April 9 Class Summary -Throat Chakra -

Brief Discussion:

James: We are going to chat about meditation till about 10 after, so that anyone running late
will not miss the presentation. Are there any questions anyone has before we get into tonights topic? Ok.. I can always review a little.
Wizard: whats tonights topic?
James: 5th chakra
Alite: If there are any other book suggestions which you would like on the site please feel free to tell me at your leisure.
Wizard: what about all the chakra's
James: the purpose of this meeting is to promote, teach, and support the practice of
meditation... we are doing a 7 week focus on the chakras.
Wizard: oh never mind, if I stay I might become too entertaining and I don't want to do that Sabaku: 5th chakra...the one for creativety
James: we are covering too much information to try to do more than one per week, at least
that is what we decided.
Sabaku: Located in the throat I believe
James: yep
Sabaku: *nods*
James: We started with 8 weeks on the basics of meditation, with techniques to achieve an
initial state of meditation easily. Our site has all those logs.
Emerging: It's a wonderful site, great work.
Alite: :bows: Thank you!
James: We are editing out my name from the main presentation of the chat log so that it reads
more like a book. Easier to understand that just reading a log. Alite, did you already post the link to our site>?
Majick: I agree, much appreciated James & Diane
Sunset: i think they are both wonderful
Alite: Yes James several times already since 9:45 p.m.
Sabaku: James, are you familar with zen meditation? I was just wondering what meditation form you used in this path.
Emerging: you also, Sunset... your work has been fabulous
Alite: I agree Grace
Sunset: well thank you so much ..i appreciate that very much
James: I am familiar with Zen meditation, and we will be covering it in our next series called
Many Paths.
Emerging: It's a great crew. :)
Sunset: it's been a wonderful experience for me
Sabaku: I see.
Emerging: you're welcome :)
James: Its not my primary method though But I am very eclectic.
Sabaku: Heh
James: We are going to cover many different methods in that series.
Alite: It is a blessing to be able to look at all methods and techniques and allow the one which
resonates best within your spirit to be your focus.
Emerging: agreed, Alite and there are MANY
Alite: It is also a great gain of knowledge to look at all sides of the great picture to form the
clarity of life achieved from daily meditational practices.
Sunset: i think all techniques have their function
James: Ok.. its just about time to get started on the 5th chakra.. Sunset has prepared much
info for us to look over.. and feel free to ask questions during the presentation, as long as they are on topic...
Alite: We are blessed to have classes such as this.
Emerging: agreed, Sunset
Sunset: it's just like having tools for your tool box
Emerging: indeed we are
James: I will be putting Sunsets words into the room as I have the program to do so.. the font
will be different than when I type.
Emerging: and those that give of their time to provide such help and instruction :)

THROAT CHAKRA

The 5th Chakra is located in throat area...the element of sound.. the lotus is called Vissuddha, which means purification,which would be aligning with the resonance of truth that can bring all enlightenment.

The essence of communication is seen as a dance between sound and vibration, the two major themes of this chakra are the law of vibration and resonance, in specific sympathetic resonance. Each unique individual has their own vibration that dances in cohesion with the dance of the universe. This chakra is responsible for all forms of communication, which are ultimately all associated with vibration..and resonance with other forms of consciousness..or other states of awareness. This is done through symbolic interpretation and is seen or experienced through the expression of sound, vibration, self-expression and creativity; which are communicated and association with levels of thought and understanding.

You can feel this intimately with the communication that constantly happens to you on a cellular level, your body dances in unison with bursts of chemicals and electrical charges that emit information to perfectly coordinate the unity that is your physical body. Each selective part beats specifically for it's own function, creating individual rhythm, which merges with all the other systems in your body to create your individual vibrational signature.

It could be said that God knows every hair on your head, because of the individuality of your vibration, and the inner vibration of each cell, including hair cells ..of which that divine spark of consciousness resides within.

Another form of communication would be from one form of consciousness to another, the act of connection, or resonation. You speak to other people the thoughts of your individual awareness, which then can be joined to a collective consciousness such as at a seminar on a certain subject, or through the media in believing certain aspects of world communication.

Here the actual weight of the physical body is transcended, you can be in Hawaii, and talk via communication..which is sound and vibration, which is then relayed through transmitters to
your best friend in New York City. You don't physically have to be there to have a conversation. You don't have to be in the Middle East to find out what is happening,
Consciousness can merge in unity with other consciousness through the emission of vibration and sound to extend ourselves beyond ordinary limitations...for it is said..this is the portal between the etheric...spirit..and the mental realm. Communication into print, which then can be collectively felt by the awareness of many.

Etheric being formless, and mental being a higher vibratory rate such as the speed of thought which are then combined to create another realm, reality...that are the causal result of our thoughts, emotions, and physical state.

This would create a conclusive picture that the 5th chakra...is the center that creates, controls and transmits as well as receives the communication of consciousness. This creates the substance of our bodies, the energy that affects movement, which in turn..affects matter.
If you think of pieces of music...they make you feel a certain way by the message they carry, the tone of the piece, which then are collected by individual molecules..atoms..within your cells..which then react as a collective whole to create your experience. Purification would be what happens as you transcend vibratory states..or change levels of awareness. As your awareness or perception changes, your cells react and by harmony or discontent, and are either kept or discarded to then again create vibratory harmony of your environment.

Mantras... I wanted to do a separate section on this..because I think it is really important to understand what their true design is...Man..meaning mind...and tra meaning instrument... are comprised of sacred sounds, tools..instruments that are meant to protect the mind. A tool for protecting our minds from non productive thought and action. They serve as Focusing devices for bring one pointed-ness or a state of calm to the party we have going on most of the time. Mantra's are designed to awaken the mind from the constant state of ignorance that is habitual to those not trying to be conscious. Mantra's have different levels of vibration, and can be a powerful way to come into awareness of the vibratory state of each chakra. Spoken aloud a few times can affect your vibrational level during the day! If silently used in mediation, it can create order an harmony within that overcome the inertia of pervading chaos are mind sometimes chooses.

The seed sounds each Chakra have their own essence...carrying the secrets of that chakra. As they are associated with different elements, it is understood that the seed sounds give access to the healing qualities of those elements. For a complete list of seed sounds, please look at the web site. The element associated with this chakra is sound, the color is bright blue. The sense associated with this chakra is hearing. The planet is mercury. The seed sound is Ham.

If this chakra is in dysfunction, you have problems with sore throats, stiff neck, colds, thyroid and hearing problems. In order to heal these things..you need to realize their is a vibrational imbalance associated with the truths in your life. The way of changing these things would be healing sounds, often associated with composers that have music to uplift your vibratory state. Also changing emotion or expression of true thought can be a way of healing.


Brief Discussion:

James: Any questions?
Emerging: ummm... Ham..?
James: Ham is prounounced like humm
Emerging: The seed sound is Ham.
James: its a vibration
Sunset: actually..this is the only lotus of all vowels the other lotus flowers..contain consonants
Emerging: I understand now.
James: So music is one of the ways to heal this chakra?
Sunset: this is a lot of information to take in. absolutely. higher vibrational music...classical would be best changes your inner vibrational state
Alite: Yes. Music and the vibrations of the universe. All language without words to the spirit.
James: what if you don't like classical, would it still work?
Sunset: well you want to do things you are comfortable with
James: Will Moody Blues with an orchestra work?
Sunset: but that will definately raise your overall awareness..conscousness
Emerging: Don't like classical..! =-O lol
Majick: *wondering what vibration credence clearwater revival has*
Alite: Even if your mind does not like the sound of classical music I believe the sounds
themselves have an impact on the entire chakra system.
Emerging: <~~loves Classical...Moody Blues... and CCR
Majick: although if the type of music grates on your nerves, it is hard to focus :)
Sunset: actually the mammas and the papas vibrate or are calibrated about about five thirty
James: So when you get a lump in your throat because of some emotional reaction, is that the 5th chakra making its presence known?
Sunset: the level of enlightenment is six hundred. Yes james
Majick: but I think light jazz over classical would still have the same effect yes?
Sunset: if you are having a hard time speaking truth or being honest.. you are having issues that affect the fifth chakra
James: I think it depends on the individual.
Sunset: thoughts not being vocalized or creatively used
James: I feel the throat chakra alot when I meditate. As I inhale I feel the energy in my heart
center rising to the throat.
Sunset: oh gosh i almost forgot
James: what?
Sunset: there is something special about this chakra..because it actually has interaction with both the current leading down to manifest and also the current leading upward to liberation
James: how does it interact?
Emerging: interesting
Sunset: sound..thought... are taken down through the manifesting current to be interpered
by the heart and acted upon by the third chakra of force..or will with purpose
James: manifestation is a downward current?
Sunset: yes. liberation is the upward current..
James: interesting. downward from where? the universe?
Sunset: when of course would communication vibrated up through the third eye to perpetuate thought..and interact with light..or our higher self....to be sent to the universal consciousness of all which brings liberation.. through expression : ) so even when we are not speaking our truth.. the individual consciousness that lives within each cell is speaking it's own
James: I always believed each cell had it's own conscousness.
Majick: sunset.. if someone compulsively lies.. could that be helped by 5th chakra work?
Sunset: it's encoded within your dna
James: We are a collection of beings.
Sunset: yes majick. but that would also be generated by thought.. it also has to receive some sort of input through will..or is acted upon by the third chakra.. ahh but we are more than a collection...we have our own individual vibration but we vibrate cohesively with the whole of the universe the greatest example of synchronicty lies within us and includes us
James: ::smile:: It always comes down to that.. within us.
Sunset: well it's amazing..the whole vibrates the one universal sound lol but each has its own vibrational signature just like the liver has it's own vibrational rate..as does the heart..the mind..but as a whole they create one vibration through sympathetic resonance..so as you feel each individual consciousness..each individual person..they sympathetically resonaate with all in the universe
Alite: I was thinking the importance of balance. Similar to a car whose tires are out of balance
will shake the entire car.
Sunset: there you go alite. you tell by vibration if something is wrong or you feel if your car is out of alignment because the steering wheel doesn't stay strait
Alite: Yes. Also unbalanced tires will wear them unusually fast.
Sunset: right..which causes stress to the whole car the same..with our bodies
Alite: Yes. Similar to illness
Sunset: which ends up sending out those vibrations to the collective. yes
James: My throat chakra is tingling tonight in this room. Anyone else feel anything like that?Alite: Yes. Because we are one mind with one focus communicating with purpose
C2: my hands are tinglling
James: C2.. are the palms warm?
C2: my hands are always warm
James: C2, have you been attuned to Reiki, or is this just natural for you?
C2: both, more natural
James: We like to end each class with a group meditation.

Group Meditation:

Let all the cares of the day fall away. just be here in this moment with us... surrounded
by a peaceful warm energy. Breathe deeply and smoothly...As you inhale, feel this warm energy filling you, energizing you. As you exhale, let go of all tension.

Breathing in a warm peaceful energy... breathing out all heaviness. Feel the energy of the group around you... imagine we are sitting in a circle facing each other.

Breathing in the warm energy... feel it fill your heart. As you inhale, feel this energy filling your heart center and rising up to the throat center.

You may become aware of a sensation there. Think of a wide open cloudless blue sky.Reflected in a wide stretch of calm water. Hear the sound of the waves. We are one in this vibration.

Place your palms together in front of your heart center, with the tips of your fingers touching the throat. As you inhale, feel the warmth rising from the heart center, and radiating in your
palms.

As you exhale, let go of anything that is clouding this experience. The vibration of peace is all around you.

Taking one final deep breath and releasing, let us bring this meditation gently to a close.

The nature images in the meditation were suggested as being helpful in stimulating
that chakra.

Next week is my favorite chakra.. the one that was my initial awakening..