About the Shadow

GUILT

Guilt is the Shadow of the Sacral chakra.  Guilt can be beneficial when it inspires us to make changes in our behavior that is in alignment with our higher self. But many times, guilt is excessive and therefore harmful to the sacral chakra. 

Guilt is a feeling we can have if we believe we did something wrong or bad.  It can be both intentional or unintentional.  This is largely based on our own moral code that comes from conditioning by our families, friends, society, religion and culture.  It is all the “shoulds” and “shouldn’ts” that are ingrained in us.  Babies for example don’t feel guilt.  They cry and move on.  They don’t feel bad about the fact that they cried.  They are in the present and in the moment. Guilt holds us in the past and keeps our energy trapped.

The sacral is about flow and guilt is the dam that we put on our flow.  Guilt stops our movement and ability to be free. It is a protection we set up against fully feeling or being ourselves, acting on our pleasure and reaching toward our desires.