Using the Labyrinth: Chakras terminology - the order of the paths, the chakras, the colors associated with the chakras and paths, and the music of the labyrinth. If any of this is unfamiliar to you, please return to Using the Labyrinth - Terms
Crown
and Root Chakras The different chakras have different meanings. I think of them as all the vibratory possibilities in the universe divided in to seven parts. The Hindus have Sanskrit words for these seven chakras. I have my own terminology. If you have your own set of words, use them - if not, try mine.
The lowest vibrational section relates to the element Earth. Do you know what the slowest vibrating thing on Earth is? It's a diamond crystal. Crystals in general are among the lowest vibrating things on our planet. Sometimes this makes me wonder what all of the fascination about them is! So the bottom chakra is the Root chakra, and it is the most enmeshed in the physical. At the other end of the vibrational spectrum is the Crown chakra. For this one, insert your term for your Deity Of Choice (DOC). Everything else is in between these two vibrational extremes, between God/dess and the Physical.
Sacral
and Solar Chakras The second chakra is called the Sacral chakra and, for me, it is ruled by the element Water, the realm of the emotions and feelings. The third one up is called the Solar chakra, in the area of the Solar Plexus. This is the mental world - your thoughts, 'facts' and logical conclusions.
Heart
Chakra Above that is the Heart chakra. For the purposes of this exercise, I think of this as the center of your personal spiritual experience. When you are asked, "How is your spiritual life?", the questioner is not interested in the spiritual life of your country, your community or even of your relationship. It is directed to you.
Throat
Chakra Above the Heart is the Throat chakra. Do you remember what Adam's first job in the Garden of Eden was? It was to name the animals. Being able to name things gives one power over those things. Do you know what these terms mean: RAM, DOS, Hard Drive and Modem? If you do (and there are many more people in this world who don't know than who do), you have some power over, some ability to work with computers. Every job has its jargon: until you can master that jargon you will not be able to do the job. The Throat chakra is the place of naming things (Adam's Apple). To name something is the first step towards manifesting it - making it real. So, for me, the Throat Chakra is the place of manifestation.
Brow
or Third Eye Chakra Above the Throat chakra is the Brow chakra or the Third Eye. Have you seen Hindus with a dot of color between and just above their eyebrows? This marks the Brow chakra. Among other things, it is the screen you dream on. With your eyes closed, can you picture a good friend? That's the 'screen' I am talking about. In the Old Testament, prophets had visions. While they didn't always see these visions - some heard them - they were messages from outside their normal waking consciousness. We need to learn to 'hear/see/gnow' these 'visions' as well.
Below these seven chakras are added to the 'Seven's Chart' found in Part One of Using of the Labyrinth:
No | Chakra | Note | Colour |
8 | | C ' | |
7 | Crown | B | Violet |
6 | Third Eye / Brow | A | Indigo |
5 | Throat | G | Blue |
4 | Heart | F | Green |
3 | Solar | E | Yellow |
2 | Sacral | D | Orange |
1 | Root | C | Red |
So what does all of this have to do with using the classical sevenlabyrinth. I'll give you one clue right now: This labyrinth problem/opportunity-solving device works like rosary beads. It's a mnemonic device. You will be doing something different on each path. But first, let's just make-circuit labyrinth? Hang in there, there's just one more step, and then we'll be ready to apply this chakra information to the one last addition to the Sevens Chart.
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Using the Labyrinth: Chakras, Colors and Music
| The Seven Chakras There seems to be a solid connection between the seven paths of the labyrinth and the seven chakras. There is also a correlation between the chakras and the seven colors of the rainbow. | | Notice that you don't walk these paths in order from one to eight. The colors don't go Red, Orange,Yellow, Green, Blue, Indigo, Violet (ROY G BIV). 'Walk' the labyrinth above with your finger. You will notice that the order of the paths is 3-2-1-4 / 7-6-5-8. I put a slash between four and seven to show you that this is a pattern that repeats itself twice: 3-2-1-4 and then 7-6-5-8. <OBJECT codeBase=http://download.macromedia.com/pub/shockwave/cabs/flash/swflash.cab#3,0,0,0 height=100 width=110 classid=clsid:D27CDB6E-AE6D-11cf-96B8-444553540000><PARAM NAME="_cx" VALUE="2910"><PARAM NAME="_cy" VALUE="2646"><PARAM NAME="FlashVars" VALUE=""><PARAM NAME="Movie" VALUE="../labyrinths/swfs/laby_music.swf"><PARAM NAME="Src" VALUE="../labyrinths/swfs/laby_music.swf"><PARAM NAME="WMode" VALUE="Window"><PARAM NAME="Play" VALUE="-1"><PARAM NAME="Loop" VALUE="-1"><PARAM NAME="Quality" VALUE="High"><PARAM NAME="SAlign" VALUE=""><PARAM NAME="Menu" VALUE="-1"><PARAM NAME="Base" VALUE=""><PARAM NAME="AllowScriptAccess" VALUE="always"><PARAM NAME="Scale" VALUE="ShowAll"><PARAM NAME="DeviceFont" VALUE="0"><PARAM NAME="EmbedMovie" VALUE="0"><PARAM NAME="BGColor" VALUE=""><PARAM NAME="SWRemote" VALUE=""><PARAM NAME="MovieData" VALUE=""><PARAM NAME="SeamlessTabbing" VALUE="1"> <embed src="../labyrinths/swfs/laby_music.swf" pluginspage="http://www.macromedia.com/shockwave/download/" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="110" height="100"> </embed> </OBJECT> | If you cannot see the animated labyrinth to the left, you will need to install Shockwave Flash. | | Let's think about this musically. Start with C=1, D=2, E=3, F=4, G=5, A=6, B=7,C'=8. (C'=C above middle C.) You now have the music of the labyrinth! The notes of the 'song' go E, D, C, F / B, A, G, C'. | | | Let's review where we've got to so far, using what I call a 'Sevens Chart'. No | Chakra | Note | Colour | 8 | | C ' | | 7 | Crown | B | Violet | 6 | Third Eye / Brow | A | Indigo | 5 | Throat | G | Blue | 4 | Heart | F | Green | 3 | Solar | E | Yellow | 2 | Sacral | D | Orange | 1 | Root | C | Red | | |