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Chakras are energy fields that surround the body, Chakra in sanskrit means "wheel".

There are seven chakra fields:

Sahasrara - White

Ajna - Indigo,

Visuddha - Turquoise,

Anahata - Green,

Manipura - Yellow,

Svadhisthana - Orange,

Muladhara - Red

Chakras

Root Chakra:


Muladhara (Base of the spine):
Stones: Garnet, Red Coral, Red Jasper, Carnelian, Obsidian, Onyx, Blue/ Black Sunstone, Black Tourmaline.
The Effects of Color: by Barabara ann Brennan
Red: “Increase the connection to Earth and gives strength to the basic life-force”
Black: “Helps you draw within and stay centered. Brings complete peace. It used well it will help you enter deep internal creative forces. Brings you into the void, the source of teaming un-manifest life, waiting to be born into manifestation. Brings you into grace. Good to help with death, Good to heal bones.”

2nd Chakra


Svadhisthana (Above the genitals)
Stones: red-orange Carnelian, golden Topaz, Golden’s Tiger’s Eye, Orange Citirne, Tourmaline, Cachemirine Garnet, Mandarin Garnet, Orange Chalcedony, Amber
Orange: “Charges your sexual energy and enhances the immune system. Increase ambition.”
Peach: “Brings soft, yielding, expanding light”

3rd Chakra


Manipura (Solar Plexus)
Stones: Yellow Calcite, Sunstone, yellow citrine, Serpentine
Color:
Yellow: “Gives Mental Clarity”

4th Chakra


Anahata (The Heart)
Stones: Green Aventurine, Jade, Moldavite, Emerald, Fluorite, Green Garnet
Color: “Brings balance and a feeling of fullness.”

5th Chakra


Visuddha (Behind the throat)
Stones: Turquoise, Blue lace agate, lapis lazuli, Corundum, Sapphire
Blue: “Brings Peace, truth, and quiet order. Helps you speak the truth, increases sensitivity, and strengthens the inner teacher. Cauterize wounds in spiritual surgery”
Dark Blue: “Brings strong sense of purpose”


6th Chakra


Ajna (Between the eyebrows)
Stone: Lapis Lazuli, Sodalite, Sapphire, Indigo Quartz
Indigo: “Opens Spiritual perception brings the feeling of ecstasy. Helps you connect to the deeper mystery of spiritual life.”

Crown Chakra

Sahasrara (Top of the cranium)
Stone: Labradorite, Celestite, Amethyst, Diamond
White: “Helps you connect to your purity and expands your energy field. Brings spiritual expansion and connection to others on the spiritual level; gives outward flow of energy. Reduces pain. Good for the brain.”
Lavender: “Brings a lighthearted attitude toward life. Clears and purges invading microorganisms, brings a feeling of lightness.”