Ever wondered what Chakras are? Here's my view -

Chakras are spinning vortexes of energy within the spiritual body, a body which most people cannot see or touch, but which is the complex body of energy/light/spirit which is our true self and which echoes the structure of the physical body in form. The spiritual and physical bodies are energy; the physical body being a dense form of energy, vibrating at low frequency which makes it seem solid, while spiritual bodies are fine energy vibrating at high frequencies, and invisible to normal sight. Physical and spiritual bodies are permeated by universal life force, chi, ki or prana which is transmitted via the chakras. All matter and light bodies ‘swim’ in the common ‘sea’ of cosmic light/energy, which connects all of creation.

There are seven primary chakraslocated at seven areas along the spiritual ‘spine’, from the bottom of the pelvis through to the top of the head. They form where energy strands cross each other 21 times. Each is an intense magnetic field, pulsing at a specific frequency, attracting life force in the form of cosmic particles which form a spiral as they are drawn towards the pulsing magnetic field. This spiralling gives the impression of a spinning vortex, which forms a cone shape as the particles spiral inwards following the path of the Golden or Fibonacci Spiral, the mathematical foundation of the universe. Each chakra has one cone shape at the front of the body, with the pointed end facing the spine, and another opposite it with the pointed end facing the spine at the back of the body. This looks similar to the two lobes of a black hole which are connected via a ‘worm hole’. The chakras are linked within the body along the spiritual spine. Each chakra is linked to a gland which forms part of the body’s endocrine system. Other minor chakras are spread throughout the spiritual body and are linked to other physical functions such as the nervous system.

The function of chakrasis to receive, assimilate and transmit cosmic or life-force energy (prana, chi, ki etc) for the purpose of regulating and governing the functions of the physical body to keep it healthy and alive, and also to assist our spiritual growth. The condition of each chakra affects not only our physical body, but also how we experience life on emotional, mental and other spiritual planes. Chakras store our habits or personality, that is, the thoughts and beliefs we have about life, which affect our every action and reaction. Thoughts and beliefs that have a material base will be stored in the vicinity of the base chakra, while thoughts of a high spiritual nature will find their place at the crown chakra. All thought is energy, and all thoughts are stored unless and until a flow of energy up the spiritual ‘spine’ is encouraged, which dissolves all old energy, releasing one from old habits and patterns, thereby allowing spiritual awakening. We spend our lives travelling spiritually upward, starting with being preoccupied with survival as an infant, thus living in the realm of the base chakra, and then finding our way slowly towards the crown chakra as we age and grow, as we realise that we are a part of All That Is.

Chakras pulse at different frequencies and wavelengths. For example, the visible colour red has a long wavelength and low frequency while violet has a short wavelength and high frequency. This means that red is slow energy and violet is fast. The seven primary chakras are associated with the visible spectrum, where the base chakra at the bottom of the spine is associated with the colour red, ending with the crown chakra at the top of the head associated with the colour violet. Each chakra is also associated with music keys, the base vibrating at C, through to the crown vibrating to B. This means that not only do the chakras emit these colours and sounds (seen and heard by those who have a developed sensitivity) but they are also affected by colour and sound, as well as other energy frequencies.

Chakras ideally need to be pulsing at the optimum frequency for perfect physical, emotional, mental and spiritual health. However, events and our reactions to them (based on our personality i.e. our collection of habits and beliefs) sometime knock chakras out of alignment and/or alter their frequency. The chakras which are affected depend on the type of reactions we exhibit. The misalignment or wrong frequency affects future reactions to events, and if not realigned or balanced in good time, also affect the physical body. Each chakra affects a specific area of the physical body and a specific range of mental/emotional/spiritual roles. For example, the heart chakra governs the heart and circulation, breasts and diaphragm, the arms and hands, as well as thoughts and emotions related to love, such as compassion or rage.