The Life Force and Meditation

Normally during an incarnation, the life force flows mostly through the lower chakras. But as we use the life force for higher purposes - such as creativity, imagination, higher thinking, speech, higher listening and seeing (as in Jesus’ statements, “those who have ears to hear, let them hear….”, as in Matthew 13:9), we raise the life force. It becomes dynamic, increasing vitality and creativity. Cayce identified the four lower chakras (the root, navel, solar plexus, and heart) as the earth within us, and the three upper chakras (throat, third eye, and crown) as the heaven within us. Meditation is one of the best practices for raising the life force. Special breathing patterns are among the best meditative techniques for raising the life force during meditation. A simple but most effective breathing pattern is the Taoist (pronounced dow-ist) “Circulation of the Light.” During every inhalation one is to imagine and feel the energy being drawn up the torso from the lower chakras, through all the chakras, to the top of the head. Then, imagine and feel it unite with the Infinite Breath of Life that was breathed into us in Genesis 2:7. Then, with every exhalation, imagine and feel this Divinely enhanced energy bathe the chakras - all the way down to the lowest one at the base of the torso. One continues this circulation - raising the life force up along the spinal column to the top of the head, receiving the Infinite Life Force, then bathing the body as it flows down through the body - until you feel the energy and vibrations of the body have been raised. Then, raise the mind in a similar manner; using uplifting phrases, mantras, or little prayers, until you feel the little mind of self is united with the Infinite mind of the Creator. Another breathing technique is Cayce’s alternate nostril breathing. It begins by taking in three deep breaths (inhalations) through the right nostril and feeling strength as you do this. With each of these breaths we are to exhale through the mouth, slowly and steadily (with practice this becomes easy). Next we take in three deep breaths through the left nostril, feeling ourselves opening to the Infinite, Divine Forces of Life within us. With each of these breaths we do not exhale through the mouth, but through the right nostril, slowly and steadily. The first three breaths will feel like they are more focused in the torso, the second three breaths will feel like they are focused within the head. Raising the life force is good but it is also problematic in the sense that we now have more energy. This energy must be used. Ideally, it will be used in creative, life enhancing ways. One must be mindful of this raised energy, because there is only one energy, which may manifest in many ways. For example, the raised life force may cause us to feel heightened sexual energy, tempermental energy, agressive energy, which must be channeled properly. Heightened energy can become dynamic physical energy for activities that burn up energy or for creativity that expresses the energy through arts, music, skill-based activity, caring for others, lifting others to higher levels of hope and life-purposefulness. Just be mindful that you have more of the life force awakened and looking to flow through you. You must find the better outlets.