The specific terminology of the 7 chakra system originate from ancient Indian and Tibetan traditions, with roots in the Vedic texts dating back to approximately 1500-1200 BCE. However, the core idea of using sound, chanting, and energy work for healing and spiritual development was a central and advanced part of ancient Egyptian life.
The benefits of this sound practice during meditation, include balancing energy, reducing stress, improving focus, and enhancing emotional and spiritual wellbeing by using specific sounds to activate and clear energy centers in the body, leading to greater mental clarity, physical vitality and relaxation, and deeper self-awareness. These vibrational mantras are known to remove energy blockages, promoting inner peace, boost vitality, improve the physical health in the area of the chakra being worked on (even healing illness) and create a stronger connection to one’s true self.
While the core practice is ancient, the popular 7 chakra system known in the Western world today is based on a 16th-century text, the Ṣaṭ-chakra-nirūpaṇa, which was later translated into English in 1918. Modern interpretations, including the association of chakras with specific psychological states, colours, and musical frequencies like Hz frequencies, are largely modern Western innovations that emerged in the 20th century. These chants activate the energy centres, restoring them to balance and harmony. For beginners, you can listen to a guided meditation of the mantras, or you may wish to chant them yourself for best results.. 🕉️
The 7 Chakra Mantras:
- Root (Muladhara): LAM (Grounding, Safety) visualising red
- Sacral (Svadisthana): VAM (Flow, Emotion) visualising orange
- Solar Plexus (Manipura): RAM (Willpower, Action) visualising yellow
- Heart (Anahata): YAM (Love, Compassion) visualising green
- Throat (Vishuddha): HAM (Communication, Creativity) visualising blue
- Third Eye (Ajna): OM/AUM (Intuition, Wisdom) visualising purple
- Crown (Sahasrara): AH or Silence (Connection, Consciousness) visualising violet
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