The Lotus Flower: A Symbol for the Realized Soul.
The beautiful lotus flowers are a sacred symbol in India, and a metaphor for the manifestation of consciousness. Each of the seven lotuses represent each of the seven chakras, and each chakra-lotus has its own particular number of petals. The greater the number of petals, the higher the frequency or vibration. The highest vibration is consciousness.
The blossoming of the lotus flower symbolizes the path of development from a primitive being to a fully blossoming consciousness, mirroring the chakra rooted in the earth, and evolving into the thousand-petal lotus at the crown of the head. The path is the unfolding of the divine within the human self. The closed bloom represents the heart with its infinite potential for enlightenment; the open blossom represents the enlightened self.
The blossoming of the lotus flower symbolizes the path of development from a primitive being to a fully blossoming consciousness, mirroring the chakra rooted in the earth, and evolving into the thousand-petal lotus at the crown of the head. The path is the unfolding of the divine within the human self. The closed bloom represents the heart with its infinite potential for enlightenment; the open blossom represents the enlightened self.
The Symbolic Power of the Chakra Centers
Each of the chakra energy centers (portals) are symbolically describe by a system of correspondences. They are allocated to colours, geometric shapes, sounds, elements, animal symbols and presiding deities. These symbolic descriptions can be thought of a s shorthand that summarizes the essential qualities of the energy center. By interpreting and understanding the symbolic representations - the keys to the energy portals - we are offered a holistic awareness of our human selves.