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Solar plexus chakra (manipura)

Solar plexus chakra
  • Location: above the navel (between the navel and the sternum).
  • Color Yellow
  • Aroma: lavender, rosemary, bergamot.
  • Flakes: 10
  • Mantra: RAM
  • Stone: malachite, calcite, citrine, topaz
  • Functions: Power, Control, Strength, Ambition.

The solar plexus chakra (manipura) - the third (one of the main) human chakras - is located above the navel.

Symbol appearance

Manipura is represented by a red triangle pointing downward, symbolizing the element of fire, in a bright yellow circle with 10 petals.

Flakes

The ten petals of manipura are dark blue or black, like heavily laden rain clouds, with syllables ḍaṁ, ḍhaṁ, ṇaṁ, taṁ, thaṁ, daṁ, dhaṁ, naṁ, paṁ and phaṁ they are dark blue. These petals correspond to Vitti: spiritual ignorance, desire, jealousy, betrayal, shame, fear, disgust, delusion, stupidity and sadness .

The petals represent the ten pranas (streams of energy) controlled by the Manipura chakra. The five prana vayu are: prana, apana, udana, samana and viana ... Five Upa Pranas are Naga, Kurma, Devadatta, Krikala and Dhananjaya .

The inverted triangle in this symbol can also represent the energy of the three lower chakras, concentrated and energetically extended to the higher chakras. Think of it as an inverted funnel for the Earth's energy.

Chakra function

Manipura is considered to be the center of dynamism, energy, willpower and achievement that radiates throughout the human body. This is due to the power of fire and digestion, as well as vision and movement. When they speak of Manipur, they say that the power is attained to save, change or destroy the world.

The effects of blocked solar plexus chakra:

  • Low self-esteem or, conversely, overestimated
  • Digestive problems, metabolism, weight
  • Emotional imbalance
  • Lack of motivation, energy - a feeling of powerlessness
  • Sudden outbursts of aggression, intolerance towards other people

Ways to unblock the solar plexus chakra:

There are several ways to unblock or open your chakras:

  • Meditation and relaxation, suitable for chakra
  • Surround yourself with the color assigned to the chakra - in this case yellow
  • Mantras - especially RAM mantra

Chakra - Some Basic Explanations

The very word chakra comes from Sanskrit and means circle or circle ... Chakra is part of the esoteric theories about physiology and psychic centers that appeared in Eastern traditions (Buddhism, Hinduism). The theory assumes that human life exists simultaneously in two parallel dimensions: one "physical body", and another "psychological, emotional, mental, non-physical", called "Thin body" .

This subtle body is energy, and the physical body is mass. The plane of the psyche or mind corresponds to and interacts with the plane of the body, and the theory is that mind and body influence each other. The subtle body is made up of nadis (energy channels) connected by nodes of psychic energy known as chakra.