A person with the gift of clairvoyance can see your seven energy vortexes radiating like multicolored suns along the axis of your spine. These whorls of spinning energy are known as chakras, the Sanskrit word for wheel. Today the ancient knowledge of chakras is recognized as a legitimate model for understanding health and illness. The POCKET GUIDE TO THE CHAKRAS answers such questions as: What are the chakras?Where are they?How do they function?What causes them to open or close?How can their energy be changed