Wheels of Light

A leading figure in the field of healing and mind/body research presents an intriguing, multidisciplinary, and multicultural study of the human energy field. "A most impressive blend of extensive research and expert personal observation".--Meditation magazine. Photos; drawings.

Contents

I Wheels of Light

One: The Ancient and Modern Mystery

The "Mysteries" of the Chakras

Two: Wheels of Power

Legend of the Rainbow Warrior

Wheels of Power

Chakras and Their Traditional Components

Wheels of Light

Secondary Chakras

The Seven Chakra Bodies

The Body as a Microcosm

Animal and Elemental Nature of the Chakras

Religious Perspectives of the Chakras

Historical Perspectives

History of Chakras in the West: Theosophists' Theory

The Two Worlds of the Chakras

Three: What Is an Aura?

Auric Field: Field of Life

Vibration, Color, and Harmonics of the Aura

Energy: The Basic Component of the Body

Identical Nature of the Chakras

Location of the Chakras

The Flow of Energy Up the Chakras

Direction of Spin of the Chakras

Changing Frequencies: Interaction Between Chakras

Relationships Between the Chakras

Intake and Output

Color Opposites, Color Therapy, and Empowering with Opposites

The Male, Female, Androgyny, and Exogeny in the Chakras

Sustaining a Balanced Energy Field

Maintaining Constancy

Avoiding Chakra Displacement

Alignment Exercise

Four: The Chakras and Healing

Scanning the Body and Transmitting or Channeling Energy

Exercise: Feeling Energy

Resistance to Being Healed

Karma and Healing

Definition of Health

Meditation on the Chakras

II The First Chakra

Five: Being Alive

The First Chakra: Our Life Force

Kundalird Energy: Keeping Us Alive

Traditional Aspects of the First Chakra

Astrological Sign, Physical Element, and Gemstone

The Bee, the Dragon, the Horse, and the Serpent

Snake Mythology: The Goddess Religion and the Power of the Undulate

Ida and Pengali: Dual Male and Female Aspects of the First Chakra

Initiation and the First Chakra

Kundalini Initiation and the Siddhi Powers

Greece: Initiation in the Tholoi

Egypt: Initiation in the Pyramids

The Eleusinian Mystery

Modern Initiation

Six: Kundalini: Seat of the Physical Body

The Root Chakra

Breath, Prana, and Mind

Kundalini and the Nervous System

The Kundalini Awakening

Breathing and Exercises for the Kundalini

Kundalini and the Mysteries

Kundalini Energy: Working on Two Channels Simultaneously

Kundalini, Nervous Breakdowns, and Meditation

First Chakra Energy in the American Culture

Suppression of the Life Force

Addictions and the First Chakra

Release of Suppressed Energies and Fixations

Limitations of Too Little Kundalini

Seven: Fire Power

Power and the Kundalini

Dual Qualities of the First Chakra: Powers of Spirit and Matter, Life and Death

Kundalini Power in the Ancient and Modem World: Charisma and Humility

Yin and Yang Principle: Withholding and Reclaiming Power

Using Power Appropriately

The Need for Power in Service

Kundalini and Prosperity

Eight: Sexuality, Kundalini, and Karma

Sexuality: Exchange

Orgasm: Empowerment and Mergence

Orgasm: A Trance State

Sexuality and the Spiritual: Mergence with Deity

Sexuality and Service

The Kundalini Center and Karma

Nine: Science and the Chakras

The Rolf Study

Red on the Oscilloscope

Red in Rolfing and Healing

The DC Shift

Traumas and DC Shifts: Access to the Subconscious

Ten: Disease and Dysfunction

Sickle-Cell Anemia and Cancer: A Question of Power

The Cancer Cell

Cancer Treatment

Arthritis, Colitis, and Alzheimer's Disease

Inflammatory Disease: Anger, Fear, and Pain

Hypertension and Heart Disease

Genetic Disease

Bacterial and Viral Infections, Broken Bones, and Scar Tissue: Healing with Red Frequency

Treating Overdoses

Gynecological Problems and the Effects of the Hysterectomy

Opportunistic Viruses and Infections: Treating Sexually Transmitted Diseases

Listening to the Kundalini

Appendix I: The Rolf Study

Appendix II: The Essence of Hopi Prophecy

Appendix III: Electromagnetic Radiation and Its Spectrum

Appendix IV: Electricity and Magnetism

Glossary

Notes

Photograph and Illustration Credits

Index