Kundalini shakti

I am reading Eat, Pray, Love right now by Elizabeth Gilbert and yes she has been on Oprah too. I am reading it slowly and trying to savour all the flavours and thoughts these yummy sentences are bringing into being within my mind.

"kundalini shakti is depicted as a snake who lies coiled at the base of the spine until it is released by a master's touch or a by a miracle, and which then ascends up through seven chakras....Just as there exists in writing a literal truth and a poetic truth, there also exists in a human being a literal anatomy and a poetic anatomy. One you can see, one you cannot. One is made of bones and teeth and flesh; the other is made of energy and memory and faith. But they are both equally true." Pg. 144

So when I read about ks (short form for ease of typing) it made complete sense to me. I have been moving toward understanding energy, thought, and the divine. One women said, energy follows thought....this sums up very well the ideas behind Yoga and many Chinese practices like Tai Chi and Qi Gong and yes, the Holy Spirit. Funnily enough the Sci-Fi series that I am watching right now also talks about these things, about our brains capasity for doing extraordinary things, the people in the show have powers or "gifts" that are really from within themselves. I have been hearing about healing methods like Body Talk which many people Thunder Bay practice and I think helped me go into labour with my last baby...

Now let me clarify that I feel that any capasity we have for greatness, for happiness for peace comes from the divine because I believe we are divine creations, it is the divine blueprint that makes us so capable.

anyway what is the point of all of this? Realizing our potential and doing good with it. What might that look like? A mom not shouting at her kids because she has centered herself enough to control her anger. A man who finds a cure for HIV because he has cleared his mind and is divinely inspired to see solutions. Yesterday on Oprah we heard from people who were doing well in life because they were using positive energy to live their lives....

What does that mean for my life today? - another message from the universe that I need to find ways to quiet myself as I mentioned in my last entry. I am going to walk and try and find a time to meditate each day - I used to, I know how I just have to find the time even five mins. I will give an update in a week and let you know how I am doing.

I feel like I am on the brink of a break through in terms of living life better....the excitement and energy around me is palpable....