Seven Spiritual Chakras & Human Health
Seven Spiritual Chakras & Human Health: There are seven major human body chakras, which are arranged vertically along the axial channel (sushumna nadi). 1) Muladhara (मूलाधार) or root chakra : It is symbolized by a lotus with four petals and the color red. This center is located at the base of the spine in the coccygeal region. Muladhara is related to instinct, security, survival and also to basic human potentiality. Physically, Muladhara governs sexuality, mentally it governs stability, emotionally it governs sensuality, and spiritually it governs a sense of security. Muladhara has a relation to the sense of smell. This chakra is where the three main nadis separate and begin their upward movement. Kundalini rests here, wrapped three and a half times around the black Svayambhu linga, the lowest of three obstructions to her full rising (also known as knots or granthis). The animal associated is the elephant. The deity is Ganesh, and the Shakti is Dakini....