When our root chakra is out of balance, we can feel angry and nervous. It is easy to balance our chakra by using red energy, and by invoking Goddess Venus. Read on!
Our chakras are constantly moving in and out of balance. This is very normal, but when an imbalance lasts for too long, we may experience physical manifestations of illness. To remedy this, we simply need to set the intention of re-connecting with the chakra in question, and then use some simple techniques to restore balance.
The Root Chakra is located at the base of the spine and governs our sense of survival and our most primal urges. When this chakra is in balance, we feel passionate, courageous, spontaneous and loving. When it’s out of balance, we see anger, arrogance, dominance and self-indulgence.
The Red Chakra
The colour we associate with the root chakra is red. This makes sense if we think of what the red means to us – danger, anger, lust, blood… the list goes on. When the root chakra is working over time, there may be too much red energy around you. To offset this imbalance, use the colour blue. You can wear blue clothes, use blue gemstone jewelry, eat blue foods, and meditate on calm waters.
Gemstones to Restore Balance
When our root chakra is not working to its full potential, we need to boost red energy. We can do this a number of ways. The simplest way is to wear red clothes. Another simple way is to wear red gemstone jewelry, including carnelian, ruby, garnet, jasper, coral and bloodstone.
Goddess Venus
A Goddess we can invoke to help balance our red chakra is Venus. She is the Roman Goddess of love and we can call on her to manage love, romance and sexuality. Her symbols include the bay leaf, berries, flowers, pinecones, stars and trees. Venus’s totem is dove.
Simple Meditation
To invoke the powerful and positive characteristics of Venus, gather together several of her symbols such as a bay leaf and a pinecone. Light a red candle (to symbolize the red energy of the root chakra) and ask to receive Venus’s energy and abundance. Ask her to enter your root chakra. When you do this, you may feel a tingling sensation – this is normal and just means you have connected with this chakra. Ask Venus to heal your chakra and help restore balance. Sit in this space for a while and when you feel ready, thank Venus and bring your conscious mind back to the room you are in. Hopefully you will feel restored, energized and in balance after this simple meditation.
To find out about the next chakras, click on these links: Sacral, Solar Plexus, Heart, Throat, Third Eye, Crown
