The Chakra’s as they were
know in Ancient Egypt
(1)
Root:
Island of Philae and the town
of Elephantine.
(2)Sacral:
Thebes
(3)
SolarlPlexus.
Abydos.
(4) Heart:
Hermopolis
(and Akhetaton).
(5) Throat:
Memphis.
(6) Brow:
Heliopoks.
(7) Crown:
Behdet (and Heliopolis).
The key to the
purpose and working of these centres in Egypt lies in knowing the function and
purpose of the seven main chakras. Briefly these can be surnmarised as follows:
(1) Root:
located at the foot of the spine, it is the material pole or 'earth' (the
polarity to the crown), wherein matter is first stirred into motion and
from where it is built up into the life form. The root can be likened to
the quarry that provides the
stones for building the temple. It is directly
associated with the Earth Mother,
Matter, known as An('the Black
Virgin'). It is the seat of the will
to
exist in material form. In the East
it
is called Muladhara ('Root
Support'), as it supports all other chakras. It
governs the adrenal glands, the
sacral plexus, and the functioning of the
kidneys and spinal column.
(2) Sacral:
located at the level of (or slightly
above) the
sacral
bones, it is the generative
or procreative centre and centre of conception in the
material world. It is the power
centre of the body, providing the power
or driving force that enables
thoughts to be put into action. It is the seat
of all sexual urges, as well as
the urge to build kingdoms, empires, etc
In the East it is called Svadhishthana ('Her Special Abode'). It governs
the gonad glands, the prostatic
plexus, and the entire activity of the
reproductive system.
(3) Solar
Plexus:
located above the navel at the level of the
solar plexus, it is the centre of personal
desires and feelings. It is the seat of the lower self or ego the personal
will and emotional energy. It is a centre of inner digestion and assimilation,
of thoughts and feelings, as well as ruling those functions in physical terms.
It is also a centre of synthesis and transmutation, in which all the energies
below the diaphragm can be gathered up and centred in the lower self, and then
that lower self transmuted into (or ,offered unto') the higher self whose seat
is in the heart centre. The Egyptians knew the liver as the specific physical
seat of the lower self. In the East the chakra is called Manipura ('City of the
Shining Jewel'). It governs the pancreas gland, solar plexus and navel, and all
the organs of digestion, assimilation and excretion, including the stomach,
liver and gall bladder.
(4) Heart:
located in the centre of the
chest, this is the great
'royal' centre the
centre of Being and seat of the
divine Self, the pure Will
to
Be. It is the
centre of inspiration of
perfect love and life the divine desire or
emotion which is the life
force that emanates forth to create all things.
Here all things begin and end. It
is the Alpha and the Omega. In the
East it is called Anahata ('Not
Struck'), for this is "the place where the
Sound is heard that is not made
by any two things striking together". It
is the centre of Truth the divine Self that is called the
'Word' the Will
(or Desire) of God. This centre
governs the thymus gland and cardiac
plexus (the 'plexus of
life'), the heart, blood and whole system of blood circulation, and the vagus
nerve. The Egyptians specifically placed
the seat of the divine Self
in the heart.
(5) Throat:
located in the throat, this is
the centre of hearing and
awareness
(listening), as well as the centre of speech and spiritual creativity.
It is
the centre of intuition, where the Voice of God is sounded and can be heard. In the East it is called
Vishuddha ('Purified'), for to hear the
Voice of God purifies the soul and leaves it only with a longing to hear God, talk to God and
know God. It governs the thyroid gland,
pharyngeal plexus, the vocal and bronchial apparatus, alimentary
canal, ears, lungs and respiratory system. It is closely associated with
the heart centre, and conducts the 'breath of life' that bears the Word
of
Love as a Vibration or Voice to the mind and whole body, 'speaking' to it. All desires
speak to the mind via the throat
centre. The Egyptians
particularly associated the focus of the throat chakra with the tongue,
mouth and back
of the throat.
(6) Brow:
located in the centre of the
head, at the level of the
brow (between the
two physical eyes), this is the
centre of perception, reason and
revelation. It is also the centre
of decision and direction ‑ the seat of
judgement and overall government.
It is the 'eye' of the mind, where
the Voice of God is seen as a
thought‑form, so that it can be
comprehended and a decision made as
to how to put the thought into
practice. It is the centre of the
intellect, which has three major aspects
analysis, conceptualisation and
memory. The whole is summed up as
imagination the faculty of
perception. However, what is seen here is
qualified, restricted by the individual form that our reason allows the image
to take, which is determined to a large extent by our individual
state of experience, understanding, and ability to understand. In the
East it is called Ajna
('Command'), for it is the over
seeing centre of
government. The chakra governs the pituitary gland (and hence all the
endocrine glands, stimulating
inactive or inefficient glands when
necessary), the pineal gland, the cavernous plexus of brain, the eyes
and nervous system.
(7) Crown:
located at the top or crown of the head, this chakra is the spiritual pole or 'heaven' (the polarity to the root). It is closely related to the brow centre, and completes the vision of truth. It is the centre of unqualified, universal consciousness, of unconditioned rapture, where the thought form is unlimited and the visual experience is one of boundless light. It is the centre of pure knowledge a knowledge or awareness of God that is beyond (i.e. 'above') understanding, wherein the perfect Will of God may be known and enjoyed. It is directly associated with An ('the Most High'), the Heavenly Father or Mind of God. It is the seat of the will to exist in spiritual form. In the East the chakra is called Sahasrara ('Thousand Petalled'). It co-governs the pineal gland, and controls the higher brain and its ventricles (in the top or crown of the head).
