The Base Chakra
The First, the Base Chakra, the "Muladhara" meaning, "Root."
- Element: Earth
- Color: Red
- Number of petals: 4
- Planet: Saturn
- Gender: Male
- Day: Saturday
- Metal: Lead
- Function: Survival, grounding
- Inner state: Stability
The female counterpart for the base chakra is the crown chakra.
The base/root chakra known in Sanskrit as the "Muladhara" controls the bowels, the bladder, lower colon, legs, and adrenal glands. This chakra is red in color. Its element is earth, and its metal is lead. It is ruled by the planet Saturn. This chakra gives stability and grounding, and rules over the survival and basic instincts. The base chakra gives us the will to survive, and the sense of security. Anger and rage emanate from this chakra, thus the phrase "seeing red." The first three chakras are most influential in workings of magick, making things projected by the upper female chakras to manifest in reality.
Base Chakra Meditation
Breathing technique: [See below]
Vibration [Choose from one of the following]:
- NINIB [Necronomicon] This vibration can be used by both new and experienced meditators. "N-N-N-N-EE-EE-EE-N-N-N-N-EE-EE-EE-B-B-B-B-B"
- LAM or LANG [Traditional chant] This vibration can be used by both new and experienced meditators. "L-L-AH-AH-AH-M-M-M-M" or "L-L-AH-AH-AH-N-N-G-G"
- SOWILO [Runic] This vibration is intermediate to advanced, but can be used by both new and experienced meditators. "S-S-OH-OH-V-V-EE-EE-LL-OH-OH"
- SAUIL [Runic] [GOTHIC VARIATION, WHICH IS MUCH MORE POWERFUL AND SHOULD ONLY BE USED BY EXPERIENCED MEDITATORS] "S-S-AH-AH-U-U-U-L-L-L"
- LAUM [Sanskrit] This vibration is advanced and exceptionally powerful, and should only be used by experienced meditators "L-L-AH-AH-AH-U-U-U-U-M-M-M-M" The U rhymes with the English word tOO
Note: always keep the same category in regards to your word of power, if you are performing the Full Chakra Meditation; for example, if you are using the runic vibration, stay with this and use the runic vibrations for the other chakras.
This meditation is best performed on Saturdays during the hours of Saturn, but if you are doing the full meditation; working on all of your chakras, then any time is fine.
- Align [visualize] your base chakra pointing upwards, like a pyramid, as shown at the top of this page.
- Perform the following breathing exercise:
- Inhale slowly through your nose, contract your anus and visualize and focus upon energy being drawn into your base chakra and with the inhale, draw this energy up through all of your chakras to the crown, illuminating each one.
- Hold for a count of four for new people, for an average, a count of ten and for advanced meditators, however long you feel comfortable. This should be the same count throughout the meditation.
- Exhale slowly through your nose and visualize and focus upon energy being drawn into your crown chakra and with the exhale, direct this energy back down through all of your chakras to the base, illuminating each one.
- Breathe in, focus upon, and feel your base chakra and on the exhale, vibrate your selected word of power several times.
- Remain still, focusing upon and feeling your base chakra for several minutes.
