Assessing the Chakra System

Intuitiively Scanning the Primary Chakras

I have received many emails over the past several years while serving as About.com Holistic Healing Guide from users asking me how I know that the various chakras are associated with specific colors.

My answer: I don't know for certain. However, I trust and value healers who have intuitively seen these colors and have reported them as such.

Chakra Color Associations

Root Chakra - Red
Sacral Chakra - Orange
Solar Plexus Chakra - Yellow
Heart - Green, Pink
Throat Chakra - Blue
Brow Chakra - Indigo
Crown Chakra - Violet, White

I attended healing classes for a year instructed by a graduate of the Barbara Brennan School of Healing. During that study course I learned some basic techniques in energy work that included aligning the chakra system It was then that I was taught the color chart for the seven primary chakras.

Because I am a visual sensitive it is often assumed that I see auras and chakra colors on a daily basis. But actually, I rarely see a person's aura and mostly experience seeing chakras through visualizing symbols rather than color.

In working with different healers it is important for a client to understand that all healers are not equal. Different approaches are used by healers because each healer is a combination of their own talents and their accumulated tools obtained through training and experiences of working with others.

In my healing practice I utilize a couple of different ways to assess a person's chakra system.

From my tool box: I will physically measure the openings and movements of the individual chakras using a wooden pendulum as my tool.
From my talent: I will energetically scan the chakra system by intuitively scanning the person by using my visual sensitive talents. During the scanning process I will intently focus on the chakras separately while being receptive of any information that comes.

I will do an energetic chakra scan on a person in my home office or as a consult over the telephone. If I am with the person I will have him/her sit in a chair facing me. I will give them basic instruction to relax and breathe comfortably during the process. I begin scanning by focusing on their seventh chakra first and will continue moving down the body to the 6th, 5th, and so on until I finish at the 1st base chakra. This process is very brief and normally takes only 10-15 minutes.

Although I take time to assess all seven primary chakras the total scan will normally reveal no more than 3 chakras that need my attention. A person may be imbalanced in more areas but too much information too soon would not benefit the healer or the client. It is important to understand that healing work is done in layers. Working with chakras is not about getting a one time evaluation and applying a quick fix. After a chakra scan I will discuss my discoveries with the client and together we outline a treatment plan for aligning/balancing problem areas.

Below are my notes from a chakra scanning session I did on a client that indicated imbalances in his 5th, 4th, and 1st chakras.

Chakra Scan: Symbols Received / Healer Assessment

Fifth Chakra / Throat

Symbol: Circular Saw Blade spinning about the person's collar.
Assessment: Imbalance from experiencing verbal abuse (cutting words).

Fourth Chakra / Heart

Symbols: Boxing Glove / Tarzan beating his chest / Heart wrapped in Barbed Wire
Assessment: This person is a fighter. He (Tarzan) has learned to fend for himself in the jungle (life). He has experienced heartache in the past and although he outwardly appears to be strong and virile he has chosen to protect his heart center from others. His choice of using barbed wire as fencing for his protection shows inner conflict (piercing & scarring) and guarded emotions (heart casing).

First Chakra / Base

Symbols: Half empty ketchup bottle turned upside down that is stopped up in the neck of the bottle.
Assessment: First chakra blockage/bleeding. Client disengaged from his lower extremities. Needs help grounding.