Most people picture the chakras as colorful spinning wheels of light along the front of the body, radiating energy outward. Yet every chakra has another side, a mirror portal at the back that is just as important, and for many people it remains almost entirely unexplored. The back of each chakra is a sacred gateway to the unseen realms. It is where we receive nourishment from Source, where the wisdom of our soul streams in, and where cosmic light enters to replenish the deepest parts of our being.
The front of a chakra is like the sunrise. It is how we meet the world, how we share, how we express our essence and interact with others. The back is like the sunset. It is how we turn inward, how we receive, how we are held and restored by what is beyond the physical. These back channels are not just energetic openings. They are memory keepers, recording the imprints of lifetimes, storing the touch of ancestral hands, and opening directly into the cosmic field.
When the back of a chakra is open and alive, there is a natural balance between giving and receiving. The body feels supported from all directions. Guidance, intuition, and deep soul replenishment flow in without effort. There is a sense of being resourced by the Universe itself. When the back is closed or congested, the balance is lost. You may find yourself giving more than you have to give, pushing to manifest without the ease of divine flow, or feeling drained and disconnected from the deeper currents that are meant to carry you.
The image here captures this truth beautifully. The luminous sun radiating through the back of the heart center speaks of an endless stream of light that is always available to us. It is the golden gift of all that stands behind you. The love of your guides. The blessing of the ancestors who walk with you. The memory of who you truly are. The unseen forces that have your back in every sense of the phrase.
You can begin to open these back portals simply through awareness. Close your eyes and picture light streaming into the back of your chakras, one by one. Let it enter the crown at the back of the head and move down into the back of the third eye, the back of the throat, the back of the heart, the solar plexus, the sacral, and the root. Feel the warmth and clarity as this light fills your entire body.
Circle Ritual
• Sit comfortably with your spine straight and your feet connected to the earth
• Place your awareness on the space at the back of your heart
• Visualize a great golden sun rising just behind you, sending a steady flow of radiant light into that space
• As you inhale, feel the energy of the sun entering and filling your whole being. As you exhale, release any tension or heaviness you have been carrying alone
• Continue for several minutes, imagining each chakra’s back portal opening like a flower to receive
• End with a silent moment of gratitude for the unseen energies that support you every day
When both the front and back of your chakras are open, you become a fully radiant being. You live in a natural exchange with life itself. You give from a place of fullness and you receive without resistance. You walk in harmony with all that is, nourished by what is seen and unseen.
Circle Ritual