While teaching my most recent Teleclass entitled Healing and Understanding Animals through the Chakras, I having been sharing with my students the different issues and imbalances related to each particular chakra. I thought I’d give you a sampling of that information here, in hopes that it will be relevant to you, or your animal companions. I’ve chosen the root chakra, sometimes known as the base chakra, to write about today, as it is one that relates to so many of the issues facing our animal companions. In case the concept of chakras is completely new to you, they are simply energy voticies or portals which enable our animal companions to absorb and assimilate universal life force energy.
The root chakra is all about safety, trust, security, individuality, grounding, health, courage, and status in the pack, or herd. Imbalances in this chakra can occur in so many ways including abandonment, abuse, stays in a shelters or small stalls, or even not having enough access to the healing energies of mother earth. Our animal companions are so connected to nature and require varying amounts of connection to the ground to maintain their equilibrium. You know you own animal companions best, and will know instinctively if they are requiring more contact with mother earth.
It’s interesting to note that the element that relates to this chakra is the ‘earth element’ and the spirit animal that is sometimes associated with the root chakra is the mole, and where do we find the mole I might ask? The ‘spirit medicine’ of the mole is all about learning to respect our dependence on the alchemy of the earth. It is this alchemy of the soil, after all, that supports all life. I feel it is a safe bet to deduce in fact, that in order to keep all of our root chakras healthy, we must protect this alchemy of the earth.
If you have an animal companion that you suspect has an imbalance such as un-groundedness, excessive fear or timidity, hopelessness, apathy or any issues related to their individuality or their place in the pack, you can help them in the following ways. The color red is a balancer for the root chakra and you can simply place that color around them, in bedding, or on collars or halters. You can also place a crystal such as garnet or hematite near them (always thinking of safety first, of course). Or, you can simply get them out on mother earth to soak up her rays, more frequently. For those of you who have had private consultations with me, you already know how important I feel it is for our animal companions to be grounded, and you know the drill.
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