FIRST CHAKRA
			Root Chakra
	Sanskrit Name: Muladhara (root/support) Location: Base of the spine Color:  Red Central Issue: Survival, Grounding Orientation to Self: Self Preservation Governs: vigor, heredity, security, passion, feet, legs, trust, and your relationship with money, home, and job. Primal feelings, energy, will to live, physical existence, our bodies and our health. Vortex or petals 4 Key Word: survival Goals: Stability, grounding, physical health, prosperity, trust Rights: To be here, to have Identity: Physical Demon/Trickster: Fear Element: Earth Number: 1. Sense:  Smell Glands & Organs: Male reproduction organ, Spine, Blood, Bladder, Testes, Vagina Note: c mantra lam or e as in red Deities: Gaia, Auriel Gemstones:  Garnet, Lodestone, Hematite, Ruby, Bloodstone, Black Onyx, Smoky Quartz, Red Jasper, Obsidian, Jet Essential Oils - Clary Sage, Rosemary, Cedar wood, Clove,  Frankincense, Rosewood, Cypress,  Marjoram, Myrrh,  Black Pepper , Ginger Bach Flower Essences - Cerato, Scleranthus, Gentian, Gorse, Hornbeam and Wild Oat. Herb/Incense: Cedar Aura - Soma 5 Yellow/Red. Sound - African, Cuban. Shape: Cube. Soul Lesson: Service. Healthy Characteristics: Grounded, Centered, Belonging, Pride, Fully alive, Able to trust, Independent, Determined, Trusts in self and others, Secure, Patient, Constant, Ambitious, Passion, Commitment, Survival. Excessive Characteristics: Heaviness, Sluggish, Monotony, Obesity, Hoarding, Materialism, Greed Deficient Energy: Frequent Fear, Lack of Discipline, Restless, Underweight, Spacey Treatments with color:   Place the appropriate gemstone or colored cloth over the chakra or gaze at, visualize or meditate on the associated color.  Sit in or look at light of the color. Use Red for - Depression, Lack of energy, Ungrounded, Low blood pressure, Bladder infections, Shock, Poor circulation, Cold, Impotence, Back pain, Legs and Feet. Use green to counteract