Contents
I Wheels of Light
One: The Ancient and Modern Mystery The "Mysteries" of the Chakras
Two: Wheels of Power Legend of the Rainbow Warrior Wheels of Power Chakras and Their Traditional Components Wheels of Light Secondary Chakras The Seven Chakra Bodies The Body as a Microcosm Animal and Elemental Nature of the Chakras Religious Perspectives of the Chakras Historical Perspectives History of Chakras in the West: Theosophists' Theory The Two Worlds of the Chakras
Three: What Is an Aura? Auric Field: Field of Life Vibration, Color, and Harmonics of the Aura Energy: The Basic Component of the Body Identical Nature of the Chakras Location of the Chakras The Flow of Energy Up the Chakras Direction of Spin of the Chakras Changing Frequencies: Interaction Between Chakras Relationships Between the Chakras Intake and Output Color Opposites, Color Therapy, and Empowering with Opposites The Male, Female, Androgyny, and Exogeny in the Chakras Sustaining a Balanced Energy Field Maintaining Constancy Avoiding Chakra Displacement Alignment Exercise
Four: The Chakras and Healing Scanning the Body and Transmitting or Channeling Energy Exercise: Feeling Energy Resistance to Being Healed Karma and Healing Definition of Health Meditation on the Chakras
II The First Chakra
Five: Being Alive The First Chakra: Our Life Force Kundalird Energy: Keeping Us Alive Traditional Aspects of the First Chakra Astrological Sign, Physical Element, and Gemstone The Bee, the Dragon, the Horse, and the Serpent Snake Mythology: The Goddess Religion and the Power of the Undulate Ida and Pengali: Dual Male and Female Aspects of the First Chakra Initiation and the First Chakra Kundalini Initiation and the Siddhi Powers Greece: Initiation in the Tholoi Egypt: Initiation in the Pyramids The Eleusinian Mystery Modern Initiation
Six: Kundalini: Seat of the Physical Body The Root Chakra Breath, Prana, and Mind Kundalini and the Nervous System The Kundalini Awakening Breathing and Exercises for the Kundalini Kundalini and the Mysteries Kundalini Energy: Working on Two Channels Simultaneously Kundalini, Nervous Breakdowns, and Meditation First Chakra Energy in the American Culture Suppression of the Life Force Addictions and the First Chakra Release of Suppressed Energies and Fixations Limitations of Too Little Kundalini
Seven: Fire Power Power and the Kundalini Dual Qualities of the First Chakra: Powers of Spirit and Matter, Life and Death Kundalini Power in the Ancient and Modem World: Charisma and Humility Yin and Yang Principle: Withholding and Reclaiming Power Using Power Appropriately The Need for Power in Service Kundalini and Prosperity
Eight: Sexuality, Kundalini, and Karma Sexuality: Exchange Orgasm: Empowerment and Mergence Orgasm: A Trance State Sexuality and the Spiritual: Mergence with Deity Sexuality and Service The Kundalini Center and Karma
Nine: Science and the Chakras The Rolf Study Red on the Oscilloscope Red in Rolfing and Healing The DC Shift Traumas and DC Shifts: Access to the Subconscious
Ten: Disease and Dysfunction Sickle-Cell Anemia and Cancer: A Question of Power The Cancer Cell Cancer Treatment Arthritis, Colitis, and Alzheimer's Disease Inflammatory Disease: Anger, Fear, and Pain Hypertension and Heart Disease Genetic Disease Bacterial and Viral Infections, Broken Bones, and Scar Tissue: Healing with Red Frequency Treating Overdoses Gynecological Problems and the Effects of the Hysterectomy Opportunistic Viruses and Infections: Treating Sexually Transmitted Diseases Listening to the Kundalini
Appendix I: The Rolf Study Appendix II: The Essence of Hopi Prophecy Appendix III: Electromagnetic Radiation and Its Spectrum Appendix IV: Electricity and Magnetism Glossary Notes Photograph and Illustration Credits Index