Chakra 4: Your Love Connection
Introduction to Chakras
The Chakra System is one of nine energy systems in the subtle energy body.
First described thousands of years ago by yogis in what is now India, chakras are spinning energy wheels or discs. There are seven major chakras located along the central axis of the physical body, the spine. They stretch from the base of the spine to the crown of the head.
These seven chakras correspond with physical, mental, and emotional stages of human development. As they spin, fresh energy is brought into the body and stagnant energy is removed. Chakras also function as energy processing plants. They carry information about your personal life journey as well as your ancestral story. They support and govern the functioning of your physical body and the organs that lie in their energetic field.
This series of blogs focuses on these seven major chakras – one at a time.
The Heart Chakra
The Heart Chakra is all about love and connection. The energy of this chakra seeks loving connection. It embraces self-love and love for others. It sits in the center of the chest in the physical heart area and encompasses the sternum, heart, lungs, ribs, and entire upper torso, including your arms.
A well-developed Heart Chakra balances the emotions of love associated with the heart and the logic of the head. It connects you to the flow of the universe. It transcends concerns of the self-limiting ego. A balanced Heart Chakra allows for expansive connection and personal protection. When you experience an intuitive knowing, it comes from your heart center.
A Heart Chakra that is over-developed might present as co-dependency including over-identification with another’s pain. When you have too much Heart Chakra energy, you might have poor personal boundaries and exhibit poor judgement. Your behavior might be demanding, possessive, and clinging.
Because our modern society places more emphasis on the self than community, it’s more common for the Heart Chakra to be deficient. When you have too little Heart Chakra energy, you may find that you are critical, judgmental, intolerant, cold, or withdrawn. Your self-esteem may suffer and you may have feelings of unworthiness. You may experience loneliness, depression, and fear of intimacy. You may be easily manipulated.
A balanced Heart Chakra is associated with compassion, love, empathy, and self-love. When your Heart Chakra is in balance, your judgement is solid and you have feelings of peace and poise. You may engage in acts of selfless service for the greater good of your local community or the global community.
How do you relate to this dance of love and connection? Are you demanding, possessive, or clingy? Could your judgement be better? Are you cold and withdrawn? Have you become critical and intolerant? Are you feeling unworthy? Are you lonely and depressed?
If you answer yes to any of these questions, perhaps it’s time to get your Chakra System tested. A chakra that is unbalanced can be rebalanced in a matter of minutes. Don’t you deserve a life filled with love and connection? What would it feel like to live a peaceful, balanced life? Are you ready to embrace the radical act of self-love?