Is it necessary to balance the energy centers before putting the mind to work?

[sillypumpkins]

If one wishes to avoid imbalance......

I've held on to this notion for a while now, that I need to balance my energy centers before I begin the mental work I so desire on this planet.

It's almost like, "I need to take stock of myself, balance my energy to my optimal settings, and only then can I put myself into the World and make the difference I so wish to make."

It feels true to me in a sense, because in it, there seems to be an understanding that it all starts with me, and until I can take care of my ducks, I won't be able to serve as open-heartedly as I want to.

There is a part of this notion that feels right, grounded, faithful. There is another part that makes me feel a little uneasy. I suppose it might be the rigidity in which I express it, using phrases like "only then can I...."

I don't know. Just been playing around with this, if anyone wanted to chime in I'd appreciate it.

[Patrick]

I think you'll need your mind at work in order to work on balancing.  Since we balance by living life (by processing everyday catalysts).

I also believe that you balance the world by balancing yourself.

[sillypumpkins]

Totally agree Patrick.

This feeling, or intuition, I attempt to describe in the OP does feel like a personal thing, and to be honest I don't really know why I'm throwing it out there besides (lessbehonest) seeking validity and also in case someone else feels the same way.....

[Diana]

I think you may thinking about it too much, or experiencing fear of failure perhaps. Just do the best you can with everything. Be present to your tasks. Consciously make choices—but there must be action, doing, not just thinking about the choices. Balancing isn't a linear process, it's dynamic, and balance/imbalance is constantly rearranging and adjusting just as it does in nature/ecosystems. So don't worry so much, but be accountable.

[Nau7ik]

Life is the testing ground, so we balance our energy centers by acting and being and doing.

We will always have an idea of what’s optimal, but it can hold us back if we withhold from being/doing so that we can be perfect or optimal. Do you understand what I’m saying?? It’s like a cycle that repeats. We don’t feel good enough so we wait until we are good enough and it never comes to be because we are not doing.

Look to Key 11–Justice. Equilibration is the goal and it’s effected by doing. The kundalini is active at this stage. The Hebrew letter Lamed is assigned to this card ל. It represents the serpent-force uncoiled and active.

Maybe Paul Foster Case can explain:

The general meaning of Key 11 is that education (ox-goad) has equilibration for its aim. It requires, therefore, the elimination of of useless, outworn forms (sword, and attribution of Libra to the kidneys). Education is completed by action and work. Merely hearing the word, or reading it, is not true education. Action is required, and action is motivated by the subconscious response to self-conscious observations and concentration.
Psychologically, this picture illustrates the law of poise and self-direction. A balanced personality is faithful, constant and confident, because right use of reason has established editing certainty as to the just outcome of all activities. For a practical occultist this card signifies: (1) You really only know when you have acted; (2) Equilibration, mental and physical, demands the elimination of waste, the getting rid of “excess baggage.”

[Diana]

Maybe Paul Foster Case can explain:

The general meaning of Key 11 is that education (ox-goad) has equilibration for its aim. It requires, therefore, the elimination of of useless, outworn forms (sword, and attribution of Libra to the kidneys). Education is completed by action and work. Merely hearing the word, or reading it, is not true education. Action is required, and action is motivated by the subconscious response to self-conscious observations and concentration.
Psychologically, this picture illustrates the law of poise and self-direction. A balanced personality is faithful, constant and confident, because right use of reason has established editing certainty as to the just outcome of all activities. For a practical occultist this card signifies: (1) You really only know when you have acted; (2) Equilibration, mental and physical, demands the elimination of waste, the getting rid of “excess baggage.”

Nice take on that archetype. Where did you get this quote from? Is it a book...?

[earthyone]

I was just working through this last night in fact!

The way I see it, your energy centers are like gates that allow light in. A little bit of light is needed to open the gate which allows the radiant light to come through. Balancing your chackras is vital for growth as we see all over Ra's teachings. Maybe it sounds difficult to do, but it's instantaneous in one way. In another way, keeping the balance all the time comes from processing our catalyst and growing.

Ra taught meditation constantly because it balances our energy and processes our catalyst. However, Jim was meditating hours a day, if I recall, and said on a podcast that he was trying to meditate even more. That doesn't make sense does it? Is Ra suggesting we turn into monks? The way I see it is that we are supposed to live each moment in full awareness, which IS a mediation. Once again we have a term which is hard to understand practically. Aware of what? How about we use an ever increasing amount of our daily moments to become aware of our energy centers? Is my throat center relaxed? Is my root open and do I feel safe? Am I seeing other as myself?

In this very moment you can check your energy centers. One can be tight, the other can be hot, the other cold, the other perfect. This part is instantaneous.

It's easy to understand. Each moment, bring your attention to your energy centers. As you grow, you start to notice exactly what brings you out of this awareness and thus have more catalyst to process. As your grow, you awareness remains in the spine and the energy centers as a radiant balanced light.

The power at be want your light to be unbalanced and easily manipulated from the outside. Returning to the state of a child, to me, means you back off your unbalanced energy centers, open the dormant ones, correct the broken ones, all through awareness, and return to the child state which is dim but balanced.

[sillypumpkins]

Thanks everyone.....

Diana, I think you're right in that I am perhaps experiencing a fear of failure. I have a tendency to withhold/withdraw. I'm always reminded of the dragon sleeping on top of his treasure. Feels sorta, idk, greedy? I don't like to share myself with the world because what if something is reflected back to me that I don't like? Some courage would help methinks.

Nau7ik, the Body Tarot cards are some that I want to spend more time with. They resonate with me the least... so, that's a good sign to explore them a bit more. The Justice card is one that sings to me a little more now though.

Earthyone, that... makes a lot of sense! That actually changes how I view the energy centers/balancing too. Thank you

Also, Diana, I am fairly sure Nau7ik's quote is from Paul Foster Case's The Tarot: A Key to the Wisdom of the Ages

[Nau7ik]

Maybe Paul Foster Case can explain:

The general meaning of Key 11 is that education (ox-goad) has equilibration for its aim. It requires, therefore, the elimination of of useless, outworn forms (sword, and attribution of Libra to the kidneys). Education is completed by action and work. Merely hearing the word, or reading it, is not true education. Action is required, and action is motivated by the subconscious response to self-conscious observations and concentration.
Psychologically, this picture illustrates the law of poise and self-direction. A balanced personality is faithful, constant and confident, because right use of reason has established editing certainty as to the just outcome of all activities. For a practical occultist this card signifies: (1) You really only know when you have acted; (2) Equilibration, mental and physical, demands the elimination of waste, the getting rid of “excess baggage.”

Nice take on that archetype. Where did you get this quote from? Is it a book...?

The Tarot by Paul Foster Case. I recommend this book for study of each of the 22 archetypes. It’s one of the very best I have read to-date.

[Dtris]

If one wants to be "perfectly" balanced before beginning their work, you will never get anything done.

If one wants to be "minimally" balanced before beginning their work, then it will take forever since that is the sign of an adept.

My view is to do your best to balance anything which sticks out, or is holding you back, or making you feel uneasy or negative. Then do some work. Rinse and repeat.

There seems to be a common view that we can somehow learn all we need to be able to do something and then we should just be able to get up and do it. Maybe it is because doctors and lawyers and engineers all are forced to go thru so much school before getting any practical experience. But most will tell you they learned more on the first year on the job than the last 5 years of school.

Balance also means being balanced between how much time you spend on your work, and on yourself.

[Diana]

If one wants to be "perfectly" balanced before beginning their work, you will never get anything done.

If one wants to be "minimally" balanced before beginning their work, then it will take forever since that is the sign of an adept.

My view is to do your best to balance anything which sticks out, or is holding you back, or making you feel uneasy or negative. Then do some work. Rinse and repeat.

I agree with this.

There seems to be a common view that we can somehow learn all we need to be able to do something and then we should just be able to get up and do it. Maybe it is because doctors and lawyers and engineers all are forced to go thru so much school before getting any practical experience. But most will tell you they learned more on the first year on the job than the last 5 years of school.

I was educated in "advertising art," and I would say I learned 90% of what I know working as a freelance illustrator, about advertising in general and about illustration. There must be time for experience and action, not just theory and thinking.

[dexter101]

just do what you can. when we come into this life we already planned the majority of it. we have very limited free will. it is a 75 000 year journey. i can understand the need to meditate hours and hours a day in order to increase the magical abilities. however i think no matter how hard we try sometimes our life is not fully in our control but in the hands of ourselves that chose this life before we incarnated. this goes for both polarities.
jesus is a good example. no matter what he did he would always end up sacrificing himself. it was his destiny and it was revealed to him during his life.
destiny waits for no man.

[unity100]

I dont see it likely, leave aside easy to be able to balance energies before your mind being balanced at a minimum.

Because mind is the projection of the spirit, and the body is the projection of mind.

Majority of perception of the reality passes through the mind, through which reality is seen, experienced and understood. If the mind is not sufficiently healthy and capable, you cannot even understand what is happening, leave aside discover your reactions to what's happening and start balancing anything.

Thinking, asking questions about things and events is a good way to start the process of understanding the reality around yourself. From there on, one can start to understand interactions of the self with the world, and from there balance can be sought.

[mitote]

I've had similar mental cycles as well. For me it came down to processing the present moment and then moving forward with the lessons given by the present. Like trying to maintain awareness of what is pushing the mind to far, but still be willing to push myself. Just remaining open to the signals coming from the universe (which can simply be ah ha moments about your self or life) helps alot. Those signals will generally let you know what sort of area would be helpful for engaging the mind further while still feeling grounded/balanced/healthy.

So for example like I was working manual labor and not taking the extra effort to exercise other parts of the body to balance out the overuse in a certain area. Instead I was spending free time on mental/intellectual pursuits which ended up in more chronic issues in my body which somewhat inhibited my ability to type or use a computer. Eventually I figured out how to rebalance which involved not working in manual labor, purposeful and somewhat consistent exercises, and reduction of energy towards complex mental stuff involving computers for research. Eventually I was able to get the issues to a much healthier place and able to increase the energy towards the mental stuff which I enjoyed and eventually became a source of income.

All that was also helping set a better foundation for later work in engaging the vital energy centers. I guess I just mean to say that worrying to much about being ready to use the mind can stunt your ability to accept lessons and progress. I certainly had to step back many times from meditation or study in order to keep my mind/body healthy.

Apologies if that was not clear, but I definitely relate to that complex. Accepting your present state is always important.

[MrWho]

https://www.lawofone.info/s/48#10

Questioner: Could you tell me how the various bodies, red through violet, are linked to the energy center, centers, red through violet? Are they linked in some way?

Ra: I am Ra. This shall be the last full query of this working.
As we have noted, each of the true-color densities has the seven energy centers and each entity contains all this in potentiation. The activation, while in yellow ray, of violet-ray intelligent infinity is a passport to the next octave of experience. There are adepts who have penetrated many, many of the energy centers and several of the true colors. This must be done with utmost care while in the physical body for as we noted when speaking of the dangers of linking red/orange/yellow circuitry with true-color blue circuitry the potential for disarrangement of the mind/body/spirit complex is great. However, the entity who penetrates intelligent infinity is basically capable of walking the universe with unfettered tread.
Is there any brief query before we leave this instrument?

In my experience linking red/orange/yellow with blue. WITHOUT GREEN. Has been very harmful to myself. Even if in an StS mindset it is important to express love of self.

It wasn't always like this. As we move further into 4th density positive I find it necessity to stay in the positive. A requirement.

When doing kundalini meditations it is important to remember love.

Again in my experience it is been difficult. My brain fogs and I lose focus.

When I remember to turn on my heart chakra(s) all is well though.

I have had some orange ray blockages that also made it hard for me to express my awareness. Further clouding my ability to focus.

"Love is the most powerful magic"