swirls all around us. You must understand that love once thought lost, it is not really lost because it dwells within your heart, and it is reborn under the form of a new love. Let grief float away.

Sound chackra

Found at the leel of the neck, it deals with truth and it is usually blocked by lies. The lies that we tell to ourselves. You cannot lie about your true nature. Deep inside yourself you know who you trully are and you must accept that.

Light chackra

Placed in the center of the forehead, deals with understanding, reason, intuition and it is blocked by illusions, the ones created by yourself. The biggest illusion from this world is the illusion of separation. Things that you believe to be different and separate, are in reality one and the same. Everything is connected.

Thought chackra

Located at the base of the crown of the head. Deals with cosmic energy and it is blocked by earthly attachment. You should contemplate at what binds you to this world. This is considered the hardest to obtain - it requires renunciation of earthly love for certain beings, in order to achieve the greater good. It requires your submission. Only then you can connect to your perfect self, that can hel bring balance back.