Harmonious Swadhistana
The characteristics of this chakra, when it is balanced and harmonious, are the following:
- Pleasure, sensations, duality
- Pursuit of what feels nice
- Walk away from what doesn’t
- Offers us the 1st freedom, of choice
- Conversation
- Sexual energy
- Desire for entertainment and social life
- Sensuality
- Creative imagination
- Healing energy
- Sense of enjoyment
- Good relationships and social interactions
- Sensitivity
- Related to instincts (hunger, thirst, sleep).
Yin unbalance
When this chakra in unbalanced on the Yin side, we can experience:
- Accumulating frustrations
- Expression “I quit”
- Exaggerated tendency to obey social rules
- Exaggerated concern for the image presented to others
- Uncontrolled sexuality leading to unconsciousness
- Sexual dependency on the other one who is providing the pleasure
- Uncontrolled fantasy – being trapped in an imaginary world
- Attachments to what feels good
- Confusion and forgetfulness
- Jealousy
- Feeling of emptiness
- Indecision
- Credulity
- Sexual inhibition
Yang unbalance
When this chakra in unbalanced on the Yang side, we can experience:
- Tendency to abuse the pleasure
- Expression “I have enough”
- Exaggerated concern for their own pleasures
- Exaggerated concern for self-image
- Aggressive sexuality leading to abuse
- Tendency to manipulate other’s sexuality
- Self-hallucination – creating our own idyllic world
- Obsession with what feels good
- Indulgence into states of unconsciousness
- Envy, anger
- Feeling of loneliness
- Versatility
- Suspicion
- Sexual superficiality
Element and correspondence
Synchronized with the Water element.
Corresponds to the lunar and magnetic forces.
Location
Located three fingers above the genitals.