Chakras are our energy centers - they are the openings for life energy to flow into and out of our aura. Their function is to vitalize the physical body, to bring about the development of our self-consciousness, and are associated with our physical, mental and emotional interactions.

What does a chakra look like?

Chakras have been depicted as a funnel of sorts with smaller funnels within the funnel. I have viewed the intake of the chakra as that of a fan or windmill in circular motion.

Chakra Meanings

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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

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

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

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

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

Ego

Shame

Fire

Dominating, blaming, aggressive, scattered, constantly active

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

carnation

amber, topaz citrine quartz, tiger eye,

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

Social

Grief

Air

Codependency, poor boundaries, possessive, jealous

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

lavender, jasmine

emerald, tourmaline, rose quartz, emerald,

Aphrodite, Frejya, Christ, Raphael

Throat (5)

Visshudha (purification)

Throat

blue

Communication

Self-expression

Clear communication, creativity, resonance

To speak and be heard

Creative

Lies

Sound

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

Fear of speaking, poor rhythm

Frankincense, Benzoin

turquoise, lapis lazuli, chrysocolla, green aventurine

Mercury, Apollo,

Brow (6)

Ajna (to perceive)

Brow

indigo

Intuition, imagination

Self-reflection

Psychic perception, accurate interpretation, imagination, clear seeing

To see

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,

Tara, Isis, Themis

Crown (7)

Sahasrara (thousandfold)

Top of head, cerebral cortex

violet

Awareness

Self-knowledge

Wisdom, knowledge, consciousness

To know

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

Zeus, Nut, Inanna

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