Prana / Bodydraftschool: yoga-tantra· Frawley — Astrology of the Seers
Sex Center (Svadhishthana chakra)
स्वाधिष्ठानsvādhiṣṭhāna
also: sacral-chakra, sex-center, 2nd chakra
pra-svadhishthanaDefinition
The second chakra of the subtle body, the genital/sacral center (Frawley's 'sex center'). In his yogic astrology it is ruled by Jupiter, the seat of the reproductive system and creative energy / our potential to expand; Venus is exalted here (in Pisces).
Traditional
Prāṇa relevance
The creative/reproductive pole of the prana-body. Frawley's integration sequence runs venusian love (heart) → jupiterian creative energy (this sex center) → up to the head (Cancer/third-eye), so the Svadhishthana is the way-station where creative life-force is gathered before being raised (book p.232). Venus's exaltation here is Frawley's stated rationale for 'the connection of Venus with sex' [MODERN — Frawley].
Connections (7)
corresponds-to · 2
- The Svadhishthana (sex/sacral center) corresponds to water (ap/jala) — the standard tantric mahabhuta of the second chakra. Supplied as the standard series, not from Frawley's chapter, which warns its element-rulership diverges (book p.234).
- Venus is exalted in Pisces — the sign of Jupiter (lunar half) and the sex center. This explains the connection of Venus with sex; it shows the need to keep creative energy in harmony with love and aspiration.
governs · 1
- Jupiter rules the Sex (Svadhishthana) center — the reproductive system and the creative energy, our potential to expand. Ruling sign-pair is Pisces/Sagittarius (Jupiter's two signs).
maps-to · 4
- The 9th house (like the 9th sign Sagittarius) maps to the sex center.
- The 12th house (like the 12th sign Pisces) maps to the sex center.
- Pisces is Jupiter's lunar-side sign of the sex pair (Pisces/Sagittarius); Venus exalts here.
- Sagittarius is Jupiter's solar-side sign of the sex pair (Pisces/Sagittarius); Frawley notes Mars 'also functions well' here (an inferred secondary placement).
Sources
- txt-frawley-astrology-seersbook p.229Modern✓ verifiedSex center, 2nd chakra, ruled by Jupiter (signs Pisces/Sagittarius); Jupiter = reproductive system & creative energy, potential to expand
- txt-frawley-astrology-seersbook p.231–232Modern✓ verifiedVenus exalted in Pisces at the sex center — explains Venus↔sex; creative energy must be raised to the head
- txt-frawley-astrology-seersbook p.233Modern✓ verifiedSex center corresponds to the 9th and 12th houses
Other attributes
- System Of Origin
- yoga-tantra
- Location In Body
- genital / sacral region (second center up from the base of the spine)
- Function
- Reproductive and creative energy, the potential to expand (Jupiter's domain); in Frawley's scheme the site where 'jupiterian creative energy ... needs to be brought up to the top of the head', and where Venus's love energy must integrate with creative energy and aspiration (Venus exalted in Pisces here).
- Element Association
- water (ap / jala) — STANDARD tantric mahabhuta of the Svadhishthana [TRADITIONAL — yoga-tantra; not tabulated by Frawley here; element-rulership flagged 'differs slightly' (book p.234)]
- Ruling Planet
- Jupiter [MODERN — Frawley, book p.229]
- Ruling Signs
- Pisces and Sagittarius (Jupiter's two signs) [MODERN — Frawley, book p.229]
- Exalted Planet
- Venus, exalted in Pisces (the lunar-half sex sign) [MODERN — Frawley, book p.231]; table marks Venus (4) = Venus rules chakra 4 (heart)
- Corresponding Houses
- 9th and 12th houses (like the 9th/12th signs Sagittarius/Pisces) [MODERN — Frawley, book p.233]