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1—Chakras As Vortexes 10 2—The Location and Basic Functions of the In-Body Chakras 16 3—The Plumed Serpent and an Ouroboros 38 4—Kundalini and the Three Main Nadis (left) and the Energy Flow of Ida and Pingala (right) 40 5—The Three Main Granthis 42 6—The Five Koshas 44 7—The Greek Caduceus and Kundalini 49 8—The Endocrine System 56 9—The Seven Hindu Chakras 58 10—The Muladhara and Parts of the Spine 78 11—The Pancreas 106 12—The Celestial Tree Wishing Chakra 127 13—The Thyroid and Parathyroid 131 14—The Lalana Chakra 140 15—The Three Main Secondary Chakras of the Ajña 154 16—The Location of the Pineal Gland 162 17—Sukhasana 242 18—Padmasana 242 19—The Jnana and Chin Mudras 244 20—Navamukhi 246 21—Dhyani or Samadhi Mudra 247
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