Chakra and Metaphysical Art Gifts
The word Chakra comes from an ancient Indian language known as Sanskrit, translating as vortex, spinning wheel, or circle. Chakras are the major centers of spiritual power in the human body and are circles of energy, which balance, store, and distribute the energies of life all through our physical body along the subtle body. The subtle body is the non-physical body, or otherwise known as our soul or spirit, which overlays our physical body. According to the traditional writings, there are 88,000 chakras covering every area of the human body. The majority of them are small and insignificant. 40 of them have significant function and they are in the hands, feet, fingertips, and shoulders. The most significant ones are the seven main chakras located along the central line of the body, from the base of the spine to the top of the head.
If you could imagine chakras as circles of energy, flowing all the way through our body these circles of energy assist in the running of our body, mind, and soul. If a chakra is not performing correctly, this could cause our physical health, mental health, and our spiritual selves to suffer. Although there are hundreds of chakras in our body, beginners primarily are only concerned with the seven major chakras. These chakras start at the base of the spine and move upward to the last one at the crown of the head. They coincide with the positions along the spinal cord of the major nerve ganglia in our physical body.
