In Archetypal Chakras, Arnold Bittlinger unites Eastern concepts of the body’s energy centers with Western psychology. He explores the parallels between the chakrasystem symbolism and C.G. Jung’s process of individuation.
In the root chakra, we are dealing with the conscious world, our persona, and our survival issues. In the second chakra, we encounter our unconscious mind and shadow issues. In the third chakra, we deal with our emotions and projections. And through the next four charkas to the "crown" at the top of our head, we progress in our discovery of our true Self, interdependence in our community, and, ultimately, union with the divine in each of us.
Bittlinger provides a simple physical exercise and meditation for each chakra’s message. He also describes how to work with chakra colors and the experience of personal chakra animals to support our spiritual and therapeutic process. Unique in Bittlinger’s exploration of the chakra path is how it corresponds to the inner structure of certain fairy tales and biblical texts. He specifically presents the Lord’s Prayer as a chakra meditation and the chakra path as the path of Jesus. Ultimately, the path of the chakra is the path of self-actualization, of becoming whole.
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