The Keys to Realization
It says in Genesis that the Divine is within us. The keys to realizing It lies within the chakras.1
The chakras are centers of Cosmic Intelligence within the body. Each chakra contains a different aspect of this Intelligence. These energies will bloom if we consciously develop them. Then, together they will form the synergy of Awakening.
The First Chakra
The first chakra is at the base of the spine. It corresponds in location to the sacrum, perineum and anus. Its innate wisdom connects us with the nurturing energy of Mother Earth. Just as the Earth sustains us, through the power of the first chakra we can manifest the material things that we need in this world.
Foundation
Before we are born, our soul enters the body through the crown at the top of the head. It then descends to the first chakra. From there it begins to individuate into our personality. This process then moves upwards from one chakra to the next. This movement corresponds to the various stages of the human personality’s development.
The first chakra governs the initial stages of individuation which occur during gestation, infancy and early childhood. Thus, the first chakra not only facilitates the sustenance by which we live, but also provides the foundation of the personality.
Home of the Inner Child
Because the first chakra governs our early development, as adults it is the place in our body where the consciousness of our inner child exists. This is very important spiritually, because it is only through the consciousness of the inner child that we can know the Divine. This is why Christ said that we must be like children to enter the kingdom of heaven.2
The first chakra’s qualities are love, innocence, and joy. If we have loving parents while we are growing up, then these wonderful qualities will form the basis of our personality.
Our spiritual, emotional and physical wellbeing depends on having a healthy “inner child.” This is why if there was trauma in our growing up years, it is so important to heal it.
Health and Vitality
The “inner child” holds the keys to our health. This is because its location in the first chakra corresponds anatomically to one of the most powerful meridian rich areas in the body. Meridians are energy and nerve centers that send vitality to every part of the body. The first chakra also controls the viscera, with its powers of digestion and assimilation. Thus, it provides the sustenance for life.
Source of Miracles
The inner child is sometimes referred to as the “magical child,” because of its powers of manifestation. Great Holy Ones are famous for the miracles they perform. They do this through the innocence of their inner child and its faith in the Divine.
The First Chakra’s Role in Polarity
The human energy field is created according to the principle of polarity. Just as the first chakra connects to the Earth, it’s polar opposite, the crown chakra connects us to the Heavens. Each balances the other, and the actualization of one depends upon the other.
According to the law of polarity, the lower chakras and the kundalini that lies within them are expressions of the Divine Feminine – while the higher chakras contain the spiritual energy of the Divine Masculine. When both are fully embodied, they form a sacred synergy that makes Spiritual Realization possible. In this state the upper and lower chakras become perfect compliments for each other – for each play their essential roles in Awakening. For this reason, the synergy between the Divine Masculine and the Divine Feminine within the field is sometimes referred to as the Sacred Inner Marriage, that enables the actualization of the personality.3
As Above so Below
Many people on the spiritual path emphasize the importance of the higher chakras and minimize the importance of the lower ones. But just as a tree cannot thrive without its roots, the higher chakras could not fulfill their spiritual purpose without the synergy of those below.
The Kundalini
The first chakra holds the source energy for spiritual transformation. This is referred to by yogis as the kundalini. The kundalini brings all energies into alignment with realization, and impels us to heal the psychic wounds that stand in realizations way. It provides the power for enlightenment itself and actives the Divine Potential within all the chakras.
Messages of the First Chakra:
“I am innocent and perfect just as I am.”
From that message come its others:
“I am safe in the world and all of my needs are effortlessly met. I bloom into a healthy, happy and fully empowered self.”
The kundalini that lies within the first chakra also has its message:
“I am the energy of purification. I remove all obstacles that stand in the way of realization. I illuminate and activate the chakras with my power. I am the energy of awakening. I bring all things into perfect alignment according to the Divine Plan within.”
- Genesis1:27 “So God created man in his own image, in the image of God he created him; male and female he created them.” ↩︎
- Matthew 18:3-5 “Truly I tell you, unless you change and become like little children, you will never enter the kingdom of heaven.” ↩︎
- The great psychologist Carl Jung referred to the elements of the inner masculine and feminine as the animus and the anima respectively. He stated that individuation was not fully possible without the merger of the two. He said that this process of syzygy (or the synergistic merging of archetypal opposites) led to the realization of the Self.
The mystic poet William Blake also wrote of this sacred inner marriage. He believed that only through the merging of its opposite energies was complete Spiritual Embodiment possible. ↩︎