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Agate
Primary Chakra: Varies by Color (Root, Solar Plexus, Heart, Crown) | Secondary Chakra: Varies by Color
Astrological Sign: Gemini, Varies by Color & Type | Numerical Vibration: Number-7
Color: Blue, Clear, Green, Orange, Red, White, Yellow | Location: Africa, Brazil, India, Morocco
Issues and Ailments (Physical): Blood Vessels, Digestion, Eyes, Gastritis, Lymphatic-System, Pancreas, Rheumatism, Skin Disorders, Stomach, Uterus
Issues and Ailments (Emotional): Analytical Abilities, Anger, Bitterness, Calming, Concentration, Confidence, Courage, Perception, Self-Acceptance, Soothing, Trauma, Truth
Issues and Ailments (Spiritual): Balance, Cleansing, Grounding, Growth, Harmony, Hidden-Information, Stabilizing
Amazonite
Primary Chakra: Heart-Chakra | Secondary Chakra: Third-Eye-Chakra, Throat-Chakra
Astrological Sign: Virgo | Numerical Vibration: Number-5
Color: Green, Turquoise, Yellow, Grey, White | Location: Brazil, Canada, India, Namibia, Russia
Issues and Ailments (Physical): Alcoholism, Balance, Breast-Health, Calcium-Deficiency, Chemotherapy, Electromagnetic-Smog, Gout, Health, Heart, Liver, Mental-Clarity, Muscle-Spasm, Nervous-System, Osteoporosis, Radiation, Reflexology, Teeth, Thyroid, Tooth-Decay, yin-energy
Issues and Ailments (Emotional): Aggravation, Anger, Balance, Clarity, Communication, Compassion, Expression, Fear, Grief, Intuition, Joy, Love, Negativity, Self-Esteem, Soothing, Trauma, Worry
Issues and Ailments (Spiritual): Balance, Clarity, Harmony, Manifestation
Amethyst
Primary Chakra: Third-Eye-Chakra | Secondary Chakra: Crown-Chakra
Astrological Sign: Aquarius, Capricorn, Pisces, Virgo | Numerical Vibration: Number-3
Color: Lavender, Purple | Location: Africa, Bolivia, Brazil, China, India, Madagascar, Mexico, Tanzania, Uruguay
Issues and Ailments (Physical): Acne, Addiction, Alcoholism, Blood, Brain, Bruises, Burns, Cancer, Digestion, Dreams, Dying, Ears, Eczema, Emphysema, Endocrine-System, Headache, Headaches, Healing, Healing-after-Surgery, Hearing-Disorders, Herpes, Hormone-Production, Immune-System, injuries, Insomnia, Itching, Lungs, Memory, Metabolism, Migraine, Night-Terrors, Nightmares, Overindulgence, Pain, Parasites, Physically-Overactive, Pituitary-Gland, Psoriasis, Respiratory-Tract, Skin, Skin-Irritation, Sleep, Smoking, Swelling, Tumors, Viruses, Weakness, Well-Being, Wrinkles
Issues and Ailments (Emotional): Anger, Anxiety, Balance, Coping, Decision-Making, Dispel-Negativity, Emotional-Pain, Fear, Focus, Grief, Loss, Love, Motivation, Nightmares, Peacefulness, Pineal-Gland, Rage, Reducing-Stress, Selflessness, Serenity
Issues and Ailments (Spiritual): Astral-Travel, Awareness, Consciousness, Crown-Chakra, Dream-Recall, Dreams, Harmony, Higher-Self, Inner-Child, Intuition, Love, Meditative-State, Mediumship, Protection, Psychic-Abilities, Psychic-Ability, Raising-Vibration, Telekinesis, Visualization, Wisdom
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Citrine
Primary Chakra: Sacral-Chakra | Secondary Chakra: Crown-Chakra, Solar-Plexus-Chakra
Astrological Sign: Aries, Gemini, Leo, Libra | Numerical Vibration: Number-6
Color: Orange, Yellow | Location: Brazil, Madagascar, Russia
Issues and Ailments (Physical): Circulation, Diabetes, Digestion, Digestive-System, Eyes, Food-Poisoning, Gall-Bladder, Gallbladder, Headaches, Increase-Metabolism, Kidneys, Nausea, Obesity, Pancreas, Puberty, S.A.D-Seasonal-Affective-Disorder, Seasonal-Affective-Disorder-(S.A.D.), Solar-Plexus-Chakra, Spleen, Stomach, Thyroid, Tissue-Regeneration, Tissue-Regenerator, Verbal-Communication, Vomiting
Issues and Ailments (Emotional): Calm, Comfort, Courage, Enjoyment, Happiness, Honesty, Hope, Inspiration, Joy, Negativity, Self-Confidence, Self-Esteem, Shyness, Suicidal-Thoughts, Timid
Issues and Ailments (Spiritual): Abundance, Activates-Will, Creative-Expression, Creativity, Manifestation, Maximizes-Energy-Flow, Phobias, Prosperity, Psychic, Psychic-Abilities, Reducing-Negative-Energy, Wealth, White-Light
Goldstone
Primary Chakra: Root-Chakra | Secondary Chakra: Sacral-Chakra, Solar-Plexus-Chakra
Astrological Sign: Sagittarius | Numerical Vibration: Number-3
Color: Copper (red-brown), Orange, Red & Blue (dark blue) | Location: India
Issues and Ailments (Physical): Arthritis, Bones, Circulation, Food-Allergies, Inflammation, Joint-Pain, Metabolism, Nervous-System, Pain, Skin-Irritation, Stomach-Tension
Issues and Ailments (Emotional): Advancement, Ambition, Calming, Confidence, Courage, Drive, Focus, Insight, Positive-Attitude, Uplifting
Issues and Ailments (Spiritual): Enhances-Psychic-Ability, Protection, Psychic-Communication
Hematite
Primary Chakra: Root-Chakra | Secondary Chakra: None
Astrological Sign: Aquarius, Aries | Numerical Vibration: Number-9
Color: Gray, Silver (metallic gray) | Location: Brazil, China, India, Madagascar, Morocco
Issues and Ailments (Physical): Addictions, Anemia, Backache, Blood-Cleansing, Blood-Clotting, Blood-Detoxifying, Blood-Detoxing, Broken-Bones, Circulatory-Problems, Concentration, Detoxifying, Focus, Fractures, High-Blood-Pressure, Inflammation, Insomnia, Iron-Absorption, Kidneys, Leg-Cramps, Legs-Cramping, Menstruation, Multiple-Sclerosis, Nervous-Disorders, Nose-Bleed, Physical-Pain, Physical-Strength, Smoking-Cessation, Tissue-Regeneration, Tobacco-Addiction, Weakness, Yang-Energy
Issues and Ailments (Emotional): Anger, Balance, Courage, Emotional-Pain, Negativity, Self-Confidence, Self-Esteem
Issues and Ailments (Spiritual): Awareness, Balance, Grounding, Harmony, Protection
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Howlite
Primary Chakra: All Chakras | Secondary Chakra: None
Astrological Sign: Virgo | Numerical Vibration: Number-2
Color: White | Location: Canada
Issues and Ailments (Physical): Bones, Breastfeeding, Lactation, Osteoporosis, Skeletal-System, Teeth
Issues and Ailments (Emotional): Anger, Anxiety, Inspiration, Rage, Reduce-Anxiety, Unselfishness
Issues and Ailments (Spiritual): Artistic-Expression, Aura, Connecting-with-Spirit-Guides, Maximizes-Energy-Flow, Past-Life-Recall, Remembering-Past-Lives
Jasper
Primary Chakra: Varies by Color & Type | Secondary Chakra: None
Astrological Sign: Leo | Numerical Vibration: Number-6
Color: Brown, Green, Red, Tan (light brown), Yellow | Location: Australia, Brazil, China, India, Peru
Issues and Ailments (Physical): Addictions, alcohol-abuse, DNA Damage, Epilepsy, Indigestion, Intestines, Legs, Nausea, Nightmares, Pancreas, Travel, Travel Sickness, Urinary-Tract
Issues and Ailments (Emotional): Consolation, Stress/Tension
Issues and Ailments (Spiritual): Connection with the Earth, Grounding, Healing the Earth
Lapis Lazuli
Primary Chakra: Throat-Chakra | Secondary Chakra: Crown-Chakra, Third-Eye-Chakra
Astrological Sign: Libra, Sagittarius | Numerical Vibration: Number-3
Color: Indigo (dark blue) | Location: India, Pakistan
Issues and Ailments (Physical): Aches-and-Pains, AIDS/HIV, Asthma, Birthing, Bone-Marrow, Bones, Brain, Brain-Injury, Childbirth, Chronic-Pain, Coma, Cramping, Deaf, Delivery, Detoxifying-the-Body, Dizziness, Ears, Epilepsy, Eyes, Fainting, Headaches, Hearing-Loss, Herpes, Immune-System, Immune-System-Strengthening, Insomnia, Labor, Labor-Pains, Laryngitis, Menopause, Menstrual, Menstruation, Migraine, Migraines, Pain, Panic-Attacks, Pregnancy, Shingles, Sleep, Sleep-Apnea, Throat, Toothache, Vertigo, Vomiting
Issues and Ailments (Emotional): Abuse, Anxiety, Calm, Critical-Attitude, Depression, Despair, Emotional-Healing, Grief, Hope, Melancholy, O.C.D., Obsessive-Compulsive-Disorder, Panic-Attacks, Perseverance, Reducing-Stress, Self-Confidence, Self-Esteem, Stress/Tension, Suicidal-Thoughts
Issues and Ailments (Spiritual): Accept-Reincarnation, Appreciation, Communication-With-Spirits, Etheric-Balance, Intuition, Karma, Meditation, Meditative-State, Protection, Psychic-Attack, Psychic-Opener, Psychic-Protection, Spiritual-Upliftment, Third-Eye-Chakra
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Lava Stone
Primary Chakra: Throat-Chakra | Secondary Chakra: Crown-Chakra, Third-Eye-Chakra
Astrological Sign: Libra, Sagittarius | Numerical Vibration: Number-3
Color: Indigo (dark blue) | Location: India, Pakistan
Issues and Ailments (Physical): Aches-and-Pains, AIDS/HIV, Asthma, Birthing, Bone-Marrow, Bones, Brain, Brain-Injury, Childbirth, Chronic-Pain, Coma, Cramping, Deaf, Delivery, Detoxifying-the-Body, Dizziness, Ears, Epilepsy, Eyes, Fainting, Headaches, Hearing-Loss, Herpes, Immune-System, Immune-System-Strengthening, Insomnia, Labor, Labor-Pains, Laryngitis, Menopause, Menstrual, Menstruation, Migraine, Migraines, Pain, Panic-Attacks, Pregnancy, Shingles, Sleep, Sleep-Apnea, Throat, Toothache, Vertigo, Vomiting
Issues and Ailments (Emotional): Abuse, Anxiety, Calm, Critical-Attitude, Depression, Despair, Emotional-Healing, Grief, Hope, Melancholy, O.C.D., Obsessive-Compulsive-Disorder, Panic-Attacks, Perseverance, Reducing-Stress, Self-Confidence, Self-Esteem, Stress/Tension, Suicidal-Thoughts
Issues and Ailments (Spiritual): Accept-Reincarnation, Appreciation, Communication-With-Spirits, Etheric-Balance, Intuition, Karma, Meditation, Meditative-State, Protection, Psychic-Attack, Psychic-Opener, Psychic-Protection, Spiritual-Upliftment, Third-Eye-Chakra
Malachite
Primary Chakra: Heart-Chakra | Secondary Chakra: Third-Eye-Chakra, Throat-Chakra
Astrological Sign: Capricorn, Scorpio | Numerical Vibration: Number-9
Color: Green | Location: Australia, Congo, Russia, Zaire
Issues and Ailments (Physical): Aches-and-Pains, Arthritis, Asthma, Back, Bacterial-and-Viral-Infections, Birthing, Body, Bones, Cancer, Chemotherapy, Childbirth, Colic, Congestion, Detoxifying-the-Body, Dizziness, Emphysema, Headaches, Healing, Healing-after-Surgery, Immune-System, Immune-System-Strengthening, Infection, Infertility, Inflammation, Itching, Joints, Liver, Liver-Lungs, Lungs, Migraine, Muscle, Muscular/Skeletal, Osteoporosis, Pain, Pancreas, Physical-Trauma, Radiation, Remove-Toxins, Rheumatism, Sciatica, Sciatica-Nerve, Scoliosis, Skin, Toothache, Toxins, Tumors, Vertigo
Issues and Ailments (Emotional): Comfort, Emotional-Balance, Emotional-Blockages, Hope, Shyness, Timid
Issues and Ailments (Spiritual): Absorbs-Energy, Abundance, Heart-Chakra
Obsidian
Primary Chakra: Root-Chakra | Secondary Chakra: None
Astrological Sign: Sagittarius, Scorpio | Numerical Vibration: Number-1
Color: Black | Location: China, India
Issues and Ailments (Physical): Arthritis, Blockage, Circulation, Detox, Joints, Knees, Pain, Physical Protection
Issues and Ailments (Emotional): Emotional Blockages, Grounding, Tension
Issues and Ailments (Spiritual): Attract Positive Vibrations, Protection from Psychic Attack
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Opal
Primary Chakra: Root-Chakra | Secondary Chakra: None
Astrological Sign: Leo | Numerical Vibration: Number-6
Color: Black, Brown | Location: Brazil, Canada, India, Mexico, Russia
Issues and Ailments (Physical): Birthing, Childbirth, Fever, Infection, Memory, Menstruation, Pineal-Gland, Pituitary-Gland, PMS, Poisons, Puberty, Reduce Fever
Issues and Ailments (Emotional): Calming, Comforting, Happiness, Inflexibility, Insecure Feelings, Release-Fear, Soothing, Stubbornness
Issues and Ailments (Spiritual): Psychic Abilities
Onyx
Primary Chakra: Root-Chakra | Secondary Chakra: None
Astrological Sign: Leo | Numerical Vibration: Number-6
Color: Black, Brown | Location: Brazil, Canada, India, Mexico, Russia
Issues and Ailments (Physical): Addictions, alcohol-abuse, Allergies, Birthing, Childbirth, Obesity, Ovaries, Strengthen-Legs
Issues and Ailments (Emotional): Calming, Dispel Negativity, Grounding, Reduce Anxiety, Reducing Negative Energy, Soothing
Issues and Ailments (Spiritual): Divine Will
Quartz
Primary Chakra: All | Secondary Chakra: None
Astrological Sign: All | Numerical Vibration: Number-4
Color: Clear | Location: Arkansas, Brazil, China, Himalayan, India, Madagascar, Morocco, Namibia, Nepal, Pakistan, Russia, Tibet
Issues and Ailments (Physical): AIDS/HIV, Burns, Healing-after-Surgery, Heartburn, Immune-System, Kidneys, Memory, Pain, Pineal-Gland, Sleep, Thyroid, Toothache, Vertigo, Vitality
Issues and Ailments (Emotional): Acceptance, Emotional-Balance, Emotional-Healing, Friendship, Harmony, Joy, Perseverance, Reducing-Stress-Stress/Tension, Stabilize-Emotions
Issues and Ailments (Spiritual): Affirmation-Statements, Amplification, Attract-Angels, Higher-Consciousness/Self, Higher-Realms, Humility, Increase-Consciousness, Inner-Child, Positive-Affirmations, Receptivity-to-Spirit-Guides, Shamanic-Healing, Spiritual-Awakening, Spiritual-Guidance, Telepathy, Unity
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Rhodonite
Primary Chakra: Heart-Chakra | Secondary Chakra: Root-Chakra
Astrological Sign: Taurus | Numerical Vibration: Number-9
Color: Gray, Pink, Red | Location: Brazil, Mexico, Russia, Spain
Issues and Ailments (Physical): Abuse, Alzheimers-Disease, Arthritis, Autoimmune-Disorders, Burns, Cancer, Deafness, Dementia, Ears, Ears-(Hearing), Emphysema, Eyes, Healing-Wounds, Heart, Immune-System, Immune-System-Strengthening, Impotent, Increase-Metabolism, Infertility, Insect-Bites, Joints, Laryngitis, Lungs, Memory, Metabolism, Panic-Attacks, Swollen-Joints, Throat, Ulcers
Issues and Ailments (Emotional): Dignity, Emotional-Balance, Forgive, Forgiveness, Friendship, Harmony, Kindness, Love, Passion, Self-Confidence, Self-Esteem, Self-Love
Issues and Ailments (Spiritual): Heart-Chakra, Insight, Meditation, Meditative-State, Unconditional-Love
Rose Quartz
Primary Chakra: Heart-Chakra | Secondary Chakra: None
Astrological Sign: Libra, Taurus | Numerical Vibration: Number-9
Color: Pink | Location: Brazil, India, Madagascar
Issues and Ailments (Physical): Alzheimer’s, Anorexia, Bruises, Bulimia, Burns, Cough, Dementia, Dying-Process/Transition, Emphysema, Fatigue, Hysterectomy, Infertility, Kidneys, Lungs, Menstrual, Migraine, Neck, Pain, PTSD, Shingles, Skin
Issues and Ailments (Emotional): Acceptance, Aggression, Anger, Calming-Soothing, Care-of-Self, Comfort, Conflicts, Crisis, Crying, Depression, Despair, Emotional-Balance, Emotional-Blockages, Emotional-Healing, Emotional-Release, Emotional-Trauma, Forgive, Forgiveness, Frustration, Gentleness, Grief, Guilt, Happiness, Hurt-Feelings, Jealousy, Joy, Kindness, Loneliness, Lonely, Love, Nurture, Over-Sensitive, Peacefulness, Perseverance, Positive-Energy, Positive/Affirmation-Statements, Rage, Reducing-Stress, Relaxing, Removes-Negativity, Self-Care, Self-Confidence, Self-Esteem, Selflessness, Stress/Tension, Suicidal-Thoughts, Tranquility, Unconditional-Love
Issues and Ailments (Spiritual): Connecting-with-Christ-Consciousness, Divine-Love, Heart-Chakra, Increasing-Positive-Energy, Spiritual-Love, Unconditional-Love
Sodalite
Primary Chakra: Throat-Chakra | Secondary Chakra: Third-Eye-Chakra
Astrological Sign: Sagittarius | Numerical Vibration: Number-4
Color: Indigo (dark blue), White streaks | Location: Australia, Brazil, Canada, Namibia, Russia, Tanzania
Issues and Ailments (Physical): Aging-Process, Autism, Blood, Blood-Pressure, Body, Brain, Chemotherapy, Glands, High-Blood-Pressure, Insomnia, Laryngitis, Liver, Liver-Cleansing, Lymphatic-System, Pain, Radiation, Regulate-Blood-Pressure, Spleen, Thyroid, Tonsillitis, Tonsils, Travel-Sickness, Water-Retention
Issues and Ailments (Emotional): Emotional-Balance, Overactive-Mind, Self-Esteem
Issues and Ailments (Spiritual): Intuition, Psychic-Abilities, Psychic-Opener, Spiritual-Growth, Throat-Chakra
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Tiger’s Eye
Primary Chakra: Solar-Plexus-Chakra | Secondary Chakra: Sacral-Chakra, Third-Eye-Chakra
Astrological Sign: Capricorn, Leo | Numerical Vibration: Number-4, Number-8
Color: Gold – metallic yellow, Yellow (also available in red and blue) | Location: Brazil, Canada, India, Namibia
Issues and Ailments (Physical): Yellow – Bones, Eyes, Fatigue, Hemophilia, Hepatitis, Mononucleosis, Reproductive-Organs, Throat
Blue – Communicating-with-Animals, Mental-Clarity
Red – Anemia, Blood-Disorders, Eye-Infections, Night-Vision, Sexual-Disfunction, Strength, Vitality
Issues and Ailments (Emotional): Yellow – Abundance, Change, Commitment, Creativity, Depression, Goals, Mental-Diseases, Personality-Disorders, Pride, Self-Criticism, Self-Worth
Red – Calming, Enthusiasm, Motivation, Self-Confidence
Blue – Brotherly-Love, Calm, Dignity, Honesty
Issues and Ailments (Spiritual): Animal-Communication, Balance, Christ-Consciousness, Grounding, Protection, Psychic-Ability
Turquoise
Primary Chakra: Throat-Chakra | Secondary Chakra: Third-Eye-Chakra
Astrological Sign: Pisces, Sagittarius, Scorpio | Numerical Vibration: Number-1
Color: Blue, Green, Sky-Blue (light blue), Turquoise (green blue) | Location: China, Mexico, Peru, Russia, Tibet
Issues and Ailments (Physical): Blood Oxygenation, Breathing Problems, Cataracts, Eyes, Headaches, Healing, Health and Healing, Increase Nutrient Absorption, Infection, Lungs, Migraine, Migraines, Muscle Soreness, Nightmares, Pain, Rheumatism
Issues and Ailments (Emotional): Empathy, Friendship, Kindness, Night Terrors, Nightmares, Peace
Issues and Ailments (Spiritual): Clarity, Healing, Mental Clarity, Public-Speaking, Throat Chakra, Wisdom
Unakite
Primary Chakra: Heart-Chakra | Secondary Chakra: Higher-Heart-Chakra, Third-Eye-Chakra
Astrological Sign: Scorpio | Numerical Vibration: Number-9
Color: Green, Pink | Location: Brazil, China
Issues and Ailments (Physical): Addiction, alcohol-abuse, Cancer, Electromagnetic-Smog, Heart, Illness, Increase Weight, Infertility, Menstrual, Menstruation, Reproductive-Organs, Skin, Tissue, Tissue-Regeneration
Issues and Ailments (Emotional): Emotional-Healing, Motivation
Issues and Ailments (Spiritual): Activates-Will, Intuition, Meditation, Past-Life-Recall, Remembering-Past-Lives
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Chakras 101
Brush up on your knowledge of the powerful 7 energy vortexes throughout the human body.
General Overview | Root | Sacral | Solar Plexus | Heart | Throat | Third Eye | Crown | Activation & Unblocking |
Chakras (Sanskrit: चक्र, IAST: cakra, Pali: cakka, lit. wheel, circle) are the various focal points in the subtle body used in a variety of ancient meditation practices, collectively denominated as Tantra, or the esoteric or inner traditions of Indian religion, Chinese Taoism, Tibetan Buddhism, as well as Japanese Esoteric Buddhism, and in postmodernity, in new age medicine, and originally psychologically adopted to the western mind through the assistance of Carl G. Jung.
The concept is found in the early traditions of Hinduism, Buddhism and Jainism. They are treated as focal points or putative nodes in the subtle body of the practitioner. These theories differ between the Indian religions, with many esoteric Buddhist texts consistently mentioning five Chakras, while separate esoteric Hindu sources will offer six, or even seven. They are believed to be embedded within the actual physical body, whilst also originating within the context of mental and spiritual fields, or complexes of electromagnetic variety, the precise degree and variety of which directly arise from a synthetic average of all positive and negative so-called “fields”, this eventuating the complex Nadi. Within kundalini yoga breath exercises, visualizations, mudras, bandhas, kriyas, and mantras are focused on transmuting subtle energy through “chakras”.
Muladhara (Sanskrit: मूलाधार, IAST: Mūlādhāra, English: “root support”) or root chakra located at the base of the spine in the coccygeal region of the subtle body. Dormant Kundalini is often said to be resting here, wrapped three and a half, or seven or twelve times. Sometimes she is wrapped around the black Svayambhu linga, the lowest of three obstructions to her full rising (also known as knots or granthis). It is symbolized as a four-petaled lotus with a yellow square at its center representing the element of earth.
The seed syllable is Lam for the earth element (pronounced lum),. All sounds, words and mantras in their dormant form rest in the Muladhara chakra, where Ganesha resides, while the Shakti is Dakini. The associated animal is the elephant.
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Svadhishthana (Sanskrit: स्वाधिष्ठान, IAST: Svādhiṣṭhāna, English: “the residence of the self”) or sacral chakra believed to be located at the root of the sexual organ along the spine in the subtle body. It is symbolized as a six-petaled lotus. Svadhisthana is represented with a lotus within which is a crescent moon symbolizing the water element. The seed mantra in its center is Vam representing water. The presiding deity is Brahma, with the Shakti being Rakini (or Chakini). In esoteric Buddhism, it is called Nirvana and is generally considered to be the petal lotus of “Creation” and corresponding to the first state of Four Noble Truths.
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Manipura (Sanskrit: मणिपूर, IAST: Maṇipūra, English: “jewel city”) also called the nabhi chakra or the solar plexus/navel chakra, is located in the navel region along the subtle body’s spinal column. For the Nath yogi meditation system, this is described as the Madhyama-Shakti or the intermediate stage of self-discovery. This chakra is represented as an upward pointing triangle representing fire in the middle of a lotus with ten petals. The seed syllable for fire is at its center Ram. The presiding deity is Braddha Rudra, with Lakini as the Shakti.
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Anahata (Sanskrit: अनाहत, IAST: Anāhata, English: “unstruck“) or the heart chakra is located in or behind the heart.
It is symbolized by a lotus with twelve petals. Within it is a yantra of two intersecting triangles, forming a hexagram, symbolizing a union of the male and female as well as being the esoteric symbol for the element of air (Vayu). The seed mantra of air, Yam, is at its center. The presiding deity is Ishana Rudra Shiva, and the Shakti is Kakini. In esoteric Buddhism, this Chakra is called Dharma and is generally considered to be the petal lotus of “Essential nature” and corresponding to the second state of Four Noble Truths.
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Vishuddha (Sanskrit: विशुद्ध, IAST: Viśuddha, English: “especially pure”), or Vishuddhi, or throat chakra is located at the base of subtle body’s throat. It is symbolized as a sixteen petaled lotus. The Vishuddha is iconographically represented with 16 petals covered with the sixteen Sanskrit vowels. It is associated with the element of space (akasha) and has the seed syllable of the space element Ham at its center. The presiding deity is Panchavaktra shiva, with 5 heads and 4 arms, and the Shakti is Shakini. In esoteric Buddhism, it is called Sambhoga and is generally considered to be the petal lotus of “Enjoyment” and corresponding to the third state of Four Noble Truths.
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Ajna (Sanskrit: आज्ञा, IAST: Ājñā, English: “command”) also called guru chakra or third-eye chakra is the subtle center of energy, believed to be located between the eyebrows, located behind it along the subtle (non-physical) spinal column. It is so called because this is the spot where the tantra guru touches the seeker during the initiation ritual (saktipata). He or she commands the awakened kundalini to pass through this center. It is symbolized by a lotus with two petals. It is at this point that the two side Nadi Ida (yoga) and Pingala are said to terminate and merge with the central channel Sushumna, signifying the end of duality, the characteristic of being dual (e.g. light and dark, or male and female).
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Sahasrara (Sanskrit: सहस्रार, IAST: Sahasrāra, English: “thousand-petaled”) or crown chakra is the topmost chakra in the subtle body, located in the crown of the head. In esoteric Hinduism and New Age western systems, it is generally considered to be the highest spiritual center and the state of pure consciousness, within which there is neither object nor subject. When the feminine Kundalini Shakti rises to this point, it unites with the masculine Shiva, the yogi or yogini achieves self-realization and a state of liberating samadhi is attained. The chakra is symbolized by a lotus with one thousand multi-colored petals. In esoteric Buddhism, it is called Mahasukha and is generally considered to be the petal lotus of “Great Bliss” and corresponding to the fourth state of Four Noble Truths.