The Chakras and their associated symbols (yantras) are comprised of endless cosmic, divine and body related elements. These include their colour, location in the body, form, governing deity, female energy principle manifest as a deity, bija (seed syllables), and vehicle depicted as an animal (Goldberg, 69). I have chosen to focus on the basic structure of the chakras and the main symbols contained in the pictoral representation of each. I outline the presiding deities and their meanings, element association, location in the body and vehicle symbolism .
The purpose of this section is to provide a basic understanding of each chakra and it's associated deities and functioning. I encourage you to explore beyond the basic information I have provided here if you are interested.
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