Top 7 Chakras
Published on November 21, 2007 - 30 Comments
In many religions and practices, there is a belief that there are many energy centers in the body that are tuned to an aspect of life. The energy centers, charkas, are represented with colors and are believed that the person has the ability to open and close them individually with practice and discipline. This is a subject which most people have heard of but few know the details. In order from lowest to highest, here are the charkas.
1. Root Chakra
The Root Chakra is located between the anus and genitalia. It is represented with the color red. The Root Chakra is the energy center that helps you feel at home in situations. It is also what controls your feeling of physically being there. You will have a sufficient trust level for other people. When you feel nervous or fearful this Chakra is under-active or blocked. When it is over active, you will tend to obsess with security and very resistant to change. You may also be materialistic and greedy.
2. Sacral Chakra
The Sacral Chakra is located at the sacral bone, or lower back. It is represented by the color Orange. The Sacral Chakra is the energy center in control of feelings and sexuality. Being open does not mean you are over-emotional but that you can express your feelings freely. You will not feel ashamed to let your feelings be known. You are also secure with your sexuality. This doesn’t mean bragging about how much sex you have. When this Chakra is under-active, you tend to bottle up all emotions or tend to have a permanent poker face. Over-emotionally attached to people is characteristic of over-active Sacral Chakra.
3. Navel Chakra
The Navel Chakra is located on the spine a little higher than the navel. It is sometimes referred to as the Solar Plexus Chakra. It is represented by the color yellow. The Navel Chakra is associated with asserting yourself and your self-esteem. Under-active Navel Chakra usually has reference to being timid and indecisive. You probably don’t get what you want or have a hard time letting someone know your opinions about the situation. Being over-active, you are probably aggressive and domineering.
4. Heart Chakra
The Heart Chakra is located at the spine and level with the heart. It is represented by the color green. This Chakra is the energy center for love and affection, your kindness to others, being compassionate and friendly. You live in harmony with your friends and easily make new friends. Being closed or under-active, you will tend to be cold and distant. Others tend to not notice you or you are very rude to them. Being over active, you will tend to smother your relations. You love will usually have a very selfish reason.
5. Throat Chakra
The Throat Chakra is located at the base of the throat. It is represented with the color blue. This Chakra is the energy center for talking and self-expression. When this Chakra is under-active you are likely to be introverted and shy. You probably don’t talk too much and may have a tendency to lie. Being over-active you can tend to be over bearing with how much you talk and tend not to listen very well.
6. Third-Eye Chakra
The Third-Eye Chakra is located between and slightly above your eyebrows. It is represented by the color purple. This is the center for premonition, insight and visualization. When this Chakra is open you will tend to have a normal instinct and will tend to fantasize. You will have good intuition. When it is closed, you are not very good at thinking for yourself. You may tend to rely on others for basic instructions. You may get confused easily and rely too much on beliefs. When it is over-active, you may live in a fantasy world or even have extreme hallucinations.
7. Crown Chakra
The Crown Chakra is located about 4 finger widths above your head. The color white or violet represents it. The Chakra is the center for wisdom and being one with the world. When active you may be unprejudiced and aware of you surroundings. Being under-active you are probably a one way thinker and not very aware of spirituality. When this Chakra is over-active you may be ignoring you bodily needs. You are more obsessed with spirituality and may tend to over analyze everything around you.
Source: MindWorks
Contributor: Ravyn
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1. Juggz - November 21st, 2007 at 11:47 am
Is there a listverse Chakra?
2. srichards - November 21st, 2007 at 12:03 pm
i don’t really believe this…sorry guys
3. jfrater - November 21st, 2007 at 12:08 pm
Juggz: yes - it is shaped like a bottle of red wine
srichards: don’t apologize - I don’t believe it either - but some of our readers do and I am happy to put up lists that they like too
4. somnium72 - November 21st, 2007 at 1:23 pm
I’m a massage therapist, and was once asked what color the heart chakra was on a certification exam. I didn’t know and fail to see how knowing that would make me a more effective massage therapist.
//No, I don’t do “happy endings.”
5. bucslim - November 21st, 2007 at 1:27 pm
Gotta admit, growing up on the Great Plains, I’ve never been exposed to the chakra.
The Midwest chakra is shaped like a Skoal can and is located on the left butt cheek of a pair of Wranglers. When over active, it excretes a brown viscous goo. . .
Never mind.
6. jfrater - November 21st, 2007 at 1:36 pm
somnium72: hahahah what a brilliant end to your comment
Welcome to the site.
bucslim: I think you just slipped a little in my estimation - it is dinner time over here!
7. bucslim - November 21st, 2007 at 1:44 pm
Sorry bro, they can’t all be winners.
8. Gravy - November 21st, 2007 at 3:49 pm
Kinda cool. For someone who has never really been exposed to that, I think its cool to read up on.
9. petey mcgee - November 21st, 2007 at 3:56 pm
i taint never heard of a root chakra
10. Kelsi - November 21st, 2007 at 5:02 pm
I think my sacral chakra is hyperflexed. =(
11. Diogenes - November 21st, 2007 at 6:27 pm
1) I gotta say that my root chakra shoots up my spine when I stand on the end and look over extreme high places. Who’s with me?
2) I think the sacral is more of a tomato paste/orange.
3) does the navel chakra differ with innies and outies(sp?) ?
4)envy- green, but didnt the ole sckool egyptians believe the heart was the center of the soul?
5)receptive to slight atmospheric changes perhaps like a barometer?
6)Ahhh! the stalk! the stalk! Ever seen the Lovecraft story-based movie “From Beyond” ? an antenea receiver / sensitive receptor. maybe, the reflectant yellow dashes on the highway at night.
7)graffitti on the wall. wipe it clean so that we show ourselves properly before the shadows of relations.
yah.
12. ChuChu353 - November 21st, 2007 at 11:04 pm
Top 7 Chakrams? I thought Xena only had 2.
Oh….nevermind
13. jfrater - November 21st, 2007 at 11:31 pm
Wow - what a mixed bag of comments - more than any other list I think
14. Shabab - November 22nd, 2007 at 12:32 am
hmmmm…. i read this list top to bottom….twice…..amazingly it still doesnt make any sense to me
15. Patrask - November 22nd, 2007 at 1:03 am
Is this one of those New Age-thingys?
16. Rezel - November 22nd, 2007 at 4:28 am
I do yoga and it helps to under stand the chakra’s when you do some of the movements.
17. heavybison - November 22nd, 2007 at 9:10 am
I live in India and trust me…there are folks here who make a living out of convincing people that their lives are hell ‘cos they don’t know their chakra’s. These so called chakra’s are the root of all the eastern myticism back in the 60’s and 70’s, all those yogi’s ang guru’s. For me, it’s all in the mind….
18. The Lucifer Principle - November 22nd, 2007 at 10:14 am
Chakras are pseudoscience. It’s not a matter of “belief”; it’s perfectly okay to admit they’re bullshit.
Why?
The supporters throw around terms like energy and make false claims that can be scientifically tested. So far, all “predictions” done by chakra freaks have turned out false or don’t require “magical points” to explain away.
19. Ravyn - November 22nd, 2007 at 4:01 pm
Jamie: I agree with you on the melting pot of comments. I was hoping to get a response like this out of this list. It is wonderful to see what people think about something a little different.
20. Drogo - November 23rd, 2007 at 12:14 am
Like OMG!, The Lucifer Principle, your chakras are (like) so out of balance. You’re (like) emitting some really harsh karma there, you got (like) a really dark aura around you. You need to do some (like) yoga or meditation or something.
21. Ravi - November 23rd, 2007 at 11:28 pm
hey gr8 list mate
this site has lists for all
i am from india and was really amazed to read something i am familiar to
22. miss_ali1984 - December 20th, 2007 at 7:21 pm
It’s a top 7 cuz there are only 7 chakras! That’s so cute! I love this site so much.
23. Ravyn - December 20th, 2007 at 7:55 pm
I am glad to see some people who like this list. Makes me feel all that much better.
24. –El_PerrosKi– - January 3rd, 2008 at 4:03 pm
I didn’t know we had all this chakra in our body, that means that we can do ninjutsu tricks like naruto!!??
Kage Bunshin no Jutsuuu!!!
Dam! it didn’t work.
25. Scar.. - January 23rd, 2008 at 2:36 pm
I’ve heard of these when doing yoga, it helps me to focus when the dvd yoga instructor goes over each chakra.
26. Rafael - March 18th, 2008 at 10:07 pm
Hey, you folks can’t just enjoy the list and let the chackras live? Look, they’re colorful and shiny.
Not that I’m into, say, that random requests in certification exams.
27. Inner Strength - April 25th, 2008 at 12:18 pm
Is there a Chakra for the rectum?
This smells shitty.
28. Vera Lynn - July 2nd, 2008 at 11:49 am
I like this. I know a lot of people who swear by these, and their lives are much more harmonious than mine. I am wanting to look at this more carefully for personal reasons. Keep an open mind, y’all.
29. Mark - July 7th, 2008 at 5:25 pm
Inner Strength: I think the root chakra (at your anus) would count.
30. James - July 15th, 2008 at 6:25 am
I just don’t get why people are so afraid of new things. People get so wrapped up with the mundane things of there lives and when something else pops up it made fun of. Chakras are a natural part of a persons being, think of it like this, The Matrix (movie…really big movie….starring Keanu Reeves, Hugo Weaving, Lawrence Fishburn…you get the point) was about machines using the electricity in the human body to power the machines. That is really not far from the truth; science has already proven that our brain works like an electrical tower send messages to other parts of the brain. This is the reason why we can walk and talk and type and read. It is however very evident that some brains are short circuiting. Think of chakras as an electrical terminal that helps send messages to other parts of the body. When all terminals are functioning properly a person tends to feel better about themselves are able to show the best qualities of who they are. It’s like turning on your lights in your home and getting nothing or very little power and saying that hey electric company something is wrong and you call and bitch that the electric company needs to get there act together, and then when they do you are a happy person. It the same thing with our bodies Electric company=Brain, Chakras=Terminals and our Body=Home.