Resonance
XLII — The Third Eye Chakra
Near the top of our body, we find the Third Eye Chakra. Its seat is found in the forehead, betwixt the eyes, and allows us to see beyond sight and with our spirit, intuition, and creative imagination, we can see a whole new world and panorama before us. Possessing this wider outlook of life allows us to make better decisions of our life's path and often grants to us the ability to avoid many of life's pitfalls into mishap and misfortune. The Third Eye Chakra is a Chakra of wisdom and of intellect.
The energy of the Third Eye Chakra is able to translate the world we see before us every day into a world that is more profound and full of life. Often we go through the day without seeing much of life, without contemplating the fine beauty of the world. We are immersed in our own ego-self, which is stifling, restrictive and does nothing to contribute to our greater well being. Most of the time we allow ourselves to run on auto-pilot and in the seat and arena of our mind where there should be observation of the world, imagination and creativity in shaping within our mind's eye, there is simply nothing but an empty void, devoid of the very life itself: a vacuum of inertia.
The Third Eye Chakra changes all of that. If we nourish the important Chakra, we are giving to ourselves, presenting to ourselves, not only a world that is animated but a world where our imagination can be aflame with new ideas and new creations. As we begin to notice things and events in our life, sights hitherto unnoticed, the neural connections in our mind begin to shape, exercise their power, and they sharpen to the demands of this new theatre. Take time next time you drive to really look at the world which you daily pass without thinking. You will begin to see a world where everything was once an idea in a person's head: the bridge beneath which you pass, the tree-lined avenue you drive down, the billboard changing weekly, the clothes a person has on, as they walk leisurely down the street. All these physical creations began has ideas in someone's mind. Once you begin to see this almost tangible connection, then you begin to look closer at the world around which others have created, and you begin to notice the smaller architectural points of a building, or the shapely design of a new car, or the manner in which a passing cat can leap fivefold its own height. You not only observe, but the energy stimulates your own mind into action, and the neurons, hitherto laying dormant, are pushed and pressed into action with the creative exercise and new ideas and thoughts will be given birth within your mind.
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About Karl Swainston
Karl Swainston is a writer and storyteller whose work is forged from a life lived across the North of England and far beyond. Growing up on a Leeds council estate in the 1960s, Karl's journey was anything but linear. By the age of thirty, he had already lived a dozen lives: from the rigors of grammar school to a degree in Latin, a stint as a fishmonger, a period of discovery living in Marseille, and a return to the hustle of London. Whether working as a postman, a builder, or competing as a county-level chess player, he was, above all, an avid reader—constantly documenting the world around him. This restless spirit continued into his professional life. Karl later taught in Bradford, where he ran a specialist unit for 244 of the most excluded students from across the region—young people whom even the local Pupil Referral Units could not accommodate. Working alongside his old friend Malcolm, Karl spent his days navigating the volatility of Bradford's most aggressive and dysfunctional teenagers. Throughout his life, Karl has been an avid runner and has always shared his home with a rotating cast of beloved dogs and cats—companions who have been constant witnesses to his work. As a writer, Karl's range is as expansive as his history. He works across a wide breadth of genres, including fiction and short stories, autobiography and memoir, biography, non-fiction, and metaphysical writing, as well as providing sharp commentary, opinion, analysis, and essays. Whether writing about his years managing the Harrogate Arms or offering insights from his current adopted home in South East India, where he lives in a simple village with his dog, Bambi, Karl's voice reflects the full, untidy, and deeply human breadth of life. He continues to draw on the rich, decades-long tapestry of his experiences to tell stories that matter, proving that no matter where you live, the human story remains the same.
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