Session 10: Red light of a root chakra shakti

This session reveals another aspect of the root chakra: its function in connecting us to nurturing, Mother Earth energy. It illustrates very clearly the 'intelligence' of a shakti— how it seems to know exactly where healing is needed as it moves through the body. The sense of the shakti performing some kind of 'surgery' is frequently reported in this type of work. 'Janice' was a woman in her mid thirties. Her target for the session was her fear of abandonment by her boyfriend. Abandonment was always an issue for Janice as her father had died when she was an infant. She was raised by a depressed and narcissistic mother who was unable to provide much nurturing. We were using an EMDR tape.

      As she targeted her fear of abandonment, Janice was using an Energy Psychology technique, placing her hands on each chakra in turn. As she reached the root chakra, a shakti was activated. She described it as a dark red light, originating at the base of the spine. This is the color generally associated with the root chakra as perceived by clairvoyants. Janice experienced the red light as a 'loving energy.' It told her it would never abandon her. The red energy began to move through her body. She felt shame about what the energy would see in her body because she felt so damaged. "I feel like a concentration camp victim who can't be re-nourished." I had her tell this to the energy, and it asked, "Do you want help?" She said she did, and aligned her intention with this goal.
      "I feel the energy moving through my pelvis, like a snake or tube. It's performing some kind of surgery or healing as it moves. She said she needed healing in this area as she had problems with her sexuality. The red energy spent a long time working in her pelvic area and then went on to move throughout her body. She described it "like a red tree with many small branches... singing songs to me, telling me that everything about me is OK." She said, "My Mummy couldn't tell me these things. The red energy is like a real mother."

Janice had an interesting mother transference onto the red energy. She was able to accept the healing to some degree, but encountered resistance. Receiving was very difficult for her at first. She said she felt like a beggar. This was how she had felt when she attempted to get her needs met as a child. The energy reassured her that it was OK for her to receive, that it was her time now to experience love and healing. She found it hard to believe that the energy could be so unconditional in its acceptance. She kept expecting it to yell at her the way her family had done. The energy had to reassure her it wouldn't do that. This kind of resistance to the transpersonal is often encountered in clients who feel unworthy because they were neglected, abused, or unseen. The resistance must be resolved in order to fully receive the healing of transpersonal connection.