Crown Chakra (Sahasrara)

Crown Chakra (Sahasrara)

The crown chakra is the seventh and last of our main chakra energy points.  Before we get into how to open this chakra with our crown chakra meditation, let's go over exactly what this chakra is and does.  The crown chakra is very spiritual and allows for the flow of wisdom and enlightenment of spiritual consciousness.  This is the chakra that connects you to God/Goddess/Allah/Higher Energy or whatever name you may have for it.  This chakra will not open until you have successfully opened all of the previous chakras.  It is said that the soul comes into the body through the crown at birth and exits through the crown at death.  The crown chakra is the door to universal energy.  It allows you to see yourself as your true nature and to accept yourself as a part of the universe.  It is located just above your head.

Someone who has a closed or blocked crown chakra will be cynical towards spirituality.  They will be greedy and apathetic.  They may even have difficulty learning.  People who have an excessive energy flow to this chakra seem to be addicted to spirituality, confused and have a dissociation from their physical bodies.  An imbalance of this chakra will make your road of life harder and bumpier, since you will lack direction and focus.  These people feel bored, frustrated and lack joy.  

When the crown chakra is open and balanced, you will have a sense of spiritual connection.  You will be more open-minded and more wise.  People with a balanced crown are able to perceive, analyze and use information accordingly.  You will come to the realization that we are all a part of the universe and we are all forms of energy working together simultaneously.  

The crown chakra is the seventh chakra and it is at the top of the "chakra ladder" which starts from the root chakra that grounds us on the Earth and progresses upward to the Sahasrara which connects us with the universe and the Divine source of creation.

Sahasrara is located at the crown of the head. The gift of this chakra is experiencing unity and the selfless realization that everything is connected at a fundamental level.

The energy of this chakra allows us to experience mystical oneness with everyone and everything in nature.

There is no intellectual knowing at the level of seventh chakra, but there is serenity, joy, and deep peace about life.

You have a sense of knowing that there is a deeper meaning of life and that there is an order that underlies all of existence.

The "way of the crown chakra" is the way of going beyond the limits of your own ego. It is the way of transcending the ego and knowing that all of creation is interconnected at a fundamental level.

A level that some call the "Akasha" or "Zero Point Field", or just "the Field". This is the fundamental level of connection.

According to Tantric philosophy, the seventh chakra is both a receiver and giver of energy and consciousness. It receives energy to sustain life and it gives back the personal energy to unite with the collective pool of consciousness.

It is the meeting point between finite (the body and the ego) and infinite (the universe and soul).

It is the place where time and timelessness intersect and where death and eternal life meet.

Divine Light Meditation (Crown Chakra Meditation)

1. Sit in a comfortable meditation pose with your legs crossed and your back straight. If working in a group, sit in a circle.

2. Rest your hands in your lap, palms upward, with your left hand on top. This is the mudra (hand position) for receiving energy. Close your eyes and let your breathing become slow and even.

3. Visualize a thousand-petalled lotus at the crown of your head. Imagine its petals gently opening to reveal an intense light. Let this divine light flow down into you through your crown chakra. Repeat one of the affirmations below, or create one that has more meaning for you. If you are alone, say the words silently; in a group, you may wish to chant them out loud, in unison:         

            “I am surrounded and protected by divine light.”

            “This light nourishes my entire being.”

            “I am forever walking in the light.”

            “I grow stronger by tuning into the divine light.”

4. Feel the light spiraling down your body. Enjoy the warm glow as it saturates your entire being. Let every cell be permeated by light and inspiration, and every part of your consciousness become illuminated.

5. Focus your senses on the intensity of the light so that you not only see it, but hear, smell, taste, and touch it. Think of the light as a manifestation of your higher self, representing the peace that lies beyond understanding.

6. Feel like a pure channel for the light: allow yourself to be at one with it. In this state of oneness, intuitive thoughts and inspirations may enter your consciousness. Be thankful for this guidance.

7. After 15 minutes, take a few deep breaths and open your eyes.

Ascension Signs and Symptoms of the Spiritual Awakening and Expanded Consciousness

HEAD ITCHING/HEADACHE

Has the top of your head been really itchy, tingly, prickly, and/or crawling sensations along the scalp and/or down the neck and sometimes even into the spine? No, you don’t have bugs in your hair or severe dandruff, it’s because your crown chakra is beginning to open. Your crown chakra is your connection to source/divine energy (God) and when it opens up, you will have the physical response of itchy, tingly scalp and sometimes even headaches. I’ve found the moisturizing creams help very little for the itchiness and simply put,your best bet is just to scratch it. Know that this is a very common symptom and it will pass in time.

NO SLEEP OR SLEEP PATTERNS DIFFERENT

Since you are going through a spiritual awakening you don’t require as much sleep as you used to. You are tapped into source/divine every now. Don’t worry as this is simply a phase and it will pass in time. You will also notice that you will wake perfectly at 3 or 3:30am, right on time. Simply put, go with the flow of things and don’t get upset thinking you need the sleep to function for work the next day. You will still have the energy needed to get things done, even without your normal 8 hours. Also, know you may experience hot flashes and cold sweats in the middle of the night or even during the day. This is part of your body adjusting to new energy and it won’t last forever.

DREAMING CRAZY

You will begin to notice your dream states, even though you may not get good sleep at night, will be very active and somewhat different. I tell people to look up the meanings behind those dreams because they usually mean something. Just because it doesn’t make sense to you, don’t just chalk it up to lack of sleep. Usually they will be associated with your reality and what subject you need to address in your life. Personally my favorite website for looking up dreams is www.dreamdictionary.com.

EAR RINGING/BUZZING/PRESSURE

Has your hearing been bothering you? This is one of the more common signs of the awakening process.  Since your vibration is rising, you are able to audibly ‘hear’ spirit around you. No worries, they’ve been there the whole time, you’re just able to hear them now and it’s all good.

Understand that everything is vibration, therefor everything has a frequency. Pitch is the audible form of frequency, hence ringing in the ear. The lower pitch is usually spirit guides and higher pitches are usually angels. The higher the pitch is the higher the frequency of spirit. I tell people to acknowledge them and say something like ‘I hear you. Thanks’. That will stop the ringing quickly, if you are unable to ‘listen’ to what they have to say. Besides, it helps build some trust between you and your spirit guides and angels.

BODY CHANGES

You will notice different changes when it comes to your body in general. Body aches and pains throughout your entire body or in particular areas that come and go; soreness or stiffness in joints, muscles and bones for no apparent reason that are not due to injury, physical exercise or fatigue, particularly in the back, along the spine, neck, shoulder and head region. There may be general tension throughout the body and the aches and pains may be accompanied by other strange sensations. I’ve noticed it eases considerably with regular chiropractic adjustments.

General changes in vision and perception. You may catch glimpses of sparkles or flashes of light or dark shadows in your peripheral vision. Just because it’s grey, dark and gritty doesn’t mean it’s automatically evil, sometimes it’s something simple like a spirit guide of yours. You may have dry, itchy eyes or blurry vision from time to time, or see haze or static-like energy in air. It’s all okay as you are beginning to see energy and spirit. You may begin to see auras or light around people, animals or objects. This is all due to your third eye chakra opening.

You may experience spontaneous heart palpitations or flutters from time to time that are not related to physical exercise or exertion or medical conditions. You may notice energy and strange sensations in and around the heart and chest area even heaviness in the chest. You can bear down and cough and it will kick your heart back into a regular rhythm and symptoms will subside. This is all due to the heart chakra opening.

You may have pressure and pain in or around the head and face area, including skull, eyes, ears, sinuses, teeth and gums, often times shifting from one side to another. Frequent headaches; strange sensations in around the head or eyes such as pinpricks, electrical shocks, warming energy, tingles or spasm that come and go quickly for no reason. This is because the crown chakra is beginning to open.

Many people notice sudden itching all over or in various areas of the body for no reason or bouts of acne or hives, flushed face, skin rashes or other unusual skin changes that occur out of the blue. You may even notice changes in hair texture and even slight changes in color or highlights; may experience sudden thinning of hair or hair loss. You may hair and nails may start growing at a faster rate than usual despite other issues. It’s all okay. Remember your vibration is rising quickly and it takes the body a bit longer to react to these changes.

Some people have a feeling unusual vibrations or a vibrating sensation within the body or in certain areas of the body; pulsating or vibrating waves or rushes of energy throughout the body; tingling sensations, 'pins and needles', static electricity, jolts or zaps of energy, twitches and muscle spasms; bouts of itching or limbs 'falling asleep', particularly the arms, hands, legs or feet, out of the blue. These energies and sporadic symptoms will be experienced in the various chakra centers depending on blocks/issues or when energetically being cleared or activated. Just go with the flow.  I’ve found movement, such as taking a walk helps with these symptoms.

EMOTIONAL ROLLERCOASTER

Now that you’re ‘plugged in’ you will notice periods of sudden nervousness or anxiety that comes and goes spontaneously for no apparent reason; feeling drained of energy, often around particular people or in certain places; unexplainable worry, panic attacks or feeling overwhelmed; a feeling that you are going crazy or losing your mind; nervous breakdowns; soul transformations or transforming events occurring all at once; sudden and unexpected changes and feeling that you are spiraling out of control.

This is all normal and a phase. It’s part of the chakra system opening and closing (especially the heart and solar plexus). You will notice an increase in "self-talk" or inner chatter. You'll find yourself talking to yourself more often. It’s a perfect way to get though emotional swings. Simply put, go with the flow because it’s a releasing mechanism to some pent up feelings you’ve harbored for a while.  Accept your feelings as they come up. Understand that you will have these emotions because you need to get to the root cause of the emotion and deal with it once and for all. It served a huge, positive purpose in your life and it changes you to be the wonderful person you are now.

LIGHTS AND ELECTRICITY ELECTRIC DEVICES

You may begin to notice cell phones, watches, TV’s, computers, electronic devices, lights and street lights will randomly turn off or not work correctly as they should. Understand it is usually your energy that is causing this fluxuation to happen. Why? Think of your aura, when you are going through the awakening process and your emotional state goes from low to high, your aura sends huge shockwaves outwards. This shock wave will directly affect electricity. I’ve noticed this happens more to females than males. In my opinion, it’s in link with hormones fluxes as well, especially before ovulation and menstruation.

DIGESTION ISSUES/FOOD CRAVINGS

Now that you are beginning to go through the awakening process, your vibration is also getting raised. Your body will not be able to tolerate lower vibrational foods anymore. You may notice about 20 minutes after eating, your tummy/digestion becomes very upset. Simply put, your body won’t be able to process foods with preservatives, additives, some lactose, and even some pork products….this makes going out to eat really interesting!  With this fun new step, you will begin having some food cravings such as veggies and salads. It’s because your body it telling you what you need, so pay attention to it. The more natural and organic the food the less it will bother your digestion.  It’s a natural detox you are going through and may even have flu like symptoms, and/or you may notice weight gain (especially the ‘budda belly’). By adding weight, it is a buffering mechanism against the new energy you are experiencing. These weight changes may occur even if there are no changes in your diet or activity level.

Along with this you may notice changes in eating habits or appetite; periods where there is lack of appetite for days at a time, or over-eating and sudden bouts of extreme hunger or thirst out of the blue. It’s all ok as when you are through this phase the pounds will melt back off and you’ll be able to get back to your normal weight.

NOTICING OF ANIMALS AND CHILDREN

Personally, this is one of the best symptoms to have because it’s fun! As you become more in tuned with who you are at a soul level, you will begin to notice and animals will not be afraid like they used to be and will even begin interacting with you. This is because you are now vibrating at their energy level and seem harmless to them. You will also notice how small children not only stare at you, but may even come up to you in a curious manner. Why? Kids under the age of 5 are very intuitive and fresh from the other side. Therefor they can see your aura and ‘feel’ as if you are safe for them to visit with. Just smile back and appreciate the connection to those special kids and your new found connection to nature as well.

SECULSION

Going through this process, you may feel the need to hibernate, seclude or needing to be in your own space, away from people. The reason is simple, so you can get to know yourself better. It’s normal to have a feeling of detachment from family, friends, coworkers or even the world in general. You may experience a sudden loss of hobbies or interests.  Also, you may notice that the TV, radio and computers simply overwhelm you and you can’t stand to listen to all the chatter. No worries, as this too is a normal phase and as time goes on you can be able to pick things slowly back up. When you hit this phase it’s the perfect time to learn how to meditate too!

INTOLERATE TO NEGATIVITY

This is one of the tougher phases to get through. You will begin to notice negative people, places and things will begin to feel like ‘nails on a chalkboard’ to you. Your best bet is to distance yourself from the negativity and drama, but it becomes very difficult when relationships and family is concerned. Just know no matter what you choose to do with the situation at hand, you must do it for the best interest of you. This isn’t easy and one of the most difficult phases to go through, but once to figure it out then balance can be restored.

DISORIENTATION/CLUMBSY

You may experience more clumsiness or bumping into walls or objects more often, lack of coordination control at times and dropping things more often. You may notice a sense of disorientation or being detached from reality, living 'in your head' or feeling spacey or distracted easily. Also you may notice moments of audio dyslexia where someone is speaking, but it is as if you can't process the information or understand what they are saying. I’ve even noticed periods where words seem to lose their meaning or don't make sense in the same way they used to, jumbled thoughts or trouble comprehending things…all in one day.

What’s even better? You may experience moments of memory loss that may occur on and off or for short periods of time, forgetting the names for common objects at times, forgetting simple words during conversations or forgetting what you are about to say or do moments after thinking it, forgetting why you've walked into a room, experiencing periods of brain fog or brain freezes, being tongue tied often and even jumbled or scattered thinking. This is all normal and your thoughts will get clarified in time.

TIME SHIFT

In the awakening you may feel as if time seems distorted; unusual shifts in relation to the experience of time, events and memories. You may have the feeling or perception that time is speeding up, moving faster or an accelerated perception of time, and other moments feeling that time is slowing down or at a standstill. Some people have a feeling that you can't accomplish all that you want or that 'time is running out' or experiencing a sense of urgency, such as a sense that 'something is about to happen' or that something is coming that you must prepare for. You will also notice frequent deja vu and other similar experiences.

INCREASE IN PSYCHIC ABILITIES

When you go through the spiritual awakening, you will become more intuitive. You will notice an increase in psychic awareness and sensitivity such as: clairvoyance, clairaudience, clairsentience and other extra-sensory abilities. When your vibration increases, so will your intuition as they go hand in hand.

SYNCRONICITY/COINCIDENCE

Many people will notice an increase in synchronicity and coincidences. Understand you are now connected and you will begin to see this clearly due to synchronicity. You may notice you are thinking of something that is bothering you and the solution appears out of nowhere. This is the easiest way for your guides to help you along your path. There is no such thing as coincidence; it’s always a sign from spirit. Also, you will begin to see numbers such as 1111, 222, 333, etc. Numbers have meanings behind them just as dreams do, so look them up. I wrote about what the meanings mean in another blog here: http://www.psychickelli.com/blog/2013/08/14/Number-Meanings.aspx

GODLIKE CONNECTION

You will experience an increase feeling of Divine and Unconditional Love; moments of gratitude and deep appreciation for life; increased peace, clarity, understanding and compassion; profound revelations and insights; a sense of Oneness and interconnectedness; feeling more connected with nature, other people, animals, the universe, Spirit/Source, God, the All, etc. This is the absolute best symptom you can get! You may even experience encounters with angelic and cosmic beings and the awareness of the presence of non-physical entities or energies.

You may experience an overwhelming desire to leave the planet and a deep longing to return’ home’, even if you don't know where 'home' is or can't explain this feeling. This is not a "suicidal" feeling or necessarily a feeling based on escapism or pain however. You feel compelled to re-connect with Source/Spirit and you begin to seek a deeper meaning and purpose to your life. This is a normal phase and will pass given time.

From here on out you will NEVER get ‘disconnected’. Understand you may feel as if you are, especially when issues get tough in your life. This is because reality sometime takes the forefront rather than your spiritual growth at that time. But know you will grow spiritually from the reality you are going through.

Please Note: Not these entire symptoms can assumed to be attributed to the awakening or ascension process only. Please follow your own inner guidance, use discernment when necessary and consult a health care professional as needed.