The Chakras
Seventh Chakra (Crown)
Sahasrara
Endocrine gland = Pineal
Element = Grace
Talents = Boundlessness, Surrender
Sixth Chakra (Third Eye)
Anja
Endocrine gland = Pituitary
Element = Thought
Talents = Intuition, Insight
Fifth Chakra (Throat)
Vishuddha
Endocrine gland = Thyroid
Element = Vibration
Talents = Truth, Influence
Fourth Chakra (Heart)
Anahata
Endocrine gland = Thymus
Element = Air
Talents = Compassion, Authenticity
Third Chakra (Solar)
Manipura
Endocrine gland = Pancreas
Element = Fire
Talent = Boundaries, Commitment
Second Chakra (Sacral)
Svadisthana
Endocrine gland = Ovaries/Testes
Element = Water
Talents = Creativity, Adaptability
First Chakra (Root)
Muladhara
Endocrine gland = Adrenals
Element = Earth
Talents = Acceptance, Grounding
KEYWORDS:
Consciousness, Awareness, Divinity, Spirit,
God/Goddess, Emptiness, Transcendence,
Timelessness, Silence, Bliss; (Spaciness)
KEYWORDS:
Light, Color, Vision, Beauty, Pattern,
Dreams, Memory, Imagination, Visualization,
Clairvoyance; (Disconnection)
KEYWORDS:
Vibration, Rhythm, Sound, Harmony, Music,
Communication, Singing, Public Speaking,
Speaking one’s needs, Speaking one’s truth
KEYWORDS:
Balance, Love, Compassion, Generosity,
Receiving, Openness, Breath, Equanimity;
(Grief)
KEYWORDS:
Power, Energy, Ease, Humor, Warrior,
Assertiveness, Autonomy, Initiative, Clear
Yes/No; (Victimhood, Guilt)
KEYWORDS:
Flow, Change, Movement, Polarity, Desire,
Emotions, Pleasure, Sensuality, Intimacy,
Sweetness, Anger; (Control, Fear, Addiction)
KEYWORDS:
Survival, Grounding, Matter, Body, Home,
Family, Tribe, Roots, Trust, Safety,
Discipline, Foundation, Stability, Stillness;
(Shame, Abandonment)
 Quotes on the Chakras

Stephen Karcher’s definition of 德 = “actualize-Dao”; the ability to follow the ongoing course
traced by the cosmos

Love, and then do as you like.

— Saint Augustine of Hippo (354 – 430)

While you are proclaiming peace with your lips, be careful to have it even more fully in your
heart.
— St. Francis of Assisi (1181 – 1226)

The whole idea of compassion is based on a keen awareness of the interdependence of all these
living beings, which are all part of one another, and all involved in one another.
— Thomas Merton (1915 – 1968)

Has joy any survival value in the operations of evolution? I suspect that it does; I suspect that the
morose and fearful are doomed to quick extinction. Where there is no joy there can be no
courage; and without courage all other virtues are useless.
— Edward Abbey (1927 – 1989), Desert Solitaire

She faces us with our greatest fear and by showing us the treasure hidden away within it, she
takes us to a place where love is born. Love is the true antithesis of fear. It expands where fear
constricts. It embraces where fear repels.
—Marion Woodman (1928 – 2018), The Dark Goddess

Compassionate people ask for what they need. They say no when they need to, and when they
say yes, they mean it. They’re compassionate because their boundaries keep them out of
resentment.
—Brené Brown (b. 1965)

True freedom arises when you do not want anything from anyone else and so, from this fearless
state, you will be at peace with yourself and all beings. This is the beautiful gift you will bring to
the world by letting go of the addiction of “self.” One less being demanding that life always will
please and satisfy them.
— Michael Kewley

Flying starts from the ground. The more grounded you are, the higher you fly.
— J.R. Rim
There is nothing to seek and nothing to find. We leap into the dark only to discover how firmly
we are rooted in the ground.
— Marty Rubin