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t he sev en ch akra s
environment/safe space, healing space whereby physical-nonphysical
aspects are included in basic physical care needs: for example, comfort,
dignity, safety, privacy, and so on, for maximizing healing.
2. Second chakra: pelvic chakra—associated with sexuality, cre-
ativity, and the birthing of new life, whether as ideas or a biological
life force. The second chakra is located in the pelvic area. This energy
point is attuned to biological design for procreation, creativity, sex-
ual union, and relationships: from Eros to Philos to Agape connections
ranging from marriage to friendship to professional bonds and part-
nerships to Agape Love. The sacred dimension operating here is honor-
ing self and other, acting with integrity in all relationships.
This second chakra is considered the “partnership chakra” and is
tied to the power of relationships. Here the energy shifts to discover-
ing relationships that satisfy personal and physical needs (Myss 1996).
The location is the lower abdomen to the navel area, including sexual
organs, large intestine, lower vertebrae, pelvis, hip area, appendix, and
bladder. The area is connected to the need for relationships, sexual-
creative expression, and our need for control over the physical envi-
ronment, including money and other forms of expressivity within our
environment.
The second chakra is activated by fear of losing control, losing
relationships, losing love, being betrayed, and losing power of the
physical body. The primary strengths are related to financial survival,
protecting oneself, and the ability to establish partnerships, personal
property, and decision making (Myss 1996). This is the energetic site of
personal-professional, creative expression, whereby individual talents
and one’s life force are manifest.
The color associated with the second chakra is orange.
Carative Factors/Caritas Processes 6 and 9 are most prominent with
respect to the second chakra system: CF/CP 6: systematic use of cre-
ative problem solving in the caring process, creative use of self and all
ways of knowing to engage in the artistry of caring practices; CF/CP
9: assistance with gratification of basic human needs and expressivity.
3. Third chakra: solar plexus chakra—associated with “gut” feel-
ings, the seat of all emotions, emotional urges, instinctual fight-or-
flight responses; this energy center connects with the “stomach, pan-

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