Astrology in Kerala,

Swadhisthana Chakra

Swadhisthana – two fingers up (so very close), organge/vermilion six petal lotus. Sacral plexus, urinary and reproductive systems.

Mooladhara Chakra

Mooladhara/base chakra – perineum/cervix, red. Four petalled lotus, excretory and reproductive glands. Mool means root

The 7 chakras lie along the central line of sushumna nadi and are intersected by ida and pingala nadi. The chakras are swirling vortexes of energy, or energy junctions where energy flowing around the body in the nadis comes together – like a major road junction.

Each chakra’s energy is of a different density and vibration, moving from denser and more gross at the base of the spine, to less dense and more subtle higher up the spine. HYP pg 160 – reading.

The 7 chakras are divided 3 below the heart and 3 above. The 3 below are the lower chakras more related to our animal past and present and the 3 higher ones are more to do with what makes us uniquely human and the capacity to rise above our instincts etc and pursue spiritual and moral goals.

The heart mediates between these two halves of the chakra system, showing how important it is to be heart centred, and live and work with love and compassion. Everything we do or think without a heart element could be questionable?

Mooladhara/base chakra – perineum/cervix, red. Four petalled lotus, excretory and reproductive glands. Mool means root

Swadhisthana – two fingers up (so very close), organge/vermilion six petal lotus. Sacral plexus, urinary and reproductive systems.

Manipura – behind navel, yellow, ten petal lotus, solar plexus, Digestion, agni, prana storehouse.

Anahata – centre of chest, heart centre, blue (sometimes green), 12 petals, heart, respiration, thymus gland, emotions of love/hate compassion/cruelty.

Vishuddhi – throat, purple, 16 petals, neck, thyroid gland, speech, truth, communication.

Ajna – eyebrow centre, silvery grey, two petals. More manas shakti than prana shakti. Command centre, pineal gland, third eye through which subtle world can be perceived and gateway to liberation.

Sahasrara – crown of the head, pituitary gland. Thousand petals on this lotus. When kundalini shakti passes beyond ajna to saharara, duality and ego cease to exist.

Symbology of Mooladhara Chakra – pg 139 of Kundalini Tantra.

Rudra granthi in kundalini

Rudra granthi (Shiva), located between the eyebrows at ajna chaka and the last blockage between send of ego and I-ness and connection to everything through saharara chakra - enlightenment. Can get attached here to siddhis (yogic powers), psychic phenomena and ego. This knot is rarely undone and only when the individual ego and duality are transcended.

Vishnu Granthi in kundalini

Vishnu Granthi at the heart knot at the heart at anahata chakra. It is associated with the bondage of emotional attachment and attachment to people and inner psychic visions. Connected to the guna, rajas – passion, ambition and assertiveness. Even the urge to preach our version of spirituality is caused by this knot.

Brahma Granthi in kundalini

Brahma Granthi – earthly bondage – perineum – at the region of mooladhara chakra. This knot must be released for kundalini to enter and ascend through sushumna nadi. It implies attachment to physical and sensual pleasures, material objects and excessive selfishness. Also the ensnaring power of tamas – negativity, lethary and ignorance.