| Traditionally Chinese medicine relies on the model belief | | | | meditation to arouse the energy, and encourage it to |
| that the human body is an energy system, consisting | | | | flow back up through the increasingly subtler chakras, |
| of seven chakras located through the body on a | | | | until union with god is achieved in the Sahasrara |
| horizontal line from the Root chakra on the genitle area | | | | (crown) chakra at the top of the head. |
| up to the Crown chakra at the top of the head. The | | | | It is believed that the energy of the chakras is |
| New Age movement has created an increased | | | | continuously flowing (like a stream), if it is not |
| interest in Western cultures including the chakras. | | | | respected and given the proper care then the energy |
| Some people in New Age practices claim that there | | | | can become blocked (by a dam). For instance when a |
| are chakras, besides the seven major ones, for | | | | child gets and ear ache it could be caused by a |
| instance, ear chakras. Although it cannot be proven | | | | number of things ranging from physical illness or a |
| that this is entirely untrue it is certainly up for debate. | | | | damaged ear drum. But physicians tend to over look |
| People from the East and West who study or tap into | | | | the chakras energy system which could be blocked |
| the chakras energy system know that there is a | | | | causing the tissues in the ear to break down. To ease |
| correspondence between the position and role of the | | | | the discomfort in the child's ear many doctors will |
| chakras, and those of the glands in the endocrine | | | | mask the pain with medication. But the inflammation |
| system. Each chakra is responsible for different | | | | can be reduced simply by placing a hand over the ear |
| aspects of the body just like each organ is responsible | | | | and concentrating on the corresponding chakra. As the |
| for its own functions. | | | | energy pulses through the blockage it will allow the |
| The chakras are described in the tantric texts as | | | | body to heal naturally. |
| Sat-Cakra-Nirupana, and the Padaka-Pancaka, where | | | | In the end it does not matter which set of beliefs you |
| they radiate an electrical consciousness, an energy | | | | follow, all that matters is that you treat your energy |
| which pours down from the spiritual like the suns rays. | | | | centers with the same care and respect that you |
| They then create these distinct levels of chakras | | | | would treat any other part of your body. when you |
| (simular to oil settling on top of water), which eventually | | | | can find balance in your life it becomes much easier to |
| settle in the Muladhara (root) chakra. This energy that | | | | focus less on the negative and more on what is |
| came into creation, called the Kundalini, will lie coiled and | | | | positive. |
| sleeping until it is taped into through tantric yogi, reiki or | | | | |