Part 3 of the Human Energy Field video podcast series

As a brief review, remember that Part 1 described the convergence of modern science and ancient metaphysics on the idea that subtle vibrational energy manifests into denser and denser forms ending in the material world of our senses. And Part 2 described the descent of the human energy field from the subtlest Nadis through the Mental Energy Body, the Emotional Energy Body, the Physical Energy Field, and finally into the physical body.

Today we are going to discuss the system of chakras or energy centers in the body. This is a term that you may have encountered before because it has gained quite a bit of popularity. Despite that popularity, it’s extremely interesting that the system of chakras really isn’t emphasized in oriental medicine, and I suppose that’s because Traditional Chinese Medicine as taught in acupuncture schools doesn’t teach a method to treat the chakras in any way. I’m going to present the chakras in a slightly different way that will unify the system of chakras and the system of the acupuncture points in a later podcast.

The chakras are pervasive in all cultures

It’s really amazing how widespread the idea of chakras and energy centers really is. Religious art from all cultures depicts energy centers in what are commonly called halos surrounding people’s heads. I use the word people here because these halos are not restricted to just gods and angels. It’s clear that people at some level of spiritual development are viewed as also having halos What’s surprising is that the system of chakras is also depicted in one of the most common symbols associated with modern medicine, the caduceus. I’m sure you’ve seen this image before. It actually is a direct symbol for two of the chakras and the main energy channel in the body. I’ll bet most doctors would be shocked if they knew the metaphysical nature of this image. So, let’s start with this main energy channel…

The main energy channel

The main energy channel goes from the base of the spine to the top of the head. It goes by different names in different cultures. In kundalini yoga it’s call the Shushuma. In esoteric Chinese medicine it’s called the Taiji Pole. The agreement among cultures is that it’s the main energy conduit in the body and it connects each individual human being to the universe. The importance of this channel cannot be over emphasized. In fact, in esoteric Chinese Medicine this main channel is said to be established in the fetus after the first few cell divisions in the formation of the body. Everything else forms from it.

The chakra energy centers

The energy centers, or chakras, come from within the main energy channel. In different cultures, there are different numbers of chakras, but the most universally accepted model consists of seven primary chakras located in the body along the main energy channel. These chakras extend from the middle of the body to specific locations on both the front and the back of the body known as GATES. There are five gates on the front and back of the body plus the crown chakra on the very top of the head and the root chakra at the base of the spine.

Previous podcasts described the information component of the building block energy, Qi. That information component is often described as frequencies of vibration… and the important thing to understand is that each chakra is sensitive to specific vibrational frequencies… or types of information. The centers both receive information from the universe and send information to the universe. They are in a constant state of information exchange. In a sense they are like central switching stations to move specific kinds of information and energy around in the body.

The three most important chakras

All seven chakras are important, but three seem to get the most attention. They are associated with the three energetic regions of the body known in Chinese Medicine as the Lower Dantian, the Middle Dantian, and the Upper Dantian. There are specific acupuncture points for these regions that match the locations of the chakra GATES on the body.

The navel chakra is at a point just below the belly button. A keyword associated with this chakra is Dynamism. It’s extremely important for the physical body and the physical energy body. It’s the most important energy center in the martial arts for both physical power and grounding. It’s the energy center related to desire, particularly physical and sexual desire… but also to the desire for power and, in the most negative sense to greed. It links directly to the Qi of the kidney and bladder meridians.

The heart chakra is located in the center of the chest. The keyword for this chakra is Empowerment and it is strongly associated with the emotions and the emotional energy body. This chakra is linked to the Qi of the heart, lungs, and circulatory system. It is also regarded as the main center associated with internal feelings of compassion, love of humanity, and empathy. Negative energetic manifestations of this center include the inability to give or receive love. This center is the gateway for agape, or spiritual love.

The third eye chakra is located between the eyebrows. In acupuncture, it’s associated with the Yintang special point. The keywords for this chakra are Perception and Control. It is strongly associated with the mental energy body and, hence, with thought and thought forms. Negative manifestations in this chakra are associated with overemphasis on the rational mind, seeing only the obvious… but positive manifestations focus on clairvoyant sight.

These three chakras establish what the ancient philosophers of China called the relationship of man being between heaven and earth. The third eye chakra establishes the human being’s link to heaven. The navel chakra establishes the human being’s link to earth. And the heart chakra establish the human beings’ links to each other.

Imagine looking at a physical body from the side with the front of the body at the top and the main energy channel in the middle. The physical energy body, emotional energy body, and mental energy body radiate outward to different distances. And the Nadis connect this energy system to the universe. The chakras emanate from the central energy channel and permeate all the energy bodies both on the front and back of the body.

The seven chakras are not the only energy centers in the body. There are many others. For example, there are smaller centers in the palms of the hands… and as you’ll see later on, the individual acupuncture points are small centers of energy. Focus on the information component of Qi. In that sense, the chakras are the major points for processing information in the body. More refined information processing is done in other energy centers and in the acupoints.

The energy of the universe at all vibrational frequencies moves in the central channel. The chakra takes the vibration frequencies that it responds to and passes them on to its energy sub systems. One of the small energy centers takes the vibration frequencies that it responds to and passes on the energetic information… perhaps to one of the organs in the body. This all works great until something is out of balance and distorts the flow of information… but that will be the subject of future podcasts.

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