Solar Plexus Chakra
The Solar Plexus Chakra sits two finger-widths above your belly button, in what is called the Power House of the energy field—your energy center of power and confidence. When this chakra is well-balanced and aligned with the rest of the chakras, you feel empowered, confident, and capable. It is the key to manifesting what you create at the Sacral Chakra. Think of the Solar Plexus Chakra as the key that unlocks the door you built in chapter 3. In this chapter, you will step through that door and reap the rewards of your work.
There is much fulfillment to be had at the Solar Plexus Chakra. But there are cautionary tales to tell as well. An imbalanced Solar Plexus Chakra can lead you to feel either powerless or omnipotent, both of which are states of confusion and potential danger. As the saying goes, all things in moderation. In order to use your power wisely in life, for the Greatest Good of All Beings, you must temper power with humility. Humility is the medicine the Solar Plexus chakra offers.
Embodiment Exercise: Solar Plexus Chakra Induction
The Solar Plexus induction is designed to welcome you to your deepest sense of personal power. For some of you, it may have been decades since you honored or recognized yourself as a powerful being. That’s okay! As you bring your attention to this moment and prepare to engage the energies of the Solar Plexus Chakra and your own personal power, consider how the Sun is, in many ways, a mirror of the Solar Plexus Chakra. Solar energy emits a beautiful, warm, comforting, golden light that is also the light of inspiration, manifestation, and offers you a deep sense of strength and power. Use this short meditation to guide you.
1/ To open your connection to the Solar Plexus Chakra, imagine sitting in the middle of a tropical beach on a sunny day. Feel the air swirling around you, warming you from within and without. Notice a gentle breeze moving through, just enough to keep you comfortable. Feel the sand under you, surrounding and comforting you.
2/ Now imagine the sun above you, sitting in center sky, beaming down upon you. Each ray is a source of power for you, a place where you can expand and become. Receive those rays: Let them flow down upon you from above, on the top of your head, your shoulders, your arms, and your hands. Close your eyes and be nourished by this connection with the sun. All forces of light are now with you in this moment. They are here to strengthen you and remind you of your own power and competence. You have the skills and wisdom you need to move forward powerfully in your life, make good choices and decisions, and manifest what you seek.
3/ By consciously connecting with your own personal power at the Solar Plexus Chakra, you also empower those around you to explore their potency as well. In this way, as each person finds her power in this life, so the entire collective becomes empowered to rise. Sense how your own inner sense of royalty, your own inner sense of sovereignty, becomes active now. You are so ready for the next chapter of your life to unfold. Feel that excitement, and step boldly through the door before you. This is your time. Everything has been guiding you here.
4/ When you feel fully prepared to walk through this door of possibility, invite any ancestors or spirit guides who wish to accompany you. Feel their presence as they surround you, and trust that they will offer any wisdom you need to progress safely to the next level of your development. Close your induction with the universal blessing: Amen, A’ho, So it is.”
Reflection Questions for the Solar Plexus Chakra
Power, in our society and in many of our mental models, is typically associated with the Divine Masculine and is thought to be a more natural energy stream for men to access than women. However, the original civilizations of our planet were matriarchies, in which women found power in formal positions of authority and leadership. Though we live in Western society, many of us remember on a soul level what another, more fluid, form of leadership looks and feels like. Are you ready to tap into your well of personal power? If so, brew a cup of herbal tea with Solar Plexus herbs to support you, such as calendula, lemon, anise, and turmeric. Work with pyrite and citrine to activate the Solar Plexus Chakra and summon solar energies for deep alignment with power, purpose, and a positive perspective. Then, ask your spirit guides to be present with you as you consider and respond to the following questions:
1/ Where do you exercise your personal power in your life? When you think about your own power, what images come to mind?
2/ How would you describe yourself as a leader, and as what sort of leader would the people in your life describe you? Do you lead more effectively at home or professionally?
3/ What does leadership mean to you? Can you identify positive role models—in any context—who inspire you to carry your leadership in a different way, perhaps in a way that is more deeply aligned with who you are and what you value?
When you are ready to close your reflective writing, thank your spirit guides and higher self for attending you while you write, and blow out your candles. Store any gems you’ve used and writing tools together in a special place so that you’ll have them handy when you want to do more reflective writing in the future.
CORRESPONDENCES FOR THE SOLAR PLEXUS CHAKRA
goddesses
MA’AT, SEKHMET
gemstones
AMBER, CITRINE, COPAL, GOLDEN CALCITE, GOLDEN HEALER QUARTZ, ORPIMENT, PYRITE, TIGER’S EYE, YELLOW AVENTURINE, YELLOW FLUORITE, YELLOW JADE
tarot card
MAJOR ARCANA: THE EMPEROR
rune
THURISAZ
essential oils/herbs
ANISE, CELERY, CINNAMON, CUMIN, GRAPEFRUIT, HELICHRYSUM, JUNIPER, LEMON, LILY OF THE VALLEY, MARSHMALLOW, MELISSA, MINT, NEROLI, TEA TREE, TURMERIC
planet
SUN