These moderators of subtle energy are depicted as lotus flowers embedded into the spinal column, each resonating at different frequencies corresponding to the colors of the rainbow.
While anatomically undetectable, these Charkas arr metaphysically linked with a number of different systems within the physical body. They are related to the endocrine and the nervous systems direct.
The major chakras are-
- Root chakra called 'MULADHAR' (Between anus and genitals) connected to the adrenals.
- Sacral chakra called ' SVADHISHTHAN' (In the lower abdomen between the naval and the genitals) connected to the ovaries/testes.
- Solar plexus called 'MANIPURA' (At the naval) connected to the pancreas.
- Heart chakra called "ANAHAT' ( At the center of the chest) connected to the thymus.
- Throat chakra called 'VISHUDDHA' ( Centrally at the base of the neck) connected to the thyroid and the parathyroid glands.
- Third eye chakra called 'AGYA' (Above and between the eyebrows) connected to pituitary gland.
- Crown called the 'SAHASTRAR' (At the top of the head) connected to the pineal gland.