Please note that I am not giving corresponding colors, gemstones, etc., because they are basically superfluous. Only the essential characteristics that I have found, verified, and experienced in actual practice are being listed.
#1 Muladhara
Root, connection to the earth, connection to ones’ ’tribe’, will to live, enthusiasm for life on earth-plane, survival. This chakra opens in conjunction with the crown (seventh) chakra.
#2 Swadhisthana
Home of the inner child, the magical inner child when healed, as well as sex and relationships. Watery, sensitive, usually where our deepest wounds and cording with others are found. Place where the deep pain of childhood is first felt. Has a direct relationship with the throat chakra. The second chakra is the creative power in the lower chakras; just as the fifth chakra is the creative power in the higher chakras.
#3 Manipura
Solar Plexus, Tan Tien (Oriental). This is the home of personal power, seat of ego, protector, almost always where outside energies attach, as they like to be in control of will and power center. Third chakra has a direct relationship with sixth chakra, which is a corresponding power center in the higher chakras.
#4 Anahata
The Heart is the center of our being, where our Mother Earth and Divine connections meet; kundalini and prana. It is the crucible where alchemical transformation of energy happens and where love is given and received. Of all chakra qualities, this is perhaps the most profound in terms of ability to change the reality of a person. The heart stands alone with three physical chakras above it and three below it. As the center of the seven chakra system, it has no paired chakra.
#5 Vishuddha
Throat chakra. Manifestation in our lives on all levels, speaking our truth into reality being the most obvious. Following the Dharma (universal law) and realizing one’s destiny or life path, when being worked positively, is embodied here. This is a powerful chakra, closely linked with the second chakra; the creative force is embodied in both. When the lower chakras are aligned and open, the fifth and higher chakras will slowly open on their own.
#6 Ajna
The brow center, or third eye, is the power center of the higher chakra system. Visions, clairvoyance, and intuitive inner sight are held here. This chakra is where much concentration is given during kryias and mantra practice for raising the Kundalini Shakti. This center can be used by a healer much like a laser beam, scanning for information and affecting the energy of clients.
#7 Sahasrara
Connection to God, Spirit and the Divine is found in the crown; openness to Divine Creator Spirit. All chakras are involved in both sending and receiving energy, but the crown chakra is the channel for your stream of Divine White Light energy. This chakra opens together with the first chakra. For in-depth information based on real-life experience, see my articles opening and balancing the chakras and understanding chakras.