The Subtle Anatomy

There are so many ways to understand the subtle anatomy. Some people think in terms of tan tiens and meridians, some of chakras and nadis. Some can see auras and some just get a general intuitive sense of someone’s spirit. The important thing is that you have a way to understand the energetic transformations that occur during Reiki treatments, because this understanding can help the client.

For level three, we will build on what we studied in the level one and level two courses. We now turn our focus to how each chakra relates to goals, rights, demons, and archetypes.¹.

Level One

Location	Name	Colour	Issues	Goals
top of head	crown	violet	awareness, spiritual connection	wisdom, knowledge, consciousness
brow	third eye	indigo	perspective, self-reflection, intuition	psychic perception, imagination, interpretation
throat	throat	sky blue	communication, personal truth	clear communication, creativity, resonance
heart area	heart	green	compassion, self-love	balance, compassion, self-acceptance
physical solar plexus	solar plexus	yellow	power, will	vitality, spontaneity, strength of will, self-esteem
abdomen, genitals, lower back, hips	sacral	orange	self-worth, boundaries, sexuality	fluidity, pleasure, healthy sexuality
base of spine	root	red	trust, grounding, survival	stability, grounding, prosperity

Level Two

Name	Element	Physical associations	Excessive Characteristics	Deficient Characteristics	orientation to Self
crown	thought	pineal	overly intellectual, spiritual addiction, confusion	limited beliefs, materialism, apathy	self-knowledge
third eye	light	pituitary	headaches, nightmares, delusions, difficulty concentrating	poor memory, poor vision, denial	self-reflection
throat	sound	thyroid, vocal chords	excessive talking, inability to listen, stuttering	fear of speaking	self-expression
heart	air	thymus, physical heart	codependency, poor boundaries, possessive	shy, isolated, lack of empathy	self-acceptance
solar plexus	fire	spleen, liver, gall bladder, pancreas, stomach	controlling, aggressive, constantly active	weak will, poor self-esteem, passive	self-definition
sacral	water	sexual organs, bladder, prostate, intestines	overly emotional, poor boundaries, sex addiction	frigid, impotent, emotionally numb	self-gratification
root	earth	kidneys, adrenals	heaviness, obesity, hoarding, greed	fearful, restless, spacey	self-preservation

Level Three

Name	Identity	Right	Demon	Archetype
crown	universal identity	to know	attachment	sage/master
third eye	archetypal identity	to see	illusion	seer
throat	creative identity	to speak and be heard	lies	artist
heart	social identity	to love and be loved	grief	healer
solar plexus	ego identity	to act	shame	hero
sacral	emotional identity	to feel, to want	guilt	lover
root	physical identity	to be here, to have	fear	earth mother/provider