What is Chakra?
Chakra is a Sanskrit word meaning wheel, or vortex, and it refers to each of the seven energy centers of which our consciousness,
our energy system, is composed.
These chakras, or energy centers, function as pumps or valves, regulating the flow of energy through our energy system.
The functioning of the chakras reflects decisions we make concerning how we choose to respond to conditions in our life. We
open and close these valves when we decide what to think, and what to feel, and through which perceptual filter we choose
to experience the world around us.
The chakras are not physical. They are aspects of consciousness in the same way that the auras are aspects of consciousness.
The chakras are more dense than the auras, but not as dense as the physical body. They interact with the physical body through
two major vehicles, the endocrine system and the nervous system. Each of the seven chakras is associated with one of the seven
endocrine glands, and also with a group of nerves called a plexus. Thus, each chakra can be associated with particular parts
of the body and particular functions within the body controlled by that plexus or that endocrine gland associated with that
chakra.
All of your senses, all of your perceptions, all of your possible states of awareness, everything it is possible for you
to experience, can be divided into seven categories. Each category can be associated with a particular chakra. Thus, the chakras
represent not only particular parts of your physical body, but also particular parts of your consciousness.
When you feel tension in your consciousness, you feel it in the chakra associated with that part of your consciousness
experiencing the stress, and in the parts of the physical body associated with that chakra. Where you feel the stress depends
upon why you feel the stress. The tension in the chakra is detected by the nerves of the plexus associated with that chakra,
and transmitted to the parts of the body controlled by that plexus. When the tension continues over a period of time, or to
a particular level of intensity, the person creates a symptom on the physical level.
The symptom speaks a language that reflects the idea that we each create our reality, and the metaphoric significance of
the symptom becomes apparent when the symptom is described from that point of view. Thus, rather than saying, "I can't see,"
the person would describe it as keeping themselves from seeing something. "I can't walk," means the person has been keeping
themselves from walking away from a situation in which they are unhappy. And so on.
The symptom served to communicate to the person through their body what they had been doing to themselves in their consciousness.
When the person changes something about their way of being, getting the message communicated by the symptom, the symptom has
no further reason for being, and it can be released, according to whatever the person allows themselves to believe is possible.
We believe everything is possible.
We believe that anything can be healed. It's just a question of how to do it.
Understanding the chakras allows you to understand the relationship between your consciousness and your body, and to thus
see your body as a map of your consciousness. It gives you a better understanding of yourself and those around you.
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Chakra Seven: Sahasrara
Thought, Universal identity, oriented to self-knowledge
Color: Violet or White
This is the Crown Chakra that related to the consciousness as pure awareness. It is our connection to the greater world
beyond, to a timeless, spaceless place of all-knowing. When developed, this chakra brings us knowledge, wisdom, understanding,
spiritual connection, and bliss.
Chakra Six: Ajna
Light, Archetypal identity, oriented to self-reflection
Color: Indigo or White
This chakra is known as the Brown Chakra or the Third Eye Center. It is related to the act of seeing, both physically and
intuitively. As such it opens our psychic faculties and our understanding of archetypal levels. When healthy it allows us
to see clearly, in effect, letting us see the big picture.
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Chakra Five: Vissuddha
Sound, Creative identity, oriented to self-expression
Color: Bright Blue
This is chakra is located in the throat and is thus related to the communication and creativity, which of course is called
the Throat Chakra. Here we experience the world symbolically through vibration, such as the vibration of sound and representing
language.
Chakra Four: Anahata
Air, Social identity, oriented to self-acceptance
Color: Green
This chakra is called the Heart Chakra and is the middle chakra in the system of the seven chakras. It is related to love
and is the integrator of opposites in the psyche: mind and body, male and female, persona and hadow, ego and unity. A healthy
fourth chakra allows us to love deeply, feel compassion, have a deep sense of peace and centeredness.
Chakra Three: Manipura
Fire, Ego identity, oriented to self-definition
Color: Yellow/Gold
This chakra is known as the Solar Plexus Chakra (Power Chakra). It rules our personal power, will and autonomy as well
as our metabolism. When healthy, this chakra brings us energy, effectiveness, spontaneity, and non-dominating power.
Chakra Two: Svadhisthana
Water, Emotional identity, oriented to self-gratification
Color: Orange
The second chakra is called the Sacral Chakra which is loacated in the abdomen, lower back, and sexual organs, is related
to the element water, and to emotions and sexuality. It connects us to others through feeling, desire, sensation, and movement.
Ideally this chakra fulfillment, and the ability to accept change.
Chakra One: Muladhara
Earth, Physical identity, oriented to self-peservation
Color: Red
This chakra is called the Root Chakra, located at the base of the spine, this chakra forms our foundation. It represents
the element earth, and is therefore related to our survival instincts, and to our sense of grounding and connection to our
bodies and the physical plane. Ideally this chakra brings us health, prosperity, secrurity, and dynamic presence.
