The Hara Line: Vertical Power Current & Intentionality

BY NICOLE LAU

Beyond chakras, beyond meridians, beyond nadis, there exists a single vertical line of power running through the core of your being—from deep in the earth, through your body, and extending far into the cosmos. This is your Hara Line, the axis of your intentionality, the laser beam of your will aligned with divine will.

When your Hara Line is strong and clear, you are grounded, purposeful, and powerful. When it's weak or misaligned, you feel lost, powerless, and disconnected from your path.

This is your guide to understanding and strengthening the Hara Line—the foundation of manifestation and spiritual alignment.

What Is the Hara Line?

Definition: A vertical line of energy running from earth to cosmos through your body
Function: Carries intentionality, grounds purpose, aligns personal will with divine will
Location: Runs through the center of your body, slightly in front of the spine
Quality: Laser-like, focused, powerful, intentional

Origin of the Concept

The Hara Line comes from Barbara Brennan's work in energy healing, integrating Japanese concepts of hara (belly center) with Western energy anatomy.

The Three Key Points

1. Earth Star (Below)

Location: 6-12 inches below your feet, in the earth
Function: Grounds you to earth, connects to planetary consciousness
Quality: Stability, rootedness, physical manifestation
Color: Deep brown, black, or earth tones

2. Tan Tien / Hara Point (Center)

Location: Lower abdomen, about 2 inches below navel, deep inside
Function: Center of power, seat of intentionality, your "yes" to incarnation
Quality: Power, purpose, life force, will
Color: Orange-gold, fiery

This is THE most important point—your power center, your hara.

3. Soul Star (Above)

Location: 6-12 inches above your head
Function: Connects to higher self, divine purpose, cosmic consciousness
Quality: Transcendence, divine will, soul purpose
Color: White, gold, or brilliant light

The Tan Tien: Your Power Center

What Is the Tan Tien?

In Chinese and Japanese traditions, the tan tien (or hara in Japanese) is your center of gravity, power, and life force. It's where your chi is stored and cultivated.

Three Tan Tiens

Traditional systems recognize three:
Lower Tan Tien: Below navel - physical power, jing (essence)
Middle Tan Tien: Heart - emotional power, chi (energy)
Upper Tan Tien: Third eye - spiritual power, shen (spirit)

The Hara Line focuses primarily on the lower tan tien as the anchor point.

Functions of the Tan Tien

• Stores life force (chi/prana)
• Center of physical power and balance
• Seat of intentionality and will
• Your "yes" to being incarnated
• Source of manifestation power
• Grounding point for spiritual energy

How the Hara Line Works

The Vertical Axis

The Hara Line is like a laser beam running vertically through you:
- Connects you to earth (grounding, manifestation)
- Anchors you in your body (tan tien)
- Connects you to cosmos (purpose, divine will)

Intentionality

The Hara Line carries your intentionality—your focused will, your purpose, your "I choose this." It's the energetic structure that allows you to manifest and create.

Alignment

When your Hara Line is aligned:
- Personal will aligns with divine will
- You know your purpose
- You feel grounded and connected
- Manifestation flows easily
- You're in your power

Signs of a Strong Hara Line

• Clear sense of purpose and direction
• Feeling grounded and centered
• Ability to manifest intentions
• Physical balance and coordination
• Strong core and lower abdomen
• Confidence and personal power
• Alignment with life path
• Feeling connected to both earth and spirit

Signs of a Weak or Misaligned Hara Line

• Feeling lost or without purpose
• Ungrounded, spacey, disconnected
• Difficulty manifesting
• Physical imbalance or clumsiness
• Weak core or lower back issues
• Powerlessness or victim mentality
• Misalignment with life path
• Feeling disconnected from earth or spirit

What Damages the Hara Line?

• Trauma: Especially to the belly or core
• Saying "no" to life: Rejecting incarnation or purpose
• Chronic stress: Weakens the tan tien
• Living in your head: Disconnection from body and earth
• Lack of grounding: No earth connection
• Spiritual bypassing: Avoiding earth/body for spirit only
• Powerlessness: Giving away your power repeatedly

Strengthening Your Hara Line

Hara Line Meditation

1. Stand or sit with spine straight
2. Visualize a line of light running vertically through you
3. See it extending deep into the earth below (earth star)
4. See it running up through your feet, legs, pelvis
5. See it anchoring in your tan tien (lower belly)
6. See it continuing up through heart, throat, head
7. See it extending far above you into cosmos (soul star)
8. Breathe and strengthen this line
9. Feel yourself as a bridge between earth and heaven

Tan Tien Breathing

1. Place hands on lower belly (tan tien)
2. Inhale deeply into the belly (not chest)
3. Feel the tan tien expand like a balloon
4. Exhale, belly contracts
5. Continue for 5-10 minutes
6. This builds chi in the tan tien and strengthens the Hara Line

Grounding Practice

To strengthen earth star connection:
- Walk barefoot on earth
- Visualize roots growing from your feet
- Stand in horse stance (martial arts)
- Spend time in nature
- Earth your energy daily

Martial Arts

Practices like tai chi, qigong, aikido, and karate all work with the hara/tan tien as the center of power. They naturally strengthen the Hara Line.

Core Strengthening

Physical core exercises (planks, yoga, Pilates) strengthen the physical body around the tan tien, which supports the energetic Hara Line.

The Hara Line and Manifestation

How It Works

The Hara Line is your manifestation antenna:
1. Soul star receives divine inspiration/purpose
2. It travels down the Hara Line
3. Anchors in tan tien (your intentionality)
4. Grounds through earth star into physical manifestation

Manifestation Practice

1. Strengthen your Hara Line (meditation above)
2. Connect to soul star: "What is my divine purpose?"
3. Bring that purpose down into tan tien
4. Say "YES" to it with your whole being
5. Ground it through earth star into physical reality
6. Take aligned action from your hara

The Power of "Yes"

Your tan tien holds your "yes" to incarnation, to life, to purpose. When you say a full-bodied YES from your hara, the universe responds.

Hara Line vs Other Energy Systems

Chakras: Horizontal wheels of energy
Hara Line: Vertical axis of intentionality

Meridians/Nadis: Complex networks of channels
Hara Line: Single laser-like beam

Aura: Radiating field around you
Hara Line: Core axis through you

All systems work together. The Hara Line is the central axis around which everything else organizes.

The Hara Line in Different Traditions

Japanese Martial Arts

Hara is the center of power. All movement originates from hara. "Moving from your hara" means moving from your center, your power.

Chinese Qigong

The lower dan tian (tan tien) is where chi is cultivated and stored. It's the foundation of all energy work.

Shamanic Traditions

The axis mundi—the world tree, the cosmic axis connecting earth to sky. The shaman is the bridge, the living axis.

Western Energy Healing

Barbara Brennan's Hara Line integrates these concepts into a comprehensive energy anatomy model.

Advanced Work: Aligning with Divine Will

The Soul Seat

Above the soul star is the soul seat—the place where your individual soul connects to the divine. This is the source of your unique purpose.

Alignment Practice

1. Strengthen your Hara Line
2. Connect to soul star
3. Ask: "What is my soul's purpose?"
4. Listen for the answer
5. Bring it down into your tan tien
6. Say YES with your whole being
7. Align your personal will with divine will
8. Live from this alignment

Hara Line Healing

Repairing Damage

If your Hara Line is damaged (from trauma, saying no to life, etc.):
1. Acknowledge the damage
2. Visualize the Hara Line as it should be (strong, clear, aligned)
3. Breathe golden light into any breaks or weak spots
4. Rebuild it slowly through daily practice
5. Say YES to life, to incarnation, to your purpose

Professional Help

Energy healers trained in Brennan Healing Science or similar modalities can repair and strengthen your Hara Line directly.

Final Thoughts

Your Hara Line is your axis of power, your connection between earth and heaven, your embodiment of divine purpose in physical form. It's the energetic structure that allows you to be both grounded and transcendent, both human and divine.

When you live from your hara, from your center, from your power—aligned with earth below and cosmos above—you become unstoppable. You become a channel for divine will manifesting on earth.

This is your birthright. This is your power. This is your Hara Line.

Ready to strengthen your Hara Line? Explore our collection of grounding tools, manifestation resources, and energy alignment practices for embodying your power and purpose.