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We've discussed the Spirit of [[Intuition]], the Spirit of Understanding, and to some extent the Spirit of Courage. And we touched lightly, last time, on the Spirit of [[Knowledge]], which we have placed in the position of the Heart Chakra -- the "knowing" -- as is evidenced not from the [[intellect]], but from the [[heart]].

We've discussed the Spirit of [[Intuition]], the Spirit of Understanding, and to some extent the Spirit of Courage. And we touched lightly, last time, on the Spirit of [[Knowledge]], which we have placed in the position of the Heart Chakra -- the "knowing" -- as is evidenced not from the [[intellect]], but from the [[heart]].

Now, there are those who are embittered about [[love]] and who have become jaded about [[romance]] and, therefor, they have a heart hardened to romance, to the [[concept]] of love. There are those, too, who are eager to fall in love with love and, therefor, they have become -- shall we say - "stuck in the fourth Chakra". They cannot go above their human capacity to discern love as an [[emotion]], as a sentiment, or even as stimuli to [[passion]]. In the Chakra system, the Heart Chakra is a level above the Stomach Chakra -- the [[material]] I Am -- and for that reason many refuse to rise above the Stomach Chakra, where they remain supreme.

Now, there are those who are embittered about [[love]] and who have become jaded about [[romance]] and, therefor, they have a heart hardened to romance, to the [[concept]] of love. There are those, too, who are eager to fall in love with love and, therefor, they have become -- shall we say - "stuck in the fourth Chakra". They cannot go above their human capacity to discern love as an [[emotion]], as a sentiment, or even as stimuli to [[passion]]. In the Chakra system, the Heart Chakra is a level above the Stomach Chakra -- the [[material]] [[I AM]] -- and for that reason many refuse to rise above the Stomach Chakra, where they remain supreme.

In dealing with the Heart Chakra, one must deal with a sense of helplessness, for love is intoxicating. It can make you do things you wouldn't choose to do. This is true for emotional love, for [[sexual]] love, for parental love, even for [[spiritual]] love. But the wizened one will understand that the Heart, as the Seat of Knowledge, is a liar, a deceiver -- and that is part of Knowledge! Many [[truth]]s are not felt, except in adversity. Animals live and die in the sense of loss that comes at losing a loved one. Whether through romance of a child growing up and leaving home, divorce, or death, the Heart heals.

In dealing with the Heart Chakra, one must deal with a sense of helplessness, for love is intoxicating. It can make you do things you wouldn't choose to do. This is true for emotional love, for [[sexual]] love, for parental love, even for [[spiritual]] love. But the wizened one will understand that the Heart, as the Seat of Knowledge, is a liar, a deceiver -- and that is part of Knowledge! Many [[truth]]s are not felt, except in adversity. Animals live and die in the sense of loss that comes at losing a loved one. Whether through romance of a child growing up and leaving home, divorce, or death, the Heart heals.