DESARROLLO

Sacred Truth: Honor One Another

Every relationship you develop, from casual to intimate, helps you become more conscious. No union is without spiritual value.

Organs Effects

Lower abdomen to navel, sexual organs, large intestine, lower vertebrae, pelvis, appendix, bladder, hip area.

Arthritis, chronic lower back or hip pain, sciatica, pelvic/low back pain, sexual potency, urinary problems, prostate or ovarian/uterine illnesses, fibroids, menopause severity.

Issues

Fear of loss of control, or being controlled, through events such as addiction, rape, betrayal, impotence, financial loss, or abandonment by partners or colleagues, ability to take risks, personal identity, blame, guilt, money. sex, power, control, creativity, ethics, honor in relationships, decision-making ability, power to rebel.

Questions for Self-Examination

1. How do you define creativity? Do you consider yourself a creative person? Do you follow through on your creative ideas?

2. Do you often direct your creative energies into negative paths of

expression? Do you exaggerate or embellish &quotfacts" to support your point of view?

3. Are you comfortable with your sexuality? If not, are you working toward healing your sexual imbalances? Do you use people for sexual pleasure, or have you felt used? Do you honor your own sexual boundaries?

4. Do you keep your word? What is your personal code of honor? of ethics?

Do you negotiate your ethics depending on your circumstances?

5. Do you have an impression of the Divine as a force that exerts justice in your life?

6. Are you a controlling person? Do you engage in power plays? Are you able to see yourself clearly in circumstances related to power and money?

7. Does money have authority over you? Do you make compromises that violate your inner self for the sake of financial security?

8. How often do survival fears dictate your choices?

9. Can you master your fears about finances and physical survival, or do they control you and your attitudes?

10. What goals do you have for yourself that you have yet to pursue? What stands in the way of acting upon those goals?

Chakra 3

The third chakra furthers the development of self-esteem and personality, separate from your tribal identity. This is where you learn to draw and maintain strong boundaries and a personal code of honor.

Sacred Truth: Honor Oneself

Be mature and honorable in the relationship you have with yourself and accept responsibility for the person you have become.

Organs Effects

Trust, fear, intimidation, self-esteem, self-confidence, self-respect, ambition, courage, ability to handle crisis, care of yourself and others, sensitivity to criticism, personal honor, fear of rejection and looking foolish, physical appearance anxieties, strength of character.

Questions for Self-Examination

1. Do you like yourself? What don't you like and why? Are you actively working to change the things about yourself you don't like?

2. Are you honest? Do you sometimes misrepresent the truth? Why?

3. Are you critical of others? Do you blame others as a way of protecting yourself?

4. Are you able to admit when you are wrong? Are you open to feedback from other people about yourself?

5. Do you need the approval of others? If so, why?

6. Do you consider yourself strong or weak? Are you afraid of taking care of yourself?

7. Have you been in a relationship with a person you didn't really love, but it seemed better than being alone?

8. Do you respect yourself? Can you decide to make changes in your life and then stick to your commitment?

9. Are you afraid of responsibility? Or, do you feel responsible for everything and everyone?

10. Are you continually wishing your life were different? If so, are you doing anything to change it, or have you resigned yourself to the situation?

Chakra 4

Here lies the powerhouse of the human energy system. From its middle position, the fourth chakra mediates between the body and spirit, and determines their health, strength, and balance.

Sacred Truth: Love is Divine Power

Emotional energy -- love -- is the central power point and true motivator of your body, mind and spirit.

Love, hatred, bitterness, grief, anger, jealousy, inability to forgive, self-centeredness, fears of loneliness, commitment and betrayal, compassion, hope trust, ability to heal yourself and others.

Questions for Self-Examination

1. What emotional memories do you still need to heal?

2. What relationships in your life require healing?

3. Do you ever use your emotional wounds to control people or situations?

If so, describe them.

4. Have you allowed yourself to be controlled by the wounds of another?

Will you let that happen again? What steps are you prepared to take to prevent yourself from being controlled that way again?

5. What fears do you have about becoming emotionally healthy?

6. Do you associate emotional health with no longer needing an intimate relationship?

7. What is your understanding of forgiveness?

8. Who are the people you need to forgive, and what prevents you from letting go of the pain you associate with them?

9. What have you done that needs forgiving? Who is working to forgive you?

10. What is your understanding of a healthy, intimate relationship? Are you willing to release the use of your wounds in order to open yourself to such a relationship?

Chakra 5

The fifth chakra is the center of your struggle with choice and the ability to release your will to Divine guidance. Its essence is faith - faith in our fears or faith in the Divine.

Sacred Truth: Surrender Personal Will to Divine Will

Your every choice, thought and feeling has biological, environmental, social, personal and global consequence. Actions motivated by personal will that trusts Divine authority, gives you the richest power.

Organs Effects

Throat, thyroid,

trachea, neck vertebrae, mouth, teeth, gums, jaw, esophagus, parathyroid, hypothalamus.

Raspy throat, chronic sore throat, mouth ulcers, gum difficulties, TMJ, scoliosis, laryngitis, swollen glands, thyroid problems.

Issues

Choice and strength of will, personal expression, following your dream, using personal power to create, addiction, judgment, criticism, faith, knowledge, capacity to make decisions.

Questions for Self-Examination

1. What is your definition of being “strong-willed”?

2. Who are the people that have control over your willpower, and why?

3. Do you seek to control others? If so, who are they, and why do you need to control them?

4. Can you express yourself honestly and openly when you need to? If not, why not?

5. Are you able to sense when you are receiving guidance to act upon?

6. Do you trust guidance that has no “proof” of the outcome attached to it?

7. What fears do you have about Divine guidance?

8. Do you pray for assistance with your personal plans, or are you able to say, “I will do what heaven directs me to do”?

9. What makes you lose control of your own willpower?

10. Do you know you need to change but continually postpone taking action?

If so, identify those situations and your reasons for not acting?