Name:            

Root or Base Chakra   

Sanskrit name:

Muladhara

Meaning:

Root    

Location:       

Base of the spine (coccyx), legs, feet large intestines     

Color: 

Red     

Element:        

Earth   

Goal:

Stability, grounding, prosperity, right      livelihood, physical health

Main issue:   

Survival, physical security         

Statement:     

“I want stuff”   

Right:

To have

Planet:           

Saturn 

Tarot: 

The Hermit

Tone: 

e (as in red)

Note:  

C

Sense:

Smell

Food:

Proteins, meats, foods grown in the earth: potatoes, carrots, beets, etc.

Gems/minerals:

Ruby, garnet, black absidian, smoky quartz, hematite, bloodstone, lodestone

Glands/organs:

Adrenals, kidneys, spinal column, colon, legs, bones, blood, nervous system, bladder, male reproductive organs*, testes, vagina (* A man’s sexual organs are located primarily in his first chakra, thus male sexual energy is usually experienced primarily as physical whereas a woman’s sexual organs are located primarily in her second chakra, so female sexual energy is usually experienced primarily as emotional.  Both first and second chakras are associated with sexual energy.)

Qualities/characteristics:

Matters relating to the material world, success, grounding, stability, security courage, master of self, fully alive, unlimited physical energy, sexual energy: affectionate, able to trust and be vulnerable, sensuality felt throughout the body.

Excessive energy:

Domineering, greedy, egotistic, sexual energy: indiscriminate, focus entirely genital, nervous sexual energy.

Negative qualities:

Self-centered, insecurity, greed, and anger, overly concerned with one’s physical survival, tension in the spine, and constipation.

Deficient characteristics:

Lack of confidence, cannot get your feet on the ground, cannot achieve goals, self-destructive, weak, sexual energy: feel unlovable, fear of being abandoned, have little interest in sex.

Malfunction:

Obesity, hemorrhoids, constipation, sciatica, anorexia, knee troubles, bone disorders, frequent fears, inability to focus, “spaciness”, and inability to be still.

Name:            

Navel, Sacral Center, Spleen Chakra   

Sanskrit name:

Svadhisthana

Meaning:

Sweetness       

Location:       

Lower abdomen to navel area, 1-2” below navel, genitals, low back, hips

Color: 

Orange

Element:        

Water

Goal:

Fluidity, pleasure relaxation

Main issue:   

Sexuality, emotions

Statement:     

“I desire”         

Right:

To feel 

Planet:           

Moon  

Tarot: 

The Lovers, The Moon

Tone: 

o (as in home)

Note:  

d

Sense:

Taste

Food:

Liquids and water foods (foods grown on top of the earth): cantaloupe, watermelon, tomatoes, etc.      

Gems/minerals:

Coral, amber, gold topaz, peach aventurine, carnelian, (red-orange agate), citrine, tiger’s eye         

Glands/organs:

Skin, female reproductive organs, kidneys, bladder, spleen, large intestines

Qualities/characteristics:

Giving and receiving, emotions, desire and pleasure, sexual/passionate love, movement, change, assimilation of new ideas, friendly, optimistic, concerned for others, sense of belonging, creative, imaginative, intuitive, sexual energy: highest goal is to have a wonderful organism, may desire children.

Excessive energy:

Emotionally explosive, aggressive, overly ambitious, manipulative, caught up in illusion, overindulgent, self-serving, sexual energy: obsessed with thoughts of sex, require frequent sexual gratification.

Negative qualities:

Over-indulgence in food or sex, sexual difficulties, confusion, purposelessness, jealousy, envy, desire to possess, impotence, uterine and/or bladder problems.

Deficient characteristics:

Extremely shy, timid, immobilized by fear, overly sensitive, self-negating, resentful, bury emotions, distrustful, sexual energy: clinging, guilty about having sex, frigid/impotence.

Malfunction:

Stiffness, sexual problems, isolation, emotional instability or numbness.              

Name:            

Solar Plexus Chakra

Sanskrit name:

Manipura

Meaning:

Lustrous gem

Location:       

Solar plexus (above the navel, below the chest)

Color: 

Yellow

Element:        

Fire

Goal:

Vitality, strength of will, purpose

Main issue:   

Power, energy, processing of/dealing with negative emotions

Statement:     

“I want happiness”

Right:

To act

Planet:           

Mars, Sun

Tarot: 

The Emperor and The Sun

Tone: 

a-o-m (ahh-ooo-mmm)

Note:  

e

Sense:

Sight

Food:

Carbohydrates and fire foods such as the grains

Gems/minerals:

Amber, citrine, turquoise, malachite, tiger’s eye, gold, gold topaz, calcite

Glands/organs:

Adrenals, digestive organs: pancreas, stomach, liver, gall bladder, duodenum.  Nervous system, muscles, the diaphragm (and the breath), skin.

Qualities/characteristics:

Will, personal power, authority, energy, mastery of desire, and self-control.  Radiance, warmth, awakening, transformation, humor, laughter, immortality, outgoing, and cheerful. Have self respect, as well as for others, skillful, intelligent, relaxed, spontaneous, expressive, takes on challenges, enjoy physical activity, enjoy good food, sexual energy: care about your partner, highest goal may be to have simultaneous orgasm, sense of responsibility toward mate and children, uninhibited, relaxed, shows emotional warmth, desire, and self-control.

Excessive energy:

Judgmental, workaholic, perfectionist, overly intellectual, as employer-very demanding, as employee-resent authority, may need drugs to relax, superiority complex fluctuates with hidden inferiority complex, sexual energy: demanding, constantly testing partner, complain a lot about the relationship.

Negative qualities:

Taking in more than one can assimilate and utilize.  Too much emphasis on power and/or recognition.  Anger, fear, and hate.  Digestive problems.

Deficient characteristics:

Depressed, lack of confidence, worry about what others will think, confused, feel that others control your life, poor digestion, afraid of being alone, sexual energy: insecure, need constant reassurance, jealous, distrustful.

Malfunction:

Ulcers, timidity, domination, fatigue, digestive troubles.

Name:            

Heart Center Chakra

Sanskrit name:

Anahata

Meaning:

Unstruck

Location:       

Center of the chest/heart

Color: 

Green (secondary color is pink and/or gold      

Element:        

Air

Goal:

Balance, compassion, and acceptance

Main issue:   

Love   

Statement:     

“I want to give and receive love”

Right:

To love

Planet:           

Venus

Tarot: 

The Empress

Tone: 

a (as in ah)

Note:  

f# (This sound is good for quieting the mind)

Sense:

Touch

Food:

Vegetables and air foods, foods that “hang” from the tree such as apples, pears, etc.

Gems/minerals:

Green jade, rose quartz, aventurine, watermelon tourmaline, emerald, green and pink tourmaline, malachite

Glands/organs:

Heart, circulatory system, arms, hands, lungs, immune system: thymus gland, lymph glands.

Qualities/characteristics:

Balanced, compassionate, empathetic, humanitarian, sees the good in everyone, desire to nurture others, friendly, outgoing, active in the community, discriminating, in touch with feelings, sexual energy: can surrender and merge in a love relationship, desire oneness of body, mind and soul and will feel lonely in a relationship that gives less that that, will power becomes stronger, which makes it easier to wait for the right partner.  Divine/unconditional love, forgiveness, compassion, understanding, balance, group consciousness, oneness with life, acceptance, peace, openness, harmony, and contentment.

Excessive energy:

Demanding overly critical, tense between the shoulder blades, possessive, moody, melodramatic, manic-depressive, use money to control people, sexual energy: a master of conditional love: “I’ll love you if….”, withholds love to get the desired behavior: “You wouldn’t do that if you loved me.”

Negative qualities:

Repression of love, emotional instability, out of balance.  Heart problems, circulation problems.

Deficient characteristics:

Feel sorry for self, paranoid, indecisive, afraid of letting go, being free, getting hurt, family members getting hurt, being abandoned, sexual energy: feel unworthy of love, cannot reach out, terrified of rejection, need constant reassurance.

Malfunction:

Loneliness and codependent.

Name:            

Throat Chakra/Center  

Sanskrit name:

Vissudha

Meaning:

Purification

Location:       

Throat area/back of the neck

Color: 

Sky blue

Element:        

Ether

Goal:

Communication and expression

Main issue:   

Clear communication, creativity and resonance

Statement:     

“I want to speak freely and openly”      

Right:

To speak         

Planet:           

Mercury          

Tarot: 

The Hierophant

Tone: 

u (as in blue)

Note:  

g#

Sense:

Hearing

Food:

Blue/Purple fruits and vegetables

Gems/minerals:

Sodalite (deep blue stone often with flecks of white and resembles lapis), azurite, turquoise, blue topaz, aquamarine

Glands/organs:

Thyroid, parathyrois, hypothalmus, throat, mouth, ears, nerves, muscles.

Qualities/characteristics:

Contented, centered, can live in the present, power of the spoken work, true communication, creative expression in speech, writing and the arts, integration, peace, truth, knowledge, wisdom, loyalty, honesty, reliability, gentleness, kindness, perfect sense of timing, good speaker, musically or artistically inspired, easy grasp of spiritual teachings, may be overwhelming prolific, sexual energy: when all five chakras are open, can manifest incredible sexual or sensual energy or can abstain without great effort, may choose to re-channel sexual energy into music, art, or meditation, may be interested in non-orgasmic forms of sexual expression, may vacillate between seeking bliss through sexual embrace and seeking bliss through celibacy and meditation.

Excessive energy:

Arrogant, self-righteous, talks too much, dogmatic, addictive, sexual energy: excessive sexual energy, may be unconsciously macho, prefer partners who can be dominated.

Negative qualities:

Communication and/or speech problems, knowledge used unwisely, ignorance, lack of discernment, depression, and thyroid problems.

Deficient characteristics:

Scared, timid, holds back, quiet, inconsistent, unreliable, weak, devious, manipulative, can not express thoughts, sexual energy: cannot relax, feel conflict with religious upbringing, may be afraid of sex.

Malfunction:

Sore throats, stiff neck and poor communication.

Name:            

Brow Chakra (Third Eye)        

Sanskrit name:

Ajna

Meaning:

To perceive

Location:       

Center of the forehead between the eyebrows (each of the chakras can be located at the back or the front of the body, along the spine. The sixth chakra is found at the base of the skull at the medulla oblongata.)

Color: 

Indigo (dark purplish blue) is a combination of blue and red.  Red is warm so indigo is a way of calming without cooling or slowing.

Element:        

Light or electrical or telepathic energy

Goal:

Psychic perception, imagination

Main issue:   

Intuition

Statement:     

“I want to see clearly”  

Right:

To see

Planet:           

Neptune

Tarot: 

The Priestess and The Magician

Tone: 

mm or OM (as in home)

Note:  

High a

Sense:

Thought

Food:

Feasts for the eyes

Gems/minerals:

Lapis lazuli, fluorite cluster, sugilite (luvulite) rich purple stone with streaks of black), azurite, sodalite, quartz crystal, sapphire, indicolite tourmaline, purple, blue white or gold fluorite, amethyst

Glands/organs:

Pineal, pituitary, brain, eyes, ears, and nose

Qualities/characteristics:

Soul realization, intuition, insight, and imagination.  Clairvoyance, concentration and peace of mind.   Wisdom, devotion, perception, beyond duality.

Excessive energy:

Egomaniac, proud, manipulative, religiously dogmatic and authoritarian. 

Negative qualities:

Lack of concentration, fear, cynicism, tension.  Headaches, eye problems, bad dreams. Overly detached from the world.

Deficient characteristics:

Non-assertive, undisciplined, oversensitive to the feelings of others, afraid of success, may be schizophrenic (unable to distinguish between ego self and Higher Self).

Malfunction:

Headaches, nightmares, and hallucinations.

Name:            

Crown Chakra

Sanskrit name:

Sahasrara

Meaning:

Thousandfold

Location:       

Top of the head           

Color: 

Violet (gold is also associated with the crown chakra)   

Element:        

Thought

Goal:

Wisdom, knowledge, and spiritual connection   

Main issue:   

Manifestation               

Statement:     

“I want to be lazy”

Right:

To know

Planet:           

Uranus

Tarot: 

The fool

Tone: 

ee (as in bee)

Note:  

High b

Sense:

“Seventh sense”

Food:

None, fasting

Gems/minerals:

Amethyst, clear quartz crystal, alexandrite, diamond, sugilite, selenite, lapis, purple, blue, white or gold and fluorite

Glands/organs:

Pituitary, pineal, brain, nervous system

Qualities/characteristics:

Unification of the Higher Self with the human personality, oneness with the Infinite, spiritual will, inspiration, unity, divine wisdom and understanding, idealism, selfless service, perception beyond space and time, continuity of consciousness.

Excessive energy:

Constant sense of frustration, unrealized power, psychotic, depressed or manic depressive, frequent migraine headaches, destructive, sexual expression: sometimes passionate, sometime distant.     

Negative qualities:

Lack of inspiration, confusion, depression, alienation, hesitation to serve, senility.

Deficient characteristics:

No spark of joy, catatonic, and cannot make decisions.

Malfunction:

Confusion, apathy, and overly intellectual.