The 7 Chakras - What they are and how to work with each one by AstrologyAnswers

THE 7 CHAKRAS, WHAT THEY ARE, AND HOW TO WORK WITH EACH ONE We’ve talked a little bit about chakras before, giving you a very basic idea what the 7 chakras are, and how to begin working with them. There are many, many benefits to chakra work, with the most obvious one being the progression on your path of enlightenment that you will feel. But, put in English, what does this really mean? All it really means is that when your chakras are aligned, your life is simply better. Your health is better, your emotional center is better, you sleep better, and you may even be getting more psychic information than you ever thought possible. There are so many benefits to chakra work, we could write books about it.

We’re not going to write books about it today, but we are going to look at each one specifically, so that you can delve into this practice in more detail. See, while it is important to align your chakras for balance, healing, and a more enlightened life, you don’t need to look at the entire picture all at once. You don’t even need to work with every chakra at once. If you just want to tweak something in your life like, maybe your intuitive growth, or maybe your sexual lifestyle, chakra work is all you need to do in order to make that magic happen. But you never need to work with all 7 at once, unless you want to and have that kind of time. But what do you do if you don’t? You just work with whatever one you want to work on, and come back to the others another time. I know a lady who gives a specific chakra to every day of the week, and only focuses on that chakra on its given day. A lot of people think it takes a lot of work, but you can do chakra work on the bus on your commute home, in the plane on your way to a vacation, while you are drifting off to sleep at night, just before you crawl out of bed in the morning, you get the picture. You can even do chakra work while you are in a board meeting! So how do you tap into this magic? We’re so glad you asked. Here are the 7 chakras, what they are, and how to work with each one.

1. Root Chakra, Red Your Root Chakra is the color red and is the energy center right at the end of your tailbone, on your bottom. This chakra is important for our feelings of security, and for our feelings of basic safety. So if you are feeling fearful about something, closing your eyes and thinking about the color red will definitely help. Wearing red works too, it’s why people say when you have a big meeting or presentation, wearing red to the attire gives you that extra boost of safety and personal security. Red gemstones and crystals will help you center this chakra as well, and the more work you do with your Root Chakra, the more abundance and material goods you will see coming into your life as well. You will begin to feel fearful or feel stressed when your root chakra is out of sync. Crystals like smoky quartz and garnet are great ways to align this chakra, and working with this chakra will also help to enhance your work successes as well. So even if this is not the most important chakra work you need, don’t forget to tend to this one once in a while. It’s especially good to work with this one regularly if you are the anxious type.

2. Sacral Chakra, Orange The sacral chakra is often known as the belly chakra, or belly energy center, and this is where it is located. Your basic sexual needs are found here, as is your center of self worth. If you are feeling down in the dumps, a little bit of orange in your day will help to inject some alignment into your sacral chakra. This color is good for confidence, and will help you to relate to other people around you in friendly and helpful ways, thus boosting your confidence up even more. You can close your eyes and think about this color as well for a little mid-day boost if you need it. This chakra is also very good for helping you iron out emotional problems, whether they are big life transforming ones, or ones that just muck up your day. Tiger’s Eye and Agate are good crystals to use to align your sacral chakra, as is wearing orange, meditating on orange, or including more orange energy into your day.

3. Solar Plexus Chakra, Yellow The solar plexus chakra is located on the solar plexus on your body, which is on the breastbone just behind your abdomen. This is your center of personal power, think of the area on the chest that monkeys pound when they are making themselves known as great predators. That is the power you can get from your solar plexus chakra, the kind of power that makes you lean forward when you are making a point, and the kind of power that makes you knock events and daily life out of the park, in a good way. If this one is out of balance, you will worry about other people, go through life a little confused, and you may even feel controlled by others. Take your power back! Align your solar plexus chakra through pendulum work, engaging the color yellow in your day to day life, and piling on the yellow crystals like topaz and citrine. You’ll know your solar plexus chakra is in good shape when you feel ready to take on the world.

4. Heart Chakra, Pink or Green There are a couple of schools on thought on the color here, with most schools believing green to be the only color of the heart chakra. But I have found that many people have a heart chakra that can also be pink, or sometimes pink. The crystal rose quartz is pink and great for healing the heart chakra. Guess what this one is about? You got it, love. This is your center for spirituality and compassion, and your energy center that engages and receives unconditional love. When this center is out of wack, you don’t love anybody, and you mostly don’t love yourself, and it is literally caused by a broken heart. If you keep hearing us tell you how important it is to love your Self before you can receive love in your life, some work with your heart chakra will help you align all of that. The color green or the color pink, with green and/or pink crystals will help you in this regard. Meditating on these colors, and doing pendulum work with these colors, even wearing these colors will begin to heal any broken heart issues that you may have. And hey, we’ve all been there. When you are having one of those broken hearted days, stop everything and take care of your heart chakra through meditation or even any simple activity that engages the color green or pink.

5. Throat Chakra, Blue The throat chakra is located exactly where it sounds and it is denoted by the color blue. The throat chakra, being located in the throat governs communication, and that is both giving and receiving. The throat is also where we store anger, which is why you hear people’s voices deepen when they are angry. It’s all pent up there. If this chakra is out of alignment, you will feel like you don’t want to say anything, you will feel like you are shy or timid, or feel like you are just quiet but can’t really explain why. On the other hand, when this chakra is fully engaged and aligned, you are prepared to give a speech to your entire country. If you need to speak in public or do so frequently, frequent work with this chakra will help you succeed. Or maybe you just need a little extra throat chakra work before a big date? Focus on the color blue, and if being shy is kind of your thing, choose the blue dress instead of the red one for a big night out. That will get you talking. Aquamarine and the gem known as Azurite are the best crystals to use when aligning that throat chakra.

6. Third Eye Chakra, Indigo/Navy The third eye chakra is exactly what it sounds like, it is located between your two eyes on your forehead and functions just like a third eye. As such, this one is all about seeing a little bit more than what you currently have in your field of view right now. That’s right, the third eye lets you see it all. Well, not all of it, but just a little bit more. If this chakra is not balanced, you may experience headaches, or feel like you are a little afraid of being successful. You may even experience blurry vision, or a strain on the eyes. You will know this chakra is balanced when you feel like you are picking up information, but not sure where it is coming from. You may even experience telepathy or astral body work. Meditating on the color indigo which is a deep purple, or on a very dark blue will help you to align your third eye chakra. Amethyst and the stone Lapis Lazuli are infamous for helping with third eye chakra alignment.

7. Crown Chakra, Violet/Pure White The term “clear” is often used to describe the color of this chakra, but violet is also a color for this chakra. Think of the purest white you see in movies with angels, and the brightest lights that you often see associated with it. This is the color of the crown chakra, in addition to violet. This chakra is found on the top of your head, and is the center of your spiritual work, and of the work you need for full and true enlightenment. From universe through your crown and into your soul is where wisdom and information flows, so you can imagine how psychic you would be if you had this chakra fully aligned and activated. There is a silver cord between our crown chakra and our aura body, so if you work long enough on this chakra, you can experience astral projection or out of body experiences.

Once again, be careful what you wish for. If this chakra is out of alignment you will notice by the lack of feeling you have about daily life, maybe a constant feeling of frustration or apathy. You might get a lot of headaches, and you may simply be feeling like joy is not an option for you anymore. Having a crown chakra out of alignment can be very depressing, and all the more important to work on it whenever you can. This creates the bridge between you and the divine, from the beautiful crown and glory of your crown chakra. Opal and clear quartz are among the best gems to have around when aligning your crown chakra. What did you think? What chakra center of yours needs the most work, and how do you plan on getting there? http://astrologyanswers.com/the-7-chakras-what-they-are-and-how-to-work-with-each-one https://gillsonlinegems.myshopify.com