If our sun is darkened and shrouded in a cold-casket of stone, our mind sees only the “I” of existence. This “I’ is the unhealthy ego or, if you will, the spiritual sleeping ego. This ego sees its power externally under a paradigm of separateness. This external power driven illusionary “I” is based as well on an unhealthy adrenal connected first chakra. All issues of the first chakra will be predicated on the illusionary “I” of existence with nary a thought to the reality of the “we.”

Chakras are a system of energy centers or power centers found throughout the human body. The word itself means ‘wheel’ in Sanskrit, which describes the turning, swirling aspect of these vortexes of energy. Each chakra is also connected to a gland of the endocrine system. The first chakra is referred to as the Root Chakra and is located at the base of the spine in the area of the coccyx and associated with the adrenals. The color symbolism is red.

What are first chakra issues? They are: security, basic needs and basic human survival, profane and inappropriate sexual activity/behavior and one’s connection to the earth.

In today’s world, what does this reveal to you about yourself and other human beings as well as the behaviors of yourself and others?

April 2003