The Solar Plexus

[Guest guest]

Greetings:

 

This post is the third in the discussion regarding the energy centers

or chakras.

 

The Solar Plexus

 

Location: Upper Abdomen, at base of sternum in front, upper lumbar

spine

Spinal Nerve Plexus: Lumbar spinal ganglion

Glands: Pancreas, Adrenals

Body Parts: Digestive system, viscera, muscles

Sanskrit Name: Manipura

Element: Fire

Color Vibration: Yellow

Keynote Vibration: E

Focus: Ego, Power and Will

Stones: Yellow Stones (Citrine, Amber, Topaz)

Incense: Carnation, Cinnamon

Foods: Starches

Affirmations: I can! I will! I am capable and worthy. I am powerful. I

am in charge.

Disorders: Type " A " personality disorders: ulcers, hypertension,

anger, heartburn, gastritis; liver and gall bladder dysfunction,

diabetes or hypoglycemia, muscular tension and disorders, low back

pain, lordosis, passive-aggressive personality, domineering or

controlling personality, overcompetitiveness or lack of ambition,

loneliness, perfectionism, obsessive compulsive disorder, bipolar

disorder, attention deficit disorder.

 

At this level, when our solar plexus is functioning well, we are in

touch with our ego, treat it with respect and honor, and acknowledge

the ego center of others with the same respect. We value ourselves and

our efforts without need for obsession with details. We realize that

although we are in charge of our lives, often we are not in control.

We understand our feelings of anger as manifestation of our fire

energy and learn useful ways to channel the energy back through our

system without abusing or punishing ourselves or others. We do not

need to find fault or carry guilt. We honor our responsibilities and

do not manipulate others to serve our desires. Interestingly, the

solar plexus is the seat of the mental level of the aura, and this is

the place of our intelligence and motivation. The solar plexus can be

blocked or damaged early in life, perhaps through verbal abuse or

circumstances that injure our self esteem, or from being raised in a

critical or uncertain atmosphere that fosters a desire to " please " and

be perfect in order to be loved. Poor function in this area may lead a

person to behave aggressively or conversely to play the martyr. Many

physical disorders resulting from stress arise here, as well as some

neurotic personality disorders. Poor performance in school or behavior

problems may result in children, or conversely, the child may be an

overachiever who is secretly afraid to fail.

 

In order to keep the solar plexus going strong, we need to support our

worthiness and learn to accept our mistakes with equanamity. A good

practice is to stand in front of a mirror and compliment ourselves.

Begin with a hand mirror or a small mirror, and work up to a full

length mirror as you become more comfortable. Stand straight and tall,

with your chin up, and look yourself in the eye. Be generous and

honest with your praise. Explore your talents and learn to say " thank

you " when someone else compliments you. Be proud of your

accomplishments, and learn that you can share them with others without

bragging. Know that sometimes it is okay to brag ;-) Some of the

hardest problems to overcome are internalizing anger, combustible

temper, and manipulation of others. Like addictions, these challenges

may need to be dealt with " one day at a time " until we can learn

constructive methods of handling our fire energy. The fire is good; it

keeps us warm and vital. But if we do not tend it carefully, it can

either die away or rage out of control. If we are good fire tenders,

we are affirming ourselves daily.

 

The traditional Indian correspondance animal for the solar plexus is

the Ram. There are a lot of connections between this energy center and

the astrological sign of Aries. It may be useful, if you have problems

in this area, to read some information about this sign.

 

 

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Blessings,

Crow

" Look for Rainbows in the Darkness "

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Rev. Caroline Gutierrez Abreu, BS, RN, CHTP/I, CRMT, CH

AIM: CaroCrow

http://www.geocities.com/nrgbalance

 

" We see things not as they are but as we are. " The Talmud

 

" There are among us some that are righteous,

and some the contrary: we follow divergent paths. " The Quran

[Guest guest]

Crow> Do you have your chakra posts in one location or does one have to

just search the archives? They are excellent. Thank you!

 

 

http://community.webtv.net/Talks-withtrees/PrayerChain

[Guest guest]

Hi:

 

Yes, the posts are in the archives (up to the brow and crown, which have not

been posted yet but will follow this repeat of the series); I suppose I could

set them up on a page from my site with a link access, if that would be useful

for people.

 

Blessings,

Crow

 

Talks-withtrees wrote:

>

> Crow> Do you have your chakra posts in one location or does one have to

> just search the archives? They are excellent. Thank you!

>

> http://community.webtv.net/Talks-withtrees/PrayerChain

>

>

[Guest guest]

Or you could put them in shared files at .

 

MichelleH

 

, Caroline Abreu <crow@c...> wrote:

> Hi:

>

> Yes, the posts are in the archives (up to the brow and crown, which

have not

> been posted yet but will follow this repeat of the series); I

suppose I could

> set them up on a page from my site with a link access, if that

would be useful for people.

[Guest guest]

Michelle:

 

What a good idea. I'll round them up and load them into the shared files area as

I repost them here on the list.

 

Crow

 

Michelle Hughes wrote:

>

> Or you could put them in shared files at .

>

> MichelleH

>