Anahata—The Heart Chakra Correspondences

• Colors—Green & Pink
• Element—Air
• Function—Love
• Basic Rights—To love and be loved
• Demon—Grief
• Life Lessons—Love is Divine Power.  Forgiveness and compassion for oneself and others, and honoring the earthly forms of divine love
• Power—Love and Compassion
• Strengths—Forgiveness, dedication, inspiration, hope, trust, the ability to heal
• Shadow—Jealousy, anger, resentment, and the inability to forgive
• Main Issues— Belief about love and relationships
• Areas of Body Governed—Heart, chest, lungs, circulation, heart plexus
• Gland—Thymus
• Associated Spinal Area—Fourth Thoriac vertebra
• Life Issues—Passion, tenderness, inner child issues, and rejection
• Physical Ailments—High blood pressure, trouble breathing, heart disease cancer
• Crystals—Watermelon tourmaline, rose quartz, emerald, green calcite, jade aventurine quartz, malachite, moonstone, peridot , diamonds
• Shape—Crescent Moon
• Plant—Foxglove, rose, carnation, lily
• Musical Note—F
• Seed Sound—Lam
• Ruling Planet—Venus & Mercury
• Incense/Aromatherapy—Rose, carnation, lily of the valley
• Tarot Cards—Death, Justice, Hanged Man—[b]Tarot Suit[/b]—Swords
• Tree of Life Sephiroth—Tiphareth
• Hindu Deities—Vishnu, Lakshimi (as preserver), Krishna, Isvara, Kama, Vayu, Aditi, Urvasi
• Other Deities—Aphrodite, Reyja, Pan, Eros, Dian Chcht, Maat, Asclepius, Isis, Aeolus, Shu, Christ
• Astrological—Libra and Taurus
• Archangel—Raphael

Anaharta I AM Litany

• I AM Love.~
• I AM Compassion. ~
• I AM freedom.
• I am peace
• I am light.
• I am balance
• I am one with the universe

Focus for Balancing Anaharta

Using things around the house create a focal point to help balance this chakra.  Remember the correspondences.  Use green and pink items, and crystals if you have them handy, otherwise pieces of clothing, towels, scarves, pictures, candles all work nicely.  Use things that help you focus on what you are working on with this chakra.  You may want to use just a little TV tray, night stand or patio table for this, if you want to keep this up for a while.  This will also allow you to stop on the way by and just do a quick visualization exercise.

Consider this when deciding how to put your altar together: what areas of your life would an imbalance in this chakra affect?  Get things for the altar that relate to those areas and have meaning to you.

Now that you have put the altar together, it is time to do a quick 5 minute visualization to ask for balance of the chakra.  I enjoy visualizing the chakra in motion.  You may use any method you wish.  Visualize pleasure and joy coming from this area.  Feel that green and pink energy and pleasure rise up the sushumna to the crown.  Feel the shiver of pleasure and energy as it passes through the crown and flows over your body in an aura of the color of the chakra.

Here is a link that explains the energy running up the sushumna.  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sushumna

Namaste

Anaharta-The Heart Chakra

What & Where?

The Sanskrit name of the 4th chakra is Anahata, which means, sound that is made without any two things striking; unstruck.  It is located in the center of your chest.  The colors are green and pink, and it is associated with the planet Venus.

The nerve plexus associated with Anaharta is the Cardiac Plexus.  The major function of this chakra is Love, not on the relationship basis, but on the global basis.  The love in a relationship wants to possess the person; on the global level it wants what is best for the person. This chakra deals with self-love and others, acceptance of everyone (including yourself), and compassion

Main Function

The Heart Chakra is the central Chakra which is the conduit from the lower Chakras of the worldly concerns of security, procreation and personal power; to the higher concerns of expression, inner voice and spirituality.  It also is the conduit that flows the spirituality of the upper three chakras to the lower chakras of worldly concerns.  Without opening and balancing the heart chakra it is difficult to balance the other Chakras, and the flow from the upper to lower and lower to upper chakras is diminished or blocked. 

This Chakra is the center of Love.  It is about self-acceptance, forgiveness and compassion.  It is the acceptance of everyone, including and especially oneself, by recognizing that we are all doing the best that we can at this moment in time.  Self-love, self-acceptance, forgiveness and compassion need to be applied to oneself as well as others in order for us to be able to love unconditionally.   When we lack any of the conditions it can lead to low self-esteem, self-doubt and self-pity; thus, balancing this chakra will break this cycle. Balance will improve all relationships in your life, whether of a romantic, familial or friendly nature. 

An imbalance in the lower chakras will seriously affect ones ability to balance the heart chakra.  Insecurity, emotional imbalance, lack of self-esteem or other dysfunction of the lower chakras will make it difficult, if not impossible, to balance the Heart Chakra.    Without self-esteem, a sense of security, and emotional balance it is not possible to love unconditionally.  Without those balances, self-love is difficult and, we are not capable of loving others in a way that is healthy for both parties, and we are totally incapable of global love and compassion.

Does the phrase follow your heart mean anything to you?  My heart goes out to them, I know in my heart of hearts that…, it breaks my heart to hear that…., follow your heart.  All of these are expressions of the range of emotions that deal with the heart chakra.  We tend to be rational beings and think with our heads.  However, the heart is often a better means of determining our deeper needs.  You tend to lose something when you only “use your head.”

Related Bodily Functions

The body associations are heart, chest, lungs, and circulation.  Related health issues, high blood pressure, trouble breathing, heart disease and cancer.

Over Active Heart Chakra

                                               

When you are full of doubt, cling, act needy and jealous with someone you profess to love, you can be sure that the heart chakra is overactive.  Often with over active Chakras love is conditional, and if someone does not meet these conditions you threaten to withhold your love.  Under these circumstances only, a poor imitation of love can be achieved.  You may repeat patterns of love of those who raised you.  You may be judgmental and critical of those you love, and hope that the object of your “love” will somehow change to fit your ideal.  You need to stop and look at your self.  How is your self-love?  Until you learn to love yourself, you will have difficulty loving others in a way that does not smoother them or dry up over time as you lose interest in the imitation.  The Archetype here is the Actor/Performer, as they don’t know real love, compassion or forgiveness.  They look outside themselves for love and fulfillment.

Under Active

When you avoid relationships with people, whether romantic or platonic, it is a sure sign that the chakra is under active.   Do you feel unworthy of love?  Are you constantly seeking affirmation that your romantic and personal friends love you?   You may fall in love and it will be so hard that it is difficult if not impossible to let go of that love.   You may avoid getting into relationships, or even attempting to get into a relationship because you fear the rejection.  This is the person that will go to the dance, but never ask anyone to dance for fear of the rejection.   In all of these situations self-pity may also be present.  Do you feel sorry for yourself? 

Balanced

The balanced chakra is characterized by your ability to know and love yourself called selfhood.  It allows you to love everyone unconditionally, secure in the knowledge that you are anchored in Selfhood.  This is the condition where you give and receive love freely.  People in balance with their heart chakra tend to be loving, inclusive and exude a warm fuzzy feeling when you are around them.  It is possible for them to love others without reservation.  They will not project some fantasy of love on others, as they have self-love that frees them to love others.  When this Archetype of the Lover comes into your life, it will change your life for the better. 

Self Examination

Answer these questions, you may share your answers or not as you choose.

• How do you respond to others?  Is it through your mind and intellect or with your heart?
• How much do you feel connected to others?  Try smiling at other people?  Record their response.
• Are you hard on yourself for your failings?   Forgiveness and compassion are based in this chakra.  Balance is key.  Accept and honor your light and dark sides, they are there for a reason.
• Do you “put on a good face” not associated with your feelings?
• Do you see yourself as compassionate or do you judge others? 

"The person that meditates perseveringly on this chakra may easily have out-of-body experiences and fly thus to parallel astral universes. Such a person is the perfect instrument of the divine cosmic love and obtains all other divine qualities." ~Swami Shivananda

Ponder this quote from Stephen Covey as he was advising a man who felt he no longer loved his wife, or was not loved in return:

“Love her”, said Covey.  “I told you, the feeling just isn’t there anymore”, said the man. “Lover her”, Covey said once more.  “You don’t understand.  The feeling of love just isn’t there,” repeated the man.  “Then love her.  If the feeling isn’t there, that’s a good reason to love her.”  “But how do you love when you do not love,” asked the man?

Covey replied: “My friend, love is a verb.  Love—the feeling—is a fruit of love, the verb.  So love her. Serve her. Sacrifice. Listen to her. Empathize. Appreciate. Affirm her.  Are you willing to do that?”

Love is a feeling, but it is a feeling that is created out of action. ~Anodea Judith from Eastern Body-Western Mind.

Symbol

The green in the symbol is the protective layer of the delicate pink inside.  The outside corresponds to the pericardium of the heart, and protects the pure heart from negative, outside assault.  The inner heart remains pure and unblemished, and is the seat of the Spirit that dwells in us all.  This spirit may be called anything; I just call it the Word.

It Really is All Perspective

I was watching Deepak Chopra and Oprah Winfrey today, and realized that I should probably get some of his books.  He has come a very long way from his first strange explorations 30 years ago.  Oh wait, could I have that wrong, is it me that has grown.  Well maybe a little of both is my theory.  All of my favorite teachers have come a long way with me.  I actually see some of my favorite Televangelists jumping on the spiritual band wangon so to speak in ways that mimic some of my favorite spiritual teachers.

At any rate, there were several things that struck me during this program, and I had to capture the teachings in a way that makes them available to me and anyone else.  Deepak became a monk, and during his training he and his fellow initiates would meditate on their own death, and then go out an beg for a good share of the day.  No one could have recognized Deepak without his hair, dressed in the orange and yellow robes or a monk, and barefoot.  Can you see where this is going?

One evening when he returned to the monestary, his teacher asked him how things were going.  He indicated that things were going pretty good.  However, his feet were very sore from walking barefoot, when he was used to wearing shoes.  His teacher said well then you need to change your perspective.  "You should concentrate on the super relief of the lifted food.  Lifting the foot takes the pressure off that sore foot, and it feels soooo good."  Those statements hit me like a freight train.  Isn't it just like us to focus on the negative aspects of walking barefoot, rather than the positive joy of lifting that sore foot from the road.  Imagine what that might be like?  Imagine what it would be like to use that parable for all sore things in our life.  Accentuate the positive, minimize the negative.  It really is all "Perspective."

Manipura—The Warrior Archetype

I offer this website as one that will give you information about the warrior archetype from its light and dark side.  http://www.myss.com/library/contracts/three_archs.asp We will be focusing on the warrior as a functional archetype for Manipura. As we embark on exploring the warrior, let’s leave behind the attitudes of the servant.

The warrior lets us be the hero of our own lives. We take control, harness our power, and live from a solidly empowered position in our work, relationships and the world around us. The more we give ourselves permission to feel good in the power of our own energy, the more personal power we accumulate in our lives.

It is a strong archetype, and operates primarily on an instinctual level and positively reflects our levels of self-confidence, self-worth, and personal power. When we assert our right to be the best person we know how to be, this archetype gives us the focus and strength to do so. This means we do the things we love and enjoy, and fully express our talents and gifts. It also gives us the ability to say “no” when necessary. Our ability to defend our rights, and stand up for ourselves comes from this archetype. It is from here that we make our stand in life.

The way the world forces the development of the warrior is by giving it challenges to face. This usually takes the form of rejection, or opposition. The warrior must rely on its own sense of self, and worth to see them through, and harness its strength and power. It sharpens its proverbial sword and develops its esteem, confidence and wisdom for growth and personal development.

The warrior thrives on strife and conflict, and uses these situations to further its power. The warrior is always on the side of good as it perceives it, and often forgets that this is based in its own projections. The polarity of good and bad gives the warrior the impetus it needs to fight for itself.

There are some spiritual limitations, as the warrior believes in the material world and its divisions of power and strength.  At this level of awareness the warrior has not yet extended their awareness to the reality that we are all one. They experience power played out in relationships, working situation and in life, and understands the way people act out their aggression, anger and jealousy as a substitute for any sense of personal power. It is important for them to have a strong and resilient ego, and to strive for success in all they do. They make money, seek pleasure, and find intimacy and survive without jeopardizing their worth or integrity in any way. Indeed everything they do heightens their sense of worth. The limitation is that many warriors believe that their success is the result of their own doing.  They do not necessarily link their ego with their spiritual awareness, because they believe they are solely responsible for their success. A spiritual warrior on the other hand, is constantly thankful for the challenges and obstacles it encounters and overcomes, as this is what develops grace and grit. If the warrior does not develop some type of spirituality, it may become arrogant and rigid. It can become focused only on its ambition and success.

This archetype offers us the opportunity to experience our control of the world and to understand and come to terms with the nature of power. It gives us an awareness of how we mange power and how others can harness it or misuse it in their lives and relationships. It is a necessary archetype to transcend on the path to love.

Manipura—The Servant Archetype

 

I offer this website as one that will give you information about the servant archetype from its light and dark side. http://www.myss.com/library/contracts/three_archs.asp  All archetypes have a light and dark side, but what we are talking about for the purposes of this lesson will be the more dysfunctional manifestation of the archetype.

The servant is one who serves others to the exclusion of the self. The servant archetype gets lots of support from society and religion, as there is a belief that service to others builds character. This is absolutely true, but the difference between service to others, and servitude are great. Service is giving time to help others in need, and the reward is the knowledge that you are doing a good thing. Servitude is doing for others in hopes that they will praise and acknowledge you.

The servant often attends to others needs, and neglects their own needs. This archetype is not as dysfunctional as the victim or Martyr, but represents, someone who does a job well but who is neglected and receives little acknowledgement for what they do. A servant does not believe that they deserve praise or thanks for what they do. They are happy for any bone thrown their way; however, healthy relationships acknowledge the contributions each other and all parties concerned.

If you look at the life of a servant, they usually do their job without much recognition that they even exist. There are numerous times that they are ignored as if not present. They are in the background waiting their opportunity so serve others needs.

In the dysfunctional archetype the person is always waiting on others, and performing others wishes without acknowledgement or gratitude. They lack the self-esteem to move on to higher levels of achievement and empowerment. Since they don’t believe that they deserve anything better, they are not capable of empowering themselves, and therefore, always waiting on others to give them what they cannot give themselves. This is a recipe for failure and an unhappy life of servitude to ungrateful recipients. This archetype gives up its personal power and emotional needs in order to win approval and acknowledgement from others. This archetype “projects its power on to others and makes them more powerful than they are, investing them with qualities it would like to express but wouldn’t dare.

To change this archetype we need to learn to empower ourselves, and give acknowledgment to ourselves for jobs well done. If you wait on others to give praise or acknowledgement, you are giving them your personal power. Often servants long for praise for others who are incapable of giving this praise. When this happens the servant needs to give themselves room to evaluate their abilities and performance and give themselves the praise they deserve. They need to distance themselves from the situation or person with whom they are entangled, release its projections of power into the other person and own its worth. It is time to analyze the reason that the praise and acknowledgement is so important to you, and why you have placed yourself in this situation where you aren’t getting what you want.

When the servant lives for acknowledgement and recognition from others they are dependent on them for their well-being and it makes them responsible for their happiness. Thus they stay submissive and dependent on others. The servant needs to know the simple truth that it doesn’t need to do or be anything in order to be loved.  They deserve love and consideration simply because they are worthy of it. Their value is not tied to what they do but to who it is.

Some rolls that engender the servant are a housewife who’s only acknowledged roll is to serve their husband and children. Nurses, secretaries, and other auxiliary helpers often fall into this category of service without acknowledgement from those they serve. This does not mean that those in these rolls always manifest this archetype, so long as they receive the acknowledgement they deserve. And of course, this archetype is not gender specific.

One always needs to analyze their situation as regards any situation that is not palatable, and take steps to correct the situation. Abusive situations require removing oneself from the immediate danger, and working to understand what brought you to that situation. This should be done with the aid of professionals.

 

Remember to perform the Golden Warrior Meditation if you find that you relate overmuch with the archetype.  This will help you reclaim your own power, and praise yourself for jobs well done.

Manipura—Guided Meditation for the Solar Plexus Chakra

Try to perform this meditation when you won’t be disturbed.  Turn the phone off or down, make sure the children are occupied or in bed.  Find a comfortable position either sitting in lotus position, lying on the floor or bed, or in a reclining chair.  Play soft soothing music.  Use the aroma therapy recommendations from the Manipura Correspondences, or burn incense of the appropriate variety to match the aroma therapy recommendations. 

Here is a bit of guidance about your personal power.  When you allow the opinions, actions or someone’s position in life cause you to act in ways that are against your nature, you have given them power over you.  They may not even be aware that they have this power, but you know they do if you really look.  These people will make you angry, do or consider doing things that are against you best interest.  This meditation will help you take back that power, and help assure that you do not give your personal power to others.  A really good article on this is Here.  You don’t need to follow her advice, but it does a good job of explaining personal power.

I like to record these visualizations.  Talk softly, and slowly.  If you don’t like the sound of your own voice, have a friend record it for you.  The multiple dots after words ……mean a long pause.  The dots after numbers mean to count slowly.

Now begin.  

The Golden Warrior Meditation

Begin by placing your tongue on the spot where your teeth and gums come together.  Take a deep breath through your nose 1…2…3…4…  hold that breath 1…2...3...4...5...6...7 exhale through your mouth 1….2…3…4…5…6…7…8 repeat this process 3 more times.  Begin to breathe normally.  Now relax your feet….  Feel that nice relaxing feeling moving up your calves…, through your knees and into the thighs…..  Feel your legs grow heavy and sink into their point of contact……  Feel that nice warm, relaxing feeling moving through the muscles of your buttocks and into your stomach…..feel the muscles relax and the tightness leave…….Feel that relaxation moving up your chest and back…, feel your shoulders relax, and shoulder blades press into the point of contact….Feel that nice relaxing feeling moving down your arm, and into your hands, feel a nice tingling feeling in your fingers as you let yourself go……Feel the relaxation move up your neck, into your scalp…..down the front of your brow.  Feel the forehead smooth out and lose its creases……feel the relaxation move into your jaw…unclench your teeth…..feel your chin drop……Relax…..Relax

Now you find yourself in nice comfortable surroundings.  There is a gentle breeze blowing….The birds are singing…You can feel the sun on your face.  You feel that nice warm yellow light penetrating your skin…. warming you from within.  Feel the power of that light….You are surrounded by the aura of the yellow light that serves as your armor.  An armor of warm strong yellow light that allows energy for your highest and greatest good to flow in, yet allows negative energy to flow out away from you.  It is always there, all you need to do is recognize it.  It is you and the armor is yours.  Feel yourself fill with confidence, power and courage.  I AM confidence I AM Power, I AM courage, I AM that I AM.  You fill with the yellow light of true power, confidence, and courage. You are right here, right now, and in control.  This is your position of control. You are capable of doing anything…You shall take back your personal power from anyone that you have given it to.

Envision the person(s) to whom you leak your personal power…..  See them standing at the edge of this area….…..In their hand is the scepter of your power that you have relinquished to them…..Feel the heat of the spiritual warrior coursing through your veins, feel the yellow light of your power….Stretch out your hand toward the scepter…..Call it to you……Watch it jump out of the grasp of the other person and fly into your grasp. You have no need to fight with this person, no aggression is necessary.  Just call to you what is yours by right.  You are now in possession of your personal power.  It has always been yours, and you have a right to it. You are now the wielder of this power.  You have the confidence to use it wisely.

You stride forward confident in your power.  You show the person the scepter of you power.  You gently say in a nice soft voice.  “This is my personal power, and I will never relinquish it to you or any other person.  I have the confidence to use it for my own greater good, and I will not need your help any longer.”  Wave your hand at this person in a dismissive gesture, and watch them blink out of sight……

Lie down with your scepter of personal power……Feel the confidence that it instills in you.  Absorb the power and make it yours. The scepter is a mere representation of that which is in you.  Know that you are courageous, because you had the strength to take back your personal power, and dismiss the person to whom you had given it.  You are a Golden Spiritual Warrior.  You have a spark of the divine for guidance, just be still and listen for it.  You can call it from within you at anytime. 

Now I’m going to count backwards form 5 to 1.  5…your are beginning to rouse from the visualization….4 you feel confident and powerful…3 your courage is always available…2 your power and divine guidance are yours at will….1 you are fully aware of your surroundings, your eyes are open and you feel relaxed and rested. 

This concludes the guided meditation.  Welcome to the world of confidence and courage. 

If you have any thoughts on guided meditations for this charka, please feel free to use them, and if you like share them with us.  You may use any part of mine that you wish, like the beginning relaxation.  Then you can add your own guided imagery, the more the merrier.  I sometimes use this is a specific way to reclaim my leaked power from a specific person.

Manipura-Solar Plexus Chakra Activities

Yoga Postures

Do NOT perform these postures if you are physically incapable of doing so.  Before beginning any type of physical postures one should consult a physician.

Bhujangasana

Pranayama — The described routine should be followed up until you reach the Breath of Fire.  However, performing all of them will not hurt you.  You should not perform any of these pranayama if you have breathing issues.  Go slow at first if you have never done these.

Urdhva Hastasana

TheWoodchopper

ChestExpander – I also like to just relax my arms to my side, and lean back a bit letting my arms dangle back of me and opening my chest.

 Cat Pose

Other Things to Try

• Jogging
• Power walking
• Belly Dancing

Solar Plexus Contraction—Lie on your back with your knees bent and the soles of your feet flat on the floor.  Be sure that your back is comfortable.  Take a deep breath and exhale.  At the same time contract your stomach muscles and try to push your belly button through to your backbone.  Hold for a short count of 4 and release.  Repeat for a count of 5.  As you progress you may want to try a few more at a time.

BellyRoll Undulations also work well.

Activity for the Solar Plexus

• Take a trip on your own to somewhere you have never been.
• Climb a mountain
• Start a course of study of something you always wanted to do
• Sell or give away things that don’t have meaning or allure any longer
• Talk to someone who frightened you in the past
• Talk to a friend or healer who can help you resolve issues in you past, which block your happiness and health today.

Aroma Therapy

Bergamot—(Citrus bergamia)

Carnation—(Dianthus caryophyllus)

Gold Chamomile—(Roman) (Chamaemelum nobile or Anthemis noblis)

Fennel—(Foeniculum vulgare, F. officinale, Anethum foeniculum)

Lavender—(Lavendula augustifolia, L. officinalis, L. vera)

Sandalwood—(Santalum Alb)

Methods for dispersing are in hot melted candle wax (unscented candle of course).  Don’t get oil in flame, just drop on top of melted wax.  Oil diffuser on low wattage lamp, or on low wattage lamp bulb itself.  In simmering (not boiling) water.

Follow the Chakra

This is a free flowing movement with hands, feet and body moving from guidance from the solar plexus chakra.

1. Stand with your feet shoulder width apart and hands on the solar plexus.  Visualize a golden yellow sphere vibrating under your hands, pulsating with light and energy.  Sense this yellow glow extending out from you Solar Plexus chakra to the rest of your body.  Become aware of the power that is now available to you from the top of your head to the tips of your toes.
2. Keeping this visualization allow your solar plexus to direct the movement of your body as if it were a ball of light extending from your stomach.  Flow with the movement of the energy, feel your feet and arms flow with the movement of the energy.  Allow your arms to swing out to the sides and twist your body to follow their motion.  Intuitively follow the movement.
3. Acknowledge any inhibited thoughts that enter your head and the let them flow past like a cloud on a summer day.  Try not to concentrate on anything but gentle, flowing movements of your body and arms.  Drift off into your own little world for as long as you are comfortable, keeping the focus on the powerful little ball of light emanating from your stomach.
4. Allow yourself to become abandoned to the power within you, shutting off the inner voice of “shouldn’ts and can’ts”

Light Meditation

Get comfortable.  Either lay on the floor with hands at a 45° angle to your body, in a recliner or lying in bed.  Begin the meditation while playing soft, relaxing music, and if possible use one of the aroma therapy methods defined in a previous post. 

Take a few deep breaths prior to beginning the 4-7-8 Breath.

4-7-8-Breath—Take a slow deep breath in through the nose for a count of 4; visualize inhaling nice, clean, relaxing air.  Hold the breath for a count of 7; visualize the nice clean relaxation circulating through your body.  Exhale through your mouth with a whoosh sound for the count of 8; visualize releasing all of the negativity and tension from your body.  Your tongue should be touching the roof of your mouth right where the teeth and gums come together.  There is no prescribed length for the counts, but they should be equally space through each cycle.  Perform four (4) cycles at first, and increase to eight (8) cycles over 4 weeks.  There is no need to perform more of these at one time.  Do this a couple times a day.

Return your breathing to normal.  Tell your body to relax.  Pay close attention to the jaw line, brow, and shoulders.  Notice any areas that are painful and tight and breathe into them while you feel them relax and release.  When you are relaxed; breathe normally.  Feel yourself bathed in the warm fire of the confidence.  This is not a fire that will burn you physically, but one that will light the fire of confidence.  See the yellow fire of confidence coalesce around your solar plexus, feel it enter your body and lodge in your solar plexus.  Feel that yellow light attach into your spine, and warm you.  Feel this yellow light expand up and outward to just above your body.  Watch as it turns into the bud of a lotus.  Visualize the bud opening, into the first blush of full bloom.  This is not an overblown bloom, past its prime, but one that is perfect.  Visualize this lotus begin to spin clockwise.  Slowly at first, but picking up speed until it falls into rhythm with your heart.  Hold this visualization for as long as you like .……….  When you are finished breathe deeply and feel the energy of the breath revive you and energize you.

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