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subtle physiology
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psychospiritual approaches

definition

fourth chakra:

• The heart chakra is associated with the long thoracic curve of the spine, which allows the energy field to spread out. The expansive nature of this area is further encouraged by the 'pull' of the bony structure of the rib cage. A similar expansion of energy is found in the area of the pelvic bowl and the skull. (Smith, p. 55)

• Heart chakra, the heart center or great balancer - where all the lower chakras are integrated into LOVE, which is harmony. Here the loving nature is expressed; here meditation promotes not only love, peace, and harmony, but stimulation of the thymus at the top of the sternum. COLOR IS GREEN, KEYNOTE IS F. (Serinus, p. 167)

Life principles. Whereas the base center relates to one's own personal principles regarding life, the Heart chakra relates to the principles held with regard to social consciousness. It establishes group awareness, creates the ability to love, feel from the heart, and to transmute desire into love. It establishes responsibility, acceptance, morals, and goodwill towards others. Spiritual love and Buddhic consciousness originate in this center. Love grounded in the lower centers can be transformed from passion to compassion, from emotions to service to life in all forms. Feeds the thymus, heart, circulatory system, and the blood. (Easley)

Cardiac plexus: Love aspect; represents love as far as the individual has developed it. The cardiac energy center is the communication center to the subjective cognitive field, and in those who have developed their above-the-head center (8th chakra), to the energy field of synthesis. (Van Gelder)

see:
holographic consciousness
human energy centers: overview
human energy centers: disorders
human energy centers: base
human energy centers: sacral plexus
human energy centers: solar plexus
human energy centers: throat
human energy centers: brow
human energy centers: crown
human energy centers: star
human energy fields: overview
yogic view of the human body


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