Which chakra has a lesson for you?

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Quiz Questions

1.
Have you been hurt in the past and this prevents you from being intimate and/or vulnerable in current relationships?
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- A.
  Yes
- B.
  No
2.
Choose the best answer - What do you feel is your biggest obstacle to living a meaningful life?
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- A.
  I'm not good at communicating my needs.
- B.
  I worry too much about what others think of me.
- C.
  I'm not able to trust people. I've been hurt before.
- D.
  I'm not good at being in the moment. I tend to live in the past or worry about the future.
- E.
  I tend to expect the worst. I don't have a very positive outlook.
3.
Do you think of yourself as a creative person?
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- A.
  Yes
- B.
  No
4.
I often find myself...
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- A.
  being overly critical of others.
- B.
  being flaky, I often don't keep my commitments.
- C.
  needing to be in control.
- D.
  avoiding confrontation. I don't like to rock the boat.
5.
Do you fear a spiritual awakening because you feel it would change your day to day life?
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- A.
  Yes
- B.
  No
6.
What do you struggle with the most?
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- A.
  Expressing myself creatively.
- B.
  Seeing my value.
- C.
  Telling people how I feel.
- D.
  Feeling ungrounded and/or not able to get things done.
7.
Do you trust your intuition and take action on it often?
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- A.
  Yes
- B.
  No
8.
What idea do you need to unlearn?
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- A.
  I'm not good enough.
- B.
  I'm not spiritual enough.
- C.
  I can't do anything right.
- D.
  I'm unlovable.
9.
Do you have problems expressing yourself in your most important relationships?
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- A.
  Yes
- B.
  No
10.
What do you give your time and attention to that doesn't serve you?
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- A.
  Trying to please my family, friends or co-workers.
- B.
  Doing a job I don't like.
- C.
  Gossiping and talking about other people's lives.
- D.
  Creating drama and/or being overly emotional about my circumstances.
- E.
  None of the above
11.
Do you need other people’s advice or approval before making a decision?
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- A.
  Yes
- B.
  No
12.
What scares you more about doing spiritual work?
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- A.
  Having to face my fears and/or challenge my beliefs.
- B.
  If I go too deep, I might not be able to handle what comes up.
13.
Which is more uncomfortable for you?
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- A.
  To sit in stillness or meditation.
- B.
  To be intimate with someone emotionally and/or physically.
- C.
  To go against group consensus.
- D.
  To listen without interrupting.
- E.
  To share something you created with others.
14.
Do you often do things out of a sense of obligation rather than it being a whole-hearted choice?
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- A.
  Yes
- B.
  No

Quiz Outcomes

1.
Muladhara (Root Chakra)
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The energy of this chakra lays the foundation for all your energy systems. It governs safety and security, as it relates to our most basic survival needs and sense of belonging. Much of our understanding as it relates to security and safety was developed in our early childhood through our families and their values and worldviews. Location: Base of the spine, opens downwardSanskrit Name: The Muladhara (mean root, support/base)Element: EarthColor: RedConnection to Physical Body: Immune system, leg, bones, feet, rectum and spine Key Characteristics: Tribal/group power, group values, survival, self-preservation, instincts, our connection to our bodies and the earth.OverviewPrimary Fears: Physical survival, abandonment by your group/family, and loss of structure and order.Primary Strengths: Group/family identity, support, and stability, bonding, loyalty, trust, and justice.This is the chakra most grounded in our material world. Truth is based on our five senses and our literal interpretations of the world around us. This chakra is also concerned with linear time. Because the root chakra’s needs are based on survival and finding stability, when we feel our basics are not provided for, we may tend to hoard material goods or become obsessive.If we feel misunderstood or excluded from our group we can play the role of the victim. A person may experience severe anxiety, nightmare or worry if this chakra is not in balance. Ways to Heal/Balance Root ChakraChallenge your tribal/familial beliefs and valuesDisconnect from tribes that do not serve your highest goodDo some inner child work. Were there trauma and/or circumstances that prevented you from laying a good foundation?Practice surrendering to things outside of your controlFind a tribe of people to support who you really are/want to beWant to Go Deeper?Check out these resources on Chaosandlight.comRead Inner Child WorkHealing the Inner Child Guided Meditation ✨
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Svadasthana (Sacral Chakra)
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The sacral chakra holds the energy of your creativity. Creativity comes in many different forms, including thinking creatively and finding new, innovative approaches for any undertaking. This chakra also governs self-worth, desire, sexuality and sensuality. Location: Upper part of the sacrum below the navel Sanskrit Name: The Svadhisthana (One’s own base) Element: WaterColor: OrangeConnection to Physical Body: Sexual organs, hips, large intestines.Key Characteristics: Centre of emotion, sex, pleasure, sensuality, intimacy, relationship to money and creativity. OverviewPrimary Fears: Loss of control or fear of being controlled.Primary Strength: Resilience, creativity, flexibility, and stamina.It is in this chakra that we start to introduce relativity. We learn about ourselves through relationships and understand ourselves relative to other people. We begin to develop our personal identity outside of the family. We begin to exert personal choice and control over our situations.There is an inherent duality in this chakra - Male/Female energy. Self/Family. Inner/Outer Self. Because of its inherent duality competition can manifest in this area. Our job is to learn to reconcile these dual natures. This chakra is also our relationship to physical power - sex, money, control and authority over, are the types of physical power we exert from this chakra. Because this chakra is the seat of our emotions, emotions that are not expressed become trapped in this center. Emotional instability and/feelings of guilt and shame can signal this chakra is out of balance. They can also lead to addictive behaviors.Ways to Heal/Balance Sacral ChakraExpress emotions appropriatelyHave multiple creative outletsNurture healthy relationships and release those that are unhealthy Learn how to move in your world with more intimacyDo more activities that bring you joy Pranayama or deep belly breathing Tantric sexWant to Go Deeper?Check out these resources on Chaosandlight.comListen to The Consequence of Ignoring Our CreativityThe Creative Cycle Guided MeditationListen to Labels, Boxes and Embracing Duality ✨
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Manipura (Solar Plexus Chakra)
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Balanced energy in this chakra gives you the "fire," confidence and inspiration to accomplish what you seek to do. The relationship between your sense of self and the external, material world plays out here. Energies related to your career, business affairs and personal ambitions are processed through this chakra. Location: Above the navel, below the sternum Sanskrit Name: The Manipura (Place of Gems) Element: FireColor: Yellow Key Characteristics: Personal power, fear, anxiety, ego, self-esteem, confidence Connection to Physical Body: Kidney, pancreas, spleen, stomach, abdomen, adrenal glandsOverviewPrimary Fear: Rejection, looking foolish, not able to meet responsibilities, fears related to our outward physical appearance.Primary Strength: Self-esteem, courage, self-respect, ethics and self-discipline.It is associated with the stress response. The plexus of nerves can be felt as a tight knot below the sternum. This chakra is also associated with the further development of the self, ego, identity.Issues in this center arise from the development of personal power and self-esteem. This is how we relate to and understand ourselves. Our initial seat of intuition - our gut feelings. As we build our inner awareness and understand who we are, this seat becomes a powerful source of guidance.Ways to Heal/Balance Solar Plexus ChakraTake responsibility for your actionsLet your actions be congruent with your wordsAlways do your bestLook at life from multiple perspectivesPractice empathy and compassion for yourself and othersTake risks and be courageousWant to Go Deeper?Check out these resources on Chaosandlight.comFlow with Change Guided MeditationDiscerning Emotion Guided Meditation ✨
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Anahata (Heart Chakra)
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The energy of this chakra is derived from pure, unconditional and expansive love, compassion and empathy. The heart chakra is the first of what are considered the more ethereal, higher vibration chakras, the ones that correspond to air or space or to no element at all and reside higher up on the spine. Location: Heart center, center of the chestSanskrit Name: The Anahata (Unstruck note)Element: AirColor: Green traditionally, but also pink and whiteKey Characteristics: Unconditional love, compassion and acceptanceConnection to Physical Body: Heart, circulatory system, lungs, thymus gland, breastsOverviewPrimary Fear: Loneliness, commitment, following one’s heart, betrayal.Primary Strength: Love, forgiveness, compassion, inspiration, trust.This chakra is the gateway to higher consciousness and the center of our auric field. This is the go-between of the body and the spirit. It is the energetic connection to the emotional body of the energy field.Issues in this center arise from stunted emotional development. It is the seat of emotional power. It is also here that we learn to surrender to our circumstances through love, compassion, and forgiveness.This chakra is about our internal feelings and our emotional response to our thoughts. The amount of attention we give to our emotional needs determines our own emotional maturity.The heart is also the second seat of intuition. The heart receives pure pulses of information before the brain. Emotions can provide great ‘data points’ that tell us what beliefs or thoughts are going on in our subconscious mind. The “heart brain” has its own complex nervous system and circuitry and is being widely explored today.Ways to Balance/Heal Heart ChakraPractice forgiveness (release the concept and the control of the victim mentality/ wounded child)Finding healthy ways to express your emotionsAllow yourself to be intimate and vulnerable with the people around youPractice seeing the world from the other person’s perspectiveGive love to those around you, this is the best way to receive love in your lifeUse heart-opening meditations, sounds (OM MANI PADME HUM) and colorsWant to Go Deeper?Check out these resources on Chaosandlight.comRead Inner Child WorkSurrender into Love Guided Meditation ✨
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Vishuddha (Throat Chakra)
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This chakra governs self-expression, self-knowledge, and communication. It enables us to gain wisdom from our inner truth and experiences, rather than relying on analytical sources alone. Through the throat chakra, we allow our authentic expression to flow through us and into the world. Location: ThroatSanskrit Name: Vishuddha (to purify)Element: Ether/AkashaColor: BlueKey Characteristics: Self-expression, communication, willConnection to Physical Body: Ears, nose, throat, thyroid, parathyroid, and respiratory systemOverviewPrimary Fear: Having no say over our lives, being out of control, not being heard.Primary Strength: Self-knowledge, faith, integrity.This chakra is the surrendering of personal will to the divine will. It connects to our mental/emotional bodies around our power of choice. In this chakra, we see the evolution of will from the tribal understanding of group will, to the understanding of the individual will, and finally aligning yourself with divine will.The move from personal will into divine will is the move from linear time into energetic time. This is an understanding that as we begin to see the world through an energetic lens that all things become possible.Ways to Balance Throat ChakraUse your voice to sing, chant, and give praise (Hum is the Vedic mantra) Speak your truth and be a good listenerUse affirmations, meditation, and color (blue) that open our throatUnderstand the motivations underneath your choicesExpress yourself through writing, and artistic pursuits.Start to understand your choices and actions through an energetic lens Want to Go Deeper?Check out these resources on Chaosandlight.comLiving Phrases Guided Meditation ✨
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Agna (Third Eye Chakra)
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Your third eye's energy is associated with higher intuition, perception, insight, wisdom, dreams and psychic abilities, as well as with visualization, focus and concentration. Tuning in here will enable you to purify ego-based, limited and selfish attitudes and tap into your higher self. Location: Between the eyebrows, just above brow line Sanskrit Name: Anja (to command)Element: Ether/lightColor: IndigoKey Characteristics: Inner guidance, the mind, wisdom, imaginationConnection to the Physical Body: Upper spine, brain, eyes, ears and the nervous system. It is also associated with the pineal and pituitary glands and the nerve plexus in the hypothalamus.OverviewPrimary fear: To face our fears and our shadow side.Primary strength: Our intellect, perception and evaluation of insights/inspiration, emotional intelligence.The “third eye’ was not found in the original Vedic texts, this was a term that originated from New Age philosophy. Here our work is to step beyond the mind into wisdom and knowledge. This chakra is about the development of the mind; understanding truth from illusion.This chakra helps us to differentiate between thoughts motivated by fear and those that come from our inner strength. We also learn to detach from outcomes and expectations i.e. developing our impersonal mind. This is our link to our mental body/emotional body - it contains our thoughts, memories and personal experiences and how we feel about them. It is here that we get clarity on the information provided by the heart. Because the pituitary gland and pineal gland are associated with this chakra, many issues that stem from hormonal imbalances are connected with this center. Ways to Balance/Heal Third Eye ChakraRecognize when you feel triggered, then explore itRecognize your fear patterns and beliefsTake action on your inner guidanceDo activities that boost your imaginationUse meditation techniques to open the inner eye Candle meditation - Use color, light and sounds to open the third eye - OM Want to Go Deeper?Check out these resources on Chaosandlight.comShadow Work with Crow Guided Meditation ✨
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Sahasrara (Crown Chakra)
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The energy of Sahasrara is associated with feeling the unity between oneself, universal energy and a divine presence. It sits on the crown of the head and represents all-encompassing energy. Location: Top of the headSanskrit Name: Sahasrara (a thousand petals)Element: Life force energy, pranaColor: VioletKey Characteristics: Bliss, transcendental consciousnessConnection to Physical Body: Central nervous system, the brain and the nerve plexus in the cerebral cortex. OverviewPrimary Fear: Spiritual breakdowns eg. dark night of the soul, death.Primary Strength: Devotion, faith, connection with the divine.This chakra is about the movement into higher consciousness through beingness. It is where inspired thought and mystical experiences originate.It is our connection to our Spirit Self and our capacity to integrate spirituality into our lives. Here we develop our relationship to the divine and is the entry point for life force energy.Ways to Balance Crown Chakra- Deep meditation, prayer, and spiritual work- Use color, light and sounds to open the chakraWant to Go Deeper?Check out these resources on Chaosandlight.comExpansion: All is One Guided Meditation✨