Root Chakra #1
Matter - Survival - Grounding - The Body - Food - Beginning - Unity - Individuality - Earth
Sanskrit Name: Muladhara
Meaning: Root / Support
Location: Perineum, base of spine
Element: Earth
Function: Survival, grounding
Inner State: Stillness, firmness, stability
Outer Manifestation: Solid
Glands: Adrenal
Other Body Parts: Legs, feet, bones, large intestine
Malfunction: Obesity, Hemorrhoids, constipation, sciatica, degenerative arthritis,
anorexia nervosa, knee trouble
Colour: Red
Sense: Smell
Planets: Saturn, Earth
Metal: Lead
Incense: Cedar
Chief Operating Force: Gravity
MEDITATION
You are the ground upon which all things rest
You are the Earth from which all things grow
You are here; you are solid; you are alive
You are the point from which all things begin
The consciousness level of the first chakra is centered around survival. This is the maintenance program that protects the health of our bodies and our day to day mundane needs. Here we function from an instinctual level of consciousness, concerned with hunger, fear, the need for rest, warmth and shelter.
The survival mechanism stimulates our first awakening of consciousness as it brings our attention directly into the here and now. Threats to survival stimulate the adrenal glands for that burst of extra energy when we need it. As our body gets energized, our awareness is heightened. The challenge of survival requires us to think and act quickly, and to innovate new solutions. Our consciousness is spontaneously focused on our situation in a way that rarely occurs at other times.
No matter how far our attention may wonder, in the interest of the body's survival, the demands of this chakra will always bring us back again. This instinct goes beyond our conscious control and, like the tonic drone of a bagpipe, it is a baseline level of consciousness underlying everything we think or do.
In order to consolidate our energy in the first chakra, we must first see to our survival needs in a healthy and direct way so that our consciousness is not dominated by them. To ignore these demands is to be constantly pulled back into "survival consciousness" - giving us the experience of being unable to "get off the ground".
Survival brings us again back to our roots - to a time when life was constantly threatened. Our very existence depended on the strength of this chakra - the strength to fight, to run, and to protect ourselves from dangerous enemies. In early times, concern for survival was the primary focus of consciousness - and with it we built a foundation, a culture and a civilization.
Assignment
In order to understand the energy of this chakra, it is highly recommended that a daily time is set aside for a full week to focus and meditate on this chakra.
Get to know, feel and vibrate with this energy. It will ground you, give you the full confidence to operate out of your own individuality and make you more at peace.
Affirmations
I am one with Earth
My roots are deeply imbedded in the solidness of Earth
I am a Survivor
I am Strong