The Celestial Chakras: Planets and Energy Centers within the Body

“The moon, the sun, the planets and the universe are celestial whirling energy centers, or celestial chakras.” – Unknown

In the post, What are the 7 Chakras of the body and How do they Influence your Health?, we discussed the seven energy centers, or chakras, of the body. Now, we are going to go on to discuss an additional three chakras located outside the body, one located between Earth and us, and two between us and the Universe.

The Earth Star Chakra is located between us and the Earth, and its color association is black. It is the grounding energy chakra we mostly feel when we are out in nature connecting to Gaia, Mother Earth. When open, we feel connected and safe on Earth and when blocked, we feel threatened and afraid of the outdoors, paranoid of nature.

Energy color associated with the Earth Star chakra

The Soul Star Chakra is located directly above us and the Universe, and its color is associated with pink. It is the universal energy chakra we feel when we observe the stars, the Milky Way, or the Aurora Borealis (northern lights). When open, we understand we are part of a larger force, a bigger reality than just being on Earth. When closed, we are unable, or feel uncomfortable acknowledging, or not able to easily grasp the concept of space, and our connection to it.

Energy color associated with the Soul Star chakra

The Stellar Gateway Chakra is located further away from us and closer to the Universe, and gold is the color association. It is the galactic energy we feel when we can understand the concept of multiple universes, or deeper learnings, like the 12 Cosmic rays, the 7 rays of Crystalline Light, or the 13 codes of Ascension, just to name a few. When open, we easily connect to these theories and practices, but when closed, we have difficulty grasping these concepts.

Energy color associated with the Stellar Gateway chakra

If we also refer to the post, Astrology: How do the Planets influence your life?, we can review how the planets influence different aspects of your life. When we combine these two concepts we can get an association between planets and chakras.

There are as many differing opinions on this subject, as there are planets and chakras, but for all intents and purposes, we will be referring to my own interpretation of how the planets and chakras can be associated with a very simple comparison of what the planets and chakras each represent.

ChakraRepresentsPlanetRepresents
Earth StarI groundSaturnI structure
RootI existSunI am
SacralI desireMoonI feel
Solar PlexusI doMarsI act
HeartI loveVenusI love
ThroatI expressMercuryI speak
Third EyeI seeUranusI reform
CrownI understandJupiterI expand
Soul StarI ascendNeptuneI dream
Stellar GatewayI transformPluto I transform
Chakra and Planet comparisons
The galaxy

It’s also important to distinct that, while there will be times in life where chakras may become impaired or lower energy due to challenges in life, in order to work and understand each chakra, work must be done in each one of these areas in order to ascend. In other words, you need to have climbed the ladder from the Earth Star chakra, where you start to just become grounded to the earth plane, all the way up to the Stellar Gateway chakra, where you can resonate with galactic energy. These people are the minority, but are increasing in numbers since recorded history. These are the Light Language people, who are able to channel messages from other beings in other realms, or star systems. These messages are translated from these other beings by their higher self, which was formed from the Soul Star chakra.


Earth Star-Black energy

Earth Star Chakra-Saturn

Once again, using myself as an example, I was born already having my Earth Star chakra open and flowing, as do most people who feel at peace and harmony in nature. They use the healing energy of earth to ground and recharge. But there are people who don’t feel comfortable out in nature, as these people where born to be more in focus with the mortal body and its core desires. There is no right or wrong with this, just the how and why we were brought to earth for this life.


Root-Red energy

Root Chakra-Sun

I was also born with my Root chakra open and flowing, as I was very aware of myself, and my being, from first memory. As a “larger than life” child, I was a very omnipresent personality, that my mother had to constantly deal with (thank you, mama) and my father came to know better (thank you, dad). People who feel invisible, or insignificant, have a harder time in life, regarding this chakra, and have difficulty understanding themselves in any way, creating blocks for all the upper chakras.


Sacral-Orange energy

Sacral Chakra-Moon

My Sacral chakra was also open upon birth, as I have always been aware of my feelings, for I feel deeply and passionately. My feelings have been expressed loudly and openly, but not constructively when I was younger. So while this chakra was open upon birth, it became impaired during my formative years, from traumas that occurred, where I came to believe my feelings were wrong. The people who have difficulty feeling, from infant stage, have issues with this chakra upon birth. For other people, the lack of feelings come from deep, dark trauma at a very young age.


Solar Plexus-Yellow energy

Solar Plexus Chakra-Mars

The Solar Plexus chakra is the beginning of what needed work for me, at a young age. The “I act” or “I do” was extremely reactive, since I can remember. It took years to learn how to act consciously and compassionately on a regular basis. The only way I knew how to do this from birth was with animals, whereas with people, I reacted unconsciously and angrily. I had yet to understand why people were brought into my life to trigger me. Now that I have embraced that concept, I am able to act and not react. This is a hard stop for many people still, even in their adult and advanced years. Some were not brought to this world for that purpose, instead they were brought as lessons for others.


Heart-Green energy

Heart Chakra-Venus

This one also was a difficult one for me, for while my Heart chakra was well developed, it was impaired, as I only knew how to fiercely love others conditionally. It wasn’t until I learned to truly love myself, that I learned how to love unconditionally. Let me expand on this, as this one is a human collective condition, that many people suffer from. Upon birth, infants love unconditionally. We are all brought into this world as unconditional beings. It is after being programmed by society, that we learn to “un-love” ourselves. I had to take this program and deconstruct it, and embrace the dark aspects of myself, in order to understand and accept what I thought was the dark aspects of others. Once able to do this for myself, I was able to apply this to others, therefore, continuing to love them as a fellow beings, even while not appreciating the influence they had or have on my life. The ones I do appreciate in my life, I can easily now embrace their dark traits along with their light traits. Many people have extreme difficulty with this, and it was not easy to do for myself. I was lucky to have one particular influence in my life, that severely motivated this growth, and I am eternally grateful to that person.


Throat-Blue energy

Throat Chakra-Mercury

That person’s influence created a ripple effect to my higher chakras, which moved me to work on my Throat chakra. Most of my life, I didn’t have problems expressing myself, rather I had issues with how I expressed myself. I was blunt, raw, uncensored, and brutal in how I communicated to myself and with others (this has a lot to do with my astrological placements). I was too intense for most people (and even myself at times) and got called out on it, again and again. Through all that time, I claimed it was “just how I am”. But it didn’t have to be. When my heart chakra got an upgrade, and I learned to love myself, I began to learn how to speak from love and compassion. This is another tough aspect for people, as we are all taught to criticize ourselves, which leads directly to criticizing others. I walk this tightrope every single day because, when we are hurt and angry, its easy to express those feelings by finding fault through other’s actions. What I have to do is remind myself that my hurt and anger, while possibly valid, is still my own to be accountable for. I can express traits about others that I don’t find morally or ethically appealing, in relation to how I have been treated, and still understand why they have developed those traits. Many people struggle with this, as I also do daily, but the key is awareness of why I need to be accountable for my own hurt and anger, and what I can do to continue to heal those wounds.


Third Eye-Purple energy

Third Eye Chakra-Uranus

This chakra was also activated once I learned the art of communication. My Third Eye chakra, while also very present upon birth, became very impaired through many occurrences, creating a sense of doubt in my intuition and spirituality. According to my mother, I was fairly in tune with the “otherworld”, saying quirky things like, “I had a choice of two mothers and I chose you”, or vividly remembering past life traumas, and even possible deaths scenarios. Unfortunately, this was scary for me, and I learned to block it quickly. During my childhood, we were very involved in spiritualism, and certain aspects of these hidden realms became more open for me as time went on. I lost it all again under the title of adult, where my main concern was survival and accomplishments. While I practiced my spirituality somewhat, the constant seriousness of my practice daily didn’t occur until around 2014, when a extremely traumatic event, caused me to plunge back into spirituality and into self-healing. As the progression up the chakra ladder occurred, the more I could rely on my intuition and faith. While there a lot of people who claim to a faith, it is much harder to actually live the creeds of that faith on a daily basis for many, often finding it easier to claim one thing, while doing another. Intuition, or listening to your higher self, can also be difficult for many, as we are not encouraged as a society to do so.


Crown-Violet White energy

Crown Chakra-Jupiter

This chakra has been a more recent development in my life. The Crown chakra came about when I started to understand my role in the larger picture of things. I realized I had a soul purpose and a destiny to fulfill, and this chakra opening allowed me to utilize my talents for the greater good. It started when I saw my drive to continue contributing to wildlife medicine, running a large teaching wildlife hospital, as not just a means to an end, but a higher calling. The impact I had on those animals, and the people involved with their care, became a larger than life destiny. When my soul contract with that place ended, it gave me the courage and drive to move from the healing of not only animals, but also to the human collective. This expansion of my being has been liberating and important work I find deep satisfaction in. It feels right, and pure, and natural, and free-flowing. This area of fulfillment can be difficult for people to achieve, as only a handful of people on this earth can say they are driven by a higher purpose geared toward the human collective. Even reaching this stage can create a very satisfying existence on this earth.


Soul Star-Pink energy

Soul Star Chakra-Neptune

This area of work is where I am currently. The Soul Star chakra is a work in progress for me, as I continually work hard at ascension. Keeping all the bodily chakras clear, open and flowing is imperative to reach this chakra, which is no longer an energy center within the body, but instead connected with the Universe. This is where I can see myself as part of the picture larger than Earth, and connecting to a universal collective. The part where I understand that all beings and objects are all part of a larger vibrational frequency, and that the ascension of a few can radiate out to the ascension of many. This was very hard for me to grasp at first, and I only started understanding my place in it over the last three years. This concept can be extremely difficult for people to reach, for as humans, we are mostly aware and concerned with our bodily interactions with people and places, finding the universal realm hard to grasp. This was honestly something I couldn’t have resonated with most of my life, but the more I work on it, the more comfortable I am becoming with this.


Stellar Gateway-Gold energy

Stellar Gateway Chakra-Pluto

I have not reached this realm yet, nor do I know if I am meant to in this life. It is still a ambiguous concept to me, and one I am still struggling to comprehend. I follow the teachings of some people who have reached this state and find it interesting, but if I am meant to understand and open this chakra, I must first complete the opening of my Soul Star energy field. I feel this area of the stellar gateway is only for a select few at this time, but may very well become a more common way of existence, if we can find our way closer to understanding how to be a part of the One source consciousness. The people who exist in this plane are called Galactic beings, and can translate Light language messages from other sources to the human collective.


The chakra system, like any connecting energy field, needs to be a continuous and complete circuit, in order to function properly. If there is short circuiting occurring, then problems arise that can cause breakdowns or even devastation. While the top two chakras connecting the body to the Universe are not a mandatory requirement in everyone’s lives, being able to clear the first eight is a goal that can be achievable to anyone who is willing to put in the work. As I stated before, not everyone has been brought to this life to clear every bodily chakra at this point and time, but I do believe as the human collective continues to elevate its own vibrational frequency, through a give and take relationship with the Earth, more and more souls will have a greater desire to do so.

Thank you for reading. xoxo

Astrology: How do the Planets influence your life?

“Anyone can be a millionaire, but to become a billionaire you need an astrologer.” —J. P. Morgan

From my youngest memory, there has always been Astrology in my life. I am often surprised when someone will ask me, “What is Astrology?”

There are many types of Astrology, but the three main ones are: Vedic Astrology, also known as Hindu or Indian Astrology, originating about 5,000-8,000 years ago; Chinese Astrology, whose origin goes back to 2nd century BC to 2nd century AD; and Western Tropical Astrology that originated in 2nd century AD and is derived from Ptolemy’s Tetrabiblos (Alexandrian scholar Claudius Ptolemy’s four books/texts). We will be focusing on Western Astrology, for the sake of this post.

Merriam-Webster defines Astrology as: the divination of the supposed influences of the stars and planets on human affairs and terrestrial events by their positions and aspects. The Cambridge Dictionary defines it as: the study of the movements and positions of the sun, moon, planets and stars in the belief that they affect the character and lives of people.

Astrology literally translates as “the study of the stars.”

Carl Jung probably best described it as:

“We are born at a given moment, in a given place and, like vintage years of wine, we have the qualities of the year and of the season of which we are born. Astrology does not lay claim to anything more.”

Most people are aware of their Sun sign because someone just needs to know their birthday.

Zodiac signs with corresponding birth dates

But to create an accurate natal chart, the birth time and the place of birth is also needed. (If the time of birth is unknown, then 12:00 noon is used to calculate).

A natal chart is a blue print completely specific to each person at the exact time they were born. Think of this blueprint, as a map of the Universe and the placement of the planets around the sun at that time.

The natal chart determines the sun sign, rising sign-or ascendant, moon sign and where the planets of Mercury, Venus, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune, and Pluto were all located at the time of birth. It also determines many other details, but for this post we will start by focusing on just those aspects for the time being, avoiding getting too complex.

The solar system planet placements

In Astronomy, there are constellations of stars that are associated with each Zodiac sign. And each planet is also associated with Zodiac signs. When someone is born, it’s where all of these were arranged in the sky that becomes their map or blueprint.

Constellations associated with each Zodiac sign
Each zodiac is also ruled by a planet

The 12 zodiac sign have 4 elements assigned to them: Fire, Earth, Air and Water. Each element has three signs. Each sign is ruled by characteristic traits of that element.

Water: Intuitive, emotional and ultra-sensitive.

Earth: Slow, stable and grounded.

Fire: Passionate, dynamic, and temperamental.

Air: Action, ideas, and motion.

Elements associated with the 12 Zodiac Signs

So let’s now get into some details.

Using myself as an example, I was born on November 24th, 1967 at 6:10am in Loma Linda, California. When this event happened on that date, at that time, at that place, my map was created. And this is what it looked like.

Astrology Chart with placements and transits
Sun
ASC
Sagittarius
Scorpio
1°37′
26°38′
 
MoonLeo26°18′ 
MercuryScorpio13°45′ 
VenusLibra15°42′ 
MarsCapricorn24°27′ 
JupiterVirgo4°38′ 
SaturnAries5°51′R
UranusVirgo28°27′ 
NeptuneScorpio24°22′ 
PlutoVirgo22°36′ 
Planet placements with degrees

As we can see, I am a Sagittarius sun, Scorpio rising (ascendant), and a Leo moon (double fire, single water) as my Trinity effect. It shows that my Mercury is also in Scorpio, my Venus is in Libra, my Mars is in Capricorn, my Jupiter is in Virgo, my Saturn is in Aries, my Uranus is also in Virgo, my Neptune is in Scorpio-again, and my Pluto is in Virgo-again. Each one of these placements is a snapshot of my characteristics in relation to what that planet stands for.

Each planet stands for a different part of a person’s life. Whatever sign is in that planet reflects on how each person deals with that part of their lives.

Sun Self, CharacteristicsWho I am
MoonEmotions, InstinctsHow I feel
RisingAppearances, TraitsHow I look to others
MercuryCommunicate, IntellectHow I think and communicate
VenusLove, BeautyHow I love and appreciate
MarsAction, DesireHow I respond to life
JupiterExpansion, AbundanceHow I attract luck
SaturnRestrictions, LimitationsHow I self-discipline
UranusRebellion, UpheavelHow I deal with chaos
NeptuneDreams, ImaginationHow I dream and imagine
Pluto Power, ObessionHow I transform

So what does this all mean?

For me it means this.

Who I am generally speaking is ruled by Sagittarius, how I feel inside is ruled by Leo, how I look to others is ruled by Scorpio, how I think and communicate are also ruled by Scorpio, how I love (and want to be loved) and appreciate are ruled by Libra, how I respond to life is ruled by Capricorn, how I attract luck is ruled by Virgo, how I self-discipline is ruled by Aries, how I deal with chaos is also ruled by Virgo, how I dream and imagine are again ruled by Scorpio, and how I transform is ruled Virgo, again.

Each sign has positive traits and negative traits. I call this evolved and unevolved.

Specific traits of each zodiac sign
General traits of each zodiac sign

So how does this make me as a person?

When I was younger, I exhibited many of the unevolved traits of my signs. And easily still do so, if I am not conscience of my thoughts and actions. With age and transformation, I have seen more of the evolved traits emerge within me fairly regularly, and so I will use the evolved, more powerful side of me as an example.

My main traits and characteristics are that I am optimistic, freedom loving, honest, straight forward, and philosophical and I love intellectual stimulation (Sagittarius).

What I feel and need inside are generosity, loyalty, creative and enthusiastic (Leo).

How other people see me, how I communicate and how I dream are determined, passionate, emotional, and magnetic (Scorpio x 3). Notice that how I dream and communicate are directly linked to how others view me, with these three planets being tied to one sign. Then tie that into being honest and straightforward from my sun sign (Sagittarius), and what does that mean about me? What you see is exactly what you get.

How I love and want to be loved is based on romance, charm, peace and balance (Libra). Libra is the sign of equality, so my relationships must have a balance.

My actions and how I deal with life are practical, ambitious, disciplined and careful (Capricorn).

My restrictions and self-discipline are courageous, adventurous and confident (Aries). Aries in this planet always goes after what they want, sometimes too quickly. I have disciplined and careful Capricorn, thank god, to balance my quick actions (Aries).

My luck and abundance, the way I react to upheaval (uniqueness), and my power and transformations are meticulous, diligent and analytical (Virgo x 3). Again, notice that with this combo of three planets ruled by one sign, means that upheaval, power and transformations are all directly tied to luck and abundance for me. Every challenging, chaotic and transformational event in my life has always made me more powerful and abundant or lucky, because they are ruled by the meticulous, diligent and analytical sign of Virgo.

So this my friends, is a snapshot of who I am. I say snapshot because this is only touching the tip if the iceberg. The natal chart is like a web of intricacies that just keep looping around and connecting back to each other.

Stay tuned while we dig deeper into the natal chart and how it defines us.

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Thank you for reading. xoxo