In recent years there has been a lot of talk in our culture about personal power, how to own it, how it manifests and how to develop it if you don’t feel you have it.
Personal power can have many different meanings depending on who is defining it.
From an energetic perspective personal power is about:
Healthy self esteem
Balanced sense of responsibility
Ability to set and maintain boundaries
Freedom from unhealthy guilt and shame
Self knowledge— having clarity about what you believe and value
Courage€â€you have the courage to express who you are and what you believe
Integrity€â€your beliefs, feelings, expression and actions are in alignment with each other
Expansion of personal power is most often gone about intellectually which can make you feel like Sisyphus rolling the rock up the mountain only to have to start again as it rolls back down out of your control. Engaging your energy system as an ally can be of enormous help to bring the issue of personal power from a desired quality to a comfortable reality.
Energy for change
The abilities to act, to adjust and to change are governed by the Solar Plexus chakra.
It is a major player in your capacity to change yourself and your situation in life.
The root is about physical energy and survival. The sacral chakra regulates emotional energy and survival. In the third chakra we begin to look at transformation and the potential to bring change and growth to ourselves and our world.
The element associated with the solar plexus is fire, a great metaphor as fire changes all it touches. Fire transforms matter into invisible elements like heat and gas. The solar plexus is where we transform energy from the lower and move it up into the higher chakras.
Signs of a healthy third chakra
When the energy of this chakra flows smoothly and is balanced there is inner confidence and vitality€¦a person has an awareness of their uniqueness and value€¦people respect their integrity and respond to their energy.
A healthy third chakras allows for spontaneity, openness and loving€¦. energy moves freely up into the heart chakra. With channels open to the lower chakras from the solar plexus there is a sense of being grounded and an ability to go with the flow.
A strong third chakra produces a sense of personal worth that helps to avoid excess and to respect boundaries. There is a capacity for enjoying a challenge without becoming a workaholic.
Imbalances in the Solar Plexus
The third energy center is located in the solar plexus between the bottom ribs and belly button. This chakra develops between 8 and 12 years old. The solar plexus governs the stomach, liver, gallbladder, pancreas and adrenal glands. The element of this center is fire. Physically imbalance here often includes digestive complaints, disturbances in blood sugar, and food intolerance. The solar plexus is responsible for helping to digest and transform our food; it performs a similar function for life experience.
Psychologically imbalances in the solar plexus can lead to a need to manipulate and control others. An excess of energy here results in insensitivity to others, burn out and perhaps intolerance to those with less energy. Other issues that arise with excessive energy here are: tendencies toward being judgmental, aggressive, and perfectionistic. Vanity and pride are also very real possibilities as are hatred and anger. These qualities may be openly expressed or they may be repressed.
A deficit of energy in the solar plexus results in emotional neediness and attention seeking, as well as difficulty putting ideas into action. There may also be a fear of rejection, indecisiveness, lack of confidence and a poor self image. It is not hard to see that this lack of energy can lead to depression.
When this center is weak as just described there is a tendency to be very vulnerable to the ideas, thoughts and opinions of others. A strong and balanced third chakra helps you to have a solid sense of your own power and worth. You are able to set goals based on your desires and act to manifest them in the world. You have leadership qualities and are an innovator without being over bearing or controlling with others. Your immunity is strong, you manage anger well, and though you have energy to take action in the world, you can also be peaceful and still.
For Solar Plexus Balancing Meditations:
Chakra Guided Meditations http://bit.ly/w1D4sN
Energy Aerobics http://bit.ly/wWnQ2J
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