Enlightenment is the crumbling away of untruth.
- Adyashanti
“I Speak” by New Moon Visions
Humankind is being led along an evolving course,
through this migration of intelligences,
and though we seem to be sleeping,
there is an inner wakefulness that directs the dream,
and that will eventually startle us back to the truth.
- Rumi
Dear Wise Women,
As we continue our chakra journey let us be reminded of the dynamic and alchemical connection between all the chakras. This is especially true of the throat chakra which can never fully open fully if any of the other chakras, especially the sacral, are closed.
Perhaps more so than the other centres, it is easy to identify blockages in the throat chakra, for it is from here that we express ourselves, that we express our uniqueness, creativity, ideas and stories. It is from here that we speak the love we feel in our open and connected hearts.
Following the lead of the heart, the throat will close when it feels unsafe, unheard and unloved. It will retract from its own truth in order to remain safe.
Oh wise women, let us tap into the divine from above, let us deepen into the divine from below. Let us receive the encouragement we need for the soft and tender blossoming of our voice. Let us remember our truth, reclaim our power and speak from it.
As Rumi says in the following poem and Mark Nepo says in the following (appreviated) story, we cannot do this work alone.
Love
Patti
If you never searched for truth
come with us
and you will become a seeker.
If you were never a musician
come with us
and you will find your voice…
In our gathering one candle lights hundreds,
we will light your path and give you courage
so you will open like a flower
and join in joyous laughter.
Plant the seed of truth and watch it grow
when it spreads its branches
come with us and sit under the blossoms.
Your eyes will open to the secret of the truth.
- Rumi
Opening the Gift
….
They say that, after a time, the two who paused on the edge of what was known and unknown stumbled into humility. “Please, tell me, is there more to this than hauling wood?” the one would ask again. And the more tired of the two replied, “No, no. It is all in the hauling, all in the wood, all in how we face each other around the small fires we can build.”
It was then that they rested, as we rest, when accepting the grace of our humanness. You see, we’ve always been on a journey, like it or not, aware of it or not, struggling to enter and embrace things as they are. And when we can accept our small part in the way of things, when we can build a small fire and gather, it opens us to joy. So join me on this journey we are already on. We can help each other hold nothing back. We can help each other live a sincere life. We can help each other wear down what gets in the way, waking close to the bone.
Come. There are teachers everywhere: in the stories around us, in the stories within us, in the life of expression that sings where we are broken, in the kinship of gratitude that keeps reminding us that we need each other as we become the earth.
- From Mark Nepo’s book “The Exquisite Risk: Daring To Live An Authentic Life”
Art: Krystleyez
Authenticity, truth, communication, deep expression. These are the key characteristics of the sacred throat chakra, also called Vishudda in Sanskrit. It is located at the center of the neck, near the thyroid gland, the windpipe, and the vocal folds. The beautiful throat is the first of the upper three chakras, all of which draw their power from the ethereal world more than the physical. The elements of these chakras move beyond earthly powers, which is why having a balanced and flowing lower chakras system is incredibly stabilizing when working with the magical upper energies. The throat is connected to the flow of water, but its primary element is called ether. Ether is said to be an element of energetic space through which sounds and deep truths can pass.
Vishudda’s color is light blue, and it is connected to lavender, frankincense, and blue crystals like lapis lazuli. The throat chakra is all about speaking one’s truth, drawing up connection, knowledge, creativity, insight, and emotion from the lower chakras, and articulating it to the world. An empowered throat chakra allows us to speak out, stand up for ourselves and our beliefs, and authentically share our true selves. It is our internal and external value system and helps us to discern what boundaries are important and what messages we want to share. This centre is connected to our nose and ears, making it the entry point for information from those sacred senses. Thus, the throat is about communication through speaking and also through listening, by absorbing the truth in both the spoken and the silent.
A balanced throat centre can be a force for healing, sovereignty, and liberation from false truths. An overactive throat charka may look like oversharing, speaking without compassion or interest in others, and using words as a force for harm. Likewise, a blocked throat chakra may express itself as difficulties with sharing, speaking, singing, communicating, and being heard thanks to the paralyzing effect of fear. Healing imbalances, whether that be fear, overcompensating, or a combination of both, creates the ability to authentically share and communicate all things from a place of truth and love.
An important aspect of this expansive energy centre is the deep connection between the throat and sacral chakras. These chakras work together to create and birth creations into the world. Even anatomically, these two areas look very similar. The sacral waters become the fluid ether of the throat, and the rich, deep sensual creativity of the sacral is communicated and put into action through the expression of ideas by the voice. It is as if the sacral is the incubator of creation, and the throat is the vessel for projecting it out to the world. Because these centres are so connected, there can often be similar blockages in each. Particularly as women, standing up for our sexuality and creative selves is not something the world has fostered, so we may feel repressed and stunted in these areas. This makes it all the more important to heal and reclaim this sacred power, as it is exactly what makes women goddesses and unstoppable forces of loving creation. Speaking our boundaries and needs along with our desires and dreams reunites us with the full force of our inherent, natural, beautiful, feminine power.
Working through the layers surrounding this centre can feel very dense and ancient, and it requires fierceness, inner strength, and trust that we are safe now, and the world needs our voices to be heard. Speaking our boundaries and needs along with our desires and dreams reunites us with the full force of our inherent, natural, beautiful, feminine power.
- Ayla Wardlaw
THE THROAT AND THE WOMB: SACRED TWINS
There is an undeniable, magical connection between the throat and the womb. Not only do they physically resemble one another, but they are also energetically linked. They are divine mirrors.
As above, so below. A sacred twin.
When your mouth and throat relaxes, so does your pelvic floor. You can actually feel it open and soften.
Sing. Hum. Moan. Groan. Take deep sighs.
Notice how that feels in your yoni.
Notice what happens when you don’t speak your truth...is there tightness in your pelvic floor?
- Julia Claus
Note: The photo in Melanie’s video was taken by Wise Woman Julia on May 30, 2020. Julia shared this on our Wise Tribe WhatsApp chat and Melanie happened to find it while preparing her chant. The synchronicities of this are quite deep reaching on many levels…further evidence of the threads of truth that are always connecting us.
