Using the Chakras for Shadow Work
Readers, please enjoy this guest blog post by Stefani Michelle, author of the new Chakras & Shadow Work.
Why do chakras and shadow work go together? I can’t think of a better way to search for the hidden parts of ourselves than to dive deep into each energy system. The information about our chakras, our meridians, our energy systems is not new. What is new is the connection to the hidden self. While I was going through my latest and most intense healing journey, I made the decision for myself to work through my chakra system. Having a 30-year reiki practice it was easy for me to start with what I already knew. As I added more modalities to my healing, the connection between clearing the chakras and healing the shadow side became more and more clear until it was undeniable.
Everything within us and around us is energy. We are all energy, and when our energy stops flowing we become sick emotionally and even physically. There are many external and internal factors that can create stuck or blocked energy, and our reasons for our blocked energy are different, but we all share these basic energy centers. It’s important to discover the blocks and to clear them out, but it’s even more important to release the reasons for our blocked energy centers. You are not your experiences.
Each energy system has been affected by the events and stories in your life that you have held onto. You are not letting your energy flow freely when you hold onto things. You can think of this as a body in freeze mode. When your energy is frozen it creates either density or dissociation. Both of these hold you up from your own magic.
Everything in life is received through our “bat signals,” or the frequencies we send out through our energy systems. No matter how many mantras or affirmations we say, we can not receive magic if our energy is not flowing in that direction. We cannot become the magnet for great things when we are stuck in density or dissociation. These blocks, however, are reversible. With work we can discover what our signals are really giving off. We have to get out of our mind and into our body.
In the summer of 2023, I was on a road trip with my husband. At that time I had wanted to work on my sacral chakra; I specifically wanted to rid myself of the anger and rage that I had felt for so long. I knew where I had gained these feelings, and I was ready to release the attachment to that story. I went to bed one night during the trip and put my hands on my sacral energy system. I pictured the sources of this rage, and I said to myself, “I release you.” The next day, my husband and I had our first fight ever. It lasted all day. It took twists and turns, and with each exchange I made a decision that was out of my ordinary response. I had not put it all together until the sun had gone down again. What I had done the previous night with my intent and energy created opportunities for me to “let it go.” During our fight, my husband and I had gotten to a point in our communication where things were resolved. We had expressed our frustration and our needs, and, more importantly, we both listened to each other. It was the end of the night when I started to feel joy. In that moment of joy I realized that the day was magical. I had been given exactly what I asked for. I had been given the opportunity to change my reality and release my rage response. I had changed one aspect of my sacral energy—and we have never fought like that since.
We can change our reality! We can change our bat signals! We can change how the world shows up for us and how we show up for the world. If we listen to our body and quiet our mind, we can stay in the present moment. If we gather new information and get out of our comfort zone, we can change our perceptions—opening us up to new experiences and new realities. We can learn to listen to frequency instead of our mind, and this can have profound consequences on our lives. Lean into the moment, not the projection of what comes next. Feel your energy and watch your life create magic.
Our thanks to Stefani for her guest post! For more from Stefani Michelle, read her article “The Power of Chakras to Do Shadow Work.”
