For an introduction to the Breathe In panel in the dome, see the exhibit, either large book or the medium book. This page goes deeper. Click the medium size graphic for a large graphic. Beyond, but part of, the Sun Path, Breathe In is one of the major areas in Wholeo, the stained glass dome. The basic idea is circulation of energy with breathing through energy centers in the body.{Back to top of page}The key ideas are:
- Translation between spiral vertical spiritual energies above and horizontal human earth energies below.
- Rainbow energy centers, commonly known as chakras. I show each of seven chakras as a pairs of 'vibes'. They start with red at the base, rise to yellow at the navel or solar plexus, and are topped with violet at the crown of the head. For chakras, see Wonder in Aliceland, starting on page 80. Also Kriya Yoga, starting on page 2. For vibes, see the Vibe Coloring book.
- The prana or energetic nourishment that we receive from the cosmos weaves paths through our chakras, as it does through our lungs and circulatory system. See the references to Wonder in Aliceland and Kriya Yoga given for the chakras.
- The breathing cloud or gap. This image is complex and hard to describe. It is the flame of spirit. One of the first images shows it as a crack. This is not explained. Call it the crack between worlds of perception. See the notes on the gap in the history of the Elobeing for more details.
At the bottom is a bud spreading dark vibrations abroad. The pale orchid cleft is the flame of the spirit we try to keep from wavering in the wind of desires. Seven pairs of vibes might be related to chakras or energy pools in our body which we will aerate in our breathing. We polish and clean our chakra lights and reconnect them to the always so shining. The alternate spiral path is the path of purification.
The best we can know of this translation occurs in breathing. Can we draw life energy, called prana, into our bodies when we breathe? We can practice alternate nostril or deep breathing in to the count of eight, hold for eight in a circle aloft and descend for eight breathings out to rest a moment in the base bud.
To start, fix your gaze below the red vibes. As you breathe in and out, visually follow the looping paths around, up, and through each pair of chakra vibes. At the top of the breathing cloud, in the clear sphere (disc or orb of wholeness), hold your breath. Connect with vertical spiritual energies. Allow prana or kundalini energy to permeate being. Up to the right, a detail shows rivulets of permeation (or big version). Continue breathing, moving your eyes on down the paths again to the base. Bring the benefit out horizontally in earth and your body. Concentrate before beginning another round of breathing. See a related carolyoga page on breathing out.
Since the blue glass is transparent and untextured, you can clearly see the house in the background. This emphasizes the non-material nature of the subject. Another distraction or component in view is the geodesic tube frame that supports the glass panels. They form the grey aluminum triangles on the inside. Most of the joints have six tubes. In the entire dome, there are only six joints with five tubes. That is because the geometry is based on an icosahedron, which has 20 sides and 12 vertexes. The dome hemisphere has half, or six vertexes. See a five-tube joint at the green vibes in the breathing cloud. That is the heart chakra. Focus on the patterns of lead, glass, and colored light.
Go west to Breathe Out. Go southeast to birth/dawn.
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