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Yantra Yoga has to do with the structure
of mind, energy and time.
One of the least known forms
of yoga, it is like a study of cosmic (sacred) geometry
and how it unfolds as mandala, and mathematics as in
the measurement of time and the biorhythms of the chakra
energies. It involves numbers, symbols and color, leading
to an understanding of how these influence the mind;
while through the time cycles a personal calendar can
be made to help us see how the energies are affecting
us by the day, month, year, etc.
This form opens the inner
eye, the 6th Chakra: Ajna.
Mind as an element is held
within the energy field of this chakra. Its nature is
truly magnetic. Even in the fifth chakra where I called
the power electromagnetic, the controlling factor of
such energy is the magnetic line of force; its like
the guide line.
For this reason, and others, the sixth chakra is called
the command Center. In the energies that's what it is;
likewise in our physiology, the brain is the basic command
Center for the whole nervous system, and that in turn
is the command Center for the rest of the body. This
is where all of the inputs for the senses of the body
come for processing. This is where our perceptions are
focused into the image we perceive.
Each of the other senses has an influence on each of
the chakras, but here at level 6 all those influences
come together to form our view of reality. In the Yogic
view there are 18 senses to be considered and understood.
Eleven of those are windows out into the world through
which we see conventional reality that most people agree
on. Then there are 7 senses of inner perception that
are psychic in nature; with these we view the mental
world of our civilization. From clairvoyance to telepathy
and empathy, these subtle inner senses allow us to see
the unconscious world. Here we can put together the
inner and outer worlds, the dream world and the "real"
world.
This chakra is divided into two, Like the left and
right hemispheres of the brain. What are being described
by this is our own masculine and feminine functions
of mind. The masculine is the more active side which
decides and directs action whether they be mental or
physical. The feminine is the more passive perception
which observes what is going on. Obviously they both
need to work together so that we are aware of what we
are doing. However, it seems to be very few who have
them working in balance.
In the glandular system it happens to be the pituitary
gland that has the direct link to this magnetic energy.
This is the grand master of the endocrine system. It
puts out the hormones that influence hormonal production
of all the other endocrine glands. This gland is also
situated in the middle of your head, in the middle of
all your thoughts. It has only been in very recent years
that Western science discovered the relation between
mind and body, yet in Yoga this has been understood
for millennium.
Violet is the color associated with Ajna, and this
color is made from the union of two others. The harmonious
blending of colors is much like the essential function
of this chakra; seeking to blend and unify, bringing
pieces of the puzzle together to create a more complete
picture. In this way we come to understand. Knowing
may belong to the fifth chakra, but understanding what
we know happens at the level of the sixth.
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