This weekās challenge, for me, looked nothing like I anticipated. The work is just beginning and I donāt feel that Iāve necessarily ācompletedā anything, but Iāll share where my focus and energy has been!
During the Solar Plexus chakra meditation on Thursday, I discovered my Sacral Chakra (or Svadhisthana) was blocked. (I will say, the fact that I was in tune enough with my energies to pick up on this kind of blows my mind as Iāve never done much Chakra work.)
So, I started investigating. I delved into a few books, Chakra for Everyday Living, Auras Awakening Awareness and A Little Bit of Chakras. Iāve always thought Chakras were ācoolā and I found them interesting, but I cannot stress enough now how much has fallen into place when it comes to my own understanding of MYSELF, and learning why this chakra was blocked and what that can look like.
When Svadhisthana is fully developed, it produces the necessary radiance to unite in a bond of love with another soul and fuels the growth of consciousness to enlightenment.
ā¦it is often referred to as the center of self-expression.
If this Chakra is BLOCKED:
(Chakra spins slowly or not at all): over-sensitive, hard on him/herself, feels guilty for no reason, frigid or impotent.
Sacral Chakra Archetypes are The Martyr, or The Sovereign, which are concerned with our attitudes concerning Abundance - a HUGE focal point for me lately, mainly feeling a lack thereof. Not enoughness, constantly. So if I am out of balance, I am The Martyr. (Boo! Everybody, boooo! )
THE MARTYR
āMartyrs are less likely than Victims to blame external influences for what they perceive as a life of suffering, but share a similar belief that they donāt deserve better. Martyrdom involves being entrenched in a pit of self-pity with no motivation to shift negative attitudes contributing to the situation. Martyrsā lives are steeped in a sense of lack, which underpins a justification for not changing behaviors because there is just not enough good fortune in the world to go round - and they have drawn the short straw. So they complain, but never take any action. Theirs is a passive acceptance of life rather than the desire to change. Without a proper regard for personal needs and desires, mothers very often develop into Martyrs.ā
At this point in my reading I am CALLED OUT.
When the Sacral Chakra is blocked or out of balance, it can cause physical issues such as lower back pain (Iāve been dealing with since February). Alrighty then!
A great stone correspondence is the CARNELIAN, which a quiz recently told me I needed in my life. Hmm.
I watched this fantastic informative video:
So at this point, Iām ready to take action.
Sacral Chakra color correspondence: ORANGE. Iām ready. What do I have thatās orange? Iām going to surround myself with this color. I am going to bring healing to my Sacral Chakra and open myself up to creativity, self expression, joy, pleasure, self acceptance.
I found my ONE orange candleā¦ I wanted more candles so I used red, white, gold - anything that reminded me of the radiant energy of the Svadhisthana, I lit them on my altar and wrote some affirmations for this Chakra: My life is unfolding exactly as as it should, and Who I am is good enough. I began to feel a stirring of energy in my lower abdomen.
I ask for Divine Intervention and Healing and I do this Guided Meditation:
Followed by this Sacral Chakra Yoga:
ā¦ and I experience incredible healing of this powerful energy.
Why was it blocked? Thatās a long story I donāt have all the answers to, but I believe a lot of it has to do with the facts that 1. I have demanded perfection of myself in all aspects. This has drastically limited my creativity and acceptance of my own emotions. 2. I am a performer who hasnāt performed in 3 years becauseā¦ well, life happens. This is an integral part of who I am - my purpose, my passion, and I have not had that outlet to release. Regardless of the why, I am ready to heal and accept and love myself and allow myself to create and play and laugh and FEEL freely.
I have decided to surround myself with golds and oranges, more than anything to bring awareness to this chakra that is in a stage of repair.
I decided to do my makeup based on the colors of this Chakra. (Oh, and my word, Iāve GOT to learn more about color magic in makeup!)
Iām going to paint my nails orange. I am going to continue to learn about the Chakras. This is an incredibly powerful form of healing and introspection that I plan to take with me throughout my entire life.
If you have read all of thisā¦ BLESS YOU!! And blessed be, my dear sweet glorious Infinite Roots Coven.