The Second Chakra – Svadhisthana
I AM CREATIVE
The second chakra is the foundation of the emotional body and influences our ability to feel emotions, sensations and to let go of our emotions. It is our source of creativity and inspiration. Also known as the sacral chakra or sexual chakra, the second chakra is located in the lower abdomen in the area of the womb and involves change. The consciousness of this chakra derives from flow, duality, and the attraction of opposites.
The second chakra influences our sexuality and sensuality, physical force, sexual and ardent love, open-mindedness, and our ability to yield and cooperate amiably with other people. This chakra physically influences the lower abdomen, spleen, liver, bladder, kidneys, sexual organs, reproduction and fertility.
When the sacral chakra is balanced, we feel healthy, open, friendly, imaginative and creative which helps us to focus on our objectives. This chakra encourages intuition, energy and success. This can manifest as:
•Ability to initiate
•Empathy with others
•Generosity and willingness to share
•Genuine intimacy
•Mutually empowering relationships
•Passion for life
When this chakra is unbalanced/blocked, it can manifest as:
•Exhibitionism
•Inadequacy
•Shallow relationships
•Emotional problems or sexual guilt
•Excesses in food, sex and drugs
If this chakra is not working properly it creates negative influences, such as bladder infections, impotence or frigidity and problems with the reproductive organs and fertility. If this chakra has too much energy moving through it, we may become self-centered and too ambitious, jealous, distrusting and cold. If too little energy is flowing then we may become shy, hyper-sensitive, untrusting, confused, uncertain, with a growing feeling of aimlessness to our life.
Aids in unblocking and balancing the Sacral Chakra:
We can help to balance this chakra by dancing, laughing and having a good time with our friends. The person centered in this chakra needs the freedom to be creative. They will tend to indulge their desires.
Correspondences:
Descriptive Verb: I Feel
Force: Magnetism
Sense: Touch
Food: Liquids
Element: Water
Color: Orange
Celestial Body: Moon
Creature: Crocodile, fish
Physical: Frigidity, impotence, pelvic or lower back pain, urinary problems
Emotional: Possessiveness, expansiveness
Mental: Self-respect
Sanskrit Name: Svadhisthana - meaning sweetness
Other Names: Sacral Chakra
Physical Location: The sacral spine
Nervous Plexus: Sacral
Endocrine Gland: Gonads
Body Associations: Bladder, genitals, kidney, large bowel, prostate, uterus
Key Words: Creativity, desire, sexuality
Related Herbs: Coriander, fennel
Related Incense: Orris Root, Gardenia, Damiana
Related Musical Note: D
Vowel Sound: O (Home)
Crystals:
Carnelian, coral, gold, calcite, amber, citrine, gold topaz, peach aventurine and moonstone
I AM TRUTH
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