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"Intense focus and meditation on the subtle element corresponding to this center of force is defined in the Yoga texts as the special, beatific expansion known as Akashi Darana. The person who practices this form of meditation will not die or disappear at the dissolution of the world. This person will obtain the knowledge of the past, present and future as well as the control over the mysterious energies of time." (Swami Shivananda)

Location: the fifth energy center, Vishuddha chakra is located in the physical body around the area of the neck.

Represents: pure consciousness and creativity.

Symbolical representation: it is the dwelling of sound, dreams and the symbol of purity.

On the psychic level: it governs the awakening of inspiration, expression, eloquence and archetypal models. This center of force is closely connected to the feeling of acceptance, superior reception and subtle protection.

On the physical level: it coordinates the activity of the vocal cords, the hearing system, pharynges, esophagus, as well as the spine. The corresponding glands are thyroid and parathyroid. This center of force is connected to the complex process of nourishment.

Characteristic reactions due to an energy disturbance: the person in whom the energies characteristic to Vishuddha chakra are disturbed will face an imbalance on the level of the above-mentioned glands. The emotional factors triggering this disease are important to keep track of. These factors are translated into symptoms such as insomnia, anxiety and depression.

Characteristic element: the subtle energies of ether.

Sensory Organ: the ear.

Sense: hearing.

All the miraculous possibilities, the gifts, the powers named by oriental tradition as siddhis are related to the activation of Vishuddha Chakra, more specificically, they are related to the fifth element know as ether.

The effects of meditating on this chakra are inner calm, serenity, purity, melodious voice, the awakening of artistic inspiration, the ability to interpret sacred writings/scriptures and the ability to understand the hidden message of dreams.

The person under Vishuddha Chakra's influence will no longer find the distractions and pleasures caused by the senses and intellect attractive or important.

Such a person will seek real knowledge beyond the limits of time, and beyond hereditary or cultural conditioning. Entering its field of energy equals the freedom from the whirlpools of this world and the control over our ego.

The idea of cosmic consciousness is related to this center of force. Both physiologically and psychologically, Vishuddha Chakra represents a complex nurturing process.

The balanced development of the three centers of force leads to the formation of a balanced and harmonious personality. The fourth center of force, Anahata Chakra is an intermediary stage, a central point that unifies the inferior levels with the upper levels, the sphere of survival, social living, and assertion of one’s personality with the subtle, refined levels of manifestation.

It is not by accident that Anahata Chakra is the center of the heart, of love and awakening of the soul. The next stage is then to acquire a superior state of receptiveness and to open up towards divine inspiration.

In a way, Vishuddha Chakra corresponds to the process of nurturing, both physically and subtly, referring to an energy based nourishment through access to the superior worlds of the universe.

On this stage, the notion of "superior inner consciousness" becomes accessible, and the person may intuitively discover the mysteries of divine manifestation.


TIME IS THE MIRROR OF ETERNITY
The state of receptiveness towards the superior, elevated worlds makes it possible to open some access points into these universes. These experiences can appear spontaneously in meditations, or they may be reached through divine grace. The psychologist Abraham Maslow named them "peak experiences".

For all the people who had such experiences, in their moments of ecstasy, intuition and transcendence, these experiences represent the most important thing in their lives and are considered the most precious aspects of life, that give it its value and measure.

They may be experienced as overcoming and transcending one’s individuality, or simply as a sensation of existing outside normal time.

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