Open, spacious, infinite voidness…but not a dull, empty darkness. Full, rich, buoyant luminosity… open, expansive, infinite, unending support. This is the element of Space. In Tibetan 5 Element Tantra, Space Element is understood to be “The Mother” element. All of the other 4 elements – earth, water, air and fire – arise in and disappear back into Space.
Space is the ground upon which all phenomenon are anchored. And yet space is empty and without form or substance.
Space is the background upon which all phenomena appear, like a movie screen that plays the story of each life and then rests empty, still, and available for the next story to appear.
In Tibetan 5 Element Tantra, Space governs the heart chakra – tangibly weaving our infinite capacity for love with the primordial wisdom awareness of the universe.
Space element is the medicine we need to antidote our programmed belief that we are separate from ourselves, each other, and our environment.
Space element is the medicine to heal our personal, societal, and environmental disconnection. When Space element is strong we feel a sense of wholeness, oneness, and union within ourselves, our relationships, and all the beings in our environment – plant animal and spirit.
When space element is deficient, we feel shut down, disconnected, separate and separated from internal and external sources of nurturing and connection.
Some symptoms of Space element deficiency can be:
- Anxiety
- Restlessness
- Consistent feelings of overwhelm
- Closed in or closed off
- Hard-hearted or armored
- Lacking empathy, compassion, or desire for connection
- Depression
- Disassociation
- Intellectualism or intellectual bypassing
Space governs the entire energy body and the emotional body. When space element is deficient, we may feel emotionally vulnerable or unprotected. We may feel heavy, depressed, and listless. We may have difficulty initiating or completing basic tasks. What Western science defines as “depression” could very easily be described as a space element imbalance from an Eastern healing perspective.
The great thing about elemental imbalances is that WE have the power to correct them with our thoughts, speech and action. This is the purpose and benefit of Tibetan 5 Element Tantra.
Tibetan 5 Element Tantra gives us lineage-based methods to identify and rectify elemental imbalances with ourselves. Using the 4 pillars of healing, you can begin to access and enrich your Space element through meditation, movement, connection, and pleasure practices.
On a sexual note – space and fire are both responsible for orgasm, so barriers to pleasurable and satisfying orgasm can also be an indication of a space element imbalance.
Aside from working with the 4 pillars of healing there are a number of ways you can enrich the space element in your daily life to experience these soothing and healing benefits.
Some ways to cultivate and enhance space element are:
- Emphasizing the color white in your environment. Wearing white clothes, scarves, having white pillows or tapestries.
- Going for a hike to a high elevation or up to the top of a building where there is a great view and meditating on the view
- Meditating on the sky at night and observing the vastness of the galaxy
- Listening to open, expansive music. Space element governs our sense of sound
- Spending time outside in nature, particularly areas where there are open clearings or elevations with views.
With this system of healing, spending time in nature (the natural environments which fostered and fosters human life), is a fantastic method for accessing, enriching, and balancing any and/or ALL of the elemental energies in your body. It is particulary effective for antidoting feelings of overwhelm, frustration and/or anxiety.
Let us know your thoughts. What are some ways that allow you to feel more connected to the space element?
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