Prayers of Intercession Using the Second Chakra
Body Prayer for Connection and Creativity
Jun 26, 2009
Try the following chakra and prayer exercise to support others and enhance creativity. Before beginning, some background on the second chakra and prayers of intercession is necessary in order to fully understand the exercise.
What is the Second Chakra
Chakras are energy centers in the body according to ancient Hindi practice. Meditating on the chakras can bring healing in a particular situation or a deeper wholeness throughout one's life.
The second chakra is located in the genital area. This chakra provides energy for creativity, sensuality, and intimacy. Passion, desire, relationships and sexual expression are all rooted in the second chakra. This is also the chakra for the inner artist, musician, writer, and all who create beauty for others to enjoy. The color orange is often associated with the second chakra.
What is a Prayer of Intercession
For this exercise, the second chakra is associated with prayers of intercession, or praying for others. Intercessions reflect concerns in relationships with family, friends, and the world. If connection with others does not occur, one becomes disconnected with other created beings and, hence, creation itself.
Classic examples of intercessions include asking the divine to heal another in body, mind, and spirit, seeking ways to reach out to others, yearning for intimacy (deeper relationship) with others, and hoping to make the world a better place.
Isolation, loneliness, frustration, and feeling in a rut are all signs of a neglected second chakra needing prayer.
Preparing for Body Prayer Using the Second Chakra and Intercessions
Any type of meditation begins with the right position. Settle comfortably on the floor, a pillow, a straight chair, or lying flat on the ground. Listen to the body. If one leg is stretched out, and the other bent, that is fine. Everyone is different; find a position or place that works, and be open to others next time.
Expect to spend no more than twenty minutes doing the following exercise. It is possible to overexert the self meditating.
Body Prayer for Connection and Inspiration
Notice the second chakra in the center of the genital area. Visualize an orange light, eminating from the genital area and radiating outward. If the orange light does not work, try an orange object such as an orange or the sun. Focus on the orange light until it is strong and bright, and the body feels connected to itself.
Next, reflect upon relationships, peoples, or situations in the world that create fear, anxiety, loneliness, and grief. Examples might include an ill loved one, trouble with a spouse, sexual issues, famine in the Sudan, or a desire to finish decorating a room. Note that if there is a lot going on, fixate on just one issue per meditation session. Avoid the temptation to take on too much.
Offer the area or areas of concern, known as intercessions, into the orange light. Visualize the orange light absorbing the concerns into the energy of the universe. Let the orange light absorb the petitions until one feels a sense of peace or closure.
Now, bask in the orange light a few moments before letting the orange light dim back into the genital area. Sit comfortably, with eyes closed, for several minutes, absorbing the experience. Try not to move too quickly, but transition gently into opening the eyes and getting up.
Other Suggestions for Prayers of Intercessions Using the Second Chakra Exercise
- Keep a journal nearby to write down challenges and hopes in relationships. Meditate on a different situation or relationship for a week, and journal daily to see what, if anything, has changed.
- Try holding a personal object related to the intercession. For example, if one is working on a relationship with a spouse, hold the wedding ring in the palm of the hand. Physical objects aid concentration for some people.
- Give oneself permission to stop the exercise at any point if feeling physical or emotional discomfort. Such signs may indicate a more serious issue that should be addressed in another venue, such as therapy, or that the body position is wrong. Try another position - laying down, a pillow - or adapt the meditation according to one's needs.
- Combine the exercise with meditating on the other chakras for an increased sense of balance and wholeness.
Try Prayers of Petition Using the Root Chakra if interested in another chakra prayer meditation. For more on praying for others, see Prayers of Intercession: How to Pray for Others.
Sources:
Johari, Harish. Chakras: Energy Centers of Transformation. Destiny Books, 2000. Exerpts available online from SanatanSociety.com.
Episcopal Church, USA. Book of Common Prayer. Church Publishing Corporation. 1979.
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