How to Read Chakras — it’s Easier than You Might Think
Steps for both beginner and advanced levels
Chakras, we all have them but since we can’t see them a lot of people don’t know much about them. Let alone how to read them. A chakra is an energy center, they exist in the body's center. From the base of the spine to the crown of the head.
To read a chakra is to sense the subtle energy within it. This might feel like a pulling feeling, containing a certain emotion, or emotions. However, if you go a little deeper chakras can hold quite a lot of information.
It is in our chakra that we will often carry over memories from past lifetimes. So while they are connected to some degree to our current bodies, they are more etheric. Connecting us to other lifetimes. From experiences, we have consciously forgotten but nonetheless, still harbor.
We can clear them, we can read them, and we can learn more about ourselves in the process. We can do this for others as well. Chakras are a part of our energy field which contains our stories, as such they are something that can very much be read.
How to read chakras
Chakras can be read in person or at a distance. When I first started I would touch the person's back and read them that way. Soon I realized no touch was required. It can help in the beginning to feel a stronger connection, but over time, it should not be necessary. You can hold your hand a few inches above the chakra as well.
To begin, as with any reading, be sure you are grounded and protected. We all have our own techniques for this. A surefire and fast way is to imagine a white light above your head, moving down throughout your body, through the bottoms of your feet, and into the ground.
I will suggest beginner and advanced-level options for reading, start with the beginner and work your way up to the advanced.
Ideally, each chakra is open, clear, and spinning, the energy moving freely. As you read, you will want to send light into the chakra to help it function in this manner.
Root Chakra
Move your hand/focus to the base of the spine (if reading your own chakras you can place your hands on your hips or your lap).
Beginner- Feel how much activity you can sense here. This is the chakra for action, it should feel open and moving. Give things a good push of energy, helping them move again.
Advanced- Scan for whether or not this energy center is open, a blocked root chakra can mean inaction, fear in making changes, and delays. There can be fear patterns from past lives where when taking action it ended badly.
Send in light to help heal and clear anything present. Getting things moving and spinning healthily once more.
Sacral Chakra
Move your hand/focus to the abdominal area, just under the belly button.
Beginner- Notice what comes up here, this area is meant to be creative, fertile, and nurturing. If there are blocks there may be too much giving, or even sacrificing. This makes things unbalanced. Gently get things moving in a healthy way again.
Advanced- There can be a lot of information stored here, traumas, fears, sometimes anger, and frustration when creativity is stifled. Scan for any of this, and read what is there. Send in white light to clear and remove and get things spinning.
Stomach Chakra
Move your hand/focus to the stomach area right beneath the ribs.
Beginner- Note any emotions here, this is the energy center where we store our feelings. If there is a tendency to stuff down feelings, or hold insecurities, this energy center will likely feel blocked. Feel it moving again, letting go, moving, and functioning normally.
Advanced- Scan for stuck emotions or experiences, a lot can be stored here from past lives. Be patient with this chakra it may take some time to open up. Clear out what you come across with white light, getting things moving.
Heart Chakra
Move your hand/focus to the heart energy center.
Beginner- Observe what the energy feels like. The heart holds a great deal. What is it running? Does it feel blocked? Move the energy gently, stirring it, until it works up to a gentle spin, moving, opening, clearing.
Advanced- Scan for anything stuck in the heart, cords are often visible. This is an area where we will hold a lot of information. Check for arrows in the back, as this can indicate betrayal or bad-mouthing. Clear these out with white light, dissolving all you see, and get the chakra moving again.
Throat Chakra
Move your hand/focus on the throat.
Beginner- Notice if the energy is moving, do things feel open? The throat represents expression, if there are blocks to expression they will show up here. Move the energy, spinning it to break away any old patterns and open the energy center up.
Advanced- Scan for any patterns of blocks, a tendency to restrict the voice, and hold back. From this life or any other. Bring in white light to clear it and get things open and moving again.
Third Eye Chakra
Move your hand/focus to the third eye, the space between the eyebrows on the forehead.
Beginner- This is a delicate area, gently notice if this area is open or closed. If closed, very, very gently open the eyelid as far as it is willing. Move the energy softly, awakening the sight here.
Advanced- Now scan for anything carried over that might block intuitive abilities and inner sight. Once you are done scanning, send gentle clear light to the area flushing it and getting it moving again.
Crown Chakra
Place your hand or focus on the top of the head, where a crown would sit. This energy center connects us to the divine.
Beginner- Sense whether the energy is moving, or is it stuck or slow. What does it hold? In this chakra, there might be doubts about connection with the divine. Blocks may represent disconnection from the spiritual world. Get things moving again, feel them clear and spin once more.
Advanced- After doing the above, scan to see if there are any storylines, cords, or anything that is yet to be cleared from the past. Read them, and clear anything to get things moving again.