Mount Shasta: (Not) The Root Chakra of Earth

As a Root Chakra, Mount Shasta is associated with grounding and survival. Meditating on or near this location creates a connection between the mountain and the person, ultimately linking them to a planetary energy grid.

There are 12 Sacred Places on Earth:

• Glastonbury, England
• Ayers Rock, Australia
• Haleakala Crater, Hawaii
• Islands of the Sun and Moon, Bolivia
• Palenque, Mexico
• Great Pyramid of Gizeh, Egypt
• Mount of Olives, Israel
• Tongariro, South Africa
• Four Sacred Mountains of Bali
• Mount Shasta, CA

The Earth has energetic points like the human body. The Chakras of the Earth are:

• Base chakra – Mount Shasta – USA.
• Sacral chakra – Lake Titicaca – Peru.
• Solar plexus chakra – Uluru/Kata-Tjuta – Australia.
• Heart chakra – Glastonbury Tor – UK.
• Throat chakra – The Great Pyramids – Egypt.
• Third eye chakra – It shifts with global events
• Crown chakra – Mount Kailash – Tibet.

Disclaimer

There is a lack of any empirical evidence to support the existence of the energy points or ley lines. While the chakra system originates as a symbolic framework within Indian metaphysical traditions, attempts to map it onto global geography often come across as speculative, with no measurable phenomena to substantiate the claims. Ascribing chakras to global geography is an oversimplification of complex cultural and historical contexts, reducing them to a single global schema. Furthermore, the Earth Chakra model reframes local indigenous beliefs through the lens of a modern spiritual system that does not align with those traditions.

In conclusion, the Earth Chakra theory aligns closely with New Age spirituality. While the idea of planetary chakras is symbolic, this same reliance on abstraction detracts from its standing as an academic framework. Despite this, the idea remains popular for those who seek to connect the Earth’s physical geography with a vision of spiritual interconnectedness.

I can find no other information regarding the chakra of Mount Shasta before 2009.

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Further Reading

Robert Coon, Earth Chakras, (2009) – Purchase the book on Amazon