New Dawn Spiritualist Centre

What is a Chakra?

Chakras and their functions were first mentioned in the Vedas, ancient Hindu texts of knowledge.

Chakra is a Sanskrit word meaning wheel and it refers to the seven energy centers in our body.

These energy wheels regulate the flow of energy through our energy system. These centres open and close when we decide what to think and when we feel.

Chakras ARE NOT physical. They are aspects of consciousness in the same way that the auras are aspects of consciousness as the mind and the physical body work together.

They work through the physical body through the endocrine and the nervous system so are therefore associated with particular parts of the body.

Each sense, feeling and experience is divided into seven categories and therefore allocated to a specific chakra.

When you feel stress in your consciousness, you feel it in the chakra associated with that part of your consciousness and in the parts of the physical body.

Everything can be healed so in understanding the chakras, the healing process can begin with the body and the mind. When a person’s chakras aren't spinning properly, the physical, emotional and mental body aren't working in harmony with each other. So when a person changes something about their being, they are able to release the stress that had been creating the symptom, and are then therefore able to return to a healthy state again.

The Crown Chakra

The crown chakra is also known as the cosmic consciousness centre. It is located at the top of the head and associated with the brain and the nervous system. The colour linked to chakra is violet.

This chakra gives of a sense of empathy and unity and is calming when centered on.

The Brow Chakra

This chakra is also known as the third eye and is located at the centre of the forehead. The indigo coloured chakra is associated with the temples and the carotid plexus.

It is related to the act of seeing, both physically and intuitively and tunes in to our psychic ability.

This subject also includes, clairvoyance (inner sense of vision), clairaudience (inner sense of hearing) and clairsentience (inner sense of touch) are all interlinked with this chakra.

The Throat Chakra

The throat chakra appears at the base of the throat and is sky blue in colour. This chakra controls the throat, neck, the arms and the hands.

The throat chakra governs the sense of hearing and is related to communication and creativity.

The Heart Chakra

The love chakra is located at the centre of the chest and is green in colour. The heart chakra is associated with the heart, the circulatory system, lungs and chest.

This chakra governs the sense of touch and the sensitivity that comes from being touched.

The Solar Plexus Chakra

The power centre is connected to the solar plexus and is yellow in colour.

The parts of the body associated with this chakra include the muscular, skin, solar plexus, the large intestine, stomach, liver and the eyes. The sense governed by this chakra is eyesight.

Power, control and mental activity are associated with this chakra. The solar plexus is an important chakra as it's linked to the personality.

The Sacral / Sacrum Chakra

This chakra is positioned at the centre of the abdomen and is orange in colour. It rules the reproductive system and sexual organs and it looks after the sense of taste and appetite.

Children is also associated with this chakra. Emotions and the person's willingness to feel their emotions is also guided by this chakra.

The Root / Base Chakra

This red coloured chakra is positioned between the anus and the sex organs.

Parts of the body that are associated with this chakra are the lymph system, teeth and bones, prostate gland, bladder and the legs, feet and ankles. The sense of smell is covered by this root chakra.

Security, trust, the home and work are all connected with the root chakra as the root is where life begins. This chakra also reflects a person's connection with their mother and with Mother Earth.