By Tash Mitch of Chi Philosophy
Colour Association – Orange
In the last blog we looked at the base centre and the energy that is at our foundation. This week we will be looking at our sacral centre which is our centre of creativity. This is also the centre with which we relate to the world around us on a one to one basis. It includes our intimate, personal and work relationships, how we conduct ourselves externally (for the world to see), how we use our power in the world, how we feel about our sexuality and what we define as pleasurable / painful.
Sacral Centre Issues
Do you celebrate the differences in your relationships, or do you find these differences threatening? Do you use your power to lift others, to encourage and to motivate? Or do you see your power as a force that is to be used to dominate others? Do you feel good about your sexuality or is your sexuality a tool with which to manipulate? Are the things you get pleasure from life affirming, or are your pleasures actually causing you pain? Are your emotions dominated by love or are they ruled by your fears? All these are sacral energy issues.
Too Much Sacral
Imagine a person that is so dominated by their own emotions they are seemingly unaware of the emotions of others. There does not seem to be a filter between their thoughts and their actions. They vocalize and express everything that flutters through their heads whether right or wrong. There is always conflict in their vicinity as their careless remarks and actions are sometimes taken incredibly personally by the people around them.
When we are ruled by sacral energy it shows in one or all of the following areas. We define ourselves by our sexuality and sex becomes a tool to get what we want either emotionally or materially. Our definition of love becomes tainted by our fearful emotions and we begin to see things how we want them to be, rather than how they truly are. Our pain comes when people do not react to us in the ways we think they should. In this way our pleasure is always linked to the reactions and actions of others.
Too Little Sacral
Now imagine an environment that put you completely out of your zone, you were scared to move for fear you would do or say the wrong thing. Your smile was so humourless it actually brought pain to your face. There was no intimacy in your interactions. Everyone in the vicinity, including yourself, seemed to be operating mechanically. There was no room for your sexuality; the order of the day was black, white, grey and straight laced. That would be a perfect description of what a lack of sacral energy feels like.
As individuals when sacral energy is deficient we become repressed. Intimacy scares us, our sexuality is riddled with taboo, our emotions are choked and our creative flair lacks an outlet. This leads to great issues in the long run as sacral energy is like water, it has to flow and express itself, when blocked over a period of time, the build up will burst through in acts of violence and rage.
Sacral and the Body
The sacral centre is located around three inches below the navel. When out of balance it expresses itself through impotence, frigidity, uterine, bladder and kidney infections, problems with the lower back.
Balancing the Sacral
To conclude sacral energy allows us to express our creativity in all areas of our lives. It adds colour and flair to our journey.
In order to balance your sacral you will need to:
- Be willing to take a look at how you relate to the world. What are your close relationships like? Are your interactions harmonious or discordant? Are you comfortable with intimacy? Do you feel good about touching and being touched by the people you have a connection with?
- Explore how you are as a leader, is your style autocratic and solely results focused, or do you feel and understand the needs of the people you work with? Do you see yourself as a motivator and mentor or do you see your role as being authoritative and disciplinarian?
- Take a look at how comfortable you are with yourself sexually. Are you able to express your love? Do you honour yourself as a man or a woman? Do you see sex as a celebration or is it shameful?
- Take time to understand your emotions. Are you too sensitive or not sensitive enough? Do you express or suppress your emotions? Do you question what your emotions are trying to show you or do you try as much as possible to ignore what you feel?
With sacral energy you begin the exploration of how you relate to the world. It is an exploration that can be multifaceted and colourful. The deeper you get into your journey the more you realise that the relationships you have with others only mirror the relationship you have with yourself.
If you would like further information on the ideas presented in this and other newsletters. Please contact me: tash@chi-philosophy.com
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