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These seven run along the Sushumna nadi, the central energy channel that parallels the spine. They are the primary activators of the entire system — when these seven flow clearly, the remaining 107 are positively affected. Each governs a gland, a nerve plexus, an element, and a dimension of human experience.

Located at the major joints and sensory gateways of the body. These include the knee chakras, elbow chakras, shoulder chakras, hand chakras, and foot chakras. They govern physical coordination, tactile energy exchange, and how the body interacts with the physical environment. The hand chakras are particularly significant — they are the primary channels through which healing energy is transmitted in practices like Reiki.

A dense cluster of chakras exists throughout the skull, governing sensory processing, memory, dream states, and higher cognitive functions. These include the bindu chakra (at the back of the skull, associated with nectar and memory), the tallu chakra (palate), the lalana chakra (root of the nasal passage), and multiple minor points governing hearing, sight, taste, and smell at their energetic roots rather than their physical organs.

Between and beside the seven major chakras along the spine, there are numerous secondary intersection points where the Ida, Pingala, and Sushumna nadis cross. These govern the transitions between major chakra zones — they are the energetic connective tissue of the spinal column. In Kundalini practice, activating these intermediate points is essential for smooth energy ascent without blockage or overstimulation.

Each major organ has its own governing chakra point — an energetic center that influences the organ's vitality, function, and emotional associations. These are why specific emotional states are felt in specific organs: grief in the lungs, fear in the kidneys, anger in the liver. Treating an organ energetically through its chakra point is the basis of Traditional Chinese Medicine meridian theory, which maps similarly to the yogic nadi system.

These chakras exist outside the physical body — in the auric field, above the crown, and below the feet. They govern the individual's relationship to collective consciousness, ancestral energy, planetary energy, and cosmic connection. The Earth Star chakra (below the feet) anchors the individual to planetary energy. The Soul Star (above the crown) connects to higher dimensional fields. In advanced meditation traditions, working with the transpersonal chakras is considered the path to enlightenment states.

The Granthis are not standard chakras but energetic knots that block the ascent of Kundalini energy. There are three: Brahma Granthi (at the root — attachment to physical pleasure and security), Vishnu Granthi (at the heart — attachment to emotional bonds and personal power), and Rudra Granthi (at the third eye — attachment to psychic powers and intellectual understanding). Each must be loosened — not forced — for full energetic awakening to occur. They are the body's protection mechanisms, ensuring the system does not open faster than it can integrate.