Manipura, Solar Plexus Chakra element fire

This is our third chakra, a yellow lotus of ten petals, located at the solar plexus?the place where we get those butterfly feelings when we feel scared or powerless. Its element is fire?fire?that radiates and transforms matter into energy, giving light and warmth. This chakra represents our "get up and go," our action, our will, our vitality, and our sense of personal power. Its name, Manipura, means "lustrous gem." We can think of it as a glowing yellow Sun, radiating through the center of our body.

In the second chakra we encountered desire. Desire is the fuel for the will, the passion within our body giving strength to decisions made by the mind. Fire is the spark of life that ignites will to action. Fire is the spark that lies between the poles, and the third chakra creates power by combining the polarity introduced by the second chakra, just as electricity is made by the combination of polarities. Having made yet another step toward consciousness, we now temper our desires and instincts with knowledge, making decisions that are then put into action, again combining the poles of mind and body.

Power, then, is seen as an act of combination, of joining together parts to make a greater whole. When we embrace and combine all the parts within us?our bodies, our emotions, our visions, our knowledge?then we emerge whole and powerful.

This is a colorpencil drawing
measuring 15" x 15"
Limited numbered edition (99)
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