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chakra

In Hinduism and Tantra, any of 88,000 focal points in the human body where psychic forces and bodily functions can merge and interact. In Hinduism there are seven and in Tantra four major chakras, each associated with a colour, shape, sense organ, natural element, deity, and mantra. The most important are the heart chakra, the chakra at the base of the spine, and the chakra at the top of the head.
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Some yogis have taught that the three sounds should be made from different parts of the body with the lower chakras producing the "a" sound, the heart and throat chakras producing the "u" sound and the "ma" sound coming from the upper chakras in the head.
The universal Om by Weber, Kaoverii / New Life Journal
Later, crystals got placed on the seven chakras, that is, the centers believed to regulate our bodies' energy, flow.
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From developing psychic abilities to using chakras and auras as diagnosis and health tools, new age health readers will find BODY OF HEALTH: THE NEW SCIENCE OF INTUITION MEDICINE FOR ENERGY AND BALANCE holds plenty of food for thought.
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