Forward
How do we relate to others? What is the process by which we bring people into our lives who are the reflections of our inner desires for balance? Is it merely by chance, or is there some aspect that ensures everyone we meet is in some way a reflection of God, and of our Selves? Is there more to it than merely making our way through life with what we know?
The process by which two or more people engage energetically is dynamic (always moving) and ceaseless. It is a dance of consciousness, making a symphony of connections that eventually surface as an opinion or feeling. We compose our opinions based on the myriad belief systems that cover our true wants and desires, which are covering our soul’s purpose.
Many times what we think we want and desire is a process of those belief systems, colored by the perceptions of what we feel we lack (rooted in the illusion of separation from the Oneness). Hence, we often look for others who help complete us, whether that is a wholesome experience or not. Throw in a dose of morals and ethics and you have the script for a play with many complex undertones.
No wonder relationships sometimes leave us wondering why we even have them! I believe many of us have wondered just what the dynamics are in our relationships that can leave us so dazed and confused. Certainly, none of you have ever had this problem, right? Right.
The two strongest forms of karma in relationship are parental karma and familial karma. Parental karma is you and your parents and you and your children. Familial karma is your marriage, siblings, and other family ties. It is here that we experience the deepest forms of relationships, partly because they can be long term, but mostly because of the attachment (karma, good or bad) that we have for these relationships.
Continuing where Eye of the Lotus left off, we are going to cover how every person has one chakra that is more dominant than the others, affecting their mental, emotional., physical, and spiritual states of being, and how that chakra-dominant person takes an energetic relationship to other people, both casual and intimate.
As you may recall, chakras are energy centers in the body that regulate the flow of life-force (consciousness) between dimensions. They are us, our higher organs, and are our link to higher levels of our own existence.
There is an energy disposition underlying the motivation and interaction in our relationships. Chakric relationships apply to all. Many who read this book may find the most value when applying what you learn to your own family – mom and dad, you and your spouse, your children, and so on.
Spirituality, no matter which chakra, is always about balance. There is duality in everything, and our chakras are at once our challenge and our strength. It is not about the balance itself, but about the effort you make to hold that balance. The effort you expend is what defines the nature of your character in a lifetime. We must always strive to remain in balance.
I’ve provided a little guide to determine which chakra might be dominant in you and those you are concerned with, so that you can observe your interactions from an informed place, and thus strengthen your relationships. Spouses, partners, and parents may find this information especially helpful, but it can also be useful for friends, employers and employees, co-workers, and just about anyone who has a relationship with someone else.
Language and culture are not barriers. Everyone has a dominant chakra, so if you are interacting with someone from another country/culture, the elements described here still apply.
Consciousness is a dance, always unfolding and changing. Knowing how the dance unfolds allows you to step through life in tune with your fellow souls more elegantly and with greater benefit to all. As you are more self-empowered spiritually and awaken your higher sense-perceptions, so also are you able to help more people achieve their self-empowerment as well.
My purpose in offering a number of case histories and examples is to place many real-life events before you that may be familiar or similar to your experience, and also to expose you to some that are as yet unfamiliar.
You may see a little of your Self in many of the examples because the consciousness of all of our chakras is seamlessly working together as one. But we do tend to differentiate into one particular chakra more than the others, which sets our perceptions of the universe and our initial reactions to our relationship encounters.
If you know that everyone you meet is a reflection of the God within you, it will only help you to have a better understanding of your Self. There is an old saying: “If you ever want to know how your life is going, look at the friends you keep.” If you wish to change your friends, you must first change you.
When you understand how the energetics of consciousness works through your dominant chakra, you become self-empowered and self-determined to do so.