Presently, of all the members of the human microcosm we are able to perceive only the physical body.
However we should be aware that besides the physical manifestation we can find a couple of invisible, but no less important vehicles.
Closest to the physical corporeality is the so-called Etheric body.
The main 7 energy centers or chakras are actually incorporated in it.
The etheric body is composed out of various energy flows.
Apart from the chakras, it possesses over 72 000 nadis - energy channels.
The seven energy centers are related to the seven glands of the endocrine system.
The seven chakras have a representation on the physical plane, and these representations are the seven endocrine glands.
There is only one basic energy that vibrates on all of these seven levels.
The origin of this energy is in the first chakra - Muladhara.
When this energy reaches the higher chakras it is transformed accordingly, so that we can attain different qualities.
For example, the seventh crown chakra expresses the ultimate spiritual experiences.
On the emotional level - fourth hearth chakra - this very same energy is represented through the quality of love.
On the physical plane this energy is experienced as sexual energy - that is, we are in the domain of the second sacral chakra.
Each of the seven chakras possesses positive and negative features.
We should always try to develop the positive qualities so that the energy centers can develop properly.
The only exception is the seventh crown chakra which does not possess negative qualities related to it.
The seventh chakra is located at the top of the head.
It brings the qualities of unity, freedom, and Divine consciousness.
The sixth chakra is located at the center of the forehead - the location of the Third Eye.
Here, we find mental abilities and inner wisdom, but also pride, arrogance and doubt.
The fifth chakra is located at the throat.
It brings peace, calm, balance and communication skills.
In its negative aspect it can be a center of jealousy, or wrongly used power.
The fourth chakra is located in our heart center.
The positive energies of this chakra are love, adoration and healing, whereas the negative are passivity and laziness.
The third chakra is located in the area of the solar plexus and it brings energies of service and personal power.
In its negative aspect one can find greed, obesity and fear.
The second energy center brings rhythm, and invocation in its positive meaning.
In the negative sense, it is a center of anger and apathy.
This chakra is located in the lower abdomen.
Finally, the first, base chakra is located at the root of the spine.
The negative aspect of this center brings passion and lust, while the positive purity and energy potential for the physical body.
This creativity that can be attained by awaking the hidden kundalini energy located in the base chakra is tremendous.
By putting the chakras into action, we also contact some adequate latent areas in our brain.
When, according to the eastern terminology, the snake power or kundalini energy that resides in the root chakra finds its way up to the crown chakra, the experience of enlightenment takes place.
We then become at One with God.
Then we are able to utilize our brain potential more fully, our knowledge increases, our powers are getting stronger, and we are becoming more conscious of our life in the here and now.