Haiku Ellipses...Invitation...Response...

SPINNING VORTEXES spinning vortexes different and connected flowing energy the chakras (pronounced "chuck-rahs") are spinning vortexes shaped like spherical-funnels that begin inside the body and extend past the skin as depicted in several eastern religions/philosophies (e.g., Hinduism and Buddhism)...each chakra is associated with a different color...herein i show the main chakras along the central axis of the body...there are many more minor chakras located throughout the body...note the interconnectedness of the chakras that allow for the flow of energy (chi or prana). visualize each colored spinning vortex of energy from the violet colored chakra at top of the head at the crown, to purple between the eyes, blue at the throat, green at the heart, yellow at the solar plexus, orange at the navel, and red at the genitals and perineum...bring conscious attention to these areas with the appropriate colors one by one for 5-60 seconds each...then, allow and feel the energy flowin...

CO LO RE D B AL LS colored balls galore swirling vortexes reveal chakra alignment many individual balls can be swirling in our lives...all at the same time! attempting to manage and juggle the various balls is challenging...stepping back from observing each individual ball to the wider constellation of balls, there is some sense that the colored balls are interconnected, each spinning in relation to the others, many micro orbits creating a one macro orbit (which is in turn, part of another larger orbit, ad infinitum)...in this case of the many colored balls, there is a chakra alignment of energies within the body. take a few minutes to read about or watch a video, by a credible source with education and experience, on the chakras...meditate a few minutes on how your individual chakras FEEL, and then on how they FEEL together as a whole system of energy...do any of the chakras feel "out of alignment"...if so, what simple thing can you do in the next 5 mins to bring one of them...

GEMSTONE inside the gemstone cut in 1/2...exposed to all bright rings of color have you ever seen a gemstone that was cut in half? exposed and vulnerable to all? revealing all its brightness and color? there are times when we might feel "cut in half, exposed, vulnerable"--can you see all the colors revealed by the cutting? what is the lesson here? time and life experience do their own cutting and revealing...some try to force or encourage this cutting through different methods of enlightenment like kundalini awakening through manipulating the breath, visualization, and postures...so far for me on the journey, i'm opting for the more natural path of letting life experience and time do its own cutting and revealing...life provides ample opportunities for growth through suffering, pain, illness, depression, and so forth...no need to intentionally add more cuttings. in circumstances where you felt cut, burned, otherwise injured, what life lesson s emerged...and if none, have ...

GRANDMA'S DOILEE half of a circle holding hands with the other half see grandma's doilee my grandmother on my father's side used to make doilees...i have one such doilee that she gave to me in my meditation space...the first half of the doilee circle in the haiku represents my grandma, and all of my ancestors from the past, the other half of the doilee circle represents myself in the present, intentionally reaching out to hold hands with the ancestors, one of which is my grandma...who i am reminded of with gratitude and love every time i see the colorful doilee. what item(s) remind you of your mother, father, grandmother, grandfather, or caretaker? choose one item that symbolizes your connection with them...hold this item in your hands for at least one minute, feel the timeless connection to them, and gratefully acknowledge their presence in your life by placing the item in a prominent place where you can see it each day, and send them love and gratitude, for a week or more...

INSIDE THE COSMIC EGG 2 dialoguing  cool water and warmth of sun in the cosmic egg 2 colored figures stand facing each other, above is warm sun shining on their dialogue, below are blue waters of cool nourishment, ebbing and flowing in rhythm to their dialogue, and surrounding them is the cosmic egg, containing their dialogue, connecting them to the entire universe... consider adding some warmth, some sunshine to your next conversation...also consider ways to refresh and invigorate the conversation like cool water (lemonade on a hot day), allowing for ebb and flow, give and take, nurturing and being nurtured, recalling that we all share the same home, planet, cosmic egg...