Chakra The 7 Basic Chakras Origins Various Models

The seven main chakras are described as being aligned in an ascending column from the base of the spine to the top of the head. Each chakra is associated with a certain color, multiple specific functions, an aspect of consciousness, a classical element, and other distinguishing characteristics.

The chakras are thought to vitalise the physical body and to be associated with interactions of both a physical and mental nature. The chakras are thought to be loci of life energy, or prana, which is thought to flow among them along pathways called nadis.

Some people in the New Age movement claim that other chakras, besides the above, exist - for instance, ear chakras. The general consensus of the scientific and medical communities is that chakras do not exist.

The New Age movement has led to an increased interest in the West regarding chakras.

Supporters of the notion of chakras explain the lack of confirmation of their existence in Western medical science by noting that current technology is not capable of measuring life energy or chakras.

The Danish author and musician Peter Kjaerulff in his book, The Ringbearers Diary describes the chakras in great detail, including the reasons for their appearance and their exact functions. Shortly put, the seven chakras reflect how the unified conscioussness of man (the immortal human being or the soul), is divided to manage different aspects of earthly life (body/instinct/vital energy/deeper emotions/communication/having an overview of life/contact to GodThis article focuses on the concept of singular, monotheistic God . See deity, gods, or goddesses for details on divine entities in specific religions and mythologies. God is a term referring to the supreme being generally believed to be ruler or creator). The chakras are placed on an intermediate layer which lies between the spirit and the earthly body.

1 The 7 basic chakras

The following table sets forth some of the concepts associated with each chakra:

2 Origins

The earliest known mention of chakras is found in the later Upanishads, including specifically the Brahma Upanishad and the Yogatattva Upanishad . These vedic models were adapted in Tibetan BuddhismTibetan Buddhism (formerly also called Lamaism after their religious gurus known as lamas), is the body of religious Buddhist doctrine and institutions characteristic of Tibet and the Himalayan region. It is a school within Tantric Buddhism (also called V as VajrayanaVajrayna Buddhism also known as Tantric Buddhism Mantrayana and Esoteric Buddhism is often viewed as the third major school of Buddhism, alongside the Theravada and Mahayana schools. Note that 'Yana' means 'vehicle' in Sanskrit. The Vajrayana is actually theory, and in the TantricTantric can refer to: Tantric yoga also known as tantra The Louisville, KY hard rock band Tantric. ShaktaA Shakta, pronounced shaakt is a follower of a sect of Hinduism which worships the Mother Goddess, or Shakti, in any of her various manifestations. Along with Shaivism, this is the sect most often associated with Tantra. Hinduism. theory of chakras.

3 Various models

Chakrology is a neologismIn linguistics, a neologism is a recently- coined word, or the act of inventing a word or phrase. Additionally it can imply the use of old words in a new sense such as giving new meanings to existing words or phrases. Neologisms are especially useful in i sometimes employed by Alternative Medicine practitioners or esoteric philosophers for the study of chakras. There are many different chakrologies, some of them based on ancient Indian Hindu Tantric esoteric traditions, New Age interpretations, or Western occult analyses, as well as ancient Greek and Christian references. Croatian esoteric philosopher and physicist Arvan Harvat notes that it would be very difficult to develop a unified coherent chakra science that would integrate all the elements of the various present chakrologies.

3.1 The Tantric Chakras

Tantra (Shakta or Shaktism) describes eight primary inner chakras:

3.2 Hesychastic centres of prayer

Hesychasm specifies four centres:

Cerebrofrontal centre: Positioned between the eyebrows (compare with Ajna).
Buccolaryngeal centre.
Pectoral centre: Positioned in the upper and median region of the chest.
Cardiac centre: Positioned near the upper part of the heart (compare with Anahata).

This compares notably with Tibetan Buddhism, in which the sequence of centres is very similar, beginning with the eyebrows and going down to the heart, which symbolizes the highest consciousness.

It is alleged by modern mystics that in Hesychasm, the centres of prayer were points of concentration or meditation on the body to be used during the hesychastic prayer. This terminology, however, is not used in Orthodox Christianity and is not part of Hesychasm as practiced within the Orthodox Churches.

4 See also

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Chakra	Color	Primary Functions	Associated Element
Root chakra	red	instinct, survival	earth
Navel chakra (Hara)	orange	emotion, sexual energy	water
Solar plexus chakra	yellow	mental functioning, power, control, freedom to be yourself	fire
Heart/lung chakra	emerald green or pink	devotion, love, compassion, healing	air
Throat chakra	blue	speech, self-expression	ether
Third eye	indigo	intuition, ESPESP can mean Electronic Stability Program also known as Electronic Skid Prevention, a safety system in cars that detects the steering wheel angle, speed of each tire, yaw and direction of the car and can activate one brake at an appropriate wheel to preve	time
Crown chakra (just above the head)	violet; may assume color of dominant chakra	connection to god	space

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