![]() ![]() They tend to be less fearful and more centered. Those whose root chakra is open, tend to be healthier, more balanced and grounded. The root chakra doesn’t just ground us physically, it also grounds us temporally by keeping us in the present moment. It connects us to the earth because that is where we receive all of the vital nutrients essential to our survival, and it is also where body toxins are released. The root chakra is the energy center of the entire Kundalini process, but it is also the toxin-release center. Like Allan Watts said, “Nature is always differentiated unity, not unified differences.” We’re like walking trees, but all trees have roots. His lesson is that Humankind only seems to be an un-rooted being, but his un-rootedness is an illusion. He personifies the underworld, the unconscious abyss and the interconnectedness of all things rooted. The tusks symbolize the seven elements vital to physical functioning. The deity associated with this region is Indra who is often depicted riding a white seven-tusked elephant. Known also as the seat of Kundalini, dormant kundalini rests here, wrapped around the four-petaled lotus, just waiting to be awakened. ![]() It is related to instinct and to the basic ‘fight or flight’ mechanism of the human condition. The chakra extends downward, connecting us to the earth while ‘grounding’ us. The four petals directly denote stability and foundational survival, and are indirectly related to the four sides of the square, the four directions, and the four elements: earth, air, fire, & water. It is the lowest vibration of the body and has the slowest wavelength. It is located at the base of the spine in the coccygeal region (tailbone area), while its central activation point is located within the perineum. The root chakra is symbolized by a red lotus with four petals. It’s a tapping into the latent energy of the unconscious realms hidden beneath the soil of the human condition, dark and muddy, but alive in a way that subsumes all levels of individuation. Opening the root chakra is reconnecting with the often neglected, often suppressed, savage, prima materia heart of man. There cannot be a flower without its roots. After all, there cannot be an over without an under. But don’t allow this lowly connotation to fool you into thinking that the root chakra is any less important, or even less powerful. If the crown chakra is the Übermensch (overman) of the Kundalini process, then the root chakra is the Untermensch (underman). These flowers emit a distinct energy unique to your personal frequency, but they are profoundly interconnected, both with each other and with the greater cosmos. These flowers are either opened or closed depending upon your health, mental disposition, and ability to communicate with the cosmos. ![]() Imagine your spine is a tree trunk with seven ascending flowers ( chakras) growing out of it. ![]()
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