Violet

The chakra of one thousand petals. Violet. Spirit. Crown. Nervous system. The brain. The third eye. This is the "I am" center. Empathy. Unity.

I just found out that this chakra represents the union with Dad, Father, God. The root chakra represents the feminine, grounding, Mother Earth. "When one experiences a sense of separation from their father, they close the crown chakra, and experience a sense of isolation and aloneness, as if they are in a shell, and having difficulty with feeling contact with those around them. Thought processes tend to justify and maintain the sense of aloneness." (http://www.healer.ch/crownchakra.html) WOW! So I guess working on my spirituality, self-connection, and my relationship to my dad, all things I have committed to do, will help me towards strengthening this chakra.

The message of the crown chakra is to live in the now, connect to the greater oneness that is you, and to channel our spiritual power and relationship so that all of our other chakras, all areas of life, can be healed, energized, and flowing.

The color is Violet. Purple. Royality, richness, depth, purity, passion. I wear my purple pants again and mended my purple tank top this morning so I could wear it. I drank prune water and made an acai smoothie with concord grape juice and a few soaked prunes. This evening I finished off the soaked prunes (which will surely help my tummy keep solid food moving!) and made another smoothie, this time with prune juice (yet again), frozen blackberries, and lavender. Yumm! I'm so ready for White tomorrow, an extension of Violet. White is the culmination of all the chakras, all of the light and color, purity. I am awakened and rejuvenated in the real sense of the word. I'm ready for solid foods to fill each cell with nutrients so that I can now go out into the world and put my lessons to action, my discoveries to practice, and continue learning!

What a great cleanse. I give thanks and gratitude for health, tasty food that is fresh and abundant, my dedication to myself to care for my body, a new year, supportive family and friends, free yoga at Divinitree (!), smoothies, a loving partner, good books, and Star Trek! : )