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The Crown Chakra: Full Enlightenment

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The 7th chakra, the Crown Chakra, is known as the “thousand-petaled lotus,” a symbol of purity and spirituality. It is our highest energy center, both in terms of physical location and rate of vibration. This chakra brings great knowledge, deep understanding, inner-wisdom, and a connection to the highest state of enlightenment and spiritual growth. It represents union with the higher self, the cosmos, and the divine.

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Third Eye Chakra: Trusting in Higher Powers

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The sixth chakra, the Third Eye Chakra, is associated with sight and seeing, both intuitively and physically. It is related to the energies of clear vision, intuition, light, and spirit. It is through this chakra that we may tune-in to the higher self in order to seek and receive inner guidance.

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Throat Chakra Healing: Find Your Voice

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The 5th chakra, the Throat Chakra, is associated with sound and involves creative self-expression, speech and communication. The ability to speak honestly,  receive, process and assimilate information,  and to connect with and speak our inner-truth all relate to the 5th chakra. The first of the “upper chakras,” the Throat Chakra is our center of transformation and change.

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Heart Chakra: Expand Your Capacity for Love

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Our capacity for giving and receiving love is directly related to the fourth chakra: the heart chakra. When the heart chakra is in balance, we radiate warmth and compassion, and genuinely enjoy our friends and relatives without expecting anything in return. We accept others for who they are, focusing on their positive attributes and overlooking the negative. It is as Jesus instructed, “Love thy neighbor.”

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Solar Plexus Chakra: Stand Up For Your Beliefs

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Each day, we are required to make decisions and take steps to implement them. Your ability to decide confidently and act resolutely is governed by your third chakra: the Solar Plexus Chakra.

The Solar Plexus Chakra is the area of assertiveness and intuition. As individuals, we each have our own unique perception of right and wrong. We feel strongly about certain issues; others not so much. The third chakra is the inner-drive that propels us to ..read more

Sacral Chakra:Pleasure and Creativity

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/h3> Many of the experiences in our lives are governed by the laws of attraction. Have you ever noticed the emotions that arise when you hear a particular piece of music; gaze at certain works of art; or interact with specific people? These feelings and what you do with them are governed by the Sacral (2nd) Chakra.

The Sacral Chakra is your center of creativity at every level: physical, artistic and sexual. Located 2 inches below the ..read more

The Root Chakra: First, Be At Peace

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The primary drive associated with the Root Chakra is survival. It is the most instinctive of all the chakras. Food, clothing, shelter and protection are the necessities to which it responds. Located at the base of the spine, the Root Chakra is the unseen gravitational force that joins our spirit to our bodies and our bodies to the physical world.

Color: deep red Element: earth Location: base of spine, perineum Associated body parts: coccyx, anus, large intestine, adrenal glands, ..read more

Chakras for Beginners: What Are The Chakras?

What Are The Chakras?

Many of us often experience feelings of unease, yet we can’t quite put our finger on the source. Despite confusion, some seek to dispel the anxiety with food, drugs, alcohol, sex, shopping, etc.; others simply cast a blind eye toward the situation. However, this is like putting duct tape around a leaky pipe: applying a temporary fix to a potentially growing problem.

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