Root Chakra
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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.
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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 hemorroids
| 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: | |
| 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.
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| 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. |
| Mantras: |
"There is nothing to fear but fear itself"
"I welcome my life experience in all its ups and down, trials and
triumphs" |
Disclaimer: Newage Enterprises makes no claims as to the healing properties of this gemstone. We provide information on legends surrounding this stone's mystical and healing properties which allow the informed user to make their own decision.
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