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Today, we will present the information about our Second Chakra,
and tomorrow we will hear from Gaia and Her Second Chakra.
SECOND CHAKRA
LOCATION: The second chakra is located at the navel. The navel was once our umbilical cord that was our attachment to our first physical home, our mother, and the nurturing that she provided. The second chakra also represents our attachment to Mother Earth as well as all the plants and creatures that call Her home.
PETALS:
This chakra has six petals or spokes. In numerology, six is the number that
represents responsibility and nurturing for family and community as well as
finding balance and harmony with our environment.
NOTE & MANTRA: The note for this chakra is D and the mantra is “vam” or “o” as in home.
Chanting these mantras in the key of D while focusing our attention on this
area of our body can enable us to more consciously access the second chakra.
COLOR:
The color of this chakra is orange. Orange is the color of emotion. In the
Hindu chakra system, the color orange is associated with death of the old. This
“death” refers not only to physical death, but also to death, or total
liberation, of painful emotions that have been repressed. This “death” also
refers to the discharge of the defense mechanisms that were created in order to
survive those emotions, as well as the situations that caused them.
RULES:
The second chakra rules our VITAL, SENSUAL body. This chakra governs sexuality,
reproduction, emotions, instincts, food, and general communication of the body
with the consciousness that lives inside it. The second chakra rules the
feminine component of sexuality, whereas the first chakra rules the masculine
component of sexuality. The second/navel chakra is more sensual than sexual. It
tells us how we feel about sex and having children, whereas the first chakra
rules sex that is for enjoyment, power, and/or procreation.
Besides reproduction, the second chakra also governs
other kinds of creativity. Swimming, hiking, and gardening make use of the
second chakra’s connection to nature. Sculpting and carving use materials and
objects of nature as a medium, and nature is often the “subject” of painters
and photographers. With dancing and martial arts, the navel area is seen as the
base, the Hara Center, the area to be kept in alignment with the earth so that
perfect balance can be maintained.