Chakras and Intuition

There's a lot going on in the world these days. All of our lives have been impacted. Most of us are back to staying confined to our homes and spending more time alone with ourselves than we may like. You may also be seeing all kinds of other people saying you should be “productive” during this enforced downtime. But you know what? You don't have to think you have to “do”. This is a good time for going inward and connecting to that state of just “being” .

A good friend of mine taught me about the “three fives” as a way to facilitate this. The three fives are basically three five minute check ins you do with yourself each day - once in the morning, afternoon and evening.

First sit quietly by yourself. Check in with your monkey mind, that chatter about all the things on your schedule, when was the last time the dog went out, did you put on deodorant today, did that horse really talk in Mr. Ed?

Second, tune into your physical body. Do a quick sweep from your toes on up. What's hurting or demanding attention? How's your appetite, and what foods is your body asking for? What feels good?

Third, tune into your emotions and your spirit. How's your energy? Have you been paying attention to your ancestral and spiritual connections? What type of intuition experiences are you being given that you need to pay attention to?

That's the three fives. You know, you make time for friends and family, so be sure to make time for yourself. Take the time to honor how you feel without being pressured to “do”.

So, how does all this connect to the chakras and your intuitions? Well, it's during these “three five” times that you're going to become more aware of yourself, and the messages that your mind, body and spirit are giving you. You'll find that there is more than one type of intuition, and how to recognize them, sometimes by the way your chakras, your energy centers are talking to you.

Now, hosted by your root, sacral and solar plexus chakras is your Fear intuition. This may be one that you've become very familiar with lately. This is the intuition that alerts you to danger, that subtle sense of foreboding that puts you on edge, or even that queasy feeling deep in your gut. Fear is a primal emotion that exists to keep us safe, but true fear is intended to be brief. There are four basic reactions we can have to fear. Fight, Flight, Freeze and Fawn. Imagine there's a tiger in the room. 1) Fight – you attack the Tiger 2) Flight – you run away from the Tiger 3) Freeze – you hide from the Tiger, you're unable to act 4) Fawn – you beg the Tiger not to eat you. But sometimes we don't know how to react to or act upon those fear intuitions, and so move through life constantly on “high alert” - whether for danger in the form of viruses, catastrophes or people...or Tigers. When this happens we have no capacity left to pick up the signals our intuitions may be feeding us. By taking the time to tune into ourselves 3 times a day, we're better able to analyze and properly act on those intuitions and then move on from them.

Hosted by your solar plexus, heart and throat chakras is your intuition of “knowing”. This is ...well, it's your woman's intuition, or an inexplicable knowing that something just “feels right”. Like, meeting someone and just “knowing” that they're the “one”. Or knowing that this is the one time when your kid actually isn't faking a stomach ache to stay out of school. Walking into a job interview and knowing if this is the right job for you. Or just having uneasy vibes about a co-worker or friend. Sometimes we have these intuitions and don't pay attention to them or dismiss them as nonsense. By tuning into yourself, you'll learn to clear out the obstructions to these intuitions and feel them more vividly so that you can consistently recognize them and be able to act on them.

Finally, housed in the throat, brow and crown chakras is your intuition of prophecy. Ever have the feeling that someone was going to call you and the phone rang? Or knew the right way to turn when you were lost? Maybe you've had prophetic dreams. I think we can all identify with times of just knowing what was going to happen. But if you're not able to see and hear those messages clearly, you're just not able to take advantage of that gift of prophetic intuition. Using those 15 minutes a day, your three fives, you can align your energies, dial in to the right radio station, so to speak, and hear the broadcast clearly.

So, take this period of forced “downtime” to start a practice of self care that will bring you in line with all the messages your mind, your body, and your spirit, are sharing with you. Take the time to learn to hear them clearly, recognize the signs and symbols, and embrace the power they give you.

(Thank you to Sky Bradshaw for the "Three Fives")