Understanding The 7 Chakra
The term Chakra has its roots in the ancient Sanskrit word Chakram, which literally means 'wheel' and refers to the seven wheel like energy centers in a human body. Thus, these are whorls of energy located in the subtle body of an individual where reception and transmission of energies take place. It can be said that the state of each of the 7 chakra correlates to major nerve ganglia originating from our spinal cords and reflects the physical health and the psychological, emotional and spiritual wellbeing of a person.
Have you ever taken notice of the sensation or strong feeling from within while watching a close friend's marriage, or while hearing your country's national anthem, watching your country win a gold medal? This is the working of your group force, your group identity and comes from the Base or Root Chakra known as the Muladhar Chakra. The Base of the 7 Chakras, it is located at the last bone in the spinal cord, between the genitals and the anus and is all about your instincts, survival and identity.
Second in line in the 7 chakras, lie the Swadhisthana Chakra symbolized by an orange lotus with 6 petals. Located in the sacrum and above the Muladhar Chakra, it is physically linked to the human reproduction system but more importantly it is all about relationship and partnerships. Becoming active around age 7, the key issues of this chakra are the aspects of the basic emotional needs of man, his pleasures and his choice making abilities.
After the Muladhar and Swadhisthana chakras for group/tribal power and power of self in relation to others, the third to compete the trilogy is that of the Manipura Chakra standing for the personal power or the concept of self. Becoming distinct since the time of puberty, this chakra is symbolized by a yellow rose with 10 petals. Since it is located in the pancreas region, physically it deals with all metabolism and digestion issues of man but otherwise, the key issues are those of formation of individuality, one's personality and individuality with self esteem and self respect being some of the important components of the same.
The fourth of the 7 chakra is the Anahata Chakra located at the centre of the chakra system and being the center power house of the same. Symbolized by a green lotus with 12 petals, it is where the body meets the spirit and earth meets heaven. Seat to complex emotions towards spirituality it is all about unconditional love, trust, hope, inspiration and the like. Needless to say that it is located near the heart and thus is physically related to it and the entire immune system of man.
The fifth of the 7 chakras is the Vishuddha Chakra which is located at the base of one's throat near the thyroid gland, it is also known as the power of will chakra. Symbolized by a pale blue or a turquoise blue lotus with 16 petals, it stands for communication, self expression, growth and maturity.
The white or the indigo lotus with only two petals is the Ajna Chakra or the wisdom chakra of man. Located in the forehead near the eyebrows, it is physically linked to the pineal gland which controls sleeping and waking up. One of the most crucial chakras it stands for one's progression on the path of opening up of one's inner conscious and subconscious realms of the psychological forces. This chakra is all about development if the inner self, the sub conscious, the detachment of subjective perception for distinguishing between illusion and truth.
The last and the final of the 7 Chakra is the Sahasrara Chakra of pure consciousness. A vivid violet lotus with a thousand petals, it is located at the crown of one's head and stands for the final spiritual journey of man in realizing the ultimate truth. The inner aspects of this chakra involves the practice of meditation, release of one's karma, realizing one's true potential and the immortality and omnipotence of the soul.
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