| Root
Chakra
The First Chakra sits on the tip of your tail bone. It is often known
as the Root Chakra, or in Hindu Chakra work, the Muladhara.
NOTE! This advice is not meant to substitute
for the care of a qualified Physician. Please consult your Physician before
embarking on any program of treatment. We assume the reader will use their
good sense when utilizing any information listed on this page).
Indicators of First Chakra Imbalances:
• Excessively timid
• Many insecurities, low self-esteem, depression
• Many tense, life threatening situations where a strong need for
survival is called for
• Recipient of abuse or abuser of others
• Constipation/diarhhea and hemorroi
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| Responses: |
Security, fear, survival,
reproduction |
| Location: |
Generally located between the
anus and sex glands, however may be anywhere from the feet to the
bottom of the spinal cord. |
| Governs: |
Sex organs, elimination, the lymph system,
the skeleton and bones, the lower extremities (legs, ankles, feet)
and the nose. |
| Colors: |
Red, Black and Brown |
| Scents: |
Lavender, Patchouli, Sandalwood,
Cedarwood |
| Gemstones: |
Black Tourmaline, Garnet, Hematite, Obsidian,
Black Onyx, Dark Ruby, Smoky Quartz, Bloodstone
| Nuances: |
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| Black Tourmaline |
Fearful. Feel survival threatened. Negative. Exceedingly powerful
for 1st Chakra work. |
| Garnet |
Protective. |
| Hematite |
Depression, pain. Keep people out of your space. |
| Obsidian |
Extremely Protective. Release from excessive need for possessions. |
| Ruby |
Protective of all around you, including family, possessions
and good name. |
| Smoky Quartz |
Help move energy from 1st Chakra upward to higher, more enlightened
Chakras. |
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| Petals: |
Said to have four petals: Greatest joy,
Natural pleasure, Controlling passion, and Concentration |
| Comments: |
Problems with the First Chakra (Root) coincide
with major traumas in the first 5 years of life, including an extremely
difficult birth experience. These themes often recur around 30-34,
60-64 and 90-94.
Were you severely upset during this period? Was your mother absent
for a length of time due to illness? Were you abused or abandoned?
While most adults cannot remember these times, they "imprint"
themselves in our psyche and are manifested as a disturbance in the
First/Root Chakra which governs fear, survival and feelings of security.
In your adult life, if you've been abused in any way or been an abuser
of another--your First Chakra is likely out of balance.
An First Chakra Imbalance may manifest as a person feeling extremely
powerless, worthless, fearful, depressed and insecure. Since this
Chakra rules our need to "survive", an out of balance Chakra
may manifest as a desire to self-terminate. On the other hand, an
imbalanced First Chakra may be expressed as over-aggression, a need
to push others aside at all costs to obtain the security/self-worth
necessary to feel more secure. An over-urgent need to bolster one's
ego through possessions or by abusing another to feel more powerful
within oneself.
Physical symptoms of a First Chakra imbalance include frequent constipation/diarrhea
and hemorroids. |
| Therapy: |
Chakra Therapy might include laying the
proper gemstone upon the First Chakra for 5-25 minutes. Some recommend
placing the stones on the bottom of the feet. Black Tourmaline (Schorl)
is considered one of the most potent First Chakra gems. Wearing Black
Tourmaline has also proven to be quite effective, however it is highly
recommended that internal work be done in conjunction with the wearing
of the First Chakra gemstones.
Imagine a red vortex of energy rising from the base of your feet,
up your legs to pool at the base of your spinal cord, between the
urethra and rectum area. At the same time, think of feeling secure,
happy, powerful without being aggressive.
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| Mantras: |
"There is nothing to fear but fear
itself"
"I welcome my life experience in all its ups and down, trials
and triumphs" |
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