chakra opening exercises

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Hi calla lily

I think you will notice if you have been, er... used by something negative as you may feel unusually tired, or may have unusal feelings, visions. I knew of a chap who had all sorts of visions all of a sudden. He kept hearing voices and seeing things. Turned out his chakras were wide open and he was accessing all types of weird things in different planes.

One method i was told was to imagine each chakra as a rose. Open it out and then to close...yep, you guessed it - close it. As if the flower is opening in the light and closing in its natural way during the night. But don't close it too tight, just enough to let it breathe. The opening and closing of a rose is fairly easy to visualise and has the desired effect.

Like you say, a protective cloak is also another way of making sure no harm comes your way spiritually speaking, but always close the chakras before you come back into normal consciousness.

Hope someone else can clarify this!

x

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Totally agree with Caveman - I was also taught to imagine every chakra as a flower - to open imagine a bud opening, to close, see the petals close until the flower is a bud again.You can use the same kind of flower or you can use a flower in the colour that corresponds with the chakra colour.We usedto meditate and in the meditation open and close the flowers - obviously, once you have done it a while (or a few times) it is a very quick process.

I also agree with the cloak of protection - can never go wrong with that one.

XX
Jo

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many thanks for your replies caveman and jo [sm=1kis.gif]my dreams are usually far fetched to begin with, i haven't heard any odd voices ( apart from my own when i'm talking to myself which i do very, very frequently![sm=rollaugh.gif]) and i don't feel more tired than usual so hopefully nothing untoward has happened and i still feel *me*.

thats a really good visualisation technique you have both described and i'll be putting that in place pronto!

thanks once again [sm=hug.gif]

warm wishes- calla lily x

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The problem with having everything so accessible on the net and even in books is that beginners will try things without realising the consequences. Coming from a chi kung background, but fortunately picking the right books, I know that there are quite a few rules to follow to help you avoiding ending up in a mental institute or a hospital ward. There are many more chi kung books that don't bother with explaining the dangers that a practitioner risks by not following the necessary precautions. I can tell this is the case in this thread!

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I think when you go for your Reiki course, you will be taught psychic protection and will gain confidence through that. In the meantime, you can imagine the main chakras each being the right colour rather than them opening or closing. Just my thoughts 🙂

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Instead of opening and closing your chakras you could ask for them to be balanced

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hi calla lily
reading about you and your chakras ,and firstly i would say protection comes with trust andthe divine , always when doing any type ofspiritual make sure thatwhen doing your opening prayer,you ask that only divine love from all thats goodassists you ,
remember like attracts like , possesion is mostly in the persons own mind , and very rarely occurs, but still always protect your self,put a clock of protection around you and your family within your house ,remember any spiritual work your doing in your housethat is notshut down is like leaving a door open and you would'nt do that at night would you ?regular or daily use of incense , smudge sticks all help with closing , crystals too help with protection!!
if your door left open , is indeed putting you and your children at risks to unwanted visitors, try to keep all spirit work within the same room,including any tools ,( tarot cards).they attract spirit see ,it just provides some regularity for spirit to go to ,and your vibrations build in there , which in turn helps your work , remember also that when opening start with a powerful white light at the bottom of your feet it travels up untill you reach the 7th chakra,with white light , open each chakra in order ,once reached the crown chakra, the light must be visualised to open out of the head and up the sky, high as it can go , when shutting the light starts to draw back in through the head and travels down ,going through each chakra inreverse ,aswell as this imagine your shutting or locking all the chakras, and push thelight down towards the ground ,whenat your feet push the light in the ground , firrmly rooting the light in deep,like a oak tree roots, then say a closing prayer and end in lords prayer .
hope this has been of some help, really you need to hook up with a spiritualist church and maybe join a circle , this way you can be rest assured , much nicer to learn togeather then alone , and dont rush it , it all comes,but only when ready , certainly not before , and , you need some experienced guidence, playing dabbling ,if you like is not what it s all really about, you dont want to freak yourself out before your ready , do you? and if you dont know what s what, that will happen ,
take care chicken
angeldelightx

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well, even though my head hasn't rotated 360 degrees i've done a nice job of freaking myself out [sm=speechless-smiley-040.gif]so thats me done with my DIY exercises and rather run before i walk, i'm going to leave it to the experts now to guide me!

many thanks for all your advice everyone [sm=hug.gif]

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Hi calla lily

I have never closed my charkas nor have I have an inkling to do so, your chakras are similar to your lungs, if you don't breath you cease to exist on the physical plane, if you shut of the energy you would cease to exist permanently.

Your guides will look after you so please stop worrying and experiment to your hearts delight asit is the only way to learn what is right for you personally, just followyour intuition and instead of looking outward for so called expert answers try looking inwardsas you will find all of your answers there, there are no experts in this field even your guides can get it wrong on occasions;-)

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Calla Lily 😀

i've been doing these without the guidance of a reiki master( i found the exercises on the internet), but i've just recently found out that i shouldn't really be attempting to open my chakras by myself as i'm not closing down afterwards and apparently i'm making myself vulnerable to "posession" -is this true?

No it is not true. Paul is quite correct (above this post)

It's a good idea to work on the 1st 3 chakras (Root, Sacral and Solar) and to get them open and balanced before working on the "higher" chakras (Throat, 3rd Eye and Crown). This is to allow the "higher energies" to move easily through the body.

Remember that the heart chakra is the "bridge" between the lower and higher centres and here the heart should be open, forgiving and "in compassion".

There's no harm working on the chakras. The important thing is the spiritual development which goes with it. Awareness of the "emotional body" and the "mental body" and the way these bodies attempt to restrict spirituality and the knowledge of oneness with all things.

Do meditation work and consider "spiritual development" courses such as "Angel Days", "Crystal work", "Reiki 1 and/or 2"or even "Awakening the light body". All this work develops the chakras - which should always remain open for health, energy and well being.

Try not to go too quickly and be prepared for the "life issues" which you are working on to surface. One of these "life issues" appears to be confidence and the fear of failure or not doing things correctly. Remember there are only experiences,,,there are no mistakes.

Do you know anyone who mastered playing the piano who never ever played a wrong note whilst learning? We have to make mistakes...mistakes are only feedback...there's never ever anything to be afraid of apart from whatwe cannot handle in our mind. 🙂

My teacher says..."There's no such thing as negative energy....there is only energy we have not yet learned how to handle."

Meditate on this...it is a sublime truth.

You are safe, you are well, you are eternal. Fear is an attempt to prevent growth. It is something we have to face and move through..and when we do...we see that fearis only "paper tigers" in the mind.

Have fun!!!
😀

Bless
Bryan

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many thanks for your replies paul and bryan [sm=1kis.gif], its interesting to read the "flip side of the coin" so to speak and has given me a lot of food for thought ( noooo..thats not a thinly veiled disguise to say i'm actually confused what to do for the best[&:][sm=rollaugh.gif]!)

what i've been doing is a grounding exercise, followed by a root then sacral chakra opening. before and after the exercises, i ask my angel and spirit guide to protect me from harm and in addition, the cloak of protection.

the only warning on the website i got the exercises from was what you mentioned bryan, about working with the chakras in order, starting with the root. i'm hoping to book a reiki session within the next fortnight and then in the near future progress onto a reiki 1 course.

oh why oh why did i have to read what i did..ignorance would of indeed been bliss and i wouldn't of got myself into a right tizz!

i'm going to have to have a bit of a think [sm=scratchchin.gif]before deciding whether to resume my exercises ..this may take a while as to say i dither is a huge understatement!!

thanks once again , your replies have been greatly appreciated [sm=hug.gif]

warm wishes- calla lily x

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oh why oh why did i have to read what i did..ignorance would of indeed been bliss and i wouldn't of got myself into a right tizz!

i'm going to have to have a bit of a think [sm=scratchchin.gif]before deciding whether to resume my exercises ..this may take a while as to say i dither is a huge understatement!!

😀
Calla Lilly,

So why exactly are you doing these exercises? What benefits do you expect? Do the benefits outweigh your concerns? Why are you interested in Reiki and Chakra opening exercises in the first place if you're worried about needing "protection"?

Who can you trust? Which information..."flip side" or your own...is correct? Which part of you needs protecting and from what? Does the eternal part of you need protecting? Why? What from? What do you believe in? Who are you?

We can go on and on asking questions and worrying about the answers. So maybe it's time to let go of a few things. Why not ask for guidance from your eternal higher self and soul andplace the emotional and mental parts of who you identify with in perspective?

Spiritual growth and healing is about connecting with the higher aspects of ourselves and letting go of lots of baggage. Try to see that most of the time you are simply talking to yourself and this talking is designed to stop you from growing. It is designed to hold you in a state of indecision and paralysis.

In most cases, all we need protection from is ourselves!

Get my drift?
😀

We create our own reality. It is your decision and your responsibility to either be a master of what you create or a slaveto the "lower" aspects ofyourmind which will do anything they can to sabotage your growth. Get these "children of the lower mind" under control! Have courage to expand your comfort zone in the certain knowledge that you are safe and the universe is a safe place to be. Play in the universe. You are safe. You have my word on it..if you care to believe me. 😀

Bless
Bryan

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I agree with Paul and Bryan.
Reiki is not about Chakras. Dr Usui did not teach Chakras to his students. This is not to deny that the Chakras exist, but that you should always learn about these things from your own guidance and investigation rather than just take the word of a Reiki Master; even your own Reiki Master, or the words that you read on the internet. You are the best judge of how best to look after yourself.

My own advice would be to just keep the intent that your chakras will be protected from negative energy entering and that will be sufficient. As Paul says, if you close off all your chakras, you'd wind up dead as the energy would not flow as it is supposed to, and as angeldelight says, although she calls it 'spiritual', if you are doing any sort of energy work, just state your intention to keep your chakras balanced, whether this is in the form of a prayer or other means.

Love and Reiki Hugs

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As Paul says, if you close off all your chakras, you'd wind up dead as the energy would not flow as it is supposed to

I hardly think so![sm=rollaugh.gif]Ever heard of somebody killing themselves this way? There might be a lot less people on a spiritual path if they were dropping like flies from trying things. I think if you do wrong your higher self or guides will step in and protect you.

but that you should always learn about these things from your own guidance and investigation rather than just take the word of a Reiki Master

Now, that I can live with, and believe we should all be learning this way. If it feels comfortable and good to you, go with it as you are on the right path for you.

Regards,
Jo

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many thanks for your replies jo and giles [sm=hug.gif], i've just had a moment of clarity[sm=idea.gif] and have thought of my own experience learning about the tarot which i will apply to the question of chakra exercises ......*drum roll*....

erm...what alot of you have been saying, being my own guide and exploring for myself what feels right ..D'OH!

think i had better obscure myself from view for a bit ![sm=hidesbehindsofa.gif]

thanks once again for all your input everyone [sm=1kis.gif]

warm wishes- calla lily x

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ORIGINAL: Mr_Firstlight

So why exactly are you doing these exercises? What benefits do you expect?.........

....Which part of you needs protecting and from what?

I think many answers are to be found in these questions.

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ORIGINAL: Jobelle

As Paul says, if you close off all your chakras, you'd wind up dead as the energy would not flow as it is supposed to

I hardly think so![sm=rollaugh.gif]Ever heard of somebody killing themselves this way? There might be a lot less people on a spiritual path if they were dropping like flies from trying things. I think if you do wrong your higher self or guides will step in and protect you.

Well I won't be trying it myself. 😉
I think if you tried to close of all your chakras you'd become very ill before you managed to finish the job. Like you say, your guidance would stop you from doing it.

Love and Reiki Hugs