Chakra Characteristics/Qualities Issues/Blocks Crown Connection to the Divine. Knowing we are not alone. Trust, faith, deep peace. Transcendence, timelessness, speechlessness, omniscience, omnipotence, omnipresence. State of no boundaries, beingness, ecstacy and bliss. Lack of faith. Doubt. Existential angst. Feeling disconnected from the Divine. Belief that the human condition is all there is. Depression. Third Eye Intelligence, intellect, wisdom, knowing, discernment, discrimination, judgement, intuition, clear thinking, open mindedness, visionary, clairvoyant, seeing things clearly, reading “between the lines” Blind to the truth. Unwillingness to see. Critical, judgemental. Poor decision making skills. Refusal to take responsibility. Confusion, mental fuzziness, “flakey”, zoning out. Closed minded. Throat Expression, communication, vibration, truth telling, hearing, creativity, being “in tune” with others, clairaudience, channeling. Vehicle for expressing the other chakras, especially the solar plexus Inability or unwillingness to express one’s truth. Choked up, restricted speech or pressure of speech. Unexpressed grief. Creative blocks. Unwillingness to hear. Heart Compassion, love (esp. universal, unconditional love), devotion for God or others as representatives of the Divine. Self-love, forgiveness, generosity. Surrender to the Divine. Withheld love, hatred, stinginess, closed heart, unwillingness or inability to forgive, shielded heart, dried up heart, broken hearted, pent up grief Solar Plexus Sense of self: self-worth, self-esteem, self-confidence, self-knowledge. Empowerment, sense of control. Strength, authority. Power with- not power over. Humility, grace and ease. Sense of purpose in life. Lack of esteem, confidence, power or control. Authoritarian, controlling, tyrannical, victimized, weak, disempowered. Sense of shame, unworthiness, purposelessness. 2nd Chakra Relationships, sexuality, passion for life. Richness in relating. Ability to know and share emotions. Intimacy. Going with the flow of life. Mothering and fathering and creating new life. Poor relationship skills, inability to share emotionally or to be intimate. Stingy, controlling or violent in relationships. Sexual dysfunction, sexual abuse - both as perpetrator and as victim. Inability to conceive. Parenting problems. Root Connection to the Earth. Love of Nature. Recognizing the sacredness in Matter. Sense of belonging to family/community or group. Feelings of being rooted, centred, secure, safe and having the right to be here. Being “in the body” with love and self care. Unrooted, off centre, flighty, insecure, nervous, anxious, body fears, vulnerability, hypochondriacal. Avoidance of nature and of “getting one’s hands dirty”. Overly rule bound and use of family to control. Lack of respect for the environment.