hey beso, great answer.
I'm really not the New Agey type but I've gotten in to it and do like to experience this kind of stuff for myself.
I heard that with the chakra thing that you're supposed to start from the lower chakras (red) and go up with each one opening them all from the bottom.
Red is supposed to be like feeling at home in the world wherever you are and feeds everything hard like bones, nails and teeth.
Other chakras are like wisdom, abundance, expression, heart and stuff.
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