| Name |
Manipura Chakra: “The City of Gems”. Solar Plexus Chakra or Navel Center, Spleen, Stomach, Liver Chakra. |
| Location |
Two fingers above navel to sternum bone, opens forward/backward. |
| Symbol/Yantra |
10-petaled lotus. Inverted triangle, red, in circle surrounded by 10 petals. |
| Basic Principles |
| Willpower. Shaping of being—power. Transforming, shaping, purifying. Conquer sorrow and suffering. Healing power. Positive use of personal power. “I am the source of my abundance.” |
| There is a main chakra with several secondary chakras. This is a complex chakra with many levels, positions and aspects. However, all relate to personal power. This is our power center – it absorbs solar energy which nurtures the ethereal body, thereby vitalizing and maintaining the physical body. The solar plexus chakra governs how we enter into active contact with people and the material world. Lower aspects: this area is the foundation of the personality and tends people to a social identity which seeks to conform. Higher aspects: It purifies the desires and wishes of the lower chakras. It consciously controls and uses creative energy. It allows the spiritual richness of the higher chakras to manifest in material world. It has a direct connection with the astral body (center of our wishes, desires, center of emotions). |
| The solar plexus chakra governs the unfolding of personality, working on feelings and experience, shaping one’s being, influence and power, strength and plenty, and wisdom that grows out of experience. If the inner eye and the crown are also open: it enables us to recognize that all visible matter consists of varying light vibrations; our wishes are fulfilled spontaneously as this open chakra is so closely connected to the energy of light in all things that attracts everything in search of light. |
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| Ruling Planet |
Sun (solar, masculine) |
| Astrological Sign |
Leo/Sun, Sagittarius/Jupiter, Virgo/Mercury, Mars. |
| Understanding |
Triangular |
| Element |
Fire (light, warmth, energy, activity, purification) |
| Sounds |
E (mi). 329.1 cycles per second. RAM. Fiery rhythms, orchestral compositions; if hyperactive, any type relaxing music. Long “o” as in “good”. Produces circular movement directed toward outside, inclines toward “A” of heart chakra thus expansiveness, abundance, joy. |
| Color |
Yellow–amber (strengthens nerves, thoughts; stimulates contact and interaction with others: if too dreamy, helps us become actively involved with life, aids physical and spiritual digestion), golden yellow, orange, green. |
| Deity |
Rudra/Siva. Shakti: Lakini. |
| Animal |
Ram |
| Plants, Aromas |
Bergamot, lavender, rosemary. |
| Gemstones |
Amber (warmth & confidence; conveys new insights. Physical: cleanses, purifies organism, digestive system, endocrine, liver). Apatite. Yellow Calcite. Citrine (develops self discipline to live in higher awareness). Malachite (emotionally responsive). Peridot (strengthens, regulates body). Rutilated Quartz. Sulphur (physical radiance). Tiger Eye (supports inner and outer vision, sharpens mind, helps us recognizes own faults). Yellow Topaz (confidence in expressing creative power). Green Tourmaline (strengthen physical to utilize spiritual force). Clear Quartz. Yellow and yellow–green stones. |
| Nature Experience |
Sunlight (corresponds to light of chakra), field of rape in bloom, ripe wheat field, sunflower (natural mandala). |
| Age |
14 — 21. Selfless service helps. |
| Sensory Function |
Sight, eyes. |
| Body Issues: Parts, Glands, Hormones |
Lower back, abdominal cavity, digestive tract, stomach, liver, spleen, gall bladder, autonomic nervous system/pancreas (liver), insulin (gall bladder). Organ of cognition: eyes. Organ of action: anus. |
| Body Issues: Proper Functioning |
Immortality, authority, name, fame. Visualizations useful. Helps us conquer sorrow & suffering: no matter what happens, we won’t feel sad or miserable. Healing power, power of transmutation – which is a blessing or curse, depending on how we use it. Enlightened, full of joy when open. Amount of light determines clearness of vision, quality of seeing. Through integrity, gradually transfers yellow light of intellectual understanding into gold light of wisdom and abundance. Harmoniously functioning: feeling inner peace, inner harmony with Self, life in general, our place in life. Can accept self completely, also respect feelings and character traits of others. No matter what happens, we won’t feel sad or miserable as we have true contentment, faith that what is occurring is for the best. Shaping of being: power, authority, name and fame, developing ego. Self control, warmth, humor, laughter. |
| Body Issues: Dark Aspects of Energy |
Misuse of personal power, recognition, even at expense of friends; can create suffering for others. Need to feel important and achieve outside material identification in world. Control others through anger. Walk with proud air, drunk with vanity. Concentrate on being fashionable. Maintains control of others through anger. Can create suffering for others. |
| Body Issues: Insufficient Functioning |
We directly perceive vibrations of other people and act accordingly through 3rd. If confronted with negative vibration, sudden contraction of 3rd chakra warns us; temporary protective measure, becomes superfluous when own inner light is strong enough to envelop body like protective sheath. Insufficient: makes feel dejected, discouraged; sees obstacles everywhere; free unfolding of personality strongly curtailed as child. As afraid, lose approval of authority, hold back expression of emotions, and smothering solar plexus. |
| Body Issues: disharmonious functioning |
When blocked, feel gloomy, unbalanced; project same sensations into world around so life either bright or dark. One-sided or malfunctioning: want to manipulate everything in accordance with own wishes, want to control your inner and outer worlds, to conquer and exercise power. Driven by inner restlessness and discontent. Probable experience of late acceptance during childhood, so unable to develop genuine sense of own worth, seek rewards can’t find in self or material world. Enormous urge to be active to cover up. Need inner serenity. Attitude of nothing is impossible lets you suppress manifestation of feeling as undesirable. Emotions stopped up. Occasional break throughs. Get highly upset easily; agitation, expression of anger swallowed. |
| Body Issues: Physical Problems |
digestive processes, metabolism, emotions, sympathetic nervous system. |
| Sleep Mode |
On back, 7-8 hours. |
| Spin of the Chakra (facing the body) |
Female: left. Male: right. |
| Occupations |
Those performing at high levels mentally, physically. |
| Yogic Discipline |
Karma Yoga (Realization of God through dedicated service, work). |
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Thanks for letting me contribute these comments.
Under Sounds, above, the note E, “Me” ought to be spelled “Mi,” as far as I know. Also, the “o” as in the word “God” is described as a Short vowel sound, not long.
Thank you for discovering these typing errors. It should read correctly now.