Manipura

Manipura: Third Chakra

The third chakra is at the navel point.  A glowing yellow energy center; fire is the element, and this is where we generate heat in the body, physically to aid digestion, and energetically to fire our passions.

When the Navel chakra is balanced we are energetic, goal orientated and our very presence speaks volumes.  The power of the third chakra is to purify, to burn away old habits and addictions. We tap into our personal power, our integrity.  We are able to commit, feel competent, and we contribute easily, but not from a sence of duty.    The greatest gift of the Manipura chakra is our sense of humor.

Out of balance, and we become scattered and unfocused.  We lack the vitality, the energy to manifest thoughts and dreams into action.  Subsequently we become angry and frustrated with our life.  We start to hold on to our emotions, our traumas, to create drama in a lack luster life.

Our anger can be twofold.  When the 3rd chakra is out of balance not only do we become frustrated with ourselves we can be overwhelmed and unable to deal with anger in our environment.

Although we cannot remove someone else’s anger, we can focus on our own, and begin to look at the root cause.  It is important to be aware that when you are dealing with someone else’s anger on a chronic basis, you will build a huge amount of corresponding anger. Unchallenged, repressed anger will express itself through disease.

Physical manifestation of this chakra being out of balance are digestive problems, food allergies, diabetes, ulcers, liver issues, adrenal imbalance and arthritis.

Our Ego, our will or our commitment, our Self Esteem, our Power all dwell in the third Chakra.

Our Ego is our identity.  After we identify with our physical body and our emotional experience we begin to form an autonomous new identity.  The ego is a conscious realization of ourselves as a self determining separate entity.  When this separation is unconscious we separate ourselves from the divine within and the universal flow of energy.  This unconscious separation also impacts the second chakra – creating an internal duality and insecurity at the first chakra.

Our Will takes us outside of ourselves for what we are ‘supposed’ to do without first addressing our core needs.  When we are able to truly commit, we come form the place of our core needs.

Energetic vitality requires Self Esteem.  With basic trust in ourselves we are better able to face the unknown.  When we have a healthy self esteem it does not fall apart after things don’t go right.

Power is not a thing, it is a process; it is ability to make change and transform.  The power of the Manipura chakra is the ability to take the old which has outgrown its purpose, transform into something new.

Shame is the Demon of the third chakra

The greater the shame the less powerful we feel.

We cut ourselves off from our instincts and become driven by thought patterns.  This creates space for our saboteurs to undermine us at every turn, perpetuating the feeling of inadequacy.  Thus creating more Shame.

The Unaligned Manipura

Emotions: egotistical, egocentric, dread of ostracism and pubic humiliation, wrath revengeful, feelings of powerlessness, victim blame mode, fear of power within, confused, indecisive, overwhelmed, rage anger, restlessness, blind desire, agitation, Shame.

  • Mental:  desire power for the sake of power, need to look good, rigid, right and righteous, judgmental, moral superiority, not centred- living outside of self, see power externally to self
  • Physical:  hyperactive, burn out, or tired, lack of vitality, stressed out, premature old age
  • Social: aggressive, need to control, manipulative
  • Beliefs: think in terms of blame, fault and credit.  Cling to self conceived reality.  Place importance on where they stand in relationship to others
  • Behaviour: act to please and serve others out of perceived obligations.  Dominated by guilt and duty.  Inability to commit and sustain action and intentions.  Victim, resucuer or persecutor (all from a sence of powerlessness).

The Balanced Manipura

  • Emotional: Passion, action, balanced sense of self, self assured,  feels the power within,  connected within and without.
  • Mental: ability to commit, persevere, and keep up.  Ability to change.  Open to alternate opinions, and able to maintain beliefs and position as appropriate.
  • Physical: able to generate and release energy.  Good digestion, vitality and health. Energetic.
  • Social: powerful personal projection, able to take the common good into consideration, desire to contribute, “What’s in if for us?”
  • Beliefs: fairness and equality is possible, can and do create own reality.
  • Behaviour:  able to act and make choices, take responsibility for own life, capacity and capability to generate for the common good.

Try this …

Make a list of goals and intentions, and then plan steps needed to bring these goals into manifestation.  It may also be a good idea to look at your alibis, thoughts and very “Valid” reasons why you could not possibly.  These reasons usually start with IF… or IF ONLY… and then often lack is the follow up.   Another great list, to get the creative juices flowing, is the IF I COULD NOT FAIL I WOULD… this is a wonderful list to great and really explore dream goals, and allows you to step aside from self imposed limits.

 

 

kelly edwards