Soundtrack to Your Life: Chakras

Emily Langlois

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 through‰Û. They hold many different effects both physically and emotionally.  From bottom to top, the chakras are as follows:

 

  1. 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
  2. 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
  3. 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
  4. 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
  5. Throat Chakra: The throat chakra controls communication.
    • Location: Throat
    • Color: Blue
    • Characteristics: self-expression, openness, speech
    • Song: Gemini – What So Not ft. George Maple
  6. 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
  7. 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