Location: Base of the throat

Color: Sky blue

Parts of the body: This chakra controls the throat and the neck, and the arms and the hands. It is associated with the brachial or cervical plexus.

Endocrine Gland: Thyroid Gland

Consciousness: The aspects of expressing and receiving. Expressing can be in the form of communicating what one wants and what one feels, or it can be an artistic expression, as an artist painting, a dancer dancing, a musician playing music, using a form for expressing and bringing to the outside what was within. Expressing is related to receiving, as in "Ask, and ye shall receive."

Metaphysically, this chakra is related to creativity, creating, manifesting in the physical world the fulfillment of one's goals.

Effects of malfunction:  When this chakra is over-active, the person has a loud coarse voice and tries to impose his views on others.  When the chakra is blocked, the person neglects his own needs, puts others before self, is dishonest, feels guilty or victimized.

Physical dis-ease:  Insomnia, thyroid dysfunction, skin problems and allergies, throat infection, stiff neck, tension headaches from base of neck.

Location: Center of the chest

Color: Emerald Green

Parts of the body: This Chakra is associated with the heart and the blood circulatory system, and the cardiac plexus, as well as the lungs and the entire chest area.

Endocrine Gland: Thymus Gland, controlling the immune system.

 Consciousness: Perceptions of love, relationships (relating) with people close to your heart, e.g. partner, siblings, parents, children. Sensitivity about being touched indicates heart chakra sensitivity.

Effects of malfunction: Difficulty with breathing, or with the lungs, the organs of air, indicates tension in the Heart Chakra. A person's relationship with air reflects their relationship with love. This person sees others as obstacles, is resentful and insensitive. This person can be superficial and transitory or addictive and stiffling in relationships.

Physical dis-ease:  Asthma, pneumonia, cardiac problems, high blood pressure

AIDS is a problem with the person's perceptions of love, since it is the immune system which is affected. The person feels that their lifestyle separates them from those they love, often because of societal judgment.

Location: Solar plexus

Color: Yellow

Parts of the Body: The parts of the body associated with this chakra include the muscular system, the skin as a system, the solar plexus, the large intestine, stomach, liver, and other organs and glands in the region of the solar plexus. Also the eyes, as the organs of sight, and the face, representing figuratively the face one shows the world.

Endocrine Gland: The pancreas

Consciousness: Parts of the consciousness associated with this chakra include perceptions concerned with power, control, freedom, the ease with which one is able to be themselves - ease of being. Mental activity and the mental body is also associated with this chakra. The solar plexus chakra is also associated with the level of being we call the personality, or ego.

Effects of malfunction:   An over-active chakra would cause rapid mood swings,fear of failure, aggression, domination, anger and depression at being controlled.  This person feels victimized and is critical of others.

A blocked chakra makes one feel disempowered and submissive.  Feeling and thinking is not clear.  Poor decision-making and fear of taking responsibility for one's own life, feelings, thoughts and personal actions.

Physical dis-ease:  Liver dysfunction, diabetes, hepatitis, digestive and eating disorders.