Manipura Chakra

Manipura Chakra

Sanskrit Name: Manipura

Meaning: Lustrous gem

Location: Navel to solar plexus

Element: Fire

Outer Form: Plasma

Function: Will, power, assertiveness


Inner State: Laughter, joy, anger

Glands: Pancreas, adrenals

Other Body Parts: Digestive system, muscles

Malfunction: Ulcers, diabetes, hypoglycemia, digestive disorders

Color: Yellow

Seed Sound: Ram

Vowel Sound: Ah as in "father"

Petals: Ten

Tarot Suit: Wands

Sephira: Hod, Netzach

Planets: Mars; also the Sun

Metal: Iron

Foods: Starches

Corresponding Verb: I can

Herbs for Incense: Dragon's blood, sandalwood, saffron, musk, cinnamon, ginger

Minerals: Amber, topaz, yellow citrine, rutilated quartz

Animals: Ram

Sense: Sight

Guna: Rajas

Lotus Symbols: Ten petals of blue, downward triangle with Hindu solar crosses (svastikas). At the base is a running ram.

Hindu Deities: Agni, Surya, Rudra, Lakini


Other Pantheons: Brigit, Athene, Helios, Apollo, Amaterasu, Belenos, Apis, Ra

Archangel: Michael

Chief Operating Force: Combustion


Reference: Chakras Wheels Of Life by Anodea Judith, Ph.D.