flowers
Their Spiritual significance

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Broadening of the emotional centre

It opens and widens itself in order to receive better

Gloxinia perennis (L.) Fritsch (Gesneriaceae)

Canterbury bells

Purplish blue

Additional information

Anahata, hridpadma (anāhata, hṛdpadma). Emotional and psychic center, located at the center of chest, 12 petals, golden-pink.

Heart-lotus – emotional centre. The psychic is behind it.

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The physical heart is in the left side, but the heart centre of yoga is in the middle of the chest - the cardiac centre.

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The apex of the psychic and emotional centre (like the apex of all centres) is in the backbone, the base in front in middle of the sternum.

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When the heart is purified, the vital emotions change into psychic feelings or else psychicised vital movements.

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