Prosperity and the First Chakra

The first chakra, termed as “Malckut” in Kabbalah , “Muladhara” in Sanskrit, is also known as the “basic chakra” as it is said to be the seat forming the  basic foundation of the coiled Kundalini , the vital Shakti, or female energy. It is also coined as the “root chakra” as its function is primarily “rooting” or “grounding” our energy bodies in the physical plane and is said to be the root of all growth and awareness of the divinity of man. This chakra is marked on the base of the spine or tailbone anatomically called the “coccyx.” It is clairvoyantly seen to have four petals or lips containing predominantly orange and red prana.

The first chakra is the center for self-survival, self-preservation, dynamism and action. It is , then, of no surprise  that  this center regulates the flow of energy to vital organs to propel the said activities like the musculo-skeletal system, blood, internal organs, urogenital organs and the adrenals. Life energy is said to be stored in this chakra. It said to be quite impossible for a person to become sick, old, or even to die, before exhausting one’s own reserves of this vital energy. The very will of life is, thus, controlled by the first chakra.

This is the center where we store our “core beliefs”, or our “primal urge.” It holds the beliefs of the ‘tribe’ or the family and, in addition, our desire to be in alignment with the ‘tribe’, even if it is not healthy for us to be in that belief system. As a child opens up one’s consciousness, the child acts out from the first chakra motivations. Normally, during one’s childhood stage from one to seven years of age, the earth is being grasped as a new experience. As an infant, one grounds oneself and establish the laws of the world as the child learns to control one’s patterns of eating, drinking and sleeping being the proper behavior necessary for securing his/her worldly identity. You can observe a young child’s first chakra motivations in his/her self-centeredness and consciousness with one’s own physical survival.

The main desire of the first chakra is survival and activities like saving and collecting are manifestations of this desire. The goals for this chakra are that of stability, grounding, prosperity, right livelihood and physical health. The primary lesson of survival emanating from this center is the mastery over the tasks related to the material and physical world as well as the ability to stand up for oneself and dealing with one’s security issues. The first chakra also encompasses the planes of genesis, illusion, anger, greed, delusion, avarice and sensuality. All of these aspects are fundamental to human existence. The desire for more experience and for more information serves as a motivating force, a basic impetus for individual development. All of these are governed by the basic chakra. As much at it also governs vigor, heredity, security, passion, trust, physical identity and relationship with money, home and job.