Working with the Heart Chakra

Post originally from 14th July 2014 

For quite a while I've been putting off working with my Heart Chakra. For me it is the hardest work work with. I find trusting hard, and I find trusting with my heart even harder, especially in in the last 18 months. My heart and feeling have been through the mill. Though, today, I felt it time was time to begin working with this chakra. Normally this is the kind of work i keep to myself, but I thought I would open up my heart and share with you all. In a hope to rebuild the trust within myself. I'm not perfect, I am likely the least perfect person.

Now, what can be seen on my altar? As always, my craft is very intuitive and personal to myself. But I will walk you through it. First off, you see the altar cloths. They are Green and Pink, the colours that are closely associated to the heart chakra (I also ADORE pink). Next you can see that I have chosen items to represent the elements.
* Chalice - At the back - this represents Water
* The Rock (Moss Agate) - on the right - this represents Earth
* Incense - at the front - represents Air
* Candle - to the left - this represents Fire.
In the centre of the four elements you can see a blue ring with a green card. The ring is an Agate Slice - for me, this represents Unity and the Spirit. The Green car in front is one of my Chakra Cards about the heart Chakra. This give me something to focus on.

In front of the card there is a Green candle. This is from a Chakra set I got and it is scented Lavindin, Orange and Tangerine - it's quite refreshing actually. To the right of the Green candle you will see a selection of pink stones. These include Pink Agate and Rose Quartz. To the left of the Green candle you'll see a selection of green stones. These include New Jade and Aventurine. In front of the Incense holder you can see a little selection of more stones. These are Rhodonite. This is a stone that I have been very drawn to lately.

Finally, you will see that I have drawn 2 cards from The Goddess Oracle. These are Aphrodite and Hecate. These are the reason why i have chosen to work with my heart Chakra. The Aphrodite card represents LOVE and the Hecate card represents CROSSROADS. I'm very much at a crossroad in my life with respects to my heart chakra.

~ Info on the Heart Chakra ~

The Heart Chakra is located in the centre of your chest, just over your heart (I know, obvious right). The colours that are associated with the Heart Chakra are Pink and Green. (I've found the paler pinks have more of a connection than the brighter pinks, but this could just be me). The metaphysical themes that are connected to the Heart Chakra are - Unconditional Love - Compassion - Self-Love - Acceptance - Truth. Physical themes that are connected to the Heart Chakra are - The Heart - Chest - Lungs - Coronary - and Vascular System. The gland that is associated with the heart Chakra is the Thymus.

~)O(~ Rainbow Love, Light and Blessings ~)O(~

Working with the Base Chakra

I decided to work with my Base (or Root) Chakra today. I have a few health problems at the moment, and it is important to me to keep myself going, and not give up because my body hurts, or I am suffering from fatigue. I was looking at the Chakras today and tired to work out which would be the best to work with. It took a while, believe me, but I finally settled on the Base Chakra, because of it's 'physical' associations rather than the metaphysical.

Now, what can you see on my altar? As always my craft is very intuitive, and what I have here I was guided to have on my Base Chakra Altar. (If you decide to create your own, you may be guided to have something else). First, you can see the altar cover. When i was in Scotland a few years ago I fell in LOVE with this material, and for a very long time, I didn't know what to do with it - but I was looking in my box and found it this morning and WHAM perfect for what I wanted for my altar cloth. Red is the primary colour of the Base Chakra. Next you can see that I have items to represent the elements.
* Chalice - At the back - this represents Water
* The Rock (Smoky Quartz) - on the right - this represents Earth
* Incense - at the front - represents Air
* Candle - to the left - this represents Fire.
In the centre of the four elements you can see a blue ring with a red card. The ring is an Agate Slice - for me, this represents Unity and the Spirit. The Red card in front is one of my Chakra Cards about the Base Chakra. This gives me something to focus on.

In front of the Red card you can see a red candle, this is scented with Cassia, Clove and Nutmeg - it's a really spicy and invigorating scent, (it reminds me of Christmas at my grandparents house). To the right of the red candle you can see a selection of red stones. They are: Red Calcite, Garnet, Red Jasper, and red Tiger's Eye. To the left of the red candle you can see a selection of different types of Clear/Rock Quartz. In front of the incense holder and to the right of the card is Obsidian, Elestial Smoky Quartz and Hematite. To the right of the card is Obsidian, Jet and Onyx crystals.

Finally, you can see that I have drawn three cards, they match the reasons why I am working on my Base Chakra quite well. They are from the Goddess Oracle. They are Shakti, Pachamama and Kali. On the left Shakti represents ENERGY. In the centre Pachamama represents HEALING and on the right Kali represents FEAR. These are all very important to me right now.

~ Info on the BASE Chakra ~

The Base Chakra is located between at the very base of your spine, (pretty much your bum). The colour that is largely associated with the Base Chakra is Red. The metaphysical themes that are connected to the Base Chakra are Survival - Physical needs - Connection to the Earth - Materialism - Self-Defence. The physical themes that are connected to the Base Chakra are Skeleton - Bones - Blood - Cell Structure - Spine - Large Intestine - Teeth. The glad that is associated to this Chakra is the Adrenal gland.

~)O(~ Rainbow Love, Light and Blessings ~)O(~