Names and symbols

This is a guide to help you focus on rebalancing your life and your body. It is not a religious practice. It is a simple way to keep your attention on a different part of that balance each day.

Sanskrit names are the traditional names of the petals. The meaning line is a short translation. Petal counts, polarity, plane, and deity are older symbolic notes. A deity name is a symbol from an older map. You do not have to worship it, or belong to a religion, to use the day. You can learn the name and leave the rest until you are curious. Position is only the count from the base of the body to the crown.

Say the Sanskrit name once if you like the sound of it. The English name on the site is enough for the practice.

Monday

Root

Muladhara means Root Support. It is petal 1 from the base, with four petals on the traditional lotus.

  • Sanskrit Name. Muladhara
  • Meaning. Root Support
  • Chakra. Root
  • Position. 1
  • Sequence Number. 1
  • Petals of the Lotus. Four
  • Gender. masculine
  • Polarity. -
  • Plane. Physical plane
  • Deity. Brahma, Dakini, Ganesha

Tuesday

Sacral

Svadhisthana means One's Own Place. It is petal 2 from the base, with six petals on the traditional lotus.

  • Sanskrit Name. Svadhisthana
  • Meaning. One's Own Place
  • Chakra. Sacral
  • Position. 2
  • Sequence Number. 2
  • Petals of the Lotus. Six
  • Gender. feminine
  • Polarity. +
  • Plane. Astral plane
  • Deity. Indra, Rakini, Vishnu

Wednesday

Solar Plexus

Manipura means Lustrous Gem. It is petal 3 from the base, with ten petals on the traditional lotus.

  • Sanskrit Name. Manipura
  • Meaning. Lustrous Gem
  • Chakra. Solar Plexus
  • Position. 3
  • Sequence Number. 3
  • Petals of the Lotus. Ten
  • Gender. masculine
  • Polarity. -
  • Plane. Celestial plane
  • Deity. Rudra, Lakini

Thursday

Heart

Anahata means Unstruck. It is petal 4 from the base, with twelve petals on the traditional lotus.

  • Sanskrit Name. Anahata
  • Meaning. Unstruck
  • Chakra. Heart
  • Position. 4
  • Sequence Number. 4
  • Petals of the Lotus. Twelve
  • Gender. feminine
  • Polarity. +
  • Plane. The plane of balance
  • Deity. Vishnu, Lakshmi, Krishna

Friday

Throat

Vishuddha means Purity. It is petal 5 from the base, with sixteen petals on the traditional lotus.

  • Sanskrit Name. Vishuddha
  • Meaning. Purity
  • Chakra. Throat
  • Position. 5
  • Sequence Number. 5
  • Petals of the Lotus. Sixteen
  • Gender. masculine
  • Polarity. -
  • Plane. Human plane, where the dark night of soul ends
  • Deity. Sadasiva, Sakini

Saturday

Third Eye

Ajna means Command. It is petal 6 from the base, with two petals on the traditional lotus.

  • Sanskrit Name. Ajna
  • Meaning. Command
  • Chakra. Third Eye
  • Position. 6
  • Sequence Number. 6
  • Petals of the Lotus. Two
  • Gender. feminine
  • Polarity. +
  • Plane. Plane of austerity, home of the blessed
  • Deity. Hakini Shakti, Shiva

Sunday

Crown

Sahasrara means 1000-petalled. It is petal 7 from the base, with one thousand petals on the traditional lotus.

  • Sanskrit Name. Sahasrara
  • Meaning. 1000-petalled
  • Chakra. Crown
  • Position. 7
  • Sequence Number. 7
  • Petals of the Lotus. One thousand
  • Gender. unified
  • Polarity. +-
  • Plane. Truth, reality
  • Deity. The guru within

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