What are Chakra’s?

Chakra Photographs by Robert A Getz

Chakra is the most common term for the energy centers that occur along the midline of the body, within the auric field. Sometimes visualized as spinning wheels or vortices of light and colour, chakras are centers of energy that relate to each of our body’s systems and organs. According to ancient vedic tradition, there are seven primary chakras, although modern healers and new age systems may discuss more or less than seven. Each chakra corresponds to a different area of the body and an aspect of the psyche. Physical and psychological problems are thought to show up in a person’s chakras and energy field long before symptoms are noticeable.

Chakras have no physical structure. They are part of the body’s subtle energy system and do not have a physical representation or a fixed location – they can shift around within the body. A chakra may relocate by several inches or more as a result of surgery, trauma, or mental or emotional abuse. It might simply be a difference in their “energy anatomy” that places the chakras in slightly different locations in different people. The usual locations are within the body, in a straight line which runs from the “root chakra,” at the base of the spine/between the legs, to the “crown chakra” at the top of your head.

 

The Chakras

The seven major chakras and correspondences

Chakra:	Location:	Physical function:	Color:	Sephirah:	Alchemical Metal:	Planet:	Metaphysical function:
Sahasrara	Crown	Head, brain, nervous system	violet	Kether	Mercury (Quicksilver)	Mercury	Unity, divinity
Ajna	Third eye/Brow	Forehead, temples	Indigo	Binah	Silver	Moon	Clairvoyance/ Clairaudience, integration of left/right brain
Visuddha	Throat	Throat, neck, arms, hands	Blue	Netzach	Copper	Venus	Expression/ Communication
Anahata	Heart	Heart, repiratory, and circulatory systems	Green	Tiphareth	Gold	Sun	Love, self acceptance
Manipura	Navel	Liver, pancreas, digestive system	Yellow	Chesed	Tin	Jupiter	Relationships, connections, trust
Swadhisthana	Abdomen	Genitals, urinary tract, reproductive system center of gravity	Orange	Geburah	Iron	Mars	Creativity, sexual identity, Balance
Muladhara	Perineum	Elimination, excretory functions	Red	Malkuth	Lead	Saturn	Grounding, seat of Kundalini