Chakras – Wheels of Life

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Chakras – Wheels of Life

by Sarah Delamere Hurding

Chakra is a Sanskrit word meaning ‘Wheel of Life.’ Chakras are the energy fields which prime our bodies on many levels. Linking to our Life Force, the chakras permanently spin, attracting various people, experiences and emotions into our lives. The chakras hook us up to a myriad of colors and are the symbolic expression of the rainbow in our bodies – as above, so below.

Although advanced healers identify as many as twenty-four chakras (sometimes thirty-two!), there are seven main chakras, which serve well as an introduction to the subject.

The first chakra is the Root (Red), which is located at the base of the spine. The second is the Sacral (Orange), which is located midway between the navel and the base of the spine. The third is the Solar Plexus (Yellow) is located behind the navel. The fourth is the Heart (Emerald Green) and is located at the chest. The fifth is the Throat (Light Blue), which is located at the neck. The sixth is the Third Eye (Indigo Blue), which rests between the eyes. The seventh is the Crown (Purple), which is at the top of the head. In the information below, I have also mentioned the Ear chakras (Violet), which are located just above the eyebrows.

Chakras are light-filled vortexes of energy, which rotate clockwise or anticlockwise. The massage movements for each chakra vary according to the gender of the client. In men, the Root, Solar Plexus, Throat and Crown rotate clockwise and the Sacral, Heart and Third Eye rotate anti-clockwise. The reverse is typically true for women.

The different color vibrations of the chakras dictate the speed at which these ‘Wheels of Life’ spin. Cool colors like Blue, Green and Purple spin faster than the intense hot colors Red, Orange and Yellow.

Each chakra has a different function, physically and esoterically (what is unseen). The chakras tend to be directly linked with a major gland and co-ordinate the effective functioning of this gland. So, if something is playing up with your thyroid, you might ask yourself, what truth are you swallowing? What is it that you are afraid to verbalize? Of course, there is not always an emotional or mental reason for ill-health, but you would be surprised at how often there can be.

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