Soundtrack to Your Life: Chakras
April 11, 2016
Courtesy of Project Inner Peace
It’s that point in the semester when everyone’s lives are completely chaotic, so naturally I like to neglect my responsibilities and look into higher power stuff to make it seem like I’m redirecting my energy in a positive way. About this point last semester I got really into astrology and this time around it’s all about energy and chakras.
Music very directly ties with energy quite obviously so; every song not only has a certain energy it outputs, but how that energy is received varies from each person who listens to them. Much like the chakras represent a centering of that energy, music can be centering due to its universal ability to reach people.
For those of you who aren’t quite sure about what chakras are, a good definition I found is “the centers in our bodies in which energy flows throughÛ. They hold many different effects both physically and emotionally. From bottom to top, the chakras are as follows:
- Root Chakra: The root chakra is representative of a strong foundation and being grounded.
- Location: base of spine
- Color: Red
- Characteristics: security, safety, survival
- Song: Dire Need – Alex Smoke
- Sacral Chakra: The sacral chakra relates to connection with others and emotional sensitivity.
- Location: lower abdomen, below the navel
- Color: Orange
- Characteristics: relationships, intimacy, desire
- Song: About You – xxyyxx
- Solar Plexus Chakra: The solar plexus chakra directs inner strength and control over our lives and ourselves.
- Location: Upper abdomen
- Color: Yellow
- Characteristics: confidence, vitality, will power
- Song: They Just Haven’t Seen It – San Holo ft. The Nicholas
- Heart Chakra: The heart chakra embodies love and everything there is to do with it.
- Location: Heart
- Color: Green
- Characteristics: trust, compassion, emotional balance
- Song: You & Me (Flume Remix) – Flume, Eliza Doolittle
- Throat Chakra: The throat chakra controls communication.
- Location: Throat
- Color: Blue
- Characteristics: self-expression, openness, speech
- Song: Gemini – What So Not ft. George Maple
- Third Eye Chakra: The third-eye chakra controls intuition and awareness.
- Location: Forehead between the eyes
- Color: Indigo
- Characteristics: imagination, wisdom, psychic ability
- Song: Aftergold – Big Wild
- Crown Chakra: The crown chakra represents a full capacity of spiritual enlightenment.
- Location: Top of the head
- Color: Violet
- Characteristics: transcendance, divinity, bliss
- Song: Sun Models – Odesza ft. Madelyn Grant
Give the playlist a listen and get yourself centered.
Spotify link: https://play.spotify.com/user/1224601037/playlist/79nkDeAsUbzyviqUZtoGMP