Discover the path to your energetic core and bring each chakra into its full potential with Chakras Beyond Beginners. Building on concepts presented in Chakras for Beginners, David Pond takes you past basic understanding to explore the many ways chakras can enhance the flow of vital energy in all aspects of your life.
Learn how to identify and remove the obstacles that inhibit your energy, as well as how to keep that flow open. Raise your awareness of other people's energy fields and use it to improve your relationships. Find fulfillment, security, and happiness by balancing your chakras. With this guide, you'll unlock your true essence and the source of your well-being.
Praise: ""[Chakras Beyond Beginners] catapults the serious student into a completely transformed self, awakening to a new reality. This broad-ranging powerhouse is the premier treatment of the subject and beyond!"" —Diana Stone, author of Playing the Ascension Game
""An insightful and uplifting gift—a true gem. David takes us on an enlightening tour of each chakra, explaining the energetic essence of who we are and making clear that when we control our energy, we control our destiny.""mdash;
Alex Holland, MAc, LAc, author of Voices of Qi
""Anchored at the center of converging illumination, inspiration, and compassion, gifted teacher David Pond opens the way for a spiritually mature journey, embracing the depths and riches of the eternal path through the chakras.""—Linda Howe, author of How to Read the Akashic Records
""[Chakras Beyond Beginners is] a seminar preserved in book form so that we can refer back to it when stress gets our chakras get out of alignment.""—Donna Cunningham, author of Counseling Principles for Astrologers
""David's knowledge of the chakras is what Rumi is to sacred poetry and Eckhart Tolle is to the present moment.""—Cheryl Thomas, owner and operator of Chapter One Bookstore in Ketchum, Idaho
""David takes the reader on a journey, teaching new skills to deepen our relationship with our highly creative and magnetizing true selves.""—Marie Manuchehri, author of Intuitive Self Healing
""Without question, [Chakras Beyond Beginners] will be the 'go to' book for many years to come. David Pond has indeed penned both a valuable resource and a treasure.""—Andria Friesen, author of Speak for the Trees
By:
David Pond
Imprint: Llewellyn Publications,U.S.
Country of Publication: United States [Currently unable to ship to USA: see Shipping Info]
Dimensions:
Height: 203mm,
Width: 133mm,
Spine: 15mm
Weight: 318g
ISBN: 9780738748597
ISBN 10: 0738748595
Series: Beyond Beginners Series
Pages: 240
Publication Date: 08 October 2016
Audience:
General/trade
,
ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active
Contents Acknowledgments . . . xvii Introduction . . . 1 Chapter 1—Keys to Working with Your Chakras . . . 15 An Inside-Out Approach to Life 16 The Observer Within and the Seat of Awareness 16 That Which You Pay Attention to Grows 18 Balance 19 Awakening Is Always Attended with Increased Energy 20 Energy Follows Breath 21 Kundalini 22 Chakra Journal 23 Chapter 2—First Chakra: Muladhara . . . 25 Body Consciousness 27 Place and Belonging 29 Survival: What Are You Willing to Risk Life and Limb For? 30 Security 31 Subconscious Motivations 34 Past-Life Karma 35 First Chakra for the Spiritually Inclined 37 First Chakra Difficulties and Solutions 39 Activities to Empower Your First Chakra 44 Additional Activities to Enhance Your First Chakra 45 Chapter 3—Second Chakra: Svadhisthana . . . 49 Pleasure Seeking 50 The Fluid Movement of Emotions 52 Duality, Polarity, Taste, and Projection 56 Magnetism, Values, and Your Second Chakra 58 Affection to Sexuality to Intimacy 59 Creativity 61 Second Chakra for the Spiritually Inclined 64 Second Chakra Difficulties and Solutions 64 Activities to Empower Your Second Chakra 69 Additional Activities to Enhance Your Second Chakra 70 Chapter 4—Third Chakra: Manipura . . . 73 Self-Control and Personal Power 75 Free Will and the Awakening of Discernment 76 Fire and Your Third Chakra 77 Digestive Fire and Metabolism 79 Boundaries 80 Third Chakra for the Spiritually Inclined 83 Third Chakra Difficulties and Solutions 84 Activities to Empower Your Third Chakra 94 Additional Activities to Enhance Your Third Chakra 95 Chapter 5—Fourth Chakra: Anahata . . . 97 The Power of the Heart 102 Personal Love and Intimacy 106 Self-Love and Acceptance 110 Compassionate Love 112 Fourth Chakra for the Spiritually Inclined 114 Fourth Chakra Difficulties and Solutions 116 Activities to Empower Your Fourth Chakra 124 Additional Activities to Enhance Your Fourth Chakra 125 Chapter 6—Fifth Chakra: Vishuddha . . . 127 Authentic Truth 130 The Urge for Freedom of Expression 133 Truth Seekers, Truth Speakers 135 The Vibration of Sound and the Fifth Chakra 137 Fifth Chakra Difficulties and Solutions 139 Disrupted Sleep Issues 142 Activities to Empower Your Fifth Chakra 143 Additional Activities to Enhance Your Fifth Chakra 145 Chapter 7—Sixth Chakra: Ajna . . . 149 The Observer Is the Key to Awareness 151 It Is Not Just Your Imagination, It Is Your Imagination! 154 Dreams 156 Angels, Guides, and Spirit Buddies 158 The Pineal Gland and Your Sixth Chakra 162 Meditation 163 Sixth Chakra Difficulties and Solutions 168 Activities to Empower Your Sixth Chakra 169 Additional Activities to Enhance Your Sixth Chakra 176 Chapter 8—Seventh Chakra: Sahasrara . . . 179 Enlightened Moments 181 Silence 183 The Mysterious Void and Its Eternal Potential 183 Surrendering to Your Soul's Purpose 186 Seventh Chakra Difficulties and Solutions 188 Activities to Empower Your Seventh Chakra 191 Additional Activities to Enhance Your Seventh Chakra 195 Conclusion: After Awakening to the Power Within . . . 199 Living a Spiritually Infused Life 201 Reentering the World after Awakening 205 Siddhis: Gifts of Spirit 207 Soul Purpose after Awakening 208 Be a Demonstration of Your Awakening 208 Suggested Reading . . 211
David Pond (Olympia, WA) is an astrologer, author, speaker, and international workshop leader. He is the author of six previous books on metaphysical topics, including Chakras for Beginners and Astrology and Relationships. David has a master's degree in experimental metaphysics and has been practicing astrology for over thirty-five years. He also consults with clients regularly.
Reviews for Chakras Beyond Beginners: Awakening to the Power Within
[Chakras Beyond Beginners] catapults the serious student into a completely transformed self, awakening to a new reality. This broad-ranging powerhouse is the premier treatment of the subject and beyond! --Diana Stone, author of Playing the Ascension Game An insightful and uplifting gift--a true gem. David takes us on an enlightening tour of each chakra, explaining the energetic essence of who we are and making clear that when we control our energy, we control our destiny. mdash;Alex Holland, MAc, LAc, author of Voices of Qi Anchored at the center of converging illumination, inspiration, and compassion, gifted teacher David Pond opens the way for a spiritually mature journey, embracing the depths and riches of the eternal path through the chakras. --Linda Howe, author of How to Read the Akashic Records [Chakras Beyond Beginners is] a seminar preserved in book form so that we can refer back to it when stress gets our chakras get out of alignment. --Donna Cunningham, author of Counseling Principles for Astrologers David's knowledge of the chakras is what Rumi is to sacred poetry and Eckhart Tolle is to the present moment. --Cheryl Thomas, owner and operator of Chapter One Bookstore in Ketchum, Idaho David takes the reader on a journey, teaching new skills to deepen our relationship with our highly creative and magnetizing true selves. --Marie Manuchehri, author of Intuitive Self Healing Without question, [Chakras Beyond Beginners] will be the 'go to' book for many years to come. David Pond has indeed penned both a valuable resource and a treasure. --Andria Friesen, author of Speak for the Trees [Chakras Beyond Beginners] is beautiful from the beginning and it upholds this sense of kindness, direction, and hope for change right up to the last story of giving from the heart. David has a profound way of telling, showing, living, and writing about 'a way of life' to others. --Joan Hartzell, co-author of Zen and Psychotherapy David's done a masterful job of clarifying and grounding a complex subject! A must read for anyone desiring to understand, know, and connect with the energies of their psycho-spiritual self. --William Smythe, MA, somatic therapist and Aikido sensei David Pond describes the deeper theory, origin, and his intimate work with the chakras in such a profound way...Rarely are theory and usefulness so intimately combined in such a useful format so that you can start to work immediately with your energy channels and begin to reap the insight and healthful patterns that such practices present. --A.T. Mann, author of Sacred Landscapes
