Understanding Chakras - Chakra Meditation Technique

What Are Chakras?

Having the knowledge of Chakras and how they flow is important because not having the knowledge of how the energy flows within yourself, makes it’s pretty hard to manifest magick. Chakras are the circular vortexes of energy that are placed in seven different points on the spinal column (there are more than 7 vortexes of energy but these are the basic general points that are most commonly known and worked with), and the seven chakras are connected to the various organs and glands within the body. These chakras are responsible for disturbing the life energy, which is also known as Qi or Prana

Understanding these vortexes of energy helps you to learn how to balance the flow of your Chi.  And when something is off you can check your chakras to see which of the 7 is out of alignment, meaning not flowing properly. One of the ways your chakra system can be aligned is through a form of visual meditation.

Meditation To Align And Unblock The Chakras

Below is a breakdown of a guided meditation.  This can be done in parts by working with one chakra, until you are ready to move to the next.  Spend a week or so until you are comfortable in understanding the elements of the chakra.  Working your way from the Root, all the way up to the Crown. 

For the best results, this should be done as much as is needed.  Also, adding some of the crystals and stones that correlate to each of the chakras while meditating is helpful. (See the list below)

During this meditation there will be affirmations to recite, they will begin with I AM or I Feel. (You can also create your own personalized affirmations with the understanding of each chakras energy resonates)

Also, if you have difficulties with the process of visualization, I have provided some imagery below.

Get into a comfy position in a warm and quiet space.

The Chakra Meditation

Begin to feel yourself relaxing, your body is feeling heavy, your arms relaxed

Take a moment to breathe, inhale 1, 2, 3 hold……..exhale 1, 2, 3

Now that you are relaxed, lets begin

Root Chakra

Starting at the Root Chakra you visualize its color red and imagine a red circle spinning in a clockwise motion.  At the Base of spine, at the tailbone area.  You are feeling this light of energy coming from the earth to your root chakra connecting you to its energy.

Now visualize and feel the light of energy coming from your root chakra

Details

Color – Red

Element – Earth

Location – Base of spine, in tailbone area

What it controls – Survival issues such as financial independence, money, and food.  Survival. Fight or flight, instinct, stability, material safety, trust, and security. The root chakra also impacts our passion, physical strength, and sexuality.

Stones

  • Hematite
  • Black Obsidian
  • Black Tourmaline
  • Red Zincite
  • Garnet

Sacral Chakra

Now visualize and feel the light of energy coming from your root chakra and coming up into your sacral chakra. Visualize an orange circle spinning in a clockwise motion.   Lower abdomen, about 2 inches below the navel.  Feel the connection of energy from the earth to your root and to your sacral chakra.  Feel that sensual energy and creative expression arise.

Details

Color – Orange

Element  – Water

Location – Lower abdomen, about 2 inches below the navel

What it controls – Water, procreation, sensuality, creative expression, compassion, pleasure, gut feelings, and wisdom. The sacral chakra is healing and compassionate.

Stones

  • Orange Calcite
  • Vanadinite
  • Carnelian 
  • Blue-green Turquoise
  • Blue-green Fluorite
  • Copper
  • Imperial Topaz

Solar Plexus Chakra

Now visualize and feel the light of energy coming up from your sacral chakra into your solar plexus chakra. Visualize a yellow circle spinning in a clockwise motion.   Upper abdomen in the stomach area.  Feel the connection of energy from the earth to your root to your sacral and to your solar plexus chakra.  Feel the energy of your youth, intellect and willpower arise

Details

Color – Yellow

Element – Fire

Location – Upper abdomen in the stomach area

What it controls – Self-esteem. Willpower, and a driving force. Like an engine that is humming. Leaving your mark on the world. Optimism, youth, intellect, and compassionate warmth

Stones

  • Citrine
  • Amber
  • Yellow Jasper
  • Golden Calcite
  • Yellow Apatite
  • Gold Tigers Eye

Heart Chakra

Now visualize and feel the light of energy coming up from your solar plexus chakra into your heart chakra. Visualize a green circle spinning in a clockwise motion.   Center of chest, just above the heart.  Feel the connection of energy from the earth to your root to your sacral to your solar plexus and to your heart chakra.  Feel the Loving energy of empathy and openness arise

Details

Color – Green

Element – Air

Location – Center of chest, just above the heart

What it controls – Love. Openness, self-acceptance, and the acceptance of others. Empathy 

resides in this chakra, and selfless love for all beings

Stones

  • Rose Quartz
  • Cobaltian Calcite
  • Pink Danburite
  • Lepidolite
  • Rosasite
  • Vesuvianite
  • Pink/Rubellite Tourmaline
  • Watermelon Tourmaline
  • Green Aventurine
  • Malachite
  • Jade

Throat Chakra

Now visualize and feel the light of energy coming up from your heart into your Throat chakra. Visualize a blue circle spinning in a clockwise motion.   The throat area.  Feel the connection of energy from the earth to your root to your sacral to your solar plexus to your heart and to your throat chakra.  Feel the energy of truth and communication arise

Details

Color – Blue

Element – Ether

Location – Throat

What it controls – Communication, listening, expression of the self, how we understand and are understood. Independence, truth

Stones

  • Sodalite
  • Blue Calcite
  • Blue Kyanite
  • Chrysocolla
  • Celestite
  • Blue Chalcedony
  • Angelite
  • Blue Turquoise
  • Amazonite
  • Aquamarine

Third Eye Chakra

Now visualize and feel the light of energy coming up from  your Throat into your Third Eye chakra. Visualize an indigo circle spinning in a clockwise motion.    Forehead between the eyes.  Feel the connection of energy from the earth to your root to your sacral to your solar plexus to your heart to your throat and to your third eye chakra.  Feel your intuition and the energy of insight arise

Details

Color – Indigo

Element – Ether/Space

Location – Forehead between the eyes (also called the Brow Chakra)

What it controls – Intuition, insight, “sixth sense,” imagination.

Stones

  • Blue Apatite
  • Lapis Lazuli
  • Azurite
  • Tanzanite

Crown Chakra

Now visualize and feel the light of energy coming up from  your Third Eye to your Crown chakra. Visualize a violet circle spinning in a clockwise motion.    The very top of the head.  Feel the connection of energy from the earth to your root to your sacral to your solar plexus to your heart to your throat to your third eye and to your Crown chakra.  Feel your Cosmic awareness and, higher consciousness ignite and arise

 

Now that you have reached the crown, visualize the energy vortex coming from the earth through your root chakra all the way up out of your crown chakra reaching out to the universe.

 

See all the planets, stars, sun and moon and the vast dark matter of space.

Visualize that light of energy coming back down surrounding you like a circle, it feels warm and safe.  Slowly come back to awareness and take a long breath inhale and hold for 3 seconds, 1…2….3,  then exhale slowly, 1…2…..3. Do this 3 times. 

Feel the energy of the earth, the roots and grass, grounding you and bringing yourself out of the meditation back to awareness.

Welcome back, you have now completed this chakra meditation.

Details

Color – Violet

Element – Ether

Location – The very top of the head

What it controls – Cosmic awareness, higher consciousness, faith, spiritual power, connectedness to all beings

Stones 

  • Amethyst
  • Apophyllite
  • Herkimer Diamond
  • Quartz Crystal
  • White Hemimorphite
  • White Calcite
  • WhiteTopaz
  • White Danburite
  • White Howlite
  • Selenite