And now for something completely different...

[Woodsheal]

Some of us refer to the "earthchild, or root chakra" by its other name: gravity...!

[sathor]

Some of us refer to the "earthchild, or root chakra" by its other name: gravity...!

whenever my wife and I watch any of those 'what went wrong' type of shows, my first answer to what brought the object down is always gravity. Bad Pilot? Short on feul? Nope. Gravity did it.

[Jack Daw]

Some of us refer to the "earthchild, or root chakra" by its other name: gravity...!

That's heavy, man.

[gilmore]

I have never needed justification for the wearing of the kilt, but for my wife that has been a different story, until she found this information in a book she was reading- (bear with me)

The Earthchild

There is one last esoteric factor before we explore the psychological aspects of the descent. Having worked with the chakras for more than 20 years, I have become increasingly concerned by the trend to number these energy centers in ascending order starting with the base, or Muladhara, chakra. Not only does this convention dilute the rich symbolism behind a name, but it also limits the opportunity to explore the presence of any center located beneath the base chakra. Does it not seem strange that no attention is paid to the energy tracking along the legs and into the feet.?
It is now known that there are twelve major chakras, one of which is called the earthchild, or root chakra, located about eighteen inches beneath the feet. This center, known to judges, priests and some Scottish men- all of whom wear some type of robe or skirt- connects us to the powerful energy that runs within the earth and is seen as the Mother's blood flow. Similar to volcanic lava, this hot energy is accessible to all of us in order to bring about the transfomation we hope for not only for ourselves, but also for the world. Like Scottish men, we might become aware that when we wear a skirt, we can embody this energy with greater ease than when we wear trousers. In my case, my conscious awareness of connecting to this energy through my feet has increased, reminding me that I am resonating with the pulse of the Great Earth Mother.

After reading this, my wife, Terry, asked me if I already knew this. I said, "intuitively, consciously, subconsciously or unconsciously?- Yup!" Nuff said!

This sounds rather New Age and of recent provenance, but as they say, whatever rocks one's world.

In most "Hindu," Aryuvedic and Buddhist systems, and others that initially developed in India, there are said to be seven major chakras (though not all of them are worked with all the time in every system.) What aren't often talked about are the other, minor chakras, of which there are many more than 12, not only in the legs and feet, but also in the arms, hands, fingers and toes, at each of the joints. It is posited that channels branch out from each of them through which the winds (Sanskrit: prana, Tibetan: lung, Chinese: chi, Japanese: ki) travel, animating the body.

I have never before heard of extracorporeal chakras, i.e., ones outside the body, but anything is possible.

[sathor]

I have never before heard of extracorporeal chakras, i.e., ones outside the body, but anything is possible.

Some systems put the last one just above the head, instead of in it.

[MacMillan of Rathdown]

Okay-- what the heck has this to do with "KILTS IN THE MEDIA"? Seems waaay off topic to me...

[Kiltman]

Whatever blows your skirt (kilt) up.

[beloitpiper]

Does this mean I have to start doing yoga?

[gilmore]

Okay-- what the heck has this to do with "KILTS IN THE MEDIA"? Seems waaay off topic to me...

The subject of this thread is info found in a book. Books are a medium of mass communication.

[MacMillan of Rathdown]

The subject of this thread is info found in a book. Books are a medium of mass communication.

Your reply is either intended to be amusing or condescending-- and since I don't find it in the least amusing... perhaps you would care to explain why it isn't condescending.

MacMillan of Rathdown