CHAKRAS
1.
Root Chakra
Also known as:
Body/Mind Associations:
Location: The
perineum, the point between the anus and the sex organs
Color: Red
Parts of the body: Lymph system, skeleton system (teeth and bones), the prostate gland in
men, the sacral plexus, the bladder and elimination system, and the lower
extremities (legs - feet, ankles, etc.). Also the nose, since
it is the organ of the sense of smell, and associated with survival.
Endocrine gland: Adrenal glands
Sense: Smell
Consciousness: Security,
survival, trust, the relationship with money, home, job. Ability
to be grounded, to be present in the here and now. Ability to allow
one's self to be nourished, in the sense of allowing one's Inner Being to be
satisfied. This chakra also reflects a person's connection with their mother,
and with Mother Earth. How the person feels about being on the earth. Connection with the physical body.
Symptoms or tensions in the
parts of the body controlled by this chakra indicate tensions in the parts of
the person's consciousness related to this chakra. Tension here is experienced
as insecurity as a general perceptual filter. More tension is experienced as
fear. More than that is experienced as terror, or a threat to survival. Flight or flight response.
Problem Signs: Irritable
bowels, spastic colon, chronic upset stomach, weight problems, joint pain and
stiffness, inability to concentrate, difficulty waking up.
Element: Earth
2.
Sacral Chakra
Also known as:
Body Mind Associations:
Location:
The center of the abdomen
Color:
Parts of the body: Reproductive system, sexual organs, lumbar plexus
Endocrine gland: Gonads
Sense: Sense
of taste, appetite
Consciousness:
This chakra is associated with the parts of the consciousness concerned with
food and sex. It is about the body's communication to the Being inside, about
what the body wants and needs, and what it finds pleasurable. The person's
ability to have children is also associated with this chakra. If there is not a
clear relationship with the element of water, associated with this chakra, the
person's relationship with water is a reflection of their relationship with the
parts of their consciousness associated with this chakra, i.e. food, sex, or
having children. Creativity
This chakra is also
associated with the emotional body, and the person's willingness to feel their
emotions, especially anger, resentment, frustration.
Problem Signs: hormone
imbalances, mood swings, eating disorders, sexual dysfunction, lower body
infections, STD's, infertility, fungal infections, prostate
trouble
Element:
Water
3.
Solar Plexus Chakra
Also known as:
Body Mind Associations:
Location:
Solar plexus, a few inches above the navel, below the breastbone
Color:
Yellow
Parts of the Body: The parts of the body associated with this chakra include the
muscular system, the skin as a system, the solar plexus, the large intestine,
stomach, liver, and other organs and glands in the region of the solar plexus.
Also the eyes, as the organs of sight, and the face,
representing figuratively the face one shows the world.
Endocrine Gland:
The pancreas
Sense:
Eyesight
Consciousness:
Parts of the consciousness associated with this chakra include perceptions
concerned with power, control, freedom, the ease with which one is able to be
themselves - ease of being. Mental activity and the mental body are also
associated with this chakra. The solar plexus chakra is also associated with
the level of being we call the personality, or ego. Seat of emotional living. Translating will into
action. Masculine
side.
The relationship a person has
with fire, or the sun, can be seen to have its parallels in the person’s
relationship with the parts of their consciousness that this chakra represents.
Someone sensitive about the sun, then, can be seen to have particular
sensitivities about power, or control, or freedom.
Problem Signs: chronic indigestion, gastritis, ulcers, hot flashes, violent
outbursts or tantrums, paranoia, blood disorders, stress related problems,
diabetes, ego issues, excessive greed
Element:
Fire, the sun.
4.
Heart Chakra
Also known as:
Body Mind Associations:
Location: Center
of the chest
Color: Emerald
Green
Parts of the body: This Chakra is associated with the heart and the blood circulatory
system, and the cardiac plexus, as well as the lungs and the entire chest area.
Endocrine Gland: Thymus Gland, controlling the immune system.
Sense: Sense
of touch, in its aspect of relating to the person inside the body, and distinct
from the sensation of the Orange Chakra, which is more about the sensation one
feels from their own body. Hugging, therefore, is a Heart Chakra activity. When
one hugs, one is aware of what the person inside the other body feels, and they
are aware of what you feel inside your body, and there is a sense of relating
to the person inside the body. Sensitivity about being touched indicates heart
chakra sensitivity.
Consciousness:
Perceptions of love, relationships (relating) with people close to your heart,
e.g. partner, siblings, parents, children. Difficulty with breathing, or with
the lungs, the organs of air, indicates tension in the Heart Chakra. A person's
relationship with air reflects their relationship with love. Feminine side.
AIDS is a problem with the
person's perceptions of love, since it is the immune system that is affected.
The person feels that their lifestyle separates them from those they love,
often because of societal judgment.
Problem Signs: repeating dysfunctional relationships, allergies, heart
problems, jealousy, frequent emotional outbursts, high/low blood pressure,
depression, loneliness
Element: Air
5.
Throat Chakra
Also known as:
Body Mind Associations:
Location: Base
of the throat
Color: Sky
blue
Parts of the body: This chakra controls the throat and the neck, and the arms and the
hands. It is associated with the brachial or cervical plexus.
Sense: Sense
of Hearing
Endocrine Gland: Thyroid Gland
Consciousness:
The aspects of expressing and receiving. Expressing can be in the form of
communicating what one wants and what one feels, or it can be an artistic
expression, as an artist painting, a dancer dancing, a musician playing music,
using a form for expressing and bringing to the outside what was within.
Expressing is related to receiving, as in "Ask,
and ye shall receive."
This chakra is associated
with listening to one's intuition, which guides one in an optimal flow, in
which one sees one's goals manifest, and it seems that the Universe provides
all their needs with no effort on their part at all. It's a state of Grace.
Abundance, therefore, is associated with this chakra, as is the aspect of
unconditional receiving necessary to accept the abundance of the Universe.
This is the first level of
consciousness in which one perceives directly another level of Intelligence,
and experiences one's interaction with this other Intelligence. Judgement.
Metaphysically, this chakra
is related to creativity, creating, manifesting in the physical world the
fulfillment of one's goals.
Problem Signs: sore throats, hoarseness, ringing in the ears, tonsillitis, psychosis,
verbal abusiveness, Tourettes Syndrome, creative impediments such as writers
block, shyness
Element: Ether,
as the crossover between the physical world and the world of Spirit. On the
physical level, it corresponds to deep space as the most subtle physical
element. From the point of view of the Spiritual, it represents the matrix on
which physical reality manifests.
Metaphorically, it represents
a person's relationship with their space, the movie that is playing around
them.
6.
Third Eye Chakra
Also known as:
Body Mind Associations:
Location:
Center of the forehead
Color: Indigo,
Midnight Blue, Violet
Parts of the body: This Chakra is associated with the forehead and temples, with the
carotid plexus
Endocrine Gland: Pituitary Gland
Sense: Extra
Sensory Perception, all of the inner senses corresponding to the outer senses,
which together are considered spirit-to-spirit communication. These include,
for example, clairvoyance (inner sense of vision), clairaudience (inner sense
of hearing), clairsentience (inner sense of touch), etc.
Consciousness:
This Chakra is associated with the deep inner level of Being we call the
Spirit, and with what we consider spirituality and the spiritual perspective,
the point of view from that deeper part of our being that western traditions
consider the subconscious or unconscious. It is the place where our true
motivations are found, and is the level of consciousness that directs our
actions and, in fact, our lives.
It is also from this point of
view that one sees events in the physical world as the manifestation of
co-creation among the Beings involved in those events. Wisdom, perception, dreams of life, psychic
endeavors, inner and outer vision, spiritual nature of life. The
Chakra of Question.
Problem Signs: Vision
problems, sleep disorders, snoring, nightmares, migraines, headaches, dental
problems, poltergeist activity, and psychic blocks
Element:
Inner Sound, the sound one hears inside that does not depend upon events
outside. Often considered a pathological condition by traditional medicine, it
is also seen by eastern traditions as a necessary prerequisite to further
spiritual growth.
7.
Crown Chakra
Also known as: Cosmic Consciousness Center,
"I AM" Center, Sahasrara
Body Mind Associations:
Location:
Top of the head
Color:
Violet, White
Parts of the body: This Chakra is associated with the top of the head, the brain, and the
entire nervous system
Endocrine Gland: Pineal Gland
Sense: Sense
of empathy, unity, experiencing another person's experience as if you were
inside them, being them.
Consciousness: The
Crown Chakra represents that part of our consciousness concerned with
perceptions of unity or separation. Just as the Root Chakra showed our
connection with Mother Earth, this chakra shows our relationship with Our
Father in Heaven. It represents our connection with our biological father,
which becomes the model for our relationship with authority, and ultimately,
with God and the Universe. It's the level of the soul.
When one experiences a sense
of separation from their father, they close the crown chakra, and experience a
sense of isolation and aloneness, as if they are in a shell, and having
difficulty with feeling contact with those around them. Thought processes tend
to justify and maintain the sense of aloneness.
The view from this chakra
includes seeing one's Self as the single consciousness creating all, and
paradoxically, thus connected to all, like a dreamer dreaming a dream and
realizing that all that is perceived is just an extension of their own
consciousness. Divine
purpose, destiny, the Higher Self.
Spiritual growth, study, astral projection, meditation, creative
dreaming. Balances the interior with the
exterior and brings them to a harmonious whole.
Problem Signs: dogmatism, smugness, depression, forgetfulness, loneliness,
chemical imbalances, Parkinson's disease, learning disorders, neurological
disorders, memory loss, cancers
Element: Inner
Light, which is what one experiences when they are in the deepest part of their
being, as a point of consciousness glowing with intelligence.
Also called
White Light. Metaphysically, this
is considered the most subtle element of which the entire physical universe is
created.