Meridians

The Chakra or Mind-Body-Spirit Connection

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By Dr Catherine W Dunne MSc. D., RGN, Reiki Master (RGMT), M.H.I.T: Master Acupressure, Practitioner of Reflexology, Aromatherapy, Deep Tissue/Myo-fascia Massages, Infrared Treatments, Vibrational Sound and Colour Therapist, Tissue Salt Advisor, Pendulum Healing Dowser, Chakra Practitioner , Tao Cosmic Healing Practitioner, Practitioner of Plant and Herb Medicine.

Hello and thank you for coming back. Today’s blog started back in 2019. Yes! Imagine. I started this article, feeling guided and not knowing where it would take me. It didn’t take me far, as my conscious knowledge was still limited. Deep down, I had this Inner Knowing yet did not know how to connect the dots, until now, I think.

This blog might seem like a long read. That is only because I included some A&P for better understanding.

The Chakra or Mind Body Spirit Connection

Chakra is a yogic word from India and literally means a wheel, whereas other cultures have different names for the same part of our energy system; Dantien is the Taoist Chinese, the Hawaiian Huna refer to Auw centres and in the Cabala the name is The Tree of Life. All the cultures have mapped the same energy system.

A definition of Chakra is “a vortex of energy and emissions operated by hormone instigation and by the autonomic nervous system. The Chakras form the front line of the body’s homeostasis.” (Homeostasis: definition in biology is the ability or tendency of the body or a cell to seek and maintain a condition of equilibrium – a stable internal environment — as it deals with external changes). That makes the Chakras very important indeed. Their electrical function can be likened to transformers to feed the higher voltage energy fields of the aura into the sub-circuits of lower electro-magnetic energy of the meridian system. The Chakra and the meridian systems are therefore intrinsically linked in order to form a distribution network for the life force energy.

I read some time back of an experiment where two scientific investigators of vital life force were testing the theory that we need energy from outside of us in order to live. One of the men was connected to a heart/vital signs monitor and then his crown and heart chakras were covered with lead. The other scientist was so startled by how quickly his colleague’s vital life signs were diminishing they had to immediately stop the experiment because if it continued, he would die.

Every organ, tissue, gland and cell in the body depends on a regular and uninterrupted supply of this energy in order to carry out the process of sustaining life. If the energy flow is restricted, shielded or blocked it can eventually lead to illness or disease. By finding and correcting the imbalance of the whole system of energy, we help to restore the natural equilibrium and good health.

The laws governing Quantum Physics has demonstrated that everything in the Universe is made up of vibrational fields, including the human body.

Ancient Chinese and Indian medicines are both advocates of unblocking and releasing energy disturbances inside and outside the body in order to alleviate the symptoms of disease. The vital life-source energy systems of the chakras and meridians are barely acknowledged or used in western medicine; in western culture the emphasis is on the things that can be seen under the microscope.

Chakras, meridians, aura and other energies in the body are collectively known as subtle energies of human and animal bodies. They interact with, and depend upon, the energy from the Earth and the Universe. As the experiment above indicated, if that source is blocked, we die. Recharging these energies is also dependent on breathing, eating healthy foods and drinking pure water. There are seven main chakras (there are actually more, but they are not connected directly with the body’s vital systems, including the meridians) which are shown in the diagram, and they are numbered from the low to high on the body. The name of each is the associated part of the body where they are found:

7. Crown
6. Third eye or brow
5. Throat
4. Heart
3. Solar plexus
2. Sacral
1. Root or base

Our instincts are involved with the lower chakras, thoughts and feelings with the higher chakras. Up to 12 chakras can be activated in some people but the others are not the subject of this article. The chakras are typically depicted with an associated colour; colours in the light spectrum have a unique vibrational frequency and therefore so do the chakras.

Some people have the gift of being able to see the energy colours, such as the author and energy worker Donna Eden. Donna writes that the colours are unique to every person. In her book Energy Medicine, she describes the chakras as having seven layers each of which corresponds with areas of life. This concept starts at the top layer which is related to recent events that have yet to be integrated into the energy. Then through the events of early life reaching down to the seventh layer. The seventh layer can be concerned with other lives lived (by the soul) and of unfulfilled potential that is waiting for the right time to bloom from the wisdom of the soul. Our chakras, therefore, show our biography.

Our mental, emotional and physical health requires the Chakra energies to be clear and free-flowing. All manner of health problems can occur when the Chakras are out of balance. Examples include where head and heart are imbalanced it can lead to difficulties in relationships. The organs in the region of any Chakra will reflect an imbalance seen in the Chakra and vice-versa. The chakras can have various levels of activity. When the Chakras are described as “open,” they are considered to be healthy.
Ideally, all chakras would contribute to our well-being. Our instincts would work together with our feelings and thinking. However, this may not be the case. Some chakras are not open enough (being under-active), and to compensate, other chakras are over-active. The ideal state is where the chakras and their associated organs are balanced.

Meridians

There are 14 meridians in total. The meridian system is comprised of twelve principal meridians which are distribution paths for the energy in the body. There are also two centreline meridians, the central or conceptual and governing, act as vessels to store the energy inside the body. Given the characteristics of each meridian and the service they provide to the organs, we refer to them individually, but they are in fact a single system which is fully integrated with the chakras.
The meridians are powerful circuitry in the body that:

  1. Are high speed information channels for the organs to communicate with the external environment.
  2. Provide the energy for homeostasis and allow the transport of energy (chi/prana) to the organs.
  3. Have electrical properties and the acupressure points along them are mini torsion (twisting) fields which act as amplifying capacitors for the information travelling along the meridian.
  4. Acupressure points have an increased level of electrical charge and respond to touch, needles, light and sound vibrations or other stimulus.
  5. Transmit energy many times faster than the nervous system; the speed of transmission can be compared with the telephone network of copper versus fibre optic cabling.

The diagram shows an approximate view of the flow of energy through the meridians and references their associated organs. Notice that some are on the front of the body, such as stomach and liver, bladder is on the back whereas heart, small and large intestine are on the arms. They all have start and end points and where one finishes, another starts nearby.

Recent scientific discoveries are proving that this ancient, almost mythological, energy is very real. Its effects have been measured in the laboratory; it constitutes a fifth force which has been overlooked by Western physics. The scientific world has slowly started to acknowledge the wisdom of the ancient cultures and calls the meridian network the Primo Vascular system.
When the internal and external aspects of our lives become at odds with each other we become dissonant which is a lack of harmony or inflexibility. This could be for example, from stress at work causing dis-ease in the body due to the inability of energy to flow.

When you understand the traits and properties of each of

the main energy centres and how they interact with the body, you can begin to appreciate the energetic link to physical disorders and ailments. This includes how energy and other levels of your consciousness such as thoughts and feelings impact the body; an imbalance in a Chakra can manifest as dysfunction or disease within the body.

From the alternative energy medicine point of view, we consider dis-ease in the body a more appropriate description. Dis-ease can usually be identified and re-balanced.

Before we go any further, let me refresh your anatomy and physiology of our body:

Now you are up-to-date the our body’s systems.

Therapeutic Measures to Balance Chakras and Meridians

See Mel’s experience of her Biofield Viewer with Kinesiology treatment – written in her own words:
“As an experienced and qualified Kinesiologist I use a number of techniques to support homeostasis for a client, otherwise called a re-balance. Any re-balancing involves the elements of physical structure, nutrition, emotions in priority order, as well as the energy flow of Chakras and meridians. By connecting all these components balance can be restored.
With the addition of the Biofield Viewer (TM) technology as a therapeutic tool, both of us can see the energy of your Chakras, biofield and the inner most etheric layer in your biofield. This specialist real-time imaging system captures photographs which are translated into psychedelic images by sophisticated software and colour coding to show the detected subtle layers of electromagnetic activity around your body.
This is a highly effective way of locating energy which is not flowing or is being shielded for some past or present reason. Where this is the case, it is likely to be creating imbalances in the body’s finely tuned systems and organs. The Biofield Viewer is able to show Chakra energies. This is a substantial scientific discovery as the chakras are very significant in your overall health and well-being.

This visual reinforcement is very powerful for healing. It could be likened to a parent seeing the ultrasound scan of their unborn child; it makes it feel more real and is often easier to engage with the development of the baby for both mother and father; or in our case, for you to engage with the energies in your body.

The innermost layer of the biofield is known as the etheric layer. The Biofield Viewer in 3D mode makes this field visible making it possible to track even the smallest vents of bio-photons, which is a sign of impending issues. In this mode, images of the etheric field are dramatically shown in three dimensions. See image examples below.

The shades and strength of colours have meaning. Here is an example of a Biofield image and the interpretation of what it is showing; it provides analysis information to discuss with you and to use in the Kinesiology treatment that will follow.This next example below shows images of two men; the picture on the left shows a man in good health with greater prevalence of green and narrow bands which indicate a healthier landscape in the body. The man on the right has congested energy which is depicted by the pools of bright pinks.

The 3D images are dramatically different from both the biofield and Chakra images. In the following example, by viewing her 3D images we found that the client was ungrounded. Being ungrounded can cause disruption in the body’s electrical systems and make you feel unsettled.

The two images shown were taken less than five minutes apart.

Taking a set of images is a fast, easy and non-invasive process. Images taken before and a few days after your treatment will reveal the energy improvement that have been made.

Leaving a gap before taking the second set of images gives time for your energies to settle.“

                                    Are you still with me?

                                                                             I hear you brain ticking and thinking:
             Just how does all this connected with chakras, meridians and our body?

I will try to explain with more tables and pictures. Baring in mind that this knowledge isn’t brand-new, well it is kinda, for us in the Western Hemisphere it is. In the Eastern Hemisphere the yogic/Ayurveda of India and the Daoist/Taoist of China, both carry this knowledge for 6000+ years.  The Three Tan Tien.

They already discovered the Mind, Body and Spirit connection.
The Body part is our physical body.
The Spirit part are our chakras
The Mind part is our perception of the world around us, aka Biofield/Aura.

                                               Okay … I hear another question coming up:
                       And how exactly do Mind, Body and Spirit connect?

                                              M-E-R-I-D-I-A-N-S
That’s how.

Our Meridians are the “fiber optic” highspeed internet, connecting to our organs and Chakra. The Central/Conceptual and the Governing Meridians are the body’s main Highway/Motorway. These then branch off to dual-carriage ways, side roads, lanes and paths. Now visualise the dual-carriage ways connect to an organ; each organ connects to its neighbour via the side road. The lanes connect to our lymphatic, circulatory and nervous systems. The paths to our sensory systems and beyond … like to our auras, our biofield.

Chakras and Related Anatomy Summary

The following chart summarises the relationship between the Chakra, anatomical areas and the inner-self aspect with the related meridian.

I really hope you enjoyed this crash course into your human vessel and know what makes it tick.

Warm Wishes,

Catherine (CWD 19 September 2019 Ireland)
Revised 09 November 2024

Meridian Chakras

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by Catherine W Dunne 23.10.2022/Ireland

I have been writing a book about the Chakra-Meridian connections and I now feel, I am just going to blog it, rather than publish it. I started this book in 2016-September, and I still cannot complete it, as I feel, there is some knowledge out of my grasp, understanding, knowledge.

I am not a Healer and do not claim to be one.
I heal, but I am not a Healer.
I conduct and guide energy, so you can heal yourself.

I am the Conductor of self-healing-energy, but you are the catalyst, who initiates the conductor.

Dr CW Dunne Msc.D 19.06.2016

This excerpt is from Chapter two of my book:


The Energy Centres:
On an organic level, our energy centres are our vital organs: Heart, Lungs, Kidneys, Spleen, Intestine, Liver and Brain. We have studied them in the Anatomy and Physiology section above.

On a psychic level, we have the Chakras; 7 Major Chakras are commonly known. The entire universe is made up of energy and our bodies are no exception. Our body’s network is made up of various psychic centres or chakras that are responsible for all the functions of our body, its balance and imbalance. These chakras or energy centres allow cosmic energy to flow in our body and are also present in more than one dimension. One is their physical state, the other is their spiritual dimension. The way we feel, behave and act are in complete alignment with the state of our chakras. As energy centres, they provide energy to specific areas and functions of the body, also enabling the awakening of our higher consciousness. We cannot see these chakras with our naked eye but surely through meditation, we can feel their energy.

Human body has 114 chakras, but only seven of these are considered as the fundamental chakras. These chakras start at the base of our spine and go all way to the top of our head. For a balanced person, these seven chakras provide the right amount of energy to the body, mind and soul. However, an emotional trauma, stress, loss or an accident can cause blockage to the chakras which creates an imbalance in the body and mind.

On an energetic level, we have the Meridians. The twelve standard meridians, also called Principal Meridians, are divided into Yin and Yang groups and two other called Conception Vessel and Governing Vessel. The Yin meridians of the arm are Lung, Heart, and Pericardium. The Yang meridians of the arm are Large Intestine, Small Intestine, and Triple Burner. The Yin Meridians of the leg are Spleen, Kidney, and Liver. The Yang meridians of the leg are Stomach, Bladder, and Gall Bladder. Yin and Yang work opposite each other and by doing so, support and keep the healthy balance.

The Role of the Meridians

Meridians affect every organ and every physiological system including the Immune & Nervous systems, the Endocrine, Circulatory, Respiratory, Digestive, Skeletal, Muscular & Lymphatic systems. Each system is fed by at least one meridian. In the way an artery carries blood, a meridian carries energy. As the body’s energy bloodstream, the meridians bring vitality and balance, remove blockages, adjust metabolism and even determine the speed and form of cellular change. Their flow is as critical as the flow of blood, your life and health depend on both. If a meridian’s energy is obstructed or unregulated, the system it feeds is jeopardized. If you think of the meridians as an energy transportation system, a complex traffic network, you have a concrete model of how meridian energies interact. The Meridian pathways need regular maintenance and repair because disturbances in meridian energies correlate with ill health.

While many of the essential structures of the human body including the meridians, evolved millions of years ago, these structures evolved to support a body that was adapting to a markedly different world than we encounter today so it is not surprising that your body’s energy transportation system may sometimes get its lines crossed and may deliver too much energy to one organ or not enough to another. The stressors we face daily tend to send our most vulnerable meridians into a frenzy of overwork or alternatively virtual shutdown.

When this frenzy or shutdown is recurrent, other meridians attempting to compensate for the imbalance, become entrenched in crisis mode. In the ensuing chain reaction, your whole energy transportation system can become ineffective, draining your vitality and leaving you susceptible to all sorts of illness.

Basic Chakra information

Thanks to the Internet, Amazon and more, we can find massive numbers of information on Chakras; all very basic, some a little more in depth with adding other information. Let us see what we all know already; Chakras are the energy centres of our body. They are the record keepers of our life in this life time. Or is it just this life time?

Now that the chakras have become New Age parlance, there are many interpretations of their meaning and function being bandied about. While this popularity is making the chakras a household word, it is also spreading a lot of confusing, conflicting, and often erroneous information. It is important to realize the chakras come from an ancient tradition, which many New Age teachers have barely explored. Here is a brief summary of the development of the chakras historically.

The Vedas are the oldest written tradition in India, (1,500 – 500 B.C.) recorded from oral tradition by upper caste Brahmins, who may have been descended from the Aryan stock which entered India from the north. The original meaning of the word chakra as “wheel” refers to the chariot wheels of the rulers, called cakravartins. (The correct spelling is cakra, though pronounced with a ch as in church.) The word was also a metaphor for the sun, which “traverses the world like the triumphant chariot of a cakravartin and denotes the eternal wheel of time called the kalacakra which represents celestial order and balance.

The birth of a cakravartin was said to herald a new age, and they were described as preceded by a golden disk of light, much like the halo of Christ, only this spinning disk was seen in front of them (perhaps their powerful third chakras). It is also said that the god Vishnu descended to Earth, having in his four arms a cakra, a lotus flower, a club, and a conch shell. (This may have referred to a cakra as a discus-like weapon.)

There is some mention of the chakras as psychic centers of consciousness in the Yoga Upanishads (circa 600B.C.) and later in the Yoga Sutras of Patanjali (circa 200 B.C.). Most interpretations of Patanjali read a dualism between purusha (pure consciousness) and prakriti (the prima materia of the world), implying that the goal of yoga was to rise above nature for the realization of pure consciousness, free of the fluctuations of the mind and emotions. Yet the word yoga means union or yoke, so this realization of consciousness must ultimately reintegrate with nature for a higher synthesis.

The chakra system and Kundalini yoga arose within the Tantric tradition, during the second half of the first millennium, common era. The word Tantra means tool (tra) for stretching (tan) and can be thought of as a loom in which the fabric of nature is woven from the union of opposites. In the West, Tantra is thought of primarily as a sexual tradition, yet sacred sexuality is only a small part of a broad weaving of philosophy which includes many practices of yoga, worship of deities, especially the Hindu goddesses, and integration of the many polaric forces in the universe.

The main text about chakras that has come to us in the West is a translation by the Englishman, Arthur Avalon, in his book,The Serpent Power published in 1919. These texts: the Sat-Cakra-Nirupana, written by an Indian pundit in 1577, and the Padaka-Pancaka, written in the 10th century, contain descriptions of the centers and related practices. There is also another 10th century text, called the Gorakshashatakam, which gives instructions for meditating on the chakras. These texts form the basis of our understanding of chakra theory and Kundalini yoga today.

In these traditions, there are seven basic chakras, and they all exist within the subtle body, overlaying the physical body. Through modern physiology we can see that these seven chakras correspond exactly to the seven main nerve ganglia which emanate from the spinal column. There are minor chakras mentioned in the ancient texts, the soma chakra, located just above the third eye, and the Anandakanda lotus, which contains the Celestial Wishing Tree (Kalpataru) of the Heart Chakra, and other texts mention minor sub-levels to the major chakras.

So what do we know about the Chakras to date?

  1. We know they are wheel like discs, spinning in a clockwise motion
  2. We know that there are seven major chakras in our body
  3. We know to date, there are 114 and maybe more
  4. We know Chakras have their own colours
  5. We know that Chakras are our energy centres and recorders
  6. We know that the Chakras house/connect with certain organs
  7. We know that there are certain associations connected with them, like home, finance, intuition, clairvoyance, spirituality and more.
  8. We know that when Chakras are blocked, illness sets in
  9. We know that there are Foods and Yoga, for instance, that can help your Chakras
  10. We know that for each Chakra, there is a mantra.

But did you know, that:

  • Every Chakra has a front and back?
  • Each Chakra has a “receiving” and a “sending” side?
  • Each Chakra rotates opposite clockwise and anti-clockwise?
  • That the Chakras rotate in opposite directions in female and male bodies. Hence the saying: “ Opposite attracts “; same with Yin and Yang flow.
  • Every living cell is the image of Earth’s magnetic forces?
  • That the Meridians are connected to the Chakras and our Vital Organs?
  • Chakras function on a Psychic Level?
  • Chakras are functioning in different Dimensions also – connecting us, like an umbilical cord, to those other Dimensions?

These are just a few examples of what we already know about Chakras, but I still believe that there is far more to our Chakras than what has already been written about.  

I teach about the basic and advanced Chakra Systems, teach the benefits of good wholesome food and yoga for balancing them. Even the benefits of Essential Oils. I also teach Chakra Tapping, which is Chakra and EFT.  I have done so for a number of years now, likewise with Reiki, but it was only this week, with a Client, that I finally saw the bigger picture. 

Recap:

We now understand that our Vital Organs are being fed via the Circulatory System, cleansed via the Lymphatic and Digestive System, electrically charged and informed via the Nervous System, stimulated via the Endocrine System…..and all together via the Meridian System. That is quite the system we have going for ourselves, right?

…..ah, do I hear a question? Did I hear you ask: “So what has all of this to do with the Chakras and where to the Meridians fit in?” That is a very solid question!

As I mentioned earlier, the Chakras are working on a Psychic Level. They cannot be seen, but they surely can be felt and sensed. So what Do we know of the Chakras? Any search engine will provide you with an array of information, very similar to the next, worded differently, but the basic information is that they are the Energy Centres and are spinning cogwheels – some faster and some slower, and have their own specific colour and that some are larger than their neighbour.

Have you tried visualising these wheels, spinning, along your spine? How much space does a wheel require? Should I not be feeling a turning wheel inside of me?

Well, let me say this to you: When one or more of your Chakras are unbalanced, out of synch or plain motionless, YOU will notice this. How? Well, ill health sets in. If ignored and allowed to manifest, then terminal illness is the end result. On the other side, if you are feeling “On Top of The World” and of great health, everything is going so well for you, you are well balanced and in harmony with yourself, know, this comes from perfectly functioning Chakras.

“ Okay”, I hear you say, “but what makes the Chakras work?” Yes, another valid question and the answer is simple: CHI (Qi). Put simply, chi (qi) is that which gives life. In terms of the body, chi is that which differentiates a corpse from a live being.

Chi is also the basis of acupuncture.

A strong life force makes a human being totally alive, alert and present while a weak force results in sluggishness and fatigue. You can increase and develop your chi to overcome illness, become more vibrant and enhance mental capacity.

The concept of a life force is found in most of the ancient cultures of the world. In India, it is called prana; in China, chi; in Japan, ki; for Native Americans, the Great Spirit. For all these cultures and others as well, the idea of life force is or was central to their forms of medicine and healing.

Both Traditional Chinese Medicine and Acupressure/Acupuncture are based on balancing and enhancing chi to bring the body into a state of health.

CHI IS THE STAFF, THAT RUNS PARALLEL TO YOUR SPINE, CONNECTING ALL THE CHAKRAS FROM BELOW THE ROOT, TO THE CROWN CHAKRA AND BEYOND.

CWD 2016/Ireland

I continue in my book to discuss the Quantum side of Chakras based on the Dao knowledge base: Microcosm and Macrocosm.

I hope this was informative and please do let me know, if you would like to learn more about Chakras. I have a very extensive course on basic knowledge of our chakras.

Many thanks for taking the time reading this blog.
CWD 23.10.2022/Ireland