THE SACRAL
The sacral chakra is located in the sex organs, and it deals a lot with that: sex. That’s the most common way that we relate to the sacral chakra. But that not’s all that it’s for. The underlying desire for procreation is creativity. So the second chakra is how we express ourselves in the world. It is how we connect and relate to others: it is our desire to connect. One way we connect is through our creative expression (and obviously through sex too). It creates a relay and is a form of communication.
When the sacral chakra energy is balanced, you feel comfortable and secure in your sexual expression, you have an infinite resource of creativity at your disposal. Everything in your life springs from the desire to create. While the first chakra was about our very basic need for survival and our worthiness as humans, simply because we exist, the second chakra is our very primal and human need to create. Creativity is our human nature and everyone is creative. By balancing the second chakra you will find that your creative expression refines, and you can be an artist in all areas of your life.
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RECOMMENDED READING
Read Chapter 2 of ‘The 8 Human Talents’ by Gurmukh Kaur Khalsa
Download PDF here
Buy the book here
The Artist’s Way by Julia Cameron
Money - A Love Story by Kate Northrup
LECTURES AND PODCASTS
Library of Teachings January 29, 1991
ADDITIONAL EXERCISES
Working with crystals
Energy balance with a second chakra crystal (Carnelia, Obsidian, Tiger’s Eye, Aragonite …): Place the crystal on your second chakra area. Relax and breath deeply while your chakra’s frequency align with the frequency of the crystal.
Frog Squats
Frog squats balance the sexual energy of the sacral chakra. Try doing 26 to 108 every day for the next week. If you don’t know this posture you can find a video explaining it here.
SELF PSYCHOLOGY EXERCISES
Contemplate your relationship to your Sacral Chakra with these Self Psychology exercises.
The themes of the sacral chakra are creativity, sexuality, connection, guilt and addiction.
The location of this chakra is the sexual organs, and the glands associated with it are the gonads (testes for men and the ovaries for women).
Journal through the following questions. If you find that your mind takes a different direction and additional questions come up, follow your trail for additional deeper insights.
How do I feel today? What is moving within me right now?
Working through your creative blocks:
What are my fundamental beliefs about my own creativity?
Finish the following sentences:
Being creative looks like…
I believe artists are…
Growing up I loved doing…
If I had more time I would love to…
The last creative activity I enjoyed doing was…
Now make a list of five things you love doing. When was the last time you did any of these? Try doing at least one of these things this week.
Working with your sexuality:
What is my relationship with my sexuality?
Do I enjoy my sex life?
What would I like to be different?
When was the last time I felt sensual?
When was the last time I felt sexual?
What is the difference between the two?
Finish the following sentences:
I believe people who express their sexuality are…
I believe people who have a lot of sex are…
I believe people who have little or no sex are…
Working with guilt:
I feel guilty when…
What can feeling this emotion tell me?
Are there any areas I can improve to feel less guilt?
Are there any areas that I can bring more love and acceptance to?