Svadishana - The Sacral Chakra


The sacral chakra has a cleansing function by filtering out negative influences.


The Sacral Chakra

Sanskrit Name: Svadishana
Also known as: sacral center
Location along spine: lower abdomen
Associated Element: Water
Associated Color: Orange
Associated Body Part: reproductive organs, bladder, kidneys
Associated Gemstones: Orange Carnelian, Amber, Blue Jasper, Red Jasper, Topaz, Orange Calcite, and Citrine.
Associated Musical Note: D
Concerns: sexuality, creativity, relationships
When in balance: emotionally intelligent, fulfilled, sensual
When in imbalance: overly sensitive, repressed, immobilized

Navigate through the seven primary chakras

Main Chakra page | Muladhara | Svadishana | Manipura | Anahata | Visuddha | Ajna | Sahasrara


The Color Orange:

Attributes: Emotional identity, oriented to self-gratification, creativity and sexuality, joy, enthusiasm, and promotes general sense of wellness, self-assuredness, outgoing, busy, cheerful, bright, amiability, courage, success, reproductions, power, commuications, happiness, motiviations, well-being, strength, kidness, authority, concentration, sun and fire elements, business goals, property deals, legal matters, selling, stimulation.

When this chakra is blocked, the results can be: experience guilt, stiff lower back, restlessness, confusion, lack of sexual desires or pleasures.

Orange spiritually affects: creativity, harmony, emotional balance, passion, sexuality, intuition, freedom and expression of emotions.

Orange physically affects: sexuality, gential area, reporductive organs, pulse rate, gall bladder, bowel and lower intesting, food allergies, eating disorders. Aids in rheumatism, arthritis, and exhaustion.

Too MUCH Orange: become self-centered, manipulative, selff-serving, disregarding needs of others.

Too LITTLE Orange: become frigid, distrustful, timid/shy, overally sensitive. Lose motivation, self-esteem suffers, tendency to isolate or become rebellious, hide emotions and is easily hurt, introverted, worry about what others think, and/or anti-social behavior.

Crystals and Gemstones: Carnelian, Orange Calcite, Orange Jade, Orange Rhodochrosite, Fire Agate, Orange Garnet, Orange Quartz (Wulfenite), Orange Amber.

Stones increase and aid personal power, self-estem, confidence. A balance of Orange will let the person handle the ups and downs of life with finesse, quickly recovering from disappointments, wounded heart, or pride.

Essential Oils and Flowers: Lemon, Gardenia, Jasmine, Ylang Ylang.