The 7 Chakras · Free Printable Reference Chart
The seven chakras are the energy centres of the subtle body, arranged along the spine from its base to the crown of the head. This chart gives each chakra's Sanskrit name, location, colour, element and seed (bija) sound, with its Kabbalah Tree of Life correspondences, free to read here and to download as a one-page PDF.
The seven chakras are the energy centres of the subtle body · seven spinning wheels of life force arranged along the spine from its base to the crown of the head, each with its own Sanskrit name, colour, element, and seed (bija) sound. This is the complete correspondence chart, free to read on this page and free to download as a single printable page you can keep beside your practice. Below you will find all seven centres in canonical root-to-crown order, followed by how they map onto the Kabbalah Tree of Life.
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The Seven Chakras · Full Correspondence Chart
Every chakra with its Sanskrit name, location, colour, element, and seed (bija) sound, in canonical root-to-crown order. Each chakra links to its complete guide.
| Chakra | Sanskrit | Location | Colour | Element | Seed Sound (Bija) | Governs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Root | Muladhara | Base of spine | Red | Earth | LAM | Survival, stability, grounding, safety |
| Sacral | Svadhisthana | Below the navel | Orange | Water | VAM | Creativity, sexuality, pleasure, emotional flow |
| Solar Plexus | Manipura | Upper abdomen | Yellow | Fire | RAM | Personal power, self-esteem, will |
| Heart | Anahata | Centre of chest | Green | Air | YAM | Love, compassion, forgiveness, connection |
| Throat | Vishuddha | Throat | Blue | Ether | HAM | Communication, truth, authentic expression |
| Third Eye | Ajna | Between the brows | Indigo | Light | OM | Intuition, insight, inner wisdom |
| Crown | Sahasrara | Top of the head | Violet / White | Thought | OM · Silence | Spiritual connection, unity, transcendence |
Chakras & the Kabbalah Tree of Life
The ten sephirot of the Kabbalah Tree of Life reduce to seven levels when the lateral sephirot are paired · mapping naturally onto the seven chakras, from Malkuth at the root to Keter at the crown. For the full side-by-side mapping of the ten Sephirot onto the seven chakras, see our Sephirot · chakras comparison.
| Chakra | Sephirot | Shared Theme |
|---|---|---|
| Root · Muladhara | Malkuth (Kingdom) | Physical existence, grounding, the material world |
| Sacral · Svadhisthana | Yesod (Foundation) | Generative power, the subconscious, dreams |
| Solar Plexus · Manipura | Hod + Netzach | Intellect and feeling balanced into personal will |
| Heart · Anahata | Tiferet (Beauty) | Harmony, compassion, the central balance point |
| Throat · Vishuddha | Geburah + Chesed | Judgement and mercy expressed through will |
| Third Eye · Ajna | Binah + Chokmah | Understanding and wisdom as intuitive perception |
| Crown · Sahasrara | Keter (Crown) | Pure consciousness, divine unity |
Keep the whole map beside your cards, your cushion, or your practice space.
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Sources & Tradition
The seven-chakra model presented here follows the classical tantric system codified in the Ṣaṭ-cakra-nirūpaṇa (1577), which describes six chakras with the thousand-petalled Sahasrara above them, and transmitted to the West by Arthur Avalon (Sir John Woodroffe) in The Serpent Power (1918). The now-standard Western framing developed in stages: C.W. Leadbeater systematised the seven centres for Western readers in The Chakras (1927); Christopher Hills mapped the rainbow colour spectrum onto them in Nuclear Evolution (1977); and the psychological correspondences were popularised by later writers including Caroline Myss (Anatomy of the Spirit, 1996). The seed (bīja) sounds are traditionally the mantras of the five elements, later assigned to the chakras. Correspondences to the Kabbalah Tree of Life follow the Western esoteric synthesis and are interpretive rather than indigenous to either tradition.
Frequently Asked Questions
Is the chakra chart free?
Yes. The full correspondence chart is free to read on this page, and the one-page printable PDF is free to download · just tell us where to send it and we will email it straight to you. It is yours to print, keep, and share.
What are the 7 chakra colours and seed sounds?
Root · red · LAM. Sacral · orange · VAM. Solar Plexus · yellow · RAM. Heart · green · YAM. Throat · blue · HAM. Third Eye · indigo · OM. Crown · violet or white · OM (or silence). These are the most widely used Western colour and seed (bija) sound correspondences.
What order do the seven chakras go in?
From the base of the spine upward: Root (Muladhara), Sacral (Svadhisthana), Solar Plexus (Manipura), Heart (Anahata), Throat (Vishuddha), Third Eye (Ajna), and Crown (Sahasrara) · root to crown.
How do the seven chakras map to the Kabbalah Tree of Life?
The ten sephirot pair down to seven levels: Root and Malkuth, Sacral and Yesod, Solar Plexus and Hod with Netzach, Heart and Tiferet, Throat and Geburah with Chesed, Third Eye and Binah with Chokmah, and Crown and Keter. Both systems describe energy ascending from the base of the spine to the crown of the head.
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