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The idea of power
places and vortices has become a popular concept today. But
just what is a vortex and how can we better understand our
relationship to it. The first thing to understand is that a
vortex is a center of
spiraling energy. We see this in the motion of our Milky Way
galaxy. This spinning wheel of stars is one of billions of
galaxies all spiraling through space. As above so below, the
macrocosm is mirrored in the microcosm. Our solar system is a
spiraling vortex with the planets spinning around our sun. Our
earth and moon spiral through space as a planetary vortex that
sustains all life as we know it. And the atom as a vortex also
spirals like a minature solar system. The vortex is a basic
law of creation, everything is moving in it. Wheels within
wheels within wheels.
The vortex was
understood in the ancient oriental mind as the Tao and was
represented by the symbol composed of the yin and
yang energies.
This interplay of opposites; of light and dark, conscious and
unconscious, positive and negetive, day and night, etc... showed
itself as the wheel of life with its unfolding cycles of
interaction. The Mayan / Toltec symbol that I use as my logo,
the Hunab
Ku is also a symbol
of the vortex that is our Milky Way Galaxy and it speaks of the
movement and measure at play in the dance of creation.
The Medicine Wheel of the plains indians also was an expression of
this understanding as its teachings embrace everything in the circle
of life.
Referring to human
beings consisting of male and female, we can also speak of the
eastern concept of
Chakras. Chakra in sanskrit means turning wheel or vortex. There are 7 major chakras in the human energy body, each represents a specific level of human consciousness and each links into the human endocrine gland system. We can also refer to the human acupuncture meridian grid system from oriental medicine. This energetic system distributes the life force throughout the body and its proper functioning is essential for good health. These two factors interconnect and establish the basis of the human energy system / luminous body that emanates as the aura. The earth is also
a living being, and like the human being the earth has a chakra and
energy grid system. Some Native American peoples refer to the
earths energy grid as 'Spider Womans
Web'. If you
can imagine something like a snowflake crystal grid pattern that
covers the earths surface you would get a good idea of its
translucent appearance. The places which are meridian points on this
grid are the power spots and vortices of the earth. This web
is also represented in the 'Dream
Catcher'. The
circular hoop of the Dream Catcher with its woven web is like an
antenna which can function similiar to a dowsing rod. It is placed
in a north window to tune into the frequencies of the earths north
pole. With prayer intent it creates a link to the higher mind
to help one receive guidance and protection through their
dreams. Other ancient peoples all around the world also
recognized power places of earth healing energies. They built
their sacred shrines and temples in these places to access this
power.
This earth power
can be understood as the energy which moves through her body and
then up into the sky manifesting as lightning. This energy
(earth kundalini) moves along the lines of force that we have
referred to as "Spider Women's Web". It was in the 70's that
the Russians discovered these lines of force by way of their kirlian
photography. From satellites, kirlian photos revealed the
earth's energy grid system. This earth grid is a manifestation
of an icosahedron and a
dodecahedron energetically overlapping. These are two of the
five sacred
solids that the greeks
were famous for. The icosahedron is 20 sided and corresponds
to the Mayan zodiac of 20
signs. We can
also correlate it to the 20 amino
acids. The
dodecahedron is 12 sided and corresponds to the western zodiac which consists of
12
signs. We can
also correlate this with to the 12 cell salts as well.
This crystal grid system also comes to mind when we consider the
recently discovered (late '80s) carbon 60 molecule which is the
minature version of the earth grid.
Throughout the
earth this grid system connects the places of power the same as the
acupunture meridian system does for the human. And like the
human being the earth also has 7
chakras. We can
recognize these as the 7 continents. Within each continental
chakra there are 7 subchakras. The Root Chakra being Africa
with its primal rythyms and its earthy indigenous peoples. The
root chakra is one's primal instincts and procreative powers.
Africa's crown chakra is the great pyramid of Egypt. This is a
gateway of initiation into the greater mysteries of Spirit.
The crown chakra is where we open our consciousness to the Higher
Mind, where we recognize the Divine Presence in
everything.
The second earth
chakra is South America. It is a twin to Africa. The
passions and rythyms of latin america reflect this quality of
emotional vitality. The second chakra is where we process and
assimilate the foods we eat which sustains our life force. The
crown chakra of South America is the Machu Pichu area. Here
there are also many sightings of UFO's and sacred traditions that
connect us with the star peoples.
to be continued...
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The Earth Vortex
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