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The Sahasrara or Crown Chakra
Location: just over the top of the head
Colour: white
Function: the connection to the Universal
Mind, the God-Spirit, divine inspiration,
the higher beings, the superconscious mind
Body: ketheric
Gland: pituitary
Animal: kachina
Element: magnetum
Gemstone: diamond
Contained within this centre are counterparts
of all the seven major chakras.
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The Ajna, Third Eye or Brow Chakra
Location: near the area of the third eye in
mid-forehead
Colour: purple
Function: the connection to the "spirit world";
insights, inspiration, spirit guides, etc
Body: celestial
Gland: pineal
Animal: archetypes, all spirits living & dead
Element: radium
Gemstone: alexandrite
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The Vishuddha or Throat Chakra
Location: at the throat
Colour: blue
Function: controls the expression of conscious
thought through speech
Body: etheric
Gland: thyroid
Animal: human/hierophant
Element: ether
Gemstone: lapis & sapphire
This is the chakra that gives the most people
problems as it is often constricted or closed, for
many have been restricted from speaking freely
throughout their lives.
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The Anahata or Heart Chakra
Location: in the area of the diaphragm
Colour: green
Function: relates to those things which touch the
heart as an emotional center as opposed to a physical
muscle, such as teachers of spirituality, religion,
philosophy, theosophy, and other things of the heart
Body: astral
Gland: thymus
Animal: 4 legged mammals
Element: earth
Gemstone: emerald
Through this centre one learns to radiate love flowing
from the soul into the outside world. This Chakra is
often in conflict with the 2nd.
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Manipura or Solar Plexus Chakra
Location: in the solar plexus
Colour: yellow
Function: the chakra of the intellect, of mental
abilities, of all things of the mind
Body: mental
Gland: pancreas
Animal: birds
Element: air
Gemstone: topaz & peridot
This centre is considered the great clearing house
for all energies below the diaphragm before they
are transferred to the appropriate centres above.
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Svadhistana or Sacral Chakra
Location: above the navel
Colour: orange
Function: often referred to as the "seat of the
soul", it controls the emotions, feelings, and
those things which touch our emotions; both
good and bad
Body: emotional
Gland: gonads
Animal: aquatic animals
Element: water
Gemstone: aquamarine
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Muladhara, Kundalini or Base Chakra
Location: at the base of the spine
Colour: red
Function: controls the physical functions of
the body, sex, procreation, relationships
with other people
Body: physical
Gland: adrenals
Animal: snake,
Element: Fire
Gemstone: ruby
When our 1st chakra is blocked, it may mean we
need to become more "grounded" with Mother Earth,
as it is considered our connection to the earth.
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Further reading: Wheels of Light by Rosalyn L. Bruyere, The Donning International
Encyclopedic Psychic Dictionary by Dr. June Bletzer