minor chakras

[samson]

g'day folks,
      have been developing minor chakras for 6 weeks now. i seem to be able to run energy through my fingers back and forth and i'm still waiting for the toes on my right foot to catch on.
      what i would like some advice on is whilst i can feel energy moving through my fingers and toes i can't seem to activate the minor chakras individually by mental will.
      interesting enough, if i have run energy through my fingers it seems that all i need to do is just touch the minor chakra centres with my (physical) finger and they activate (fast pulsating sensations).
      i'm assuming i am activating the minor chakras as this occurs exactly in the right spot. any thoughts or comments would be appreciated.
      also, i would be interested in hearing about peoples success and  difficulties in inducing the trance state. how long do you generally practice physical relaxtion for etc

[Leo Volont]

Dear Samson,

The 'Key' to the lower Chakras is finding the gate chakra in the back of the head, immediately under that swivel point that joins the Spine to the Head.  What you do in energize the Agna Chakra and then feel the energy go back along the top of the pallet .  Bring your tongue up and back and point it to the Swivel Point.  Now it is much like peeling an Onion, you will feel the energy go from one layer through another, smaller, smaller, smaller until you discern your true target -- a wiggly little chakra about the size of a pea.  that is the Key -- the gate chakra.  From there you can discern the energy anywhere in the body -- you can go from there into the Crown Chakra, or down into the Heart Chakra... it is the key, so you can take your energy anywhere you like.

But you need patience, it takes a minute or two to go through all the layers before you get to 'the little wiggly pea'.  Remember, if you have trouble finding it, just move your head about to get a feeling for where the Swivel Point is.

And don't tell my Guru I told you this... it costs everyone else a thousand bucks.

[CaCoDeMoN]

And don't tell my Guru I told you this... it costs everyone else a thousand bucks.

Probably your Guru transcended greed, and money aren't important for him, he will understand this.  
About activating minor chakras: Just intensively use tactile imaginations techniques on the place where the chakra is. After some training this should be enough to activate it. Leo's technique is probably also effective, try it and tell us what happens...

[You]

Oy, I hope I never completely transcend greed

[Rastus]

Don't get too weighed down in the "7 major Chakra" system.  Shambalah has 12(not all are 'in' your etheric/physical body), and there are new ones being activated as we speak.  What?  new Chakra's?  Yes.

If you need to touch them, then touch them.  How is that different from chanting to resonate them?  The key is to get familiar with the sensations.  Then, with practice and a few moments of concentration, you can return to that energised state by a force of will.  Eventually you can always BE in that energised state.

[alexd]

Leo, I didn't understand how to achieve the "onion peeling" effect. Could you please explain this a bit further? I can energize the chakra but not quite sure where to go from there.


Alex

[CaCoDeMoN]

Oy, I hope I never completely transcend greed

Greed and desire are two different things. Greed is always only source of problems, desire sometimes isn't.