What is chakras ?
| Chakra is a Sanskrit word that translates as wheel or disc or turning.
Chakra is a concept referring to wheel-like vortices which, according to traditional Indian medicine, are believed to exist in the surface of the etheric double of man. The Chakras are said to be "force centers" or whorls of energy permeating, from a point on the physical body, the layers of the subtle bodies in an ever-increasing fan-shaped formation (the fans make the shape of a love heart). Rotating vortices of subtle matter, they are considered the focal points for the reception and transmission of energies. Seven major chakras or energy centers (also understood as wheels of light) are generally believed to exist, located within the subtle body. Practitioners of Hinduism and New Age Spirituality believe the chakras interact with the body's ductless endocrine glands and lymphatic system by feeding in good bio-energies and disposing of unwanted bio-energies. |
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| Chakra | It is located at... | It is the center of... | Colour |
The First Chakra |
the base of the spine at the tailbone in back, and the pubic bone in front. | survival, security and safety. | Red |
| Muladhara | |||
| The Base Chakra | |||
| The Second Chakra | two inches below the navel and is rooted into the spine | sexuality, creativity, intuition, and self-worth | Orange |
| Svadisthana | |||
| The Sacral Chakra | |||
| The Third Chakra | two inches below the breastbone in the center behind the stomach | personal power, the place of ego , of passions, impulses, anger and strength | Yellow |
| Manipura | |||
| The Solar Plexus Chakra | |||
| The Fourth Chakra | behind the breast bone in front and on the spine between the shoulder blades in back | love, compassion and spirituality | Green or Pink |
| Anahata | |||
| The Heart Chakra | |||
| The Fifth Chakra | in the V of the collarbone at the lower neck | communication, sound, and expression of creativity via thought , speech, and writing | Light or Pale Blue, or Turquoise |
| Vishuddha | |||
| The Throat Chakra | |||
| The Sixth Chakra | above the physical eyes on the center of the forehead | psychic ability, higher intuition, the energies of spirit and light | Indigo or Deep Blue |
| Ajna | |||
The Brow Chakra, |
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| The Seventh Chakra | just behind the top of the skull | spirituality, enlightenment, dynamic thought and energy | Violet |
| Sahasrara | |||
| The Crown Chakra |