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Journey of the Human Spirit Mother Ann Lee. Plants that Balance. Overview. Brief Background The 7 Chakras The System as a Whole Each One - Color & Meaning The Spirit of Mother Ann Lee Balancing the Chakras. Background. Back to the Vedas of India 1,500 - 500BC
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Journey of theHuman SpiritMother Ann Lee Plants that Balance
Overview • Brief Background • The 7 Chakras • The System as a Whole • Each One - Color & Meaning • The Spirit of Mother Ann Lee • Balancing the Chakras
Background • Back to the Vedas of India 1,500 - 500BC • Wheel - Chariot Wheel of the Rulers cakra vartins • god Vishnu descent to Earth • Chakra System - Kundalini Yoga
7 Chakras As A Whole • Map for Life's Journey from Earth to Heaven • Full Spectrum of Human Potential • Energy Currents along our spine Goal to Awaken Body, Mind, Spirit Rainbow Colors
First Chakra • Base or Root Chakra • Sanskrit Name - Muladhara • Color Red • Earth Element Demon is Fear • Physical Realm & Self Preservation • Large Intestine, Rectum, Some Kidney Function • Descending Energy - Completion & Manifestation All Journeys begin with a single step!
First Chakra Excess • Sluggish • Obesity, overeating • Hoarding • Greed, materialistic • Workaholic • Spendthrift
First Chakra Deficiencies • Underweight even anorexic • Resistant to structure • Spacey, flighty • Restless • Difficultly Manifesting • Fear • Disconnect from your body
A Balanced First Chakra • Grounded & Ability to be still • Physical Health • Comfortable in your body • Sense of safety & security • Stable • Right livelihood • Prosperity • To be in the present moment
Second Chakra • Sacral Chakra • Sanskrit Name - Svadhisthana • Color Orange & Water Element • Flow of Emotions & Desire • "One's Own Place" - well rooted • Reproductive Organs, Bladder, Kidney • Demon is Guilt
Second Chakra Excesses • Sexual addictions • Lack of boundaries • Emotional dependencies • Mood swings • Oversensitive • Addicted to stimulation
Second Chakra Deficiencies • Rigid in beliefs, body care, behaviors • Insensitive • Fear of change • Poor social skills • Excessive boundaries • Lack of passion or desire • Avoids pleasure
A Balanced Second Chakra • Graceful movements • Embraces change • Nurtures self and others • Healthy boundaries • Allows enjoyment and pleasure • Passion for life
Third Chakra • Solar Plexus • Sanskrit Manipura • Color Yellow & Sun Element • Direct Our Will, Power, Strength, Focus • Self Esteem • Liver, Gallbladder, Stomach, Spleen, Small Intestine, Pancreas • Demon is Shame
Third Chakra Excesses • Dominating & Controlling • Competitive • Arrogant • Driven & Ambitious • Hyper • Stubborn • Attracted to Sedatives
Third Chakra Deficiencies • Passive • Poor Digestion • Tends to be Cold • Submissive • Blaming • Low Self Esteem & Lacks Confidence • Week Will • Use of Stimulants
Balanced Third Chakra • Responsible • Self-Disciplined • Positive Sense of Self • Confident • Warm & Energetic • Humor & Spontaneous • Able to Take Risks
Fourth Chakra • The Heart Center • Sanskrit Anahata (Unstruck) • Color Green & Air Element • Love, Honor, Respect Ourselves & Others • Heart, Lungs, Pericardium, Upper Back, Ribs, Inner Arms, Hands, Thymus Gland • Demon Grief
Fourth Chakra Excesses • Codependent • Poor Boundaries • Jealousy • Martyr • Aim to Please
Fourth Chakra Deficiencies • Withdrawn • Critical & Intolerant • Lonely • Lack of Empathy • Fear of Intimacy
Balanced Fourth Chakra • Caring & Warm • Empathetic • Accepting • Self Loving • Peaceful & Centered • Content
Fifth Chakra • Throat • Sanskrit Vissudha • Color Turquoise & Element Sound • Expressing & Resonating our Truth • Neck, Shoulders, Mouth, Jaw, Thyroid • Demon is Lies
Fifth Chakra Excesses • Talking to much • Gossip • Stuttering • Loud • Inability to keep secrets
Fifth Chakra Deficiencies • Difficulty putting words to feelings • Inability to speak up - week voice • Fear of Speaking • Secretive • Excessive Shyness
Balanced Fifth Chakra • Full resonant speaking voice • Clear communication of feelings • Good listener • Lives life creatively • Good sense of rhythm & timing
Sixth Chakra • Third Eye - Between the Eyes • Sanskrit Anja • Color Indigo & Element is • Intuition, Dreams, Insight, Illumination • Eyes and area around, Pineal Gland • Demon Illusion “See the Way”
Sixth Chakra Excesses • Dellusions • Obsessions • Nightmares • Intrusive Memories • Difficult Concentration • Excessive Fantasizing
Sixth Chakra Deficiencies • Lack Imagination • Difficulty Visualizing • Insensitive • Very Skeptical • Denial • Inability to see alternatives
Balanced Sixth Chakra • Strong Intuition • Penetrating Insight • Creative & Imaginative • Good Memory • Good Dream Recall • Visualize • Vision Guides your Life
Seventh Chakra • Crown of the Head • Sanskrit Sahasrara • Color Bright Magenta • Connects us to the Divine - Enlightenment • Head, Pituitary Gland • Demon is Attachment
Seventh Chakra Excesses • Dissociated from your body • Spiritual Addiction • Confusion • Constant Intellectualizing • Live in your head • Disconnected from spirit • Excess attachments
Seventh Chakra Deficiencies • Cynical about Sprituality • Closed Minded • Difficulty Learning • Rigid Beliefs • Apathy
Balanced Seventh Chakra • Spiritually Connected • Open Minded • Presence of Mind - Intelligent • Wisdom and Mastery • Ability to Question • Assimilate & Analyze Information
The Spirit of Mother Ann Lee Humble Beginnings • Second of Eight Children • Manchester England • Blacksmith Father & Religious Mother Young Adult • Celibacy • God Faring • Prayer & Meditation
Spirit of Mother Ann Lee Embodied the Spirit World • All humans must turn inward to find Christ • Incredible Blue Eyes • Truth & conviction in her speech • Forgiveness of wrongdoers • Order of Nature - humankind and earth • Live together in equality of voice, work, religion. • Manifested her belief in the capability of humanity through the Shaker Movement.
The Spirit of Mother Ann Lee Embodies the Spirit of Christ • Prayer and meditation - • Sees the greater purpose of life • Understands and lives connected to the earth and to other human beings, forgiving • Good sense of herself, willful, confident • Relates to others who are difficult, understands her place in the world • Able to manifest her desires
Botanicals for Balancing the First Chakra • Wood Betony - Helps with groundedness and finding stillness. Aligns with path and truth • Dandelion - Helps us stay focused on our path. • Other - Ashwaganda, Valerian, Shativari, Siberian Ginseng • Flower Essence of Comfrey
Botanicals for the Second Chakra • Calendula - bright orange flower brings joy and uplifting feelings to the body. Helps with boundaries. • Burdock Root - helps with creating healthy boundaries, restoring a healthy sexual outlook, and moving forward. • Flower Essence of Dead Nettle
Botanicals for the Third Chakra • Chamomile - Eases upset stomach, digestion, moving energy forward. Kicks up the lack in energy. • Marshmallow Root - Has a softer flavor and helps take the "knot out" so you can soften the stomach muscles and digest. Softens personal efforts to control and puts you into the "flow of life." • Flower Essence of Sage
Botanicals for Fourth Chakra Hawthorn Berries - • Help to focus on the soul qualities of any relationship. • Trust the wisdom of the heart Motherwort - • Strenghens boundaries • Flower Essence of Passionflower
Botanicals for the Fifth Chakra Red Clover - • Free flow of communication and self expression. • Unlocks emotions deep in the body. Sage - • Increases mental and creative capacity • Flower Essence of Cosmos
Botanicals for the Sixth Chakra Eyebright - • Helps us to see all of the lessons of our past. • The light and the dark sides of all as part of the whole. Yellow Dock - • Keeps our liver clear so we can see better. • Flower Essence of Nasturitium
Botanicals for the Seventh Chakra Lavender • Aligns us to receive the wisdom of the Divine • Relaxes us so we can meditate • Allows us to open and trust the voice of the Divine. • Heps release anger & irritability; uplifting. • Flower Essence of Daffodil
Sources • Judith, Anodea Chakra Balancing • Myss, Caroline Anatomy of Spirit • Campion, Nardi Reeder Ann the Word The Life of Mother Ann Lee, Founder of the Shakers • Beale, Galen & Boswell, Mary Rose The Earth Shall Blossom Shaker Herbs & Gardening