Red Chakra

The first or red chakra (or "root chakra" as it is sometimes called) is located at the base of the spine at the level of the coccyx, male testicles and perineum (pelvic floor). Its functional domain includes all of the organs and structures of this region including the rectum, the male testicles, aspects of the bowel and bladder, the adrenal glands, aspects of the autonomic nervous system and certain lower brain centers including the sense of smell. These are the very basic earth-based survival functions which include both the "fight or flight" response and the survival of the species through propagation (which for men includes ejaculation or "the spreading their seed" and for women giving birth). And significantly, red not only rules the blood but also shares its color. Developmentally, red develops during our first year or so of life when our basic survival needs are being (hopefully) attended to. It is extremely rare to find red present in the fourth level, unless just briefly present during an extreme danger fight or flight/do or die situation. However most people have red present in the first two or three levels, just not the fourth. Perhaps if more people had access to their red in the spiritual level, they then would not be so complacent about their lives and the situation on the planet currently.