- Color: Green
- Symbol: 12-petal lotus
As the chakras rise up the spine, the impulses they inspire are of beauty, creativity, healing, compassion. This is the chakra that lets you "have a heart," be "warm-hearted" and "whole-hearted." Physically, it energizes not only the blood-pumping organ but the upper torso organs such as lungs. Whatever your religious learning, there is a deity of beauty or compassion to guide you: Chinese Buddhist Kuan Yin, Tibetan Buddhist Tara, the Christian Virgin Mary, the Yoruba Oshun. To help you connect, look for a green-stone mala such as jade, or a heartwood such as warm rosewood or fragrant sandalwood.
Dharma Beads: Making and Using Your Own Buddhist Malas
Joanna Arettam (2000) Journey Editions; Tuttle Publishing
