In Sanskrit, mula means “root” or “base” and adhara means “substratum” or support.” Therefore, the word muladhara means “the basic substratum” or “the support center,” referring to its characteristic of being the foundation center of the human being.
It is the first chakra, located in the area of the perineum. It is the seat of vitality (the “battery” of the being) and is attuned with Earth energies and mechanical forces such as gravity.
rdfs:description
Muladhara (root chakra) is symbolized by a lotus with four petals and the color red.
This chakra is very active in the first years of childhood, when we learn to regulate our patterns of eating, drinking, and sleeping in order to secure our physical condition. It governs the skeletal system and the lower digestive tract.
n2:color
Yellow
n2:location
The triggering point is the base of the spine. The reflection area is the region between the anus and genitals.
n2:actionOrgan
Anus
n2:aspects
- self-preservation (food and shelter), security, and physical awareness/focus;
- on the psychological level, it governs the will to survive, the inner state of safety, grounding, physical comfort, desire for material possessions, the feeling of material security, the feeling of belonging to a group, and group (family) identity.
n2:attributes
self-centeredness,
the desire to have food and shelter,
the accumulation of material goods, money, friends, etc.