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survival—the basic elements of life. On a personal level, the first chakra reflects issues of home, survival, and safety. On the community level, it is the “tribal” chakra, concerned with issues of family, school, job, religion, nationality, politics, and patriotism. The first chakra is also concerned with money issues, insofar as money is connected to our survival, our safety, and our tribe(s).
The first chakra grounds us like the roots of a tree: the stronger and deeper its roots, the more blossoms above. It also functions as our internal seismograph, and through it we can pick up global stresses such as revolutions, environmental disorders, terrorist attacks, and plane crashes.
Weaknesses in this chakra will manifest physically in the lower back (sciatica, for example); in problems with the hips, legs (including varicose veins), knees, and feet;and as colon cancer and immune system disorders. In addition to physical problems, there are emotional consequences when a chakra is stressed. In the first chakra, these are related to home and belonging. You may not feel safe at home or you may have a fear of being homeless. You may fear that you will lose your job; therefore your income; therefore your home. You may feel overly possessive of your lover, believing that if your lover leaves, you will die. Or you may have trouble making your ideas take physical form. Any of these may result in depression.
Some things you can do to nourish this center are
* Standing barefoot and having someone else stand on your feet
* Seeing your spine as a column of light rooting you to the center of the earth
* Learning and practicing tai chi or bioenergetics
* G-spot massage
* Prostate massage
Here are some affirmations to strengthen this chakra:
* I let life provide everything I need.
* I always have the perfect home and I am perfectly at home wherever I am.
* I am safe.
THE SECOND CHAKRA
Known as Svadhistana, the second chakra is located at the lower abdomen, just below the navel.
Color: orange
Sound: low in pitch, one step higher than the first chakra; D on the Western musical scale
Physical focal points: pelvis, ovaries and uterus, testes and prostate, lower intestine, and bladder
Metaphysical aspects: sexuality, relationships, creativity, and power
Although this is most commonly referred to as the sex center, issues of power and control also dominate this chakra, specifically power and control over the outside world. The most creative of the lower three chakras, this is the chakra that provides the impetus from which you conceive not only a child but also the plans, desires,and dreams for all aspects of your life (which become more fully realized in the fifth chakra, the chakra of creative expression). Challenges to this chakra include rape, incest, and events energetically similar to those. For instance, not everyone has been raped, but everyone has experienced having their boundaries violated or felt a lack of privacy. It’s simply a matter of degree. Constant criticism of a person’s creative endeavors, accomplishments, or physical appearance is also a form of energetic rape or incest. People who grow up hearing that they will never amount to anything often suffer impotence, reproductive problems, and financial difficulties later in life.
Money is also a factor in the second chakra, but here the money issues are about relationships and power. Lower back pain—a first chakra issue because of its connection to security—is also a symptom of a financial imbalance in relationships, so it appears in this chakra as well as the first. Sex and money are also closely related. Have you ever noticed that many people feel more sexual when they make money and less sexual when they lose it? Making money makes most of us feel powerful; losing it makes us feel out of control.
Sexual shame is also a power issue. Our shame and embarrassment about sex comes from voices of authority scattered throughout our past. The sources are endless:
The first chakra grounds us like the roots of a tree: the stronger and deeper its roots, the more blossoms above. It also functions as our internal seismograph, and through it we can pick up global stresses such as revolutions, environmental disorders, terrorist attacks, and plane crashes.
Weaknesses in this chakra will manifest physically in the lower back (sciatica, for example); in problems with the hips, legs (including varicose veins), knees, and feet;and as colon cancer and immune system disorders. In addition to physical problems, there are emotional consequences when a chakra is stressed. In the first chakra, these are related to home and belonging. You may not feel safe at home or you may have a fear of being homeless. You may fear that you will lose your job; therefore your income; therefore your home. You may feel overly possessive of your lover, believing that if your lover leaves, you will die. Or you may have trouble making your ideas take physical form. Any of these may result in depression.
Some things you can do to nourish this center are
* Standing barefoot and having someone else stand on your feet
* Seeing your spine as a column of light rooting you to the center of the earth
* Learning and practicing tai chi or bioenergetics
* G-spot massage
* Prostate massage
Here are some affirmations to strengthen this chakra:
* I let life provide everything I need.
* I always have the perfect home and I am perfectly at home wherever I am.
* I am safe.
THE SECOND CHAKRA
Known as Svadhistana, the second chakra is located at the lower abdomen, just below the navel.
Color: orange
Sound: low in pitch, one step higher than the first chakra; D on the Western musical scale
Physical focal points: pelvis, ovaries and uterus, testes and prostate, lower intestine, and bladder
Metaphysical aspects: sexuality, relationships, creativity, and power
Although this is most commonly referred to as the sex center, issues of power and control also dominate this chakra, specifically power and control over the outside world. The most creative of the lower three chakras, this is the chakra that provides the impetus from which you conceive not only a child but also the plans, desires,and dreams for all aspects of your life (which become more fully realized in the fifth chakra, the chakra of creative expression). Challenges to this chakra include rape, incest, and events energetically similar to those. For instance, not everyone has been raped, but everyone has experienced having their boundaries violated or felt a lack of privacy. It’s simply a matter of degree. Constant criticism of a person’s creative endeavors, accomplishments, or physical appearance is also a form of energetic rape or incest. People who grow up hearing that they will never amount to anything often suffer impotence, reproductive problems, and financial difficulties later in life.
Money is also a factor in the second chakra, but here the money issues are about relationships and power. Lower back pain—a first chakra issue because of its connection to security—is also a symptom of a financial imbalance in relationships, so it appears in this chakra as well as the first. Sex and money are also closely related. Have you ever noticed that many people feel more sexual when they make money and less sexual when they lose it? Making money makes most of us feel powerful; losing it makes us feel out of control.
Sexual shame is also a power issue. Our shame and embarrassment about sex comes from voices of authority scattered throughout our past. The sources are endless:
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