Addiction & the
Chakras
As with other things in life we
treat the symptom but often miss treating the source. Addiction are no different. The symptom is
addressed but the root/cause ignored.
The cause of addiction can be found in the subtle body at the level of the
chakras.
Each chakra is home to specific addictions. A sampling would be:
Base
Chakra
Alcohol
Hard drugs
Sex
Gambling
Cutting
Over eating
Craving red meat or milk products
Sacral Chakra
Over
eating gluten based foods
Shopping
Emotionalism (drama queen)
Solar Plexus
Caffeine
beverages
Power
drinks
Grain based alcohol
Sugars
Overly
critical
Perfectionist
Heart
Sugar
Chocolate
Wine
Love
(must always be in a relationship)
Unable to let go when relationship
ends
Throat
Oral
fixations
Eating
and talking at the same time
Always
something in the mouth– sucking on candies
Crunching
nuts, cigarettes
Brow (3rd Eye)
Over
or under eating
Binging
or purging
Anorexia
Bulemia
Body
Image distortions
Crown
Overly
committed to spiritual practices/rituals
Over
or under eating
Compulsive
use of prayer or meditatiion