"Clearing your Chakras vs. balancing your Chakras – are they the same?  If not, what is the difference?"

The title of this article is a response to a question I recently received from a reader.  It is an excellent one, especially since these two terms – clearing and balancing – are mentioned in regard to maintaining the health and efficiency of our Chakras.

In order to best understand this question, let us first understand the nature of the Chakras.

When first assembling the gemstones for a Chakra Wisdom necklace, I randomly pick a Voyager Tarot card. (I like to call the Voyager deck my "inner-tuition" guide!) This helps me focus on and tune into the energy signature for the correspondences between the gemstones and the Chakras.

With the Fluorite and Turquoise Magnesite gemstones in front of me, I pulled the 10 of Crystals, which is titled “Delusion.”  Delusion?  Was I being delusional here?

Thank you all for the interest and comments about our article “Balancing the Chakras Using EFT.”  We have received several excellent questions about this article and in the interest of expanding your inner wisdom here are the answers!

It depends on a number of factors.

This is a question I’m frequently asked and one that we explore in my class ~ Aura and Chakra Imaging – 7 Keys to Unlock Your Energy Blueprint.  As one of our class activities, the participants play with a variety of crystals while they watch their energy field and Chakras shift.

Over time, we’ve witnessed a gamut of responses.  Sometimes, crystals have little or no impact on the person’s energy field and Chakras.  Sometimes, a crystal acts as a mild “tonic” for the Chakras.  What may produce results for one person does nothing for another.

Occasionally, a crystal introduced into an individual’s energy field will have a dramatic impact, as this video excerpt from one class session demonstrates:

Let my sense of presence flow from Mother Earth.

Let my wisdom and knowledge flow from Spirit.

Let my words flow from my Heart.

© 2011 Carolyn White, PhD

I composed this invocation in the shower one morning as I was preparing to teach my class in

Using the aura-in-motion feature of the Aura Photography & Chakra Imaging system, we demonstrate how Emotional Freedom Technique (EFT)* can be used to balance the Chakras and the Human Energy System, the Aura.

Watch this short video and be amazed at how rapidly this energy therapy balances the Chakras!

I’ve had several requests to do a “short form” article that demonstrates how hypnosis helps alleviate pain and discomfort.

Last March 2010, we brought our Aura and Chakra Imaging system to the International Hypnosis Federation Body, Mind, and Spirit Conference, where we did a number of Aura/Chakra images and interpretations.  During this time, I experienced a spell of residual pain from a motor vehicle accident.  In this public venue, a skilled hypnotherapist worked with me for about an hour.  I wanted to see how the session would impact my energy field and Chakras, so I captured a “before” and “after” image of my Aura and Chakras.

Here is the before image of my Aura and Chakras:

Sometimes, I’ve heard energy workers describe a Chakra as being “closed.”  Since words paint a picture or tell a story, their meaning is relevant to the eye (or ear) of the beholder.

During my work with aura photography and chakra imaging, I’ve encountered individuals who nervously relate, “X told me that my root Chakra is closed! Oh, no, how can I ever get it open again?”

To some, “closed” holds a very final connotation, such as “the business closed its doors for good” i.e. “terminated.”

At one of our recent appearances at a Body, Mind, Spirit fair, we offered to take “before” and “after” Aura Photos and Chakra Images for several energy workers, including one massage therapist.

One of the massage therapist’s clients, a Mr. J, was recovering from soft tissue trauma in his upper body due to a motorcycle accident.  In his late 50’s, Mr. J reported significant discomfort and pain during his “before” aura photo and chakra image session.

Here is Mr. J’s Chakra level bar graph for the “before” session, which we have permission to post:

“It shames the average man to be valued below his own estimate of his worth.”
Mark Twain - A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court

The root of many modern emotional problems arises from a less than magnificent opinion of oneself - Low Self-Esteem.  Low Self Esteem resides as a core issue for self-destructive habits that run the gamut from shyness, relationship issues, overeating, and drug abuse.

To overcome low self-esteem, we may work with various methods to bolster the estimate of our worth.  Affirmations and general positive self-talk all contribute to building a positive self­-image.  This work may or may not hold when we encounter a blunt comment or an incident that we perceive is 1) directed towards us and 2) values us below the estimate of our own worth.  Shame emerges, with its emotional baggage to lower our opinion of self down a few notches.

So, how do we arrest this tendency and armor ourselves against these assaults that impugn our value?  We can affirm the brilliance our self worth in the privacy of our own domain. What can we do to lock this work, to “diamond coat” our self-esteem?

" . . . and forgive us our trespasses, as we forgive those who trespass against us . . ." How many times have we, who have grown up in the Christian tradition, recited these words from the Lord's Prayer?