As opposed to the ability to see Auras (discussed here), the ability to see chakras is much more difficult, but you don’t have to be able to see them to take advantage of their existence. One excellent description of chakras found at Wikipedia defines them as such:

A chakra is a center of activity that receives, assimilates, and expresses life force energy. The word chakra literally translates as wheel or disk and refers to a spinning sphere of bioenergetic activity emanating from the major nerve ganglia branching forward from the spinal column. There are six of these wheels stacked in a column of energy that spans from the base of the spine to the middle of the forehead. And the seventh which is beyond the physical region. It is the six major chakras that correlate with basic states of consciousness…

My favorite part is the description as an expression of life force energy, or ki, for our purposes. I find this verbiage to be extremely revealing and with some practice, one is able to easily sense these expressions of life force energy. In traditional Reiki there is a Chakra healing technique which focuses Reiki energy on each chakra, both front and back, each experience of which helps the practitioner to move one step closer to perceiving them outright. Some of the best literature on Chakras comes from India and so it should be of no surprise that Yoga places such a strong emphasis on getting to know the chakras. In fact, if done correctly, each yoga position has a particular chakra that it centers on, and meditation on that particular chakra center while holding that pose yields the greatest (and most effective) results.

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