CHART OF COMMON PHYSICAL AILMENTS

CHART OF COMMON PHYSICAL AILMENTS AND THEIR POSSIBLE CHAKRA ORIENTATION

One of the most common questions asked from workshops and lectures is, "I have this or that ailment, what chakra is that?"

The following chart is an attempt to answer these questions in a systematic way. This is only a general guide, it is NOT ABSOLUTE, and DOES NOT constitute a diagnosis. In fact, I have refrained from putting it out for years, because I didn't want it to become gospel, knowing how seriously people can take this kind of information.

Use it to help you think through the problem you have, asking especially, "What is the job of this organ or body part? What chakra is that job related to? Is the afflicted organ or part overdoing its job or under-doing? Is it stagnant or overcharged (excessive) or is it empty, repressed or undercharged (deficient)?

Below, I have given related chakras and their excess or deficiency. In some cases it is a little of both, (conflicted) which is given a C. In other cases, it needs to be determined by the symptoms going on in the area. Use your own judgment. Nothing is absolute. All ailments should be examined within the totality of the person. This just gives you a likely place to start, in looking for related issues.

Once you find out the chakra, then you can look at the exercises related to that chakra, whether it is yoga postures, journal exercises, real world tasks, or exploring the psychological material. For more information on exercises, see THE SEVENFOLD JOURNEY. For more info on thte psychological issues, see EASTERN BODY, WESTERN MIND.

Remember, excess chakras need to let go, detach, and discharge the energy, or send it to another area. Deficient chakras need to take in, nourish, focus, and open.

The number indicates the chakra, with base as 1, crown as 7.

E = Excess D = Deficient C = Conflicted (properties of both excess and deficiency locked in stasis); no letter, could be either excess of deficient, depending on circumstance

Problem	Chakra	Comments
Adrenal problems	1d, 3e	Excessive fear, too much demanded of energy, high stress
Allergies (food)	1d	Difficulty assimilating physical world. Difficulty with mother energy
Anorexia	1d
Avoidance of material world,	2d
Need to desexualize body	3e	Excessive will and power struggle,
Anus	1	Excess or deficient depending on whether problem is due to holding on or letting go
Anxiety	1d, 3c	Fear, lack of ground. Too much energy, not directed by will
Apathy	2d, 3d	Restricted feeling, too little energy
Arthritis	1d, 3d	Not holding together physically. Energy blocked from release. Toxicity
Asthma	4d	Blocked grief and tears. Lack of self-connection
Athlete's foot	1d	Need to pay attention to ground
Bedwetting	2e	Inability to contain water element. Bladder problems. "Pissed off".
Blood Pressure:
High	3e	Excessive energy and anxiety, undirected
Low	3d	Lethargy, too little energy
Bone problems	1d	Bones are first chakra structure, indicates difficulty with structure, lack of support
Bowels	1	Holding on: 1E. Letting go, 1D
Breasts	4	issues of love and nourishment
Breath, shortness	4d	Can't take in love, out of balance, lack of self-love and inner peace
Bronchitis	4d	Depleted heart chakra, unresolved grief, emotional hurts
Burns, inflammation	3e	Anger, too much fire element
Cancer	depends on area	Usually excessive energy that cannot be released, held resentments
Candida	1d, 4d	Excess eating used for grounding or love
Cataracts	6d	Restriction of vision, fear of seeing
Chills	1d, 3d	Too little fire element, can be fear
Chronic Fatigue	3e to 3d	Chronic pushing(E) results in exhaustion(D)
Colds	4d	Unresolved grief, sadness, an extended cry
Colitis	1e	Invasion of ground, lack of stability, anger
Conjunctivitis	6e	Anger over what you are seeing
Constipation	1e	Holding on, withholding, lack of trust
Deafness	5d	Inability to receive verbal communication
Diabetes	3e or d	Metabolic instability
Diarrhea	1d	Inability to hold on, to appropriately ground
Dizziness	6e,7e,1d	Excess energy in the upper chakras, losing contact with ground
Ears	5	Communication, listening, could be E or D depending on issue
Eczema	3e	Irritation, excessive energy inside that can't get out
Edema	2e	Too much water element, hanging on to emotions, can't move feelings
Emphysema	4d	Fear of taking in love
Eyes	6	E or D depending on issue, important to look at what was occurring when problem started
Fatigue	3d	Exhaustion of energy
Feet	1	Connection with ground, support
Fevers	3e	Too much heat, inability to dissipate energy
Fibroids (uterus)	2e	Grounding through second chakra instead of first, stagnation of water element, rigidity
Flu		Excess vulnerability, no particular chakra. Need for time out, cleansing
Frigidity	2d	Fear of sexual feelings
Gallstones	3e	Overcontrolled, hard, rigid
Gas pains	3d	Poor digestion, low fire, excess air
Gastritis	3e	Inflamation of digestive organs, what can't you "stomach?"
Genitals	2	Sexual expression
Glands
Adrenals,	1,3	fight or flight survival response
Gonads	2	Sexuality
Pancreas	3	Metabolism
Thymus	4	Immune System
Thyroid, parathyroid	5	near throat, also metabolism
Pineal	6	Light sensitive organ
Pituitary	7	Master gland, chemical communicator
Goiter	5d	Being silenced, can't get comunication out
Gum Problems	1d, 3d	Inability to bite through, lack of aggression
Hands	3, 4, 5,	Doing, loving, creating. look at work issues
Hay fever	2e,4d	Emotional congestion, lack of self-love
Headaches	7e, 6e	Excess pressure to see or understand, confusion
Heartburn	4e, 3e	Fire in the heart, using power instead of love. pushing too hard
Heart, general	4	Issues of love and acceptance, support of will
Hemorrhoids	1e	Need attention to ground, trust and accept. Holding on
Hepatitis	3d	Energy toxicity, liver needs empowerment to throw off toxins
Hernia	3e	Misjudgment of one's power, inability to contain
Herpes	2	Need for better sexual boundaries, often created to be a "no," when "no" is hard to say
Hip problems	2	Locomotion, being able to move through life
Hives	3e, 4d	Intolerance, anger, excess energy that can't get out, invasion
Hypoglycemia	3d	Too little fire, will, focus
Hyperglycemia	3e	See diabetes
Hyperthyroidism	5e	Intense need to communicate
Hypothyroidism	5d
Hyperventilation	43, 1d	Cannot assimilate air, too little ground
Impotence	2d, 3d	Fear of sexuality, low self-esteem
Incontinence	2e	Inability to contain water, as substitute for expressing intense emotions
Incurable diseases	2d, 4d	Stuck, fear of change, afraid of flow, afraid of emotional release, surrender, compromised immune system
Indigestion	3 e or d	Poor metabolism, fire imbalance
Infection,	1d	Leaky boundaries, invasion, anger, but also inflammation. Look at area inflamed for chakra reference
Insomnia	1d, 3e, 6e,7e	Can't settle into ground, excess energy rises to top, over thinking, intellectualizing
Itching	2e, 3e	Blocked sexual or emotional release
Jaundice	3d	Poor liver function, weak will
Jaw problems	3e, 5d	Anger, blocked communication
Joints	1d, 2d	Connective principle, look to ground, dissociation of mind from body
Kidney problems