The Seven Chakras

Our body is much more than what our eyes tell us. One way of explaining it, is the parallel to hearing. Humans have a limited range of what wavelengths we can hear. Then there are other animals that hear sounds of higher or lower wavelengths than we do. There are so many sounds surrounding us, that we are unaware of. Same with our vision. So many wavelengths that our eyes don't perceive. One of the things that are there even though we can not see them, are our chakras.

Chakras are like the non-physical organs. Physical simply means that a material is on a wavelength that is dense enough for us to perceive. (Other categories of density are astral, etheric, mental. Prana being an etheric substance.) Chakras are like organs in our energy flow. Sort of like the heart in our blood flow. There is an entire energy flow in our body, even though we can't see it.

On the picture (below) are the seven main chakras. They are placed along a vertical line. Nothing in our body was randomly created. The fact that there are seven of them has an important scientific value. So does the fact that they are in the colors of the rainbow.

The chakras support our body with energy. Chakras, meaning 'wheel' in Sanskrit language, spin. This movement is rather the intensity of the chakra's strength. The stronger this intensity, the brighter and stronger the chakra. Chakras together support the energy flow. But they also have their own specific body parts and organs as well as non-physical aspects to maintain with life. Non-physical aspects being for example emotions and perception/understanding/consciousness.

A chakra will support bodily functions. Each chakra having increasingly advanced functions starting from the red and up to the 7th violet one. When a person is unbalanced in a particular chakra one or all of their levels of healing can be affected.

Chakra Seven

Thought, Universal identity, oriented to self-knowledge | This is the crown chakra that relates to 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

Light, Archetypal identity, oriented to self-reflection | This chakra is known as the brow chakra or 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."

Chakra Five

Sound, Creative identity, oriented to self-expression | This is the chakra located in the throat and is thus related to communication and creativity. Here we experience the world symbolically through vibration, such as the vibration of sound representing language.

Chakra Four

Air, Social identity, oriented to self-acceptance | This chakra is called the heart chakra and is the middle chakra in a system of seven. It is related to love and is the integrator of opposites in the psyche: mind and body, male and female, persona and shadow, ego and unity. A healthy fourth chakra allows us to love deeply, feel compassion, have a deep sense of peace and centeredness.

Chakra Three

Fire, Ego identity, oriented to self-definition | This chakra is known as the power chakra, located in the solar plexus. 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

Water, Emotional identity, oriented to self-gratification | The second chakra, located 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 brings us fluidity and grace, depth of feeling, sexual fulfillment, and the ability to accept change.

Chakra One

Earth, Physical identity, oriented to self-preservation | 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, security, and dynamic presence.

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