Chakra's & Their Meanings

A chakra comes from the Sanskrit word meaning spinning wheel

A common system of chakras outlines that there are 7 main energy vortices.
According to ancient texts a chakra is where 216 nadis / meridians (energy channels) cross over each other, forming energy spirals.

There are thousands of minor chakras eg. on, hands, feet, ears etc .

The 7 chakra system can be useed to illustrate many interested things - see below

Chakras have been linked to

• Chi / Qi / Prana / Life Force
• colours / vibrations
• levels of consciousness
• emotions, mind, body, spirit
• tree of life
• planets
• sacraments
• elements
• angels / deities
• gems, stones
• herbs, incense
• sounds - seed sylables

Depending on who you read the chakras may be assigned different colours - don't miss the point - the colours on the highter chakras just emphasise a change in vibration (frequency)

The higher chakras are not necessarily more valuable than the lower ones- just higher in morallity

Sanskrit Name

Location

Color

Central Issue

Orientation to self

Goals

Rights

Identity

Demon/ Trickster

Element

Excessive Characteristics

Deficient Characteristics

Herbs/Incense

Gemstones

Deities

Root (1)

Muladhara (root/support)

Base of spine

red

survival, grounding

Self-preservation

Stability, grounding, physical health, prosperity trust

To be here, to have

1

Physical

Fear

Earth

Heaviness, Sluggish monotony, obesity, hoarding, materialism, greed

Frequent fear, lack of discipline, restless, underweight, spacey

cedar

Lodestone, ruby, garnet, smoky quartz, obsidian, onyx, jet, hematite, bloodstone, red jasper

1

Gaia, Auriel

Sacral (2)

Svadhisthana (sweetness)

Abdomen, Genitals, lower back, hips

orange

Sexuality, emotions, desire

Self-gratification

Fluidity, pleasure, healthy sexuality, feeling

To feel, to want

2

Emotional

Guilt

Water

Overly emotional, poor boundaries, sex addiction, obsessive attachments

Frigidity, impotence, rigidity, emotional numbness, fear of pleasure

orris root, gardenia

carnelian, coral, agate, jacinth

2

Diana, Neptune, Pan, Gabriel

Solar Plexus (3)

Manipura (lustrous Jewl)

Solar Plexus

yellow

Power, will

Self-definition

Vitality, spontaneity, strength of will, purpose, self-esteem

To act

3

Ego

Shame

Fire

Dominating, blaming, aggressive, scattered, constantly active

Weak will, poor self esteem, passive, sluggish, fearful

carnation

amber, topaz citrine quartz, tiger eye,

3

Amon-Ra, Brigit, Athene, Michael

Heart (4)

Anahata (unstruck)

Heart "area"

green

Love, relationships

Self-acceptance

Balance, compassion, self-acceptance, good relationships

To love and be loved

4

Social

Grief

Air

Codependency, poor boundaries, possessive, jealous

Shy, lonely, isolated, lack of empathy, bitter, critical

lavender, jasmine

emerald, tourmaline, rose quartz, emerald,

4

Aphrodite, Frejya, Christ, Raphael

Throat (5)

Visshudha (purification)

Throat

blue

Communication

Self-expression

Clear communication, creativity, resonance

To speak and be heard

5

Creative

Lies

Sound

Excessive talking, inability to listen, over-extended, stuttering

Fear of speaking, poor rhythm

Frankincense, Benzoin

turquoise, lapis lazuli, chrysocolla, green aventurine

5

Mercury, Apollo,

Brow (6)

Ajna (to perceive)

Brow

indigo

Intuition, imagination

Self-reflection

Psychic perception, accurate interpretation, imagination, clear seeing

To see

6

Archetypal

Illusion

Light

Headaches, nightmares, hallucinations, delusions, difficulty concentrating

Poor memory, poor vision, can't see patterns, denial

Mugwort, star anise

lapis, quartz, sodalite, blue sapphire,

6

Tara, Isis, Themis

Crown (7)

Sahasrara (thousandfold)

Top of head, cerebral cortex

violet

Awareness

Self-knowledge

Wisdom, knowledge, consciousness

To know

7

Universal

Attachment

Information

Overly intellectual, spiritual addiction, confusion, dissociation

Learning difficulties, spiritual skepticism, limited beliefs, materialism, apathy

Lotus, Gotu kola

amethyst, diamond, white chalcedony, moss agate, salenite/desert rose, white opal, moonstone

7

Zeus, Nut, Inanna

 

 

• variations in systems - number - 7, 8, 10, 12, 13, 18, 19, 22, 23, 27, 144, 352, etc.
• variations in colour - may be that each body (etheric, astral, spiritual etc.) also has a set of chakras eg. pastel colour
• gems stones may vary
• additional info:
• Chakra sounds vary (Seed sylables Lam, Vam, Ram, Yam, Ham, OM, OM)

Balancing Chakras with Sound & Chanting

In my opinion if you want to feel balanced, charged and happy - therei snothing easier, quicker, cheaper and more natural than chant some sacred sounds.

This really works, try it!

Edgar Cayce's mantra:

'AAAAARRREEEEEEUUUUUUOMMM'

Have an open heart when doing this

Don't try with half effort - open up - let the sounds flow out through you

 

Hindu - Sanskrit Seed Sylabbles			Tones from Djwal Khul
LAM	middle c	Root	O (oh)	red	1
VAM		Sacral	SHU (shuck)	orange	2
RAM		Solar p	YA (yawn)	yellow	3
YAM / SAM		Heart	WA (way)	Green	4
HAM		Throat	HE (he)	Blue	5
OM		Brow	HU (hue)	Indigo	6
AUM		Crown	I (eye)	Violet	7

More about Sacred Sounds and toning here

 

related reading

• Wheels of Life : A User's Guide to the Chakra System (Llewellyn's New Age Series) by Anodea Judith (UK / US)
• Hand's of Light, Barbara Ann Brennan
• Essential Reiki, Diane Stein
• Kundalini, the Mother Power, Sri Chinmoy
• Sedona Vortex, Richard Dannelly
• Alice Bailey, Djwal Khul
• Dr Joshua David Stone
• Chakras, by C. W. Leadbeater
• Chakra & Kundalini Workbook, Jonn Mumford
• Caroline Myss, 7 Sacraments
• Edgar Cayce

Related Links

• /Environmental/chakras.htm - Chakras and Vortexes of Mother Earth
• http://sufiorder.toronto.on.ca/light_in_chakras.htm Practice: Light in the Chakras

Related Pages

• 7 bodies, 7 levels of Consciousness
• Sacred Sound
• Qi/ Chi
• Qigong
• Meditation
• Breathing
• healing articles main page
• kundalini