Sacral chakra

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MAJOR CHAKRA
SACRAL CHAKRA (NAVEL CHAKRA /HARA)
SANSKRIT NAME:
Svadhighthana
ELEMENT:
water
FRONTAL LOCATION:
3 to 4 inches below the solar plexus
mid-point below navel
SPINAL LOCATION:
above 1st lumbar
NUMBER OF PETALS:
6
SIZE:
the entire girth of the pelvis
SHAPE:
a four-sided pyramid which rests upon the top of the root chakra, the summit pointing up to the heart
SENSE:
taste
CORRESPONDING ISSUES:
physical desires and appetites, addictions
COLOUR:
orange (vermillion?)
ENDOCRINE:
ovaries or testes
OILS:
sandalwood, cardomum, ginger
FOODS:
orange fruits/vegetables:
oranges, tangerines, apricots, melon, persimmon, papaya, carrots, orange peppers, lentils, spices (cinnamon, cloves, ginger, ginseng)
STONES:
calcite (orange)
carnelian (orange)
citrine
jasper (blue / red)
topaz
MANTRA:
Vam
MUSICAL NOTE:
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