Chakra Knowledge: Spleen Chakra

Some confusion surrounds the minor spleen chakra, as different resources will list different locations for this energy center. If you look up spleen chakra on the internet, the first search results show the spleen chakra as the same as the sacral chakra. Other sources list it on your abdomen, diagonal to the solar plexus, and still other sources will show the spleen chakra as being located under your left arm.

I learned the spleen chakra to be on my left side, below the armpit. We would use lime green as the color to visualize during chakra balancing, and we would focus on the spleen chakra after the heart seed but before the heart chakra. 

The spleen chakra is where we can lose energy to psychic vampires and overly-needy people. They'll put their hooks right into you and manipulate and use you until you have no energy left. It is important to clear the spleen chakra of any negative attachments and to keep it strong so you don't lose energy.

I've found a piece of raw sunstone is good for "scrubbing" the spleen chakra when someone has managed to put their hooks into you. Sunstone will cut the ties with these psychic vampires so they can't continue to draw energy from you. I've also seen others recommend green stones such as bloodstone, emerald, green aventurine, or jade to help with healing the spleen chakra.

Once you've cleansed and healed your spleen chakra, you want to protect it from future energy leaks. An apache tear is good for the spleen chakra, as it seals the aura. Black tourmaline is another good protection stone - it not only turns away bad energy, but it also transmutes it into positive energy. The power of black tourmaline is magnified in a piece of tourmalated quartz. I have a pendant with tourmalated quartz and smokey quartz to repel and protect me from negative energy.

If you take care of your spleen chakra, you'll find you won't feel as drained at the end of the day because you'll keep your good energy for yourself.