A chakra is a meditation-aid in the form of a psychic or psychospiritual energy-center in the subtle body, as visualized in a variety of Hindu and Buddhist tantric yoga and meditation practices.
Chakra iconography may derive from the five symbols of yajna, the Vedic fire altar.
Sapta Chakra, an 1899 manuscript, illustrates the esoteric correspondence(s) between subtle energy and Tibetan psycho-physiology.
An illustration of a Shaiva Nath chakra system, folio 2 from the Nath Charit, 1823. Mehrangarh Museum Trust.
A Tibetan illustration of the subtle body showing the central channel, two side channels, and five chakras
Anāhata is the fourth primary chakra described in Hindu yogic, Shakta, and Buddhist tantric traditions. It is traditionally associated with the heart region and is linked to concepts of balance, emoti
Chakra
…Seven chakra system One schema of six chakras plus the sahasrara is as follows, from bottom to top: 1. Muladhara 2. Svadhisthana 3. Manipura 4. Anahata 5. Vishuddhi 6. Ajna 7. Sahasrara. The colours are modern. Esoteric traditions in Hinduism mention numerous numbers and arrangements of chakras, of…
The Hrit chakra (just below Anahata) is the seat of the wish-fulfilling tree.