A Complete Guide to the 7 Chakras
2024.12.14
Chakras: The Body's Energy Centers
Chakras are the body's energy centers, each chakra regulating its own energy, emotions, and physical and mental functions. Balanced chakras help us find harmony and well-being.
1. Root Chakra (Muladhara) – Stability and Security
Symbol: Four-petalled lotus.
Color: Red 🔴
Element: Earth 🌍
Location: Lower spine, around the pelvis.
Meaning: Represents the basic sense of security, survival instinct, and stability. When balanced, it helps create a sense of security and stability. When blocked, it can cause fear and uncertainty.
Root Chakra
Sacral Chakra
2. Sacral Chakra (Svadhisthana) – Creativity and Emotions
- Symbol: Six-petaled lotus.
- Color: Orange 🟠
- Element: Water 💧
- Location: Below the navel, in the pelvic area.
- Meaning: The center of emotions, creativity, and passion. Helps balance happiness and passion. Blockage leads to emotional instability and lack of creativity.
3. Solar Plexus Chakra (Manipura) – Strength and Self-Esteem
Symbol: Ten-petaled lotus.
Color: Yellow 🡡
Element: Fire 🔥
Location: Above the navel, in the middle of the abdomen.
Meaning: The center of self-confidence, personal power and self-esteem. When balanced, it helps us to be confident. When blocked, it can cause low self-esteem and fear.
A depiction of the Solar Plexus Chakra (Manipura), depicting a bright yellow lotus with ten petals. It radiates a sense of energy, balance and self-confidence.
A depiction of the Heart Chakra (Anahata), showing a green, twelve-petalled lotus with a hexagram symbol representing harmony in the center. The image radiates love, compassion, and healing energy.
4. Heart Chakra (Anahata) – Love and Compassion
Symbol: Twelve-petalled lotus.
Color: Green 💚
Element: Air 🌬️
Location: In the center of the chest, around the heart.
Meaning: The center of love, compassion, and acceptance. When balanced, it radiates love, peace, and compassion. When blocked, isolation, heartache, or relationship problems can occur.
5.Throat Chakra (Vishuddha) – Communication and Truth
Symbol: Sixteen-petalled lotus.
Color: Blue 🔵
Element: Ether 🌌
Location: In the throat area.
Meaning: The center of self-expression, communication, and truth. When balanced, it helps with honest communication and speaking one's own truth. If blocked, communication difficulties and self-expression problems may arise.
Throat Chakra
6. Third Eye Chakra (Ajna) – Intuition and Vision
Symbol: Two-petaled lotus.
Color: Indigo Blue 🟣
Element: Light 💡
Location: In the center of the forehead, between the eyebrows.
Meaning: The center of intuition, wisdom, and inner vision. When balanced, it helps with intuitive perception and clairvoyance. If blocked, intuition and concentration can weaken and thinking can become confused.
7. Crown Chakra (Sahasrara) – Spiritual Connection and Awareness
Symbol: Thousand-petaled lotus.
Color: Violet or white ⚪
Element: Pure Awareness ✨
Location: On the top of the head.
Meaning: The center of spiritual connection and awareness, connecting earthly existence with higher consciousness. When balanced, it brings inner peace and wisdom. When blocked, alienation and lack of self-identity can occur.
Chown chakra
Chakra Balancing