MM 13P. The Sushumna, the Ida, and the Pingala . by Alice B. Clagett

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The Sushumna, the Ida, and the Pingala

Matthew Nihra: All three main power currents of the human personal energy field, along with the main power centers, are depicted in the image below.

About the Sushumna

As mentioned earlier, the sushumna is the central channel through which the central vertical power current … the kundalini energy … is able to rise after the energies of the ida and the pingala are evenly balanced.

Entwined with the energy of the sushumna are the power currents termed the ida and the pingala. These two energies have qualities very different, each from the other.

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Image: “Human Personal Energy Field 6: Ida, Pingala, Sushumna, and Personal Chakras with Third-Eye Point and Crown Chakra Detail,” by Alice B. Clagett, 10 September 2022, CC BY-SA 4.0 International, from “Awakening with Planet Earth,” https://awakeningwithplanetearth.com … DESCRIPTION: Woman standing, facing forward. There are three main power currents (‘nerve currents’ or ‘nadis’) in the human personal energy field. These are the ida, the pingala, and the sushumna. The sushumna is shown as a column of white light that runs vertically along the spine. Through the sushumna flows the central vertical power current or ‘kundalini’ of the human energy field. The ida is shown as a wavy white line of light originating at the left side of the base of the spine, coursing upward through the chakras to the third-eye point (6th chakra). The cooling and relaxing energy of the ida courses through the left nostril. The pingala is shown as a wavy tawny-colored line of light originating at the right side of the base of the spine, coursing upward through the chakras to the third-eye point (6th chakra). The warming and invigorating energy of the pingala courses through the right nostril. Personal chakras 1 through 7 (those within the torso) are depicted as spheres of light. The colors, from lowest to highest, are red, orange, yellow, green, blue, indigo, and violet. The indigo sphere of light at the level of the eyebrows (or slightly higher) represents the third-eye point (the 6th chakra or ‘ajna’). The violet sphere of light at the top of the head represents the crown chakra (the 7th chakra or ‘many-petaled lotus’). These two are related to the pituitary gland and the pineal gland, which are located quite close together in the human brain. I represent their close association in the drawing as the stem of the lotus flower … CREDITS: Image: “Woman with Ringlets, Standing” [adapted], by William Mulready, 1824, in Wikimedia Commons … https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:William_Mulready_-_Woman_with_Ringlets,_Standing_-_B1977.14.5086_-_Yale_Center_for_British_Art.jpg … public domain

Image: “Human Personal Energy Field 6: Ida, Pingala, Sushumna, and Personal Chakras with Third-Eye Point and Crown Chakra Detail,” by Alice B. Clagett, 10 September 2022, CC BY-SA 4.0 International, from “Awakening with Planet Earth,” https://awakeningwithplanetearth.com … DESCRIPTION: Woman standing, facing forward. There are three main power currents (‘nerve currents’ or ‘nadis’) in the human personal energy field. These are the ida, the pingala, and the sushumna. The sushumna is shown as a column of white light that runs vertically along the spine. Through the sushumna flows the central vertical power current or ‘kundalini’ of the human energy field. The ida is shown as a wavy white line of light originating at the left side of the base of the spine, coursing upward through the chakras to the third-eye point (6th chakra). The cooling and relaxing energy of the ida courses through the left nostril. The pingala is shown as a wavy tawny-colored line of light originating at the right side of the base of the spine, coursing upward through the chakras to the third-eye point (6th chakra). The warming and invigorating energy of the pingala courses through the right nostril. Personal chakras 1 through 7 (those within the torso) are depicted as spheres of light. The colors, from lowest to highest, are red, orange, yellow, green, blue, indigo, and violet. The indigo sphere of light at the level of the eyebrows (or slightly higher) represents the third-eye point (the 6th chakra or ‘ajna’). The violet sphere of light at the top of the head represents the crown chakra (the 7th chakra or ‘many-petaled lotus’). These two are related to the pituitary gland and the pineal gland, which are located quite close together in the human brain. I represent their close association in the drawing as the stem of the lotus flower … CREDITS: Image: “Woman with Ringlets, Standing” [adapted], by William Mulready, 1824, in Wikimedia Commons … https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:William_Mulready_-_Woman_with_Ringlets,_Standing_-_B1977.14.5086_-_Yale_Center_for_British_Art.jpg … public domain

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Qualities of the ida

The energy of the ida, which is stimulated by left-nostril breathing, is associated with …

  • the moon, ‘the feminine side’ of our personalities
  • the color white
  • comfort, coolness, and nurturing
  • control of mental processes
  • the right side of the brain, and intuitive, imaginative, and creative thought
  • and the parasympathetic nervous system, which relaxes the body.

The series author asserts that this relaxing quality may be a factor in manifestation of the freeze, fawn, and flop responses.

Chart: “Qualities of the Ida-All,” by Alice B. Clagett, 24 June 2023, CC BY-SA 4.0 International, from “Awakening with Planet Earth,” https://awakeningwithplanetearth.com … CREDITS: This information is widely known in yogic lore.

Chart: “Qualities of the Ida-All,” by Alice B. Clagett, 24 June 2023, CC BY-SA 4.0 International, from “Awakening with Planet Earth,” https://awakeningwithplanetearth.com … CREDITS: This information is widely known in yogic lore.

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Qualities of the Pingala

The energy of the pingala, which is stimulated by right-nostril breathing, is associated with …

  • the sun, the masculine side of our personalities
  • the color red
  • tawniness, warmth, stimulation
  • control of vital somatic processes
  • the left side of the brain, and analytical, logical, and scientific thought
  • and the sympathetic nervous system, which is said to activate the fight-or-flight response

Chart: “Qualities of the Pingala-All,” by Alice B. Clagett, 24 June 2023, CC BY-SA 4.0 International, from “Awakening with Planet Earth,” https://awakeningwithplanetearth.com … CREDITS: This information is widely known in yogic lore.

Chart: “Qualities of the Pingala-All,” by Alice B. Clagett, 24 June 2023, CC BY-SA 4.0 International, from “Awakening with Planet Earth,” https://awakeningwithplanetearth.com … CREDITS: This information is widely known in yogic lore.

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Alice B. Clagett: Coming up next: “The Autonomic Nervous System and the Subconscious Mind.” → https://wp.me/p2Rkym-v7N ..

In love, light and joy,
Alice B. Clagett
I Am of the Stars

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This is part of Chapter 13 of a blog series on Mastering the Mind and the Human Electromagnetic Field, and on the relationship of that field to the Universe.

Chapter 13 is the first of two miniseries on the topic of Enlightenment. The page you are viewing now is Chapter 13B. Enlightenment I: On Mastering the Subconscious and Conscious Minds – Introduction.

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Written and published on 16 April 2016; revised on 12 February 2019; on 18 June 2022 through 31 October 2022; and on 10 May 2023; revised on 11 August 2023.

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