Discover what the Solar Plexus Chakra is associated with, learn to identify if it could be out of balance, and integrate tips and tricks in your self-care routine to work on that centre.
A chakra is an energy centre in the body, associated with different principles. You can use your knowledge of the chakra system for your self-awareness and self-development. These centres can be correlated to specific types of life experiences, lived emotions, and life patterns. You can use different tools, such as gemstone talismans or essential oils, to work on energy centres that you want to support or bring more awareness to in your life.
See also: How to Use Chakras for Self-Development
Table of Contents
- 1 Solar Plexus Chakra Associations: Authenticity & Personal Identity
- 2 Solar Plexus Chakra Themes
- 3 Why you would want to work on your Solar Plexus Chakra
- 4 Signs your Solar Plexus Chakra is out of balance
- 5 How to Balance your Solar Plexus Chakra
- 6 Solar Plexus Chakra Talismans
- 7 Solar Plexus Chakra Gemstones
- 8 Solar Plexus Chakra Gemstone Bracelets
- 9 Solar Plexus Chakra Essential Oils
Solar Plexus Chakra Associations: Authenticity & Personal Identity
The Solar Plexus Chakra, located where your rib cage is closest together in the middle of your chest, is traditionally called the Manipura centre, and is all about your inner light. The Solar Plexus Chakra deals with life lessons related to your ego, personality and self-esteem.
The Solar Plexus Chakra is associated with our unique energy and radiance, and our connection to our personal power. The lack of consciousness of your innate value and identity translates in low personal power, which reflects in all areas of your life. The key to this chakra is ‘know thyself ’. This allows you to have conscious, healthy relationships to elements outside of you. Your identity is an instinctual knowing, which cannot be tainted by difficult situations you may experience (such as pain, trauma, loss). It is the part of you that is always whole and ripe; it is a power you can always tap into.
Solar Plexus Chakra Themes
- Authenticity
- Personal Identity
- Individuality
- Free Will
- Self-Love
- Self-Confidence
- Courage
- Joy
Why you would want to work on your Solar Plexus Chakra
You may want to work on your Solar Plexus Chakra to stabilize notions of confidence, creativity and courage. This chakra encourages a balanced sense of self, which allows you to share your gifts with the world. If you want to put yourself forward in the world, stand for what you believe, and honour the inherent value of your unique energy, this is the perfect talisman for you. Working on our Solar Plexus connects us to joy and excitement, and invites us to ‘dare’ to be all that we are.
An emotion associated with an unbalanced Solar Plexus Chakra is shame.
Signs your Solar Plexus Chakra is out of balance
Here are examples showcasing how your Solar Plexus Chakra could be out of balance. It may be over-active or under-active, which leads to different expressions of energy in your life.
If your Solar Plexus Chakra is over-active, you will over-value yourself, and may appear to go on ‘ego trips’ or ‘power trips’ that cut you off from the world and others. If you have issues with domination and self-absorption, or are inauthentic in your self-expression, these could be signs that you need to work on this energy centre.
On the other side, your Solar Plexus Chakra could be under-active if you over-value others and diminish yourself, keeping yourself small in order to avoid facing adversity or having to stand up for yourself. We all want acceptance, but not at the cost of suppressing our unique energy and personal light. We have to have the self-confidence to share ourselves with the world, and honour ourselves in the process. When we do… magic happens!
Both over-active and under-active Solar Plexus Chakras have issues with lack of authenticity or flat out inauthenticity. When it is over-active, it may be a strategy to impose your self-worth on others, and when it is under-active, it may be to avoid showing your true colors to the world. This type of imbalance could come from the Solar Plexus Chakra itself, or may be triggered by another imbalanced chakra. Introspection work and journaling regarding the key themes of this chakra can help you identify the sources of imbalance.
How to Balance your Solar Plexus Chakra
Balancing this energy centre involves integrating soothing practices that connect you to your self-worth and your authentic self. The idea is to connect to positivity, optimism, and recalibrate to an open view of life.
Self-care practices can take many forms:
- Have a gratitude practice, to fill yourself with joy for the little things as well as the big things you are blessed with.
- Connect to your personal mission statement, and create action plans for yourself to be more of who you want to be.
- Get a daily planner, and be conscious of what you do in regards to your goals.
- Have an affirmation practice, to develop more self-awareness of your worth and what you stand for in your life.
- Use essential oils to stimulate your senses and anchor in your intentions
See also: About Aromatherapy
Solar Plexus Chakra Talismans
Different gemstones are associated with this energy centre, and are attributed different properties that relate to its principles. Solar Plexus Chakra gemstones are associated with ideas of joy, self-assertion, optimism and authentic engagement with the world.
You may keep your gemstones in specific places of your choice. Some enjoy keeping them in their room, displayed in a pretty bowl. Others like keeping specific gems in their workplace, such as on their desk, to be reminded of their associations. You can also create a little ritual altar for yourself, in a space where you can focus on meditative practices and prayer.
See also: What is a Talisman?
Solar Plexus Chakra Gemstones
Here is a list of gemstones that can be used as talismans to connect you to the energies and concepts of the Solar Plexus Chakra. Click on their names to learn more about their individual properties. Another fun trick is to browse the pocket stone category, and see what you are intuitively drawn to.
Solar Plexus Chakra Gemstone Bracelets
A gemstone bracelet is a great way to keep in mind your specific intentions. The gemstone bracelet works just like a talisman, meaning it connects you with precise energies and concepts you want to align yourself with in your life. It can be seen just like a good luck charm, which keeps specific concepts of joy and authenticity at the forefront of your participation with the world.
- Citrine – Inner Light Radiance
- Crazy Lace Agate – Joy & Optimism
- Bamboo Leaf Agate – Creative Personal Power
- Orange Aventurine – Inspiration & Manifestation
- Gold Tiger Eye – Luck & Success
- Red Tiger Eye – Confidence & Prosperity
- Pyrite – Prosperity & Personal Power
- Yellow Jasper – Self-Worth & Radiance
Solar Plexus Chakra Essential Oils
Essential oils are amazing tools for energy work, as they have a very quick effect on the body. Your sense of smell is directly connected to the brain, and can trigger a physical reaction in as little as 20 seconds. Depending on the essential oils used, the reaction can be soothing, relaxing, grounding, energizing, uplifting or focus-enhancing.
If you are interested in learning more about how essential oils work on the body, you can download my free introduction to essential oils MP3 course here. In it, I delve into what essential oils are, how and why they are so effective on the body. After understanding this, you will be better placed to delve into how essential oils work on the emotional system and can be used for energy work.
Essential oils can support anchoring in specific intentions. You can integrate the use of specific oils or specific blends in your self-care practiced. For example, you may use them symbiotically with practices such as meditation, breath work, yoga or stretching. As you soothe your mind and body into a relaxed state, you will link specific scents to the experience, and will be able to use the oils as an energetic “pick me up” throughout the day, whenever you need it. This is a fun and playful way of connecting with the intentions and mindset you are anchoring into your lived experience.
The following blends were specifically designed with themes of the Solar Plexus Chakra in mind. Click on their respective links to learn more about the properties of the gemstones and essential oils they contain.
