Session 8: Rings of light

This is another session with Kurt, whose 'heart healing' session was cited above. I included this for several reasons. It illustrates another aspect of third chakra healing, and its interconnectedness with other chakras—notably the root and heart chakras. It also illustrates other types of 'shakti' described by Feurst—a circular ring and energy expressed as music. This session took place without the use of technology. As Kurt was an experienced meditator, he was able to enter the healing state and be present to his bodily feelings without additional assistance. Kurt's target for the session was the paralysis he was experiencing in his life. This kind of paralysis of action has a third chakra component, in my experience, as does the related issue of being overly focused on the opinions of others rather than on one's own needs and aims.

      Kurt stated, "I'm feeling paralyzed. I don't take action. I want to be able to move, not just stand there. I feel it in my third chakra. Really tight. I'm so tired of caring what people will think, of trying to be some idealized image. I'm so cautious, so frightened." I suggested that he target this sense of tightness in his third chakra. A silver mirror was presented to him. He looked at himself in the mirror. Suddenly he was surrounded by angels. "I see beings of light and I'm hearing heavenly music. Everything I need is here. I'm safe. I feel like I'm being healed." I suggested that he stay with this experience and allow time to really take it in.
      At this point, a different type of shakti appeared. Kurt said, "A Ring of Light is moving up and down my body, surrounding me. Going up and down from head to toe and back. It keeps doing this. I feel so alive—very expanded—cared for. There's still some sadness." (Kurt was sobbing deeply.) "I love myself. It's hard to say that. I feel shame in saying it." Since a new issue had emerged, I suggested that he target the shame. The mirror was presented again. This time he looked deeply into his own eyes. He saw himself with love, wonder, and appreciation. "I feel totally filled and connected with Light. My feet are so connected to the ground. There's an intense vibration between my feet and the ground. It's very expanded around and above my head. I feel cleansed and washed by the Light—feel it most strongly in my solar plexus and my heart. I choose to be true to myself."

In the week following this session Kurt reported experiencing a joyful state of pure being for hours at a time, a state in which he felt there was nothing he had to do or to prove. This was in sharp contrast to the pressured, driven state in which he lived most of his life—always feeling that he didn't measure up to some idealized self-image, trying to prove that he was a worthy person. Since then Kurt has broken through the paralysis of action that plagued him. He sold his old apartment, purchased a better one, committed to the relationship with his girlfriend, and launched an exciting new business.

The interconnection of the chakras was very interesting in this session. What started out as a third chakra issue expanded to include the root, heart, and even the crown chakras. The ring of light moving up and down his body, moving from head to toe, seemed to have helped integrate the energies of these various centers. The solar plexus cannot function in a healthy way without support from the root chakra and its earth connection. Having one's feet connected to the earth is an energetic metaphor for having a legitimate place in life. The vibration Kurt described between his feet and the ground established his sacred space in this world. This grounding to the earth and his connection to self-love through the heart, supported the solar plexus in healing his paralysis of action.