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Seventh chakra (violet / gold)
Crown (Sahasrara – thousand-petal)


Sixth chakra (indigo / dark violet)
Third eye (Ajna - perception, to be aware of)


Fifth chakra (deep blue)
Throat (Vishuddha - purification)


Fourth chakra (green and pale pink)
Hearth (Anahata - unaffected)


Third chakra (yellow)
Solar plexus (Manipura – shining jewel)


Second chakra (orange or orange-red)
Hara (Svadhishthana - sweetness)


First chakra (red)
Root (Muladhara – root or support)


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First chakra
Root (Muladhara - root or support)

Root chakra provides energy to the physical body, feet, bone – and skeletal structure, nails, adrenal, anus, large intestine, rectum and cell buildup. Some of the common diseases that can result from poor function of this chakra, is pain in the lower back, varicose veins, haemorrhoids and rectal problems.

Location: between the anus and genitals, or tail vertebra at the 3. Cross lumbar.
Color:
red.
Properties:
survival, matter, earth connection, mother power, strength, trust, physical needs, security, practicality and everyday realities (housing, job, finances, family).
Chakra out of balance: mental dullness, “emtiness”, lack of consentration, inability to silence, failure, hard to reach goals, difficult to live in the ordinary world.
Sense function: smell
Sense organ: nose
Work organ:
anus
Mantra: LAM
Element: earth
Crystals: black levante, garnet, agate, blood stone, ruby, hematite, smoky quartz.
Essential oils:
vetiver, myrrh, patchouli, cedar, rosewood, lavender and cloves.
Food:
proteins, meat.
Experiencing nature: to consider a blood-red sunrise or sunset gives life and harmony to rot chakra.

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Second chakra (orange or orange-red)
Hara (Svadhishthana - sweetness)

Hara chakra provides energy to the legs, the circulation system, the lower intestine, the entire pelvic area, appendix, sex and reproductive organs, regulate the female cycle, bladder, prostate and uterus, genital gland (testicles and ovaries). All body liquid as blood, lymph, gastric juice and sperm. Typical diseases in this area are menstrual problems, infertility, vaginal infection, abdominal pain, impotence, frigidity, ovarian cysts, tumors and cellular changes in the genitals, bladder and prostate problems, genital diseases, renal pelvis inflammation and pain in the lower back.

Location: four finger widths below the navel. Associated with cross bone.
Color: orange or orange-red
Properties: sexual energy, creative energy, emotional balance, happiness and relationships.
Chakra out of balance: unbalanced sexual instinct, instability, separation anxiety, feelings of isolation, problems with social interaction and difficult to express feelings and to accept oneself.
Sense function: taste Sensory function: taste
Sense organ: tongue
Work organ: genitals
Mantra: VAM
Element: water
Crystals: amber, carnelian, golden topaz, citrine, red jasper, ruby.
Essential oils: jasmine, rose, sandalwood and ylang-ylang.
Food: drink
Experiencing nature: moonlight, especially full moon and the sight of clear water or a shining sea, a bath in a rippling stream or a sip from a fresh source in nature stimulates hara chakra.

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Third chakra (yellow)
Solar plexus (Manipura – shining jewel)

Solar plexus provides energy to the stomach, “the midriff area”, muscles, digestive system, gall bladder, kidneys, liver, pancreas, spleen, nervous system and the middle part of the spine.
The most common diseases in this area are stomach ulcers, gastrointestinal problems, superfluous kilograms around the waist, diabetes, inflammation and cancer of the pancreas, kidney problems, disorder of the adrenal gland, liver problems, gallstones, constipation, indigestion, anorexia, bulimia, nausea and diarrhea.

Location: between the navel and the lower part of the breastbone. It corresponds to the 7 chest vertebra.
Color: yellow
Properties: personal power and self-determination, the self.
Chakra out of balance: selfishness and desire for power, need for control, little contact or acceptance of feelings, poor self esteem / self confidence and self-respect, nervous breakdown.
Sense function: sight
Sense organ: eyes
Work organ: feet and legs
Mantra: RAM
Element: fire
Crystals: yellow citrine, green aventurine, topaz, yellow jasper, aventurine quarts, malachite (movement towards heart).
Essential oils: juniper, vetiver and lemon.
Food: complex carbohydrates (starch)
Experiencing nature: the power of the suns light, warmth and energy gives life to the third chakra, as well as looking at a sunflower or grain field in the sunshine.

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Fourth chakra (green and pale pink)
Hearth (Anahata - unaffected)

Heart chakra provides energy to the heart, shoulders, arms, hands, ribs, chest and breasts, the upper part of the back, the lower lung area, blood and circulation system, skin, thymus that controls the lymphatic system and stimulates and strengthens the immune system. The most common physical disorders in this area are heart disease, allergies, asthma, short of breath, lung problems, bronchitis, pneumonia, breast cancer, high blood pressure, circulation disorders, problems and inflammation of the upper back and chest, shoulders and arms.

Location: in the middle of the chest.
Color: green and light pink.
Properties: love and the ability to express it, compassion, devotion.
Chakra out of balance: dependence on others, depressed, self pity, dramatic, melancholy, fear of intimacy, loneliness, feeling betrayed, grief and a sense of being separated, pain, difficult to find joy in life, naive and too confiding.
Sense function: touch
Sense organ: skin
Work organ: hands
Mantra: Yam
Element: air
Crystals: watermelon tourmaline, rose quartz, emerald, jade, aventurine, malachite, green calcite, azuritt.
Essential oils: rose, bergamot, melissa, inula and jasmine.
Food: vegetables
Experiencing nature: a peaceful walk in untouched green nature harmonizes via heart chakra our whole being. Every flourishing growth conveys message of love and joy, and allows for the same qualities blossom out in our hearts. Pink colored flowers are especially suitable for gentle revitalization and healing of the heart chakra energies. A pink colored sky with graceful formations of the clouds lifts and expands the heart.

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Fifth chakra (deep blue)
Throat (Vishuddha - purification)

Throat chakra provides energy to the thyroid gland (regulates metabolism), nose, trachea, esophagus, neck vertebras, mouth, throat, teeth, gums, jaws, ears and voice. Some of the most common diseases that develop in this area are a sore throat, throat inflammation, teeth and mouth disease, gum problems, tension headaches, neck problems, pain in jaw and ear problems, tinnitus and ear problems, swollen glands and metabolic problems.

Location: just above the ach of the neck, and back in the bottom of the hollow neck. It corresponds to 4 neck vertebra.
Color: deep blue.
Properties: communication, creative self-expression and expression, listening, dignity and the will to break through illusions and negative thoughts.
Chakra out of balance: the inability to communicate and express ones opinion, reluctant to unfold, feeling of not being understood and heard, contradictory, blocked creativity, hard to listen and to be empathic towards others , conceit and arrogant, little willingness to change his life.
Sense function: hearing, sound
Sense organ: ears
Work organ: mouth, vocal cords
Mantra: HAM
Element: ether
Crystals: Turquoise, lapislasuli, aquamarine, sapphire, aqua aura, blue tourmaline, blue topaz.
Essential oils: chamomile, neroli, sage and eucalyptus.
Food: fruit
Experiencing nature: a clear sky`s pure and transparent blue color evokes a resonance in throat chakra. By opening up for heaven`s endless space and receive “heavenly message” you will notice how your mind opens and brightens. Heaven`s reflection on clear water also has an expanding and liberating effect on the feelings.

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Sixth chakra (indigo / dark violet)
Third eye (Ajna - perception, to be aware of)

Third eye provides energy to the face, eyes, nose, ears, sinuses, cerebellum, lower part of the skull, central nervous system, pineal- and pituitary gland. It also provides energy to the development of intelligence and learning, understanding, vision, intuition and direction in life. Some of the most common diseases in this area are neurological disorders, cerebral haemorrhage, bad sight, glaucoma, migraines and severe headaches, sinusitis, nervousness, tendency to schizophrenia, learning difficulties and melancholy.

Location: above and between eyebrows.
Color: indigo (dark purple).
Properties: intuition and other dimensions of reality, intelligence, vision, understanding and spiritual insight, visualization, integrates our physical world with the spiritual, not attached to material things.
Chakra out of balance: authoritarian, disturbed by other people's thoughts and feelings, do not know which direction one should go in life, difficulty making decisions, pessimist, undisciplined, confused, difficult to use their imagination, learning problems, hallucinations, nightmares, a heavy and dark mind and can get deep depression.
Sense function: intuition
Mantra: KSHAM
Element: light / telepathic energy
Crystals: sodalite, amethyst, lapialasuli, lapis, kyanite, sapphire, fluorite.
Essential oils: thyme, rosemary, peppermint and helichrysum.
Food: no
Experiencing nature: the third eye is stimulated by viewing a deep blue star strewn night sky. This experience of nature opens the mind to the infinite depth and to the diversity of different forms of expression in our creation. And allow us to perceive the delicate power in the heavenly cosmic dance, which is also active behind the exterior of our lives on earth.

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Seventh chakra (violet / gold)
Crown (Sahasrara – thousand-petal)

Crown chakra gives energy to the pineal gland, upper part of the skull, big brain and the cerebral cortex. The typical diseases of this area are diseases of the nervous system, paralysis, genetic disorders, bone problems and diseases that dissimilert sclerosis, amyotrophic lateralsklerose, chronic fatigue, epilepsy and alzheimers disease.

Location: top of the crown.
Color: purple and gold.
Properties: spirituality, cosmic consciousness and connection, the highest wisdom, higher self,  oneness, the meaning of life, the beauty of creation, be at peace with oneself and bliss.
Chakra out of balance: depression, psychosis, delusions, manic depressive, frustrated, lack of faith in the life process, inability to see the whole, lack of sense of belonging and always exhausted.
Sense function: outside the selves experience range.
Mantra: OM
Element: thought, cosmic energy
Crystals: rock crystal, amethyst, diamond, white jade, white turmalin.
Essential oils: lavender, lotus, elmi hart, mandarin, frankinsence (olibanum) and rosewood.
Food: none – fast
Experiencing nature: the openness and the unlimited, the proximity of the sky and let go of the events in your personal life you may encounter on a lonely mountain or a mountain top, provides an excellent opportunity to help crown chakra to open up.

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Eighth chakra (Narayanan)
"Soul Star" - also known as the seat of the soul

Location: 15-25 cm above crow chakra.
Color:
magenta
Our “Soul Star” is the energy center for divine love and soul consciousness.
This is also a center of energy which integrates the connection between the “Earth Star” and “Soul Star”.
Here is the universal wisdom of our soul`s purpose which is the core of our energy system.
When the “Soul Star” is activated awakens the soul to its cosmic consciousness of the vast community of energies in our infinite universe. This is the portal to the individual spiritual wisdom and transpersonal consciousness.

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"Earth Star"

Location: 15-25 cm below the feet.
Color: maroon

In “Earth Star” we are deep rooted and anchored to the earth. That's where mother earth (Gaia) nourishes our life force and energy.
“Earth Star” resonates to the pure human being, our inner program, crystallization of our inner self, tunes into goodness on the inside, the inner sense of our purpose.
Its energy helps us to accept past lives, karma patterns as well as our genetic inheritance from our parents.

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Literature

Shalila Sharamon og Bodo J. Baginski, Chakra – Håndbogen
Helen Gamborg, Det usynlige I helbredelse
Harish Johari, Chakras – energy centers for transformation
Susan Curtis, Aromatherapy
Patricia Davis, Aromatherapy An A-Z
Patricia Davis, Subtle Aromatherapy
Finn Andersen, Guldet från växterna
Osho, Meditation – the first and last freedom
Liz Simpson, The Book of Chakra Healing
Liz Simpson, Crystal Healing
Judy Hall, Crystal Users Handbook