The Lights and Planets
relation to the various planets used in astrology. You
have all likely seen one of the various drawings of a
person seated in a meditation posture, with glowing
circles (representing centers) posited in a line up and
down the spine, from the top of the person’s head to the
ground. Each of these glowing spiritual centers (chakras)
represents a certain kind of energy, and, for astrologers,
each chakra has a planet associated with it, one we can
key into. Most of this material on chakras has its roots in
the various kinds of yoga practice found in ancient India,
practices which are still in use today.
Chakras and their study have to do with spiritual
awakening. Each chakra or spiritual center refers to a
certain type of energy we can become aware of and tap
into. In fact, as we shall see, the chakras are not just
small centers along our spinal cord, but are vast areas
of life. We spend most of our lives wandering in one
chakra or another.
What is important for astrologers to discover is which
chakra they (or a client) are in right now. Where are we?
Once this is known, a great deal of very useful
knowledge is forthcoming, as we shall see below.
Thus an important part of chakra study is to learn how to
become aware of the chakras in our lives, and also to
become aware of the order in which each chakra is
opened or comes to our attention and realization. What
we want to cover here is just what the chakras are and
how astrology makes use of them.