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Svadhishthana Chakra - Lower Abdominal Center

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The Qualities and Symbols of the Svādhishthāna Chakra

Position within the body About 3cm above the lower part of the spinal column where the coccyx and the sacrum meet.
Colour ORANGE – activity, energy, joy, hope
Tattva JALA (Water) – soft and yielding
Mantra VAM
Lotus 6 Petals – symbols for the six obstacles on the path of development: Anger, hate, greed, jealousy, cruelty, laziness
Animal CROCODILE – lethargy
Divinity BRAHMĀ – creator, consciousness

SARASVATĪ – knowledge, intellect, discrimination (Viveka)

Symbols HALF MOON – feelings, tides, female cycle
Qualities and Aspects First level of human development, the subconscious
HĪRANYAGARBHA – the “Golden Womb”
PRĀRABDHA KARMA – influence of earlier actions on one’s destiny
positive: ICCHĀ SHAKTI (willpower), KRIYĀ SHAKTI (vigour/drive)
negative: Egoism, passion, pride, envy, doubt, laziness, etc.
Prāna APĀNA – elimination
Plane BHUVARLOKA – astral level
Planet MERCURY
Principle CHITTA – consciousness/Principle NĀRĀYANA, memory
Precious Stone BERYLL
Metal TIN
Mineral SODIUM
Characteristic KRODHA – anger
Sensation KLĀNTI – tiredness/fatigue
Sense Organ JIHVĀ – tongue/Principle VARUNA, sense of taste
Feature RASA – fluidity
Taste SALTY
Quality CHALANA – to move
Part of the Body MAMSA – flesh
Organ UPASTHA – sexual organs/Principle PRAJĀPATI, Creation, Reproduction
Secretion VĪRYA – hormones
Gland SUPRARENAL GLAND
Plexus HYPOGASTRIC (network of nerves in the lower abdomen)
Other Names LOWER ABDOMINAL CENTRE

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